Last Comments about Scotland... maybe ever...

arran77

Ballysmate wrote:

I see Andy Murray has ended the debate. He is a Jock tw@t and not British after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -view.html

He was always shite at tennis anyway

ballysmate

Ballysmate wrote:

I recommend Irish whiskey.
It is triple distilled as opposed to whisky (only twice) and has a smoother finish.
Go on. Give it a try.
Oh don't forget award winning Japanese whisky. If it is advertised by arch nat, Connery, it can't be bad.

Sorry, my bad. (Is that what the kids still say?)
I should have mentioned Welsh whisky in my post as well as the English version. Both are supposed to be very good.
Time to experiment, me thinks.

wallace_and_gromit

arran77 wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

I see Andy Murray has ended the debate. He is a Jock tw@t and not British after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -view.html

He was always shite at tennis anyway

I wonder if Andy Murray's tennis career will reflect the fortunes of an independent Scotland? It's slipped under the radar a bit, but since his back surgery last year, he's not been very good. There's every chance that his finest hours will have come as a Brit, with the remainder of his career living up to the "Useless Scot" label the tabloids give him when he loses.

Anyway, whilst I'm indifferent to the referendum result (though not the outcome of any post vote negotiations) I do wish the former Heroic Brit all the best on court!

tangled_metal

Anyone tried Swedish Whisky/whiskey?

I once had the pleasure of arranging the schedule of a business trip to Sweden with my boss. i did the due diligence thing of looking up where we had to go and the best/cheapest flights there. Then I googled a bit and found out that Sweden had one whisky distillery and it's product is widely acknowledged among experts as just beginning to reach it's maturity. What i think they mean is the still has been used a while and they have had enough years production hitting the market that they have finally got decent vintage and quality.

Anyway after that my plans changed. I found a "cheaper" flight that got into Sweden really early and I convinced the boss that the nearest hotel to where we were going was in the town of this distillery. I then convinced him that since we were going to get there mid day and the meeting was in the morning we might as well take a look round the town and perhaps visit the distillery. Worked well, he was all up for it but then his wife got in on the act and we got the same flight and a hotel booked about 150 miles away from the distillery. on top of that it was even further from the meeting!! I still don't know what Swedish Whisky tastes like. Trouble is over here I think it is expensive even if you can find it.

simonhead

When i was in India we bought bottles of a local Whisky called Mysore Tiger Whisky, think it cost about a quid for a 200ml bottle. Closer inspection the next morning revealed 100% local produced spirit mixed with whisky flavoring. Mixed with the local version of cocacola called thums up was incredible.

tangled_metal

A Thai mate I went to Uni with used to tell me of his nights out in his home city (Bangkok) involving cheap bottles of White Horse whisky bought in the bar, cheap cola brought in with them and other types of entertainment. Never spending more than about a tenner all night!! That was before the Thai currency dropped in value by about half. That guy drank like a fish, I mean he could handle his drink so I shudder to think what the equivalent cost in UK at the time.

In case you didn't get the other entertainment reference it is illegal in the UK although probably tolerated in certain zones!!

VTech

Ballysmate wrote:

I see Andy Murray has ended the debate. He is a Jock tw@t and not British after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -view.html

I was speaking with a friend today about this and it seems he may have just had one of the poorest days of his business life on the day his people vote for indipendance.
Seems his hotel business which needs the English isn't actually going to be publicised by the English. Made me chuckle really.

Garry H

I'm sure he'll be just fine.

VTech

Garry H wrote:

I'm sure he'll be just fine.

I am sure he will be but even so, when your stupidity effects your business in a huge way it still has a nasty taste.

I remember when Lauren Hill was on top of the world and had several million in the bank and she made a rather daft comment about not wanting white people to buy her records. They obliged and now she knocks out songs in school halls and is broke.
I love her voice btw, just think she may have at least once or twice regretted that statement.

pblakeney

VTech wrote:

Garry H wrote:

I'm sure he'll be just fine.

I am sure he will be but even so, when your stupidity effects your business in a huge way it still has a nasty taste.

I remember when Lauren Hill was on top of the world and had several million in the bank and she made a rather daft comment about not wanting white people to buy her records. They obliged and now she knocks out songs in school halls and is broke.
I love her voice btw, just think she may have at least once or twice regretted that statement.

Does the O2 Brixton Academy count as a school hall?

nathancom

VTech wrote:

Garry H wrote:

I'm sure he'll be just fine.

I am sure he will be but even so, when your stupidity effects your business in a huge way it still has a nasty taste.

I remember when Lauren Hill was on top of the world and had several million in the bank and she made a rather daft comment about not wanting white people to buy her records. They obliged and now she knocks out songs in school halls and is broke.
I love her voice btw, just think she may have at least once or twice regretted that statement.

At least he is saying what he believes . I wasn't much impressed when J K Rowling was attacked for supporting the No campaign - it is a bad situation when people are scared to express their political beliefs because of a load of 'banter' on Twitter.

morstar

If it's a 'no' vote. Does that render SNP irrelevant?

rolf_f

Ballysmate wrote:

I see Andy Murray has ended the debate. He is a Jock tw@t and not British after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -view.html

Not exactly the sharpest knife in the draw is he? What the hell does he expect? It's the 'No' vote. Of course it's going to be negative. How can it not be? Everyone knows what the status quo is like because, like it or not, that's what we are living in - the 'No' campaign can only be positive about the status quo (which is a bit boring) or negative about the outcome of a 'Yes' vote. It's not hard to understand. And if he can only make up his mind based solely on the performance of a campaign rather than any actual consideration of the outcome then it's just as well he didn't get the chance to vote.

VTech

PBlakeney wrote:

VTech wrote:

Garry H wrote:

I'm sure he'll be just fine.

I am sure he will be but even so, when your stupidity effects your business in a huge way it still has a nasty taste.

I remember when Lauren Hill was on top of the world and had several million in the bank and she made a rather daft comment about not wanting white people to buy her records. They obliged and now she knocks out songs in school halls and is broke.
I love her voice btw, just think she may have at least once or twice regretted that statement.

Does the O2 Brixton Academy count as a school hall?

At under 5000 seats it isn't anything even remotely close to her hay day.
Listen, I'm not knocking her, we all make mistakes and she has one of the finest singing voices on earth but the link was made to show what can happen when you alienate the very people you need.

Cygnus

Ballysmate wrote:

I see Andy Murray has ended the debate. He is a Jock tw@t and not British after all.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -view.html

Just a one hit wonder.

RDW

Quick! Somebody needs to recalibrate the meter!: http://andymurrayometer.com/

pblakeney

It is all over now.

Let the new British politics begin!
I hope that this has affected the way that Westminster sees the Country outside of it's little bubble.

VTech

PBlakeney wrote:

It is all over now.

Let the new British politics begin!
I hope that this has affected the way that Westminster sees the Country outside of it's little bubble.

I doubt it. London will always have london as the priority but the real question is how will the Scottish government tax the scottish people ? Someone is going to have to pay this bill.
Let's hope the Scottish do not set the income tax at a greater rate.

jawooga

Thor doesn't seem to approve of the No vote, the weather's like Armageddon here in Devon.

pblakeney

VTech wrote:

I doubt it. London will always have london as the priority....

I simply cannot understand this.
Yes, London will always put London first but the vast majority of MPs are from outside London so they should be able to act for interests outside of "the bubble".
Or, as I suspect, are they self serving greedy so and sos on the gravy train?

frisbee

VTech wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

It is all over now.

Let the new British politics begin!
I hope that this has affected the way that Westminster sees the Country outside of it's little bubble.

I doubt it. London will always have london as the priority but the real question is how will the Scottish government tax the scottish people ? Someone is going to have to pay this bill.
Let's hope the Scottish do not set the income tax at a greater rate.

They'll have to set it at a higher rate if they want to maintain the extra spending per person, £1300/year, that is currently provided by the Barnett formula.

Or they can make cuts.

I'm sure both will be popular options and if not they can always blame Westminster, oh wait....

veronese68

jawooga wrote:

Thor doesn't seem to approve of the No vote, the weather's like Armageddon here in Devon.

It's because of the no vote. As per my comment up thread we would have had more sunshine if we'd got rid of Scotland.

Stevo_666

Veronese68 wrote:

jawooga wrote:

Thor doesn't seem to approve of the No vote, the weather's like Armageddon here in Devon.

It's because of the no vote. As per my comment up thread we would have had more sunshine if we'd got rid of Scotland.

Also Pinno can still visit without a passport. Dark days indeed...

VTech

PBlakeney wrote:

VTech wrote:

I doubt it. London will always have london as the priority....

I simply cannot understand this.
Yes, London will always put London first but the vast majority of MPs are from outside London so they should be able to act for interests outside of "the bubble".
Or, as I suspect, are they self serving greedy so and sos on the gravy train?

Absolutely.
Investment will always be london based as a first option, its like a master throwing out scraps to the dogs, the master always eats first.
This is why I took it so personal before the vote when I was actually always FOR the scottish, I think they were always going to suffer regardless of the result but am sure they will suffer far less now.

frisbee was spot on just now with the post, taxes must rise for them or they will have huge cuts to look forward too.

I've said it before on this forum and been shot down but I am right, governments need to run like a business, they are meant to do the best for the people who empower them but they have to balance the books. I never run into debts with my companies because when times are good we spend and get higher dividends and when times are slow we stop spending and get no dividends. Its a very simple process.

If you want free prescriptions and university places you must lose in other areas. No doubt spending will be high and the blame put firmly on london and the taxes will rise with more scots feeling upset at london who will on this level be innocent.
Its a game where the captains win and the players lose.

simonhead

VTech wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

VTech wrote:

I doubt it. London will always have london as the priority....

I simply cannot understand this.
Yes, London will always put London first but the vast majority of MPs are from outside London so they should be able to act for interests outside of "the bubble".
Or, as I suspect, are they self serving greedy so and sos on the gravy train?

Absolutely.
Investment will always be london based as a first option, its like a master throwing out scraps to the dogs, the master always eats first.
This is why I took it so personal before the vote when I was actually always FOR the scottish, I think they were always going to suffer regardless of the result but am sure they will suffer far less now.

frisbee was spot on just now with the post, taxes must rise for them or they will have huge cuts to look forward too.

I've said it before on this forum and been shot down but I am right, governments need to run like a business, they are meant to do the best for the people who empower them but they have to balance the books. I never run into debts with my companies because when times are good we spend and get higher dividends and when times are slow we stop spending and get no dividends. Its a very simple process.

If you want free prescriptions and university places you must lose in other areas. No doubt spending will be high and the blame put firmly on london and the taxes will rise with more scots feeling upset at london who will on this level be innocent.
Its a game where the captains win and the players lose.

Keep it light hearted this is the fun bit...too deep there. Talk about flat sausages or somethin

veronese68

nathancom wrote:

At least he is saying what he believes . I wasn't much impressed when J K Rowling was attacked for supporting the No campaign - it is a bad situation when people are scared to express their political beliefs because of a load of 'banter' on Twitter.

That wasn't banter. Are you saying you believe what people refer to as banter on here is the same as the threats and abuse that went on?

nathancom

Veronese68 wrote:

nathancom wrote:

At least he is saying what he believes . I wasn't much impressed when J K Rowling was attacked for supporting the No campaign - it is a bad situation when people are scared to express their political beliefs because of a load of 'banter' on Twitter.

That wasn't banter. Are you saying you believe what people refer to as banter on here is the same as the threats and abuse that went on?

My comment didn't even remotely refer to this forum. Apologies if that was misunderstood.

pblakeney

VTech wrote:

Absolutely.
Investment will always be london based as a first option, its like a master throwing out scraps to the dogs, the master always eats first...

Which is why I was urging my friends in the north to vote yes.
Westminster requires a good hard kick up it's rear end before anything will change for the better.
The no vote gives them justification for the status quo and to carry on as they have been. I regard this as a very bad thing.
That will be about my last comment on the referendum but I doubt it will be long before the Government gives me something else to moan about.

homers_double

Thank you Scotland, you've just got me an extra 60(ish) euros in todays transaction!

VTech

PBlakeney wrote:

VTech wrote:

Absolutely.
Investment will always be london based as a first option, its like a master throwing out scraps to the dogs, the master always eats first...

Which is why I was urging my friends in the north to vote yes.
Westminster requires a good hard kick up it's rear end before anything will change for the better.
The no vote gives them justification for the status quo and to carry on as they have been. I regard this as a very bad thing.
That will be about my last comment on the referendum but I doubt it will be long before the Government gives me something else to moan about.

Sadly, a yes vote wouldn't of helped scotland, just as it wouldn't england.

The only winners now by the looks of it will be......... no one.

Raised taxed up north won't help the innocent people.
Blame being put on London won't help those down south.

Where is the money for the whole debacle coming from ?
What services suffered for this to happen ?

Why can't we get on as a team, I don't care if someone is english, scottish, welsh or irish, I care that we are together.
There has always been huge hatred for the english by the scottish, its unjust in modern times and harmful.
Ok we did terrible things to the scottish many years ago but I was working in germany all week and can assure you that I didn't attack anyone there for what happened in WW2.

Until we can move on we are always going to lose, each and every one of us.