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[RichardB]

Just to mix things up a bit we could revert to guineas (one pound and a shilling) and also use a chain as a form of measurement ( 1 chain = 22 yards which just for milti is the length of a cricket pitch between the wickets)

ehem and what exactly is a "wicket" and while you are at it explain the stump and seam too

Well you got me "stumped" there lordo I don't think your post is all it "seams" and you're being a "wicket" person striding many long legs from me.
Better watch yer googlies.

[Kikapu]

What I find particularly difficult to understand is that while cricket ( stupid fucking game ) has been played mostly in the third world , I would have thought that by now they would have learned the wretched game and stop having a test after a fucking test. Are they thick or what. They must be because winner does not win the cup , instead they get the fucking ashes. Who discovered this utterly stipend ously stupid game? I know the same guy who discovered ....golf I mean a birdie for FS? A whole in one ? What bloody nonsense, couldn't they learn to play ...tavli or hide and seek ??
Bloody peasants !!

Yes, golfing a Birdie, an Eagle and Albatross!

Never got passed a "Par" for myself!
Got many "Bogeys" and worse however!

[Lordo]

What I find particularly difficult to understand is that while cricket ( stupid fucking game ) has been played mostly in the third world , I would have thought that by now they would have learned the wretched game and stop having a test after a fucking test. Are they thick or what. They must be because winner does not win the cup , instead they get the fucking ashes. Who discovered this utterly stipend ously stupid game? I know the same guy who discovered ....golf I mean a birdie for FS? A whole in one ? What bloody nonsense, couldn't they learn to play ...tavli or hide and seek ??
Bloody peasants !!

Yes, golfing a Birdie, an Eagle and Albatross!

Never got passed a "Par" for myself!
Got many "Bogeys" and worse however!

milti prefers birdies and hole in ones. or is that gr.
where is the old devil these days, anybody hear from him.
i had a few words with a friend the other day and he tells me he was contacted by old billc and the swine has no intention of returning apparently.
my friend wants you to know that.

[Lordo]

a bit of bad news for my friend grumoui. his favorate media has reported a nasty day for bojo. the chefs are ready and the knives are sharpened. bojo is on the carving slab and they have marked the cuts they will be making. apparently he has more than enough to go round three times over.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49483374


last thing he was heard to utter was et tu soubre

enjoy

[Londonrake]

Did you get and take on board:

"At present, the default position in law is that the UK leaves the EU on 31 October with or without a deal."?

Because, you seemed to be confused about that point earlier.

They're all walking into a well laid trap.

[Lordo]

Did you get and take on board:

"At present, the default position in law is that the UK leaves the EU on 31 October with or without a deal."?

Because, you seemed to be confused about that point earlier.

They're all walking into a well laid trap.

the problem with article 50 was as shabbily prepared as the referendum question. not one single mp could imagine that the governmentcould stoop so low and try to brexit without a deal becasue of the decleration. if they wanted it to be included it would have to have been specifically specifies as an option in the event of not being able to pass a bill to exit, but thats another story. there is more than one way to skin a cat.

you are at least two steps behind.

step one - the opposition has got a strategy on no confidence vote and all agree but have not explained what it is. the last thing you do is tell your enemy how you are about to fight him.

step two - read the signs. the autumn statement normally end of october has been brought foraward to next week. what does that mean we shall have an election before haloween and boris may well call for it. he does not want to look so incapable to have an election forced on him

keep up keep up with the current events.

so where are these alternative arrangements boris has promissed antie merkel last week while he had his hands in his pockets. one must ask why, does he have a hole in his pocket the naughty boy?

oh by the way erg have anounced that removal of the backstop is not enough for them to vote for the deal. they want all sorts of other things removed too. not sure what yet, not a whisper but i gues one of their demands may be to remove the 39 billion payment

[Paphitis]

British goods are noted for their quality. They have very high standards in manufacturing and also in farming and produce. There will always be a demand for British goods and don't forget, they are the 5th largest economy so no, the world will not cave in. In fact, it may even improve as they can forge deals with the US, Australia, Canada, NZ, Australia, China, India and Japan.

Can you name me a few British goods other than foodstuff you have in your possession?
I looked around in my house and found none....
EU tariffs for foodstuff are high, especially for dairy products may reach 35%.
As for your argument that the UK is the 5th largest economy, so what? India is 6th, Italy is 8th, Brazil is 9th. 2 of them full of poverty and Italy at the verge of collapsing.

Gee, I think Australia is full of British Food Stuffs, and Whiskey's as well as beers.

Australia imports a lot of stuff from the UK such as:
1) Cars
2) Technology - radar, military equipment, surveillance equipment
3) Cheese, food, beverages like high end single malts and beers
4) There is a lot of military collaboration between Australian and British Defence Consortiums. Britain has the world's biggest Surveillance Contract in Australia for a start. it's worth Billions.

What do I have in my possession?

Well I have a number of British Single Malt Whiskeys in my possession.

I don't drive a British Car but Land Rovers, Range Rovers, Jaguars are popular.

I know someone who buys a lot of E Cigarettes from the UK and apparently the Brits are among the best in the world along with Greece.

There is a lot of 2 way business and Australian investment in the UK. Probably worth Billions. For a start, another thing I do is that my Super Funds are heavily invested in the UK Financial Markets. About 35% of my money is in the UK invested in British listed companies and that props up the British Financial market indices.

Australia has about 3.5 Trillion worth in retirement funds in this scheme for its citizens and a lot of this money is invested overseas and brings a lot of dividends from corporate profits into Australia as well. The Australian Super Scheme is literally a life saver for Australia and basically Australia leverages itself and its borrowings as well.

[Paphitis]

bafidoboullaghi is confusing german quality with british quality.

There is no difference between German, British or American Quality.

[Paphitis]

now here is a very interesting thought. if you look at why the tories wanted to brexit in the first place, it was becasue the eu was bringing financial regulations in and london wanted to be excluded from these regulations. cameron tried very hard to get an exclusion and was told to get on his horse. what will that mean to the services they offer if they are not alligned to the finacial regulations of the eu? i suspect not very well. it is like bringing in chlorinated chicken from the usa. imagine we are outside of the eu so we bring chlorinated chicken and pass them on to the europeans.

irony of course of all this was that people were very upset with the financiers and voted brexit to punish them as they were making a killing in the eu and the poor sods could not get a look in.

oh yeah and pigs will fly too.

i still maintain that we will be unable to trade using wto and the absence of any agreement with implementation trade will the eu will stop overnight as well as any other country.

how do we trade without wto facility or some trade agreement.

watch this. very revealing. no really it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=5DIz9UTmMQk

Well if this is true and I have no doubt it isn't, it just goes to show that Britain needs to leave.

The EU has no right regulating the British Financial Industry. We are talking about probably the best or at least the second best in the world here and the last thing we would want is the EU stepping in to fuck things up like they did in Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain.

EU can look at its own back yard and leave London alone.

You probably don't understand the risks of this uncontrollable beast which has already done enough damage to other sectors of UK's economy. Simply the UK Govn't found an easy source of taxation money at the expense of the rest of it's economy. I am not an expert to explain you why the EU thought it was very risky for ALL to keep it uncontrollable, you should probably do some reading yourself and draw your own conclusions.

I am sure Robin Hood could explain it, but it seems he is on vacation somewhere in Russia

The only thing that causes damage to this sector is uncertainty.

If you leave the markets alone, and provide them with certainty, they will move forward. They have been moving forward since more than 100 years ago.

The best thing that can happen now is for BREXIT to occur on the 31st of October and wait for the dust to settle.

If this drags on for another 3 years, then yes, that would be damaging to the economy. But if BREXIT occurs this year, in 3 years time it wouldn't even be a factor because by that time there would even be a FTD in place with the EU similar to what Canada and Norway have.

[Paphitis]

bafidoboullaghi is confusing german quality with british quality.

"British quality" is what Marcs & Spencer does today, making clothes in China under "British standards"

No that is corporations increasing their profit margins with cheap labour.

There is a lot of stuff coming out of the UK which is very high end:

Single Malts, Manufacturing, Cars, Defence Equipment, Beers, and so on.

Also Rolls Royce. Nothing like 2 Rolls Royce Dongs. Best in the world.

Rolls Royce supplies Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, and Embraer in Brazil.

You are all delusional that this is all going to disappear. Take Rolls Royce out and the Aviation Industry becomes crippled.

And Rolls Royce I am afraid to say is a big player. I would call that the definition of QUALITY.