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@just_mee wrote:

Anyone who gets their feelings hurt by anything I say on here is a moron. . . .

Were they a moron to begin with or does what you say turn them into a moron?

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@jen_jen wrote:

If people understood the origins of nursery rhymes like baa baa black sheep and sayings such as someone being the black sheep of the family then they’d realise that the person who’s actually being racist is the person who is trying to be so PC.

Addressing minor issues that aren’t really issues is like looking after the bodywork of your car so it looks pristine whilst ignoring the engine that’s on the verge of breakdown. I agree with what others have said, there are much bigger issues to deal with…but maybe they’re so big that people are afraid to look too closely so they turn away?

its silly,cant call them blackboards in schools,white xmas,snow white,blackbirds etc. (quote Rogue Trader)

Don’t panic!!!! Don’t believe everything you see in the media!!!! One PC swallow doesn’t make a PC summer!!!! Keep calm and carry on!!!! Find another cliche and pretend I used it!!!!

I agree with Jen’s point. But let’s not fall into the “OMG! They’ve banned Christmas!” urban myth trap where lots of things are supposed to be ‘banned’ when they’re either (1) irrelevant (most schools now use white electronic boards or white wipe-clean boards, calling them blackboards would be daft), (2) untrue (e.g. Blackbirds, Snow White, White Xmas/Christmas none of them ‘banned’ as such, Birmingham Council once banned Christmas: proof? the “Merry Christmas” banner they put up in the city centre that year) or (3) down to an individual person or institution (e.g. anything you can think of but hey! people do stupid things!).

Even if it’s true, Who’s going to stop you?

If real offence is being caused to reasonable people then we can easily dump certain practices. If the issue is ‘just a word’, I don’t see a problem with changing it unless it’s vital. I don’t miss the Black and White Minstrels one bit, even though we watched them a lot; Certain UK cities have or had parades which celebrated local wealth created by slavery and included white locals blacking up to play the part – I wouldn’t cross the street to watch that meself and wouldn’t oppose any ban, real or imagined.

Who really benefits from these rumours? Who would spread this kind of racism-in-PC-clothing? Maybe the “usual” Guardian bureaucrat suspects are not the ones we should be looking at . . . . 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

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@just_mee wrote:

Just so everyone knows I take a bath everyday. :D

Ah! But it needs to be a virtual wash for these boards. Some of the e-noses on here are very sensitive indeed.

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@mrs_teapot wrote:

anc stopped recently too cath…. well done to you both. I tried smoking when I was a teenager and I just couldnt get the hang of it…… thank heavens for that :D

Did you try sucking on the cold end?

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@jenndudess1 wrote:

Over here none of the shops at all are aloud to display advertisment for sigs.
in fact, there is absaloutly no sig advertisment at all, not on bus shelters or bill boards etc.
. . . . . . So from my experience,….. it wil make a difference :wink:

That’s good news jenn, I’ve never smoked and I don’t like smoking, but I try not to condemn people out of hand. I hope it works here too.

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The government no-one voted for has put more energy into measures that will at best make no difference to anyone and at worst hurt the most vulnerable. Good, innit?

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@kent f OBE wrote:

In February I booked a stay away at a Hotel…a very nice 5* …..I booked it through one of those websites that pop up when you google hotels…and I can’t remember who I booked it from to be honest…anyway whilst talking to the lady who was booking it…she said if you pay in advance we have a special offer on…dinner and brekkie included for actually less than the price of just a room had I booked it ordinarily…so I thought…why not…
Unusually I payed with my credit card…I don’t normally use it anymore …it’s normally debit card or cash…dunno what made me pay by it..
Anyway before you all fall asleep bored to death……….I have had 2 credit card statements through and the payment for the break hasn’t shown…
What would you do if this happened? I havn’t stolen as such and doubt it will come through now…
I do actually feel guilty about staying there, eating and not having paid for it :oops:

You didn’t refuse to pay, you have offered payment and provided the means to for it to be collected, they – through their agents, the bank, haven’t collected. Don’t worry about it.

Granted they might spring collection on you at an inconvenient time, so if you’re really concerned, give them a call and ask when the money will be collected. If the offer was through one of these third party discount people, you might find delays, because a lot of organisations use administrative inefficiency as a way to save overheads.

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Belated Happy Birthday wishes from me. Whoever I am . . .

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Mayim Bialik . . .

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@toybulldog wrote:

Concomittantly, the best I’ve ever seen on a message board. Sheer class.

Any would-be knuckle dragging simians want to have a go at bettering on here, in this place ?
Bit difficult as there doesn’t really seem to be a true community, but just another version of cosy’s infamous WI.

You will need to drink a lot of your own urine first, and fight many accusations of phone sex with lil fek while assembling those bricks. Not an easy task I’ll admit.

x

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