The Irony Thread
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Dunt it make ye feel proud.0
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What a bunch if thick w@nkers.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Sweden being touted by right wingers as how the UK should be.
Sweden, which is ruled by a coalition led by the left wing Social Democrats.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.2 -
'We expect everybody in this country to obey the law': Boris Johnson
even the DM is turning against him1 -
coopster_the_1st said:
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!1 -
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"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Maybe he does not know about the Met warning of right wing terror attacks on law firmsStevo_666 said:0 -
*ahead* of the speechsurrey_commuter said:
Maybe he does not know about the Met warning of right wing terror attacks on law firmsStevo_666 said:0 -
Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?0 -
Sky's new series The Chop gets the chop after one episode.0
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So wife beater he is then.ballysmate said:The Johnny Depp court case to save his reputation.
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I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?0 -
john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?
Are lawyers not supposed to do the best they can for their clients, within the law?
And in any case, that's an entirely different question from whether laughter at the situation of people being unhappy about attacked for doing their job is appropriate.0 -
Oh, I see it's their fault for being lawyers. As it happens, hospital staff and paramedics get abused and assaulted on a daily basis - so is that some indication of their 'reputation' as well? What professional behaviour should they be modifying to change the public's view of them?john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition1 -
rjsterry said:
Oh, I see it's their fault for being lawyers. As it happens, hospital staff and paramedics get abused and assaulted on a daily basis - so is that some indication of their 'reputation' as well? What professional behaviour should they be modifying to change the public's view of them?john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?
Obviously, it would be fine if a left wing government demonised professionals who minimised companies' tax bills by using their professional expertise in tax regulations... clearly those tax professionals should change their behaviour...0 -
Travelling abroad for the purpose of assisted dying is a reasonable excuse and so anyone doing so would not be breaking the law.
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I think you have a little chip on shoulder about this Brian.briantrumpet said:rjsterry said:
Oh, I see it's their fault for being lawyers. As it happens, hospital staff and paramedics get abused and assaulted on a daily basis - so is that some indication of their 'reputation' as well? What professional behaviour should they be modifying to change the public's view of them?john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?
Obviously, it would be fine if a left wing government demonised professionals who minimised companies' tax bills by using their professional expertise in tax regulations... clearly those tax professionals should change their behaviour...
Not sure what the problem is with laughing at someone writing a letter to the Guardian to prove they're not leftie?
As for being demonized by governments, well I'm used to it.
https://telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/11553057/Lunatic-politicians-are-demonising-successful-politicians-business-leader-warns.html
https://taxation.co.uk/articles/2013-09-25-313981-one-sided-affair
The continual stream of slightly misguided legislation to make life difficult for us around the world does keep demand and remuneration high though
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo_666 said:
I think you have a little chip on shoulder about this Brian.briantrumpet said:rjsterry said:
Oh, I see it's their fault for being lawyers. As it happens, hospital staff and paramedics get abused and assaulted on a daily basis - so is that some indication of their 'reputation' as well? What professional behaviour should they be modifying to change the public's view of them?john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?
Obviously, it would be fine if a left wing government demonised professionals who minimised companies' tax bills by using their professional expertise in tax regulations... clearly those tax professionals should change their behaviour...
Not sure what the problem is with laughing at someone writing a letter to the Guardian to prove they're not leftie?
As for being demonized by governments, well I'm used to it.
https://telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/11553057/Lunatic-politicians-are-demonising-successful-politicians-business-leader-warns.html
https://taxation.co.uk/articles/2013-09-25-313981-one-sided-affair
The continual stream of slightly misguided legislation to make life difficult for us around the world does keep demand and remuneration high though
Legislation to keep you on your toes is slightly different from having your life threatened by the loons encouraged by loaded rhetoric. Johnson and Patel know exactly what they are doing.0 -
That's a different matter. If I want to laugh at people for trying dispel rumours of lefty-ness by writing a letter to the Guardian, I'll laugh.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
I think you have a little chip on shoulder about this Brian.briantrumpet said:rjsterry said:
Oh, I see it's their fault for being lawyers. As it happens, hospital staff and paramedics get abused and assaulted on a daily basis - so is that some indication of their 'reputation' as well? What professional behaviour should they be modifying to change the public's view of them?john80 said:
I would probably look to alter my professions reputation in the eyes of the public by altering the professions behaviours. Not many people hounding nurses, doctors or engineers is there.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Serious question: would you find yourself laughing if there had been attacks on people in your profession, and members of the government seemed to be stoking the fire, despite warnings from the Met?
Obviously, it would be fine if a left wing government demonised professionals who minimised companies' tax bills by using their professional expertise in tax regulations... clearly those tax professionals should change their behaviour...
Not sure what the problem is with laughing at someone writing a letter to the Guardian to prove they're not leftie?
As for being demonized by governments, well I'm used to it.
https://telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/11553057/Lunatic-politicians-are-demonising-successful-politicians-business-leader-warns.html
https://taxation.co.uk/articles/2013-09-25-313981-one-sided-affair
The continual stream of slightly misguided legislation to make life difficult for us around the world does keep demand and remuneration high though
Legislation to keep you on your toes is slightly different from having your life threatened by the loons encouraged by loaded rhetoric. Johnson and Patel know exactly what they are doing."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
“Not sure what the problem is with laughing at someone writing a letter to the Guardian to prove they're not leftie? “
I think you’re mistaking a Twitter joke with reality. That’s not why they were writing.0 -
I dont really care, I just thought what was posted was amusing. That's all.pinkbikini said:“Not sure what the problem is with laughing at someone writing a letter to the Guardian to prove they're not leftie?
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I think you’re mistaking a Twitter joke with reality. That’s not why they were writing."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
And that’s fair enough - was quite funny. But there’s been a tendency over the past few years to equate fiction with fact. My kids have been regurgitating some of this stuff, and I’ve had to set them straight too.0
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Harry Markle being upset at Royal courtiers refusing to lay at the Cenotaph on his behalf after going to great lengths to divest himself from any royal privilege, then making sure a photographer was present when he laid one at a cemetary in LA instead.0
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it obviously kept him front of mind for the sort of media and their consumers who lap that sort of stuff up.shortfall said:Harry Markle being upset at Royal courtiers refusing to lay at the Cenotaph on his behalf after going to great lengths to divest himself from any royal privilege, then making sure a photographer was present when he laid one at a cemetary in LA instead.
Did he walk into a veterans cemetery on his own or was it part of a ceremony. if the former do tell me that he dressed and acted as if he was at the Cenotaph and was he on GMT?0 -
In fairness Harry has done more for military vets than anyone here.shortfall said:Harry Markle being upset at Royal courtiers refusing to lay at the Cenotaph on his behalf after going to great lengths to divest himself from any royal privilege, then making sure a photographer was present when he laid one at a cemetary in LA instead.
He seems to be one of the few people who genuinely cares about people *after* they hang up their uniform.
If the royals do one thing well it is respecting what the armed services do without turning it into some horrendous justification for militarism or general war mongery.0 -
I found the refusal to be a bit petty tbh.
It's not only royals who lay wreaths at the cenotaph, so why not let him as an ex-serviceman?0 -
I guess it could be seen as favouritism?
Probably a lose lose situation.0 -
Rather odd behaviour for someone supposedly trying to avoid media.shortfall said:Harry Markle being upset at Royal courtiers refusing to lay at the Cenotaph on his behalf after going to great lengths to divest himself from any royal privilege, then making sure a photographer was present when he laid one at a cemetary in LA instead.
Harry Markle. Like muchly. 🤣The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1
