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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    briantrumpet said:

    Mud, mud, glorious mud, nothing quite like it for pïssing off Vlad.

    You'd have thought they'd have known by now.

    As one wit put it, 'Vlad, you regard Ukraine as part of Russia. So being the military genius you clearly are, you invaded Russia - in winter....'
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  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    I saw a report saying Russians had allegedly blown up a load of ammunition near a nuclear power station. Anyone know what the significance of this is? Trying to damage the power station? Mutiny?
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    crescent said:

    I saw a report saying Russians had allegedly blown up a load of ammunition near a nuclear power station. Anyone know what the significance of this is? Trying to damage the power station? Mutiny?

    tbf, it could just be Russian fuckwittedness.....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Stevo_666 said:


    ddraver said:

    Another wish this is true moment...

    Credit to Michael Gove where its due :smile:
    https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russian-oligarchs-mansions-ukraine-refugees-b2034756.html
    Published in The Independent, owned by? That's right Spaffer's 'friend' aka controller "Lord" Siberia Lebedev. As above, credit due when it actually happens. Which is - never. Wannabet?
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    orraloon said:

    Stevo_666 said:


    ddraver said:

    Another wish this is true moment...

    Credit to Michael Gove where its due :smile:
    https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russian-oligarchs-mansions-ukraine-refugees-b2034756.html
    Published in The Independent, owned by? That's right Spaffer's 'friend' aka controller "Lord" Siberia Lebedev. As above, credit due when it actually happens. Which is - never. Wannabet?
    Is this a more acceptable source? :)
    https://thetimes.co.uk/article/homes-of-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-could-house-ukrainian-refugees-says-gove-dqkvbw62m
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Pross said:

    MattFalle said:

    .

    thegreatdivide said:

    'We are lucky that they are so f**king stupid!'

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwIknv0eMQA

    pixellated man with pixellated kit is well cool. i reckon he's a hit with the ladies.
    Is the way they were firing those mortars standard? The guy was more or less looking down the tube when he dropped one of them in, felt like he was lucky not to blow his own head off!
    I noticed that. Nearly did that with a firework once. Not my finest moment. Would fancy my chances better with a firework than a mortar though.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Stevo_666 said:

    orraloon said:

    Stevo_666 said:


    ddraver said:

    Another wish this is true moment...

    Credit to Michael Gove where its due :smile:
    https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russian-oligarchs-mansions-ukraine-refugees-b2034756.html
    Published in The Independent, owned by? That's right Spaffer's 'friend' aka controller "Lord" Siberia Lebedev. As above, credit due when it actually happens. Which is - never. Wannabet?
    Is this a more acceptable source? :)
    https://thetimes.co.uk/article/homes-of-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-could-house-ukrainian-refugees-says-gove-dqkvbw62m
    Wannabet?

    Do you hear a JATFQ echo at all? 😉
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    edited March 2022
    orraloon said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    orraloon said:

    Stevo_666 said:


    ddraver said:

    Another wish this is true moment...

    Credit to Michael Gove where its due :smile:
    https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russian-oligarchs-mansions-ukraine-refugees-b2034756.html
    Published in The Independent, owned by? That's right Spaffer's 'friend' aka controller "Lord" Siberia Lebedev. As above, credit due when it actually happens. Which is - never. Wannabet?
    Is this a more acceptable source? :)
    https://thetimes.co.uk/article/homes-of-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-could-house-ukrainian-refugees-says-gove-dqkvbw62m
    Wannabet?

    Do you hear a JATFQ echo at all? 😉
    As I said above, regardless, it's top trolling by Gove. If it gets bogged down in legalities or whatever at least is was worth a try. And if he had already done it, you'd be whingeing that there aren't many oligarchs houses and it's not enough to help the refugees....go on, admit it, whatever the nasty torwies did or didn't do, you'd find a way to criticise.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    orraloon said:

    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.

    Can you rephrase that so your point is a bit clearer? And has some evidence to back up whatever you're trying to say.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • loltoride
    loltoride Posts: 460
    surrey_commuter said:

    davidof said:

    kingstonian said:


    I’m not particularly hardline by nature, but for me the only outcome from this is the Western world has to fully turn its back on Russia and only consider reversing the sanctions if and when Russia abides with how the Western world operates.

    You mean only bombing the cr@p out of third world countries?
    Rather than 3rd world it can only be people who do not look, dress and live like us.

    I find the difference in response in my local community to this disaster compared to Afghanistan, Syria or Iraq both puzzling and disturbing.
    I couldn't agree more extremely disturbing.
    So Far!
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Retired Commanding General of the US Army Europe Ben Hodges was on CNN saying Russia is on course to reach ‘culminating point’ in approx. 10 days. I wasn’t aware of this military term (I’m sure MF was).

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culminating_point

    To summarise his interview, he basically said they’re a shambles and Kyiv is far too big and way too prepared to be taken by the Russians.

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,133
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    kingstongraham said:

    I don’t fully understand what he’s saying in that tweet. My foggy Covid mind might be to blame. When he says “calling them racist”, who is “them”?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    edited March 2022
    kingstonian said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I don’t fully understand what he’s saying in that tweet. My foggy Covid mind might be to blame. When he says “calling them racist”, who is “them”?
    The racism is the more enthusiastic welcome for Ukrainian refugees than for refugees of other countries, but presumably the point is that it is better some people are housed rather than nobody.
  • john80
    john80 Posts: 2,965
    orraloon said:

    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.

    In this case the government could change laws and do it retrospectively to thwart these cases. I am pretty sure if the legislation was suitably tight to only affect rich Russians not many Brits would care.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,537
    edited March 2022
    TheBigBean said:


    kingstonian said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I don’t fully understand what he’s saying in that tweet. My foggy Covid mind might be to blame. When he says “calling them racist”, who is “them”?
    The racism is the more enthusiastic welcome for Ukrainian refugees than for refugees of other countries, but presumably the point is that it is better some people are housed rather than nobody.
    Exactly.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,537
    john80 said:

    orraloon said:

    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.

    In this case the government could change laws and do it retrospectively to thwart these cases. I am pretty sure if the legislation was suitably tight to only affect rich Russians not many Brits would care.
    We've been through this. They could but they're not going to. It's difficult and costly and they have a short attention span.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,537
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    thegreatdivide said:

    Retired Commanding General of the US Army Europe Ben Hodges was on CNN saying Russia is on course to reach ‘culminating point’ in approx. 10 days. I wasn’t aware of this military term (I’m sure MF was).

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culminating_point

    To summarise his interview, he basically said they’re a shambles and Kyiv is far too big and way too prepared to be taken by the Russians.

    Some of the evidence posted previously (Possibly by you IIRC?) would appear to point to this. Likewise, even if they do 'win' the challenge of trying to keep a country of around 40m people (who are almost entirely hostile to the invaders) subdued seems beyond them.

    Thanks for posting.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,145
    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    orraloon said:

    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.

    In this case the government could change laws and do it retrospectively to thwart these cases. I am pretty sure if the legislation was suitably tight to only affect rich Russians not many Brits would care.
    We've been through this. They could but they're not going to. It's difficult and costly and they have a short attention span.
    It's also a slippery slope when a government legislates as to who can be legally represented in relation which other laws.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,537
    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    john80 said:

    orraloon said:

    Oh come on. Even with blue tinted eyeglasses, it's BS. Even the 'independent' Independent article states legal barriers etc etc. And given London law firms enjoy mega fee splurges for all manner of questionable cases, bring it on. Betcha there's several #toryscum mates / 'sponsors' licking their fat lips at the prospect.

    In this case the government could change laws and do it retrospectively to thwart these cases. I am pretty sure if the legislation was suitably tight to only affect rich Russians not many Brits would care.
    We've been through this. They could but they're not going to. It's difficult and costly and they have a short attention span.
    It's also a slippery slope when a government legislates as to who can be legally represented in relation which other laws.
    Some might say: the sort of thing Putin would do.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    TheBigBean said:


    kingstonian said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I don’t fully understand what he’s saying in that tweet. My foggy Covid mind might be to blame. When he says “calling them racist”, who is “them”?
    The racism is the more enthusiastic welcome for Ukrainian refugees than for refugees of other countries, but presumably the point is that it is better some people are housed rather than nobody.

    Ah, that makes sense. Thank you.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    rjsterry said:


    That’s incredible.

    Sadly her family won’t see her again for a good few years.
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    kingstonian said:

    rjsterry said:


    That’s incredible.

    Sadly her family won’t see her again for a good few years.
    A very brave woman. Very humbling.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited March 2022
    I see Pinno has slightly altered the thread title.
    He’s gone with a certain London doggy bin.
    I would have gone with someone more familiar with doggy style: Putain

    (Ffs this site is censoring this while auto correct on the phone doesn’t even recognise the French)
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,314
    Listening to the news on the radio set off some synapses in my head. (Had to happen some time). I did a search and we were discussing the possibility of today back in January 2021. Gets going on page 1646 of the Brexit thread.
    Some posts aged well, others not so much.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376
    blazing_saddles said:

    I see Pinno has slightly altered the thread title.
    He’s gone with a certain London doggy bin.
    I would have gone with someone more familiar with doggy style: censored

    (Ffs this site is censoring this while auto correct on the phone doesn’t even recognise the French)

    I like to inspire people :)
    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13110432/the-big-silly-c19-antidote-thread#latest
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,376

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    pblakeney said:

    Listening to the news on the radio set off some synapses in my head. (Had to happen some time). I did a search and we were discussing the possibility of today back in January 2021. Gets going on page 1646 of the Brexit thread.
    Some posts aged well, others not so much.

    FYI - https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13028650/brexit-is-this-really-still-rumbling-on/p1646

    worth a look...
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