[Terry]

Obama is a clever and likeable man. But he is not the Messiah.

Andrew Marr.

[Terry]

Very sneaky. :x

[Terry]

@sceptical guy wrote:

@terry wrote:

@sceptical guy wrote:

These blanket stats tell us sweet fa when it comes to the advantages and disadvantages of EU membership.

It’s tells us that we have a yearly trading deficit of £60 billion plus a yearly membership fee of £19 billion. Our population has increased by about 2 million too and that has impacted on jobs and the welfare system.

Is there actually a benefit to being in the EU, because if there is I fail to see what it is.

would it be different outside the EU?

You’re leaping on a bald statistic – it tells us nothing about Britian’s relationship with the EU other than the fact that it runs a trading deficit with some countries (esp Germany, which is a stronger economy). We would anyway. This has nothing to do with being in or out of the EU.

Joining the EU is not a zero-sum game. It’s a question of the size of the pie as much as its distirbution. Would the pie be smaller if the UK left is the relevant question.

There is plenty of opposition to the EU from Daniel Hannan, Nigel Farage and Peter Hitchens.

And then there are the supporters of the EU such as yourself, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

Clegg and Cameron are a waste of space. Brown and Blair I refuse to comment upon due to libel laws.

[Terry]

@sceptical guy wrote:

These blanket stats tell us sweet fa when it comes to the advantages and disadvantages of EU membership.

It’s tells us that we have a yearly trading deficit of £60 billion plus a yearly membership fee of £19 billion. Our population has increased by about 2 million too and that has impacted on jobs and the welfare system.

Is there actually a benefit to being in the EU, because if there is I fail to see what it is.

[Terry]

The real Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Johnson & Johnson employee Earle Dickson for his wife Josephine, who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking. The prototype allowed her to dress her wounds without assistance. Dickson passed the idea on to his employer, which went on to produce and market the product as the Band-Aid. Dickson had a successful career at Johnson & Johnson, rising to vice president before his retirement in 1957.

[Terry]

Cosseted.

If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant

[Terry]

We make a loss out of Europe, importing far more than we export. Our monthly trade deficit with EU nations is £5 billion so to suggest we actually need to trade with the EU to make a living is grossly misleading.

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/EUOverseasTrade/Pages/EuOTS.aspx

And our membership of the EU itself costs us £20,000 per minute.

What we really need is a choice, but the three main political parties stand shoulder to shoulder over Europe and that – in terms of democracy – isn’t good.

[Terry]

Pinched from a facebook status;

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
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The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.The students laughed..

‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.. The sand is everything else—the small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

Take care of the golf balls first—the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

[Terry]

Bigot

a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own.

(That’ll be 95% of politicians then.)

[Terry]

@mrs_teapot wrote:

@terry wrote:

Liberal Democrats

Many thanks for contacting Nick Clegg MP. Due to the high volume of correspondence that Nick receives, it can take us a little while to process incoming mail. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused but we will try to get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

Office of Nick Clegg MP
Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Did you send him a letter Terry?….if so spill the beans :D

I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind standing down.

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