[Closed] The Tories - for those of us old enough to remember 1st hand

par·a·ble? ?/?pær?b?l/ Show Spelled[par-uh-buhl] Show IPA
–noun
1.a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2.a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.

ar·gu·men·ta·tive? ?/??rgy??m?nt?t?v/ Show Spelled[ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv] Show IPA
–adjective
1. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
2. of or characterized by argument; controversial: an argumentative attitude toward political issues.
3. Law . arguing or containing arguments suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.

I stopped reading at the bosses too lazy to work bit.

Socialist clap trap.

bastard [?b??st?d ?bæs-]
n
1. Informal, offensive an obnoxious or despicable person
2. Informal, often humorous or affectionate a person, esp a man lucky bastard
3. Informal something extremely difficult or unpleasant that job is a real bastard
4. Old-fashioned or offensive a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate baby, child, or adult
5. something irregular, abnormal, or inferior
6. Talkemada
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a hybrid, esp an accidental or inferior one
adj (prenominal)
1. Old-fashioned or offensive illegitimate by birth
2. irregular, abnormal, or inferior in shape, size, or appearance
3. resembling a specified thing, but not actually being such a bastard cedar
4. counterfeit; spurious
[from Old French bastart, perhaps from bast in the phrase fils de bast son of the packsaddle (that is, of an unlawful and not the marriage bed), from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle, of uncertain origin]

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con·de·scend·ing?bell·end ?Spelled[kon-duh-sen-ding bell-en-de]

–adjective
1. showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority:
2. Junkyard

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It's worth pointing out that bankers etc often do work pretty hard. Just because it's not physical doesn't mean it's not hard.

Some criminals work pretty hard. Just because it's not legal doesn't mean it's not hard.

Some criminals work pretty hard. Just because it's not legal doesn't mean it's not hard.

Didn't you mention something earlier about absurd responses?

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it is hard not to condescend someone who fails to undestand a parable, takes it literally and then says FFS it is irrelevant. Clearly they have not got it.
Bell end you say surely we must have met then?

it is hard not to condescend someone

Yes, we get you. 🙄

Sorry did you need a wink to get the sarcasm?

This is easy I am on a roll now 😆

JOKING I will stop now
IGMC.

IGMC

I've already put it in the taxi for you!

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You've got to hand it to Dave there for finding a photo opp with someone even more loathsome looking than himself.

Didn't you mention something earlier about absurd responses?

You know the difference between funny peculiar and funny ha ha?

I remember the buses being 'deregulated' so that fares would come down, service would improve, lots of competition between companies in every city - a glowing, enhanced world better for all bus users.

Since then, nearly ever bus company in every city is owned by the same ntional firm. They also have a finger in the trains, so even less competition between modes of transport.

Lots of the routes have disappeared as packed routes no longer help support community routes, so the public are giving money to shareholders to keep the routes open, if the company even agrees to help communities.

All the profits that went to improving the service/keeping prices lower now go to the shareholders pockets.

Now we have a £2 fare here to go under half a mile - this is at the 'low rate' not the high rate fares during rush hour!

Oh and my main memory from Thatchers era

"Utterly selfish is Good. Feel no shame."

Ha ha, talkemada - thanks for bringing me that bit of lunchtime fun.

Just in case any of you missed that link:

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Since then, nearly ever bus company in every city is owned by the same ntional firm

I think you'll find they've been re-nationalised

by the German government

Mmmm
despite the attitudes of most of this forums contributors, we are all guilty of spending what probably to most of the world would believe is obscene amounts of money on a push bike!!
IMO

Junkyard - I shall ignore your preference to insult rather than be constructive but will suggest you put down what you think the point of the parable is so that we can at least see what you think we are talking about.

The labour supporter in that photo looks angry doesn't he?

I can't remember the tax paid in Thatchers day but I can remember the growing costs today.

Before April the 1st my car tax was £175 a year. Now its £200. Ontop of this I damaged the suspension on my car recently (£150).

Let's just remember that without capitalism we would all still be hunter gatherers.

we'd have skipped capitalism and gone straight to state capitalism, as they did in the USSR (before they went back to a kind of capitalism).

Because it didn't work?

Shall I have Ravioli for me tea?

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If it's fresh, yes. From a can, no.

But I [i]like[/i] Heinz tinned Ravioli! 🙁

Ok, but only for a special treat.

Yay! 😀

Is this the best song to sum Britain under the Tory jackboot 😉

saw them once and they played it about 5 times in one set.

No Heinz Ravioli. 🙁 Have had to make do with some poncy fresh stuff...

for the sake of the children - please THINK before you vote!

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I did as you said and voted Tory.

but why so much hate?

Have you seen Camerons sweaty chin? 😈

Junkyard

Perhaps you could read the [b]parable of the sower[/b] and reconsider your view that everyone who succeeds has done it from their own endevaours ?

Nice story,what is your source for that? 😀

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower_%28novel%29

Here ya go 😉

So who's already voted ?

I popped into the local polling station on me bike at 07:15 🙂

London has had it's ironic gesture moment in electing Boris. Dont make the same mistake again. I'd love to see the condesending, smug ****, grin wiped of Tory boys face. The only good thing to come out of the last Tory government was the general public's desire to get off their heads and try and forget about how shit things had become by attending massive illegal raves. The current state of affairs may not be the best but to quote the old cow that started it all of last time....'there is no alternative.'

Off to Robert Dyas to pick up some rope. Must do civic bit and help in making sure Parliament is hung. Starting with anyone who attended Eton!

Ohh, the class warriors are up early 🙂

[i]Have you seen Camerons sweaty chin? [/i]
Someone described him as looking like C3PO made out of cheap ham.

Nice story,what is your source for that?

Matthew 13:13
Therefore I speak to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand

So who's already voted ?

I popped into the local polling station on me bike at 07:15

About this time last week, I didn't record the exact time though, sorry

Popped in at just after 7am whilst walking the dog. The dog embarrassed me once more when he did a nice loud smelly fart whilst waiting with me.