Brexit, for once some facts.
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Tom,
I am sure you don't mean it, but the word "cretin", used as an insult, is really not very pleasant. Having been involved in thyroid issues for quite a lot of years now, I find myself thinking of those who have suffered from inadequate thyroid hormone.
I'll not keep saying this, if you decide to ignore me, so be it. But I don't want not to say what I think about it.
Well it is the gospel according to Saint Theresa of Maidenhead:
"And God came unto David Cameron and said unto him, On the morrow thou shalt hold a referendum, and the result of that referendum shall be sacred, even unto the end of time".
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Jenny Darling - I think they're onto us.
Meet me behind the bike sheds and we can make plans.
Given how we might describe TM and her government, there really isn't even a vestige of Maidenhead.
It's working now! and yes this guy needs checking out
I understand your personal displeasure at the word but the dictionary defines two separate meanings:
cretin | ˈkrɛtɪn |
noun
1 informal, offensive a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse).
2 Medicine, dated a person who is physically deformed and has learning difficulties because of congenital thyroid deficiency.
I think you can see from that, that my meaning is clearly not directed toward those unfortunates suffering from thyroid-related conditions.
I'm sorry if it offended you but I was unaware of the second-listed definition.
Tom
Thanks Tom. Yes, I have personally been aware of the second definition since schooldays - when the term was thrown around like many others.
Someone very close suffered so severely from even temporary thyroid deficiency that the word now has extremely negative "baggage". Both physical and mental effects were extraordinary in their impacts.
I'll say no more.
How's your Brexit coming along there OJ?
Expectation of everything youve been promised still high?
No I picked the first on on a page of many. Should I have chosen a DUP one? Would the victims have been less innocent?
I live in the Basque country.
Excuse me sir. But I am Jenny. And I'll not be meeting you behind the bike sheds!
I'm a married man!
It’s a great place to live and pontificate over other peoples lives that have no baring on your own.
I’m a big fan of San Sebastián. Go there at least three times a year.
Here are some facts, in this case numbers that have been rounded up for convenience:
Brexit Betrayal: 3,000
Remain demo: 700,000
You do the maths.
And here are some more:
Facts!
Tom
Brexit Betrayal: 3,000
Remain demo: 700,000
You do the maths.
And here are some more:
Facts!
Tom
There is a great deal (ha!) of perverted logic going on.
It isn't the rejection of this deal per se that causes all these bad things. It is rejecting (or, I suggest, even accepting) this deal AND pig-headedly denying that remain is a better option - or even an option.
Theresa May’s Brexit deal is the best for Northern Ireland within the UK
Karen Bradley
It is essential that we leave the EU as one nation and preserve prosperity in all parts of the union
That is why we need to be very clear about what rejecting this deal would mean: grave uncertainty and greater division for our country, with the real risk of either no Brexit or leaving the European Union with no deal at all. It would mean going back to square one – with less time to focus on the issues that really matter to people across the United Kingdom. It would mean a threat to jobs, investment and the economy. Above all, it would mean a host of unintended consequences for our country – when what we need instead is to come together in the national interest and build that brighter future we all want to see.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/09/theresa-may-brexit-deal-best-northern-ireland-uk
(Only one paragraph quoted.)
It isn't the rejection of this deal per se that causes all these bad things. It is rejecting (or, I suggest, even accepting) this deal AND pig-headedly denying that remain is a better option - or even an option.
Theresa May’s Brexit deal is the best for Northern Ireland within the UK
Karen Bradley
It is essential that we leave the EU as one nation and preserve prosperity in all parts of the union
That is why we need to be very clear about what rejecting this deal would mean: grave uncertainty and greater division for our country, with the real risk of either no Brexit or leaving the European Union with no deal at all. It would mean going back to square one – with less time to focus on the issues that really matter to people across the United Kingdom. It would mean a threat to jobs, investment and the economy. Above all, it would mean a host of unintended consequences for our country – when what we need instead is to come together in the national interest and build that brighter future we all want to see.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/09/theresa-may-brexit-deal-best-northern-ireland-uk
(Only one paragraph quoted.)
Boris has had his haircut...looks like he wants May’s job....all in the national interest of course!!!
KudosDave
KudosDave
Shame Boris didn't go somewhere that gave him some sense rather than removed some hair.
[Edited to remove reference to character who is usually today discussed as a pantomime villain rather than a real threat.]
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