BREXIT - Is This Really Still Rumbling On? 😴

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    I don't have much time for the SNP, but describing Hunt and Johnson as Thelma and Louise seems pretty accurate at the moment.
    Laurel and Hardy is closer.
    I think that the reference was purely to the cliff scene.
    I doubt Brad Pitt has any reference. :lol:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    I don't have much time for the SNP, but describing Hunt and Johnson as Thelma and Louise seems pretty accurate at the moment.
    Laurel and Hardy is closer.

    They were both funny. J & H not so much.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    briantrumpet wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    England. You've gone stark raving bonkers

    https://twitter.com/MartinDaubney/statu ... 7351055360


    (You absolutely need the sound on for that one)
    My considered, intellectual take on that is... er... WTAF?

    If air raid sirens don't put the chill up your spine, then there's something seriously wrong with you.


    They do; I have heard them for real. They used to shoot people, blow things up and have curfews where I lived. Crazy.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    Are we sure it was on purpose?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    Are we sure it was on purpose?

    It better be a bl00dy good reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    You do wonder if someone did that for the British anthem what their response would be...
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    Surprised they even turned up. Schoolboy stunts is about their level, though.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You do wonder if someone did that for the British anthem what their response would be...

    I personally find it incredibly contemptuous, a display of poor manners and, to make matters worse, in this case people certainly knew what they were voting for.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FWIW my local brexiter is loving it
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    TBF - it's "freedom of speech" - they believe the UK should be out of the EU and their intention is to be silly billys as MEPs.
    The UK public (unfortunately) voted them in as MEPs

    A silent protest is acceptable - I'd rather they protested in a dignified manner (however silly it looks) rather than shouting/hollering and creating a nuisance.
    At least they can be ignored.
  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,331
    rjsterry wrote:
    Schoolboy stunts is about their level, though.
    I like to think of that being an autospell correction.
    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.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    They are just trash. A national embarrassment. At least Europe will be spared these individuals once we do leave.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    Coopster the 1st wrote:

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?

    I don't really have an issue with it - they want to appear disrespectful and they did it. It's rude, but that's the point.

    What I found funny was they also complained about how little work got done. It's like "The food was inedible - and the portions were tiny."
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?

    Not sure anyone apart from FZ is going to lose any sleep over it. Can't see that nations are any less political constructs than a supranational body like the EU, but then I'm not a nationalist.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,357
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?
    usual whining brexiter nonsense

    countries are political entities

    these scum simply show their disrespect for democracy
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    It's difficult to believe they are in the same party. In Westminster, the Chancellor is stating that a no deal exit will leave the Exchequer €90bn short and no long-term tax cuts or spending increases can be made. And over in Belfast the two prospective leaders are claiming that a no deal exit will be no big deal and any minor downsides can be compensated with extra spending.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    The LibDems haven't covered themselves in glory either.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The LibDems haven't covered themselves in glory either.

    What's happened?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    Only just watched the video of the Farage party turning their backs. It was some kids playing the tune, not just it coming over some loudspeakers. Very bad form.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The LibDems haven't covered themselves in glory either.

    What's happened?
    They all turned up in Boll***s to Brexit t-shirts. Not sure fighting one schoolboy stunt with another is good for anyone.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,154
    rjsterry wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The LibDems haven't covered themselves in glory either.

    What's happened?
    They all turned up in Boll***s to Brexit t-shirts. Not sure fighting one schoolboy stunt with another is good for anyone.

    I haven't seen, but I bet the men wore them over the top of buttoned shirts. Nothing says "this is a serious place" like wearing a sweary slogan t-shirt.
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    I've no doubt that the European Parliament knows what to expect from Farage and his crew and how to deal with it.
    Better even than we do, which is part of the problem - we never realised what we had in our midst until too late.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Wait
    The Brexit Party protested against music by not looking at it.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    sungod wrote:
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?
    usual whining brexiter nonsense

    countries are political entities

    these scum simply show their disrespect for democracy
    Yeah.

    And ours is a political entity which might be much smaller very soon because of all this rubbish.
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    sungod wrote:
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?
    usual whining brexiter nonsense

    countries are political entities

    these scum simply show their disrespect for democracy

    I think you will find they were elected on a pretty clear mandate. That is pretty democratic. Are the lib dems scum for wearing a t shirt at odds with a referendum result? I am guessing it is only undemocratic if it the opposite of your views.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    john80 wrote:
    sungod wrote:
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    PRI_73082182.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=768%2C426&ssl=1

    https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/02/brexit-p ... -10101191/

    This really annoys me. It's fine to make your democratic voice heard, but to turn your back on what the EU represents and one of our closes allies is just lunacy in the face of a bygone empire.

    If they did that for a country national anthem it would be disgraceful.

    I see no problem with disrespecting a purely political anthem especially as it is a political project that you disagree with. Unless you are now arguing the EU political entity should have the same or better status than a sovereign country?
    usual whining brexiter nonsense

    countries are political entities

    these scum simply show their disrespect for democracy

    I think you will find they were elected on a pretty clear mandate. That is pretty democratic. Are the lib dems scum for wearing a t shirt at odds with a referendum result? I am guessing it is only undemocratic if it the opposite of your views.

    More the point it was a bunch kids playing, wasn’t it?

    If they’re so anti the EU why bother turning up. I see a lot of them are *so* surprised that you have to travel there and that, incredibly, travelling to a supranational organisation sometimes includes crossing borders and isn’t free, that they’ve filmed their own little videos describing that shock. Still did the trip obviously.

    I mean, f@ck me, they know their audience. A bunch of mugs.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    Farage has tweeted some nonsense about "ancient nation states" in justification of his stunt. Except many of those nation states are not ancient at all. Most of them have only existed as sovereign states for less than 200 years; many only since 1918.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    I think it’s safe to say that Farage will say what he wants and if it’s true it’s incidental.

    Assume it’s nonesense so you avoid getting sucked in to picking over the details of his various mistakes and falsehoods.

    I personally would be reading “ancient nation states” as a racial dog whistle but maybe that’s just culture wars.
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