The irony is

that this thread has ron to 188 pages with virtually all the posts being from people who don’t get to vote

Tax cuts, which is what this means, result in spending cuts.

no wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. You might have been in favour ernie, but most Scots I know weren’t

Had a wee

been drinking advocaat by any chance?

Bog shovel – lighter, smaller, cheaper

I am an Aberlour resident. Good choice

I’m not, but been there a couple of times and agree.

Food in the Mash Tun is good too

yep. Also Craigellachie Hotel, a bit pricier but still excellent and the most awesome range of whiskies you’re ever likely to see

The riding is crap

Can’t comment on that but canoe trips down the Spey are grand. That said you’re about 30 miles from Aviemore, plenty decent trails round the Cairngorms

Shatner’s ‘Rocketman’ is simply epic.

“Epic” doesn’t even come close to describing the live performance.

My eco-warrior, pro-social justice, pro-meritocracy, pro-Euro, hedonistic, carpe diem, assume the consequences of your actions, love and peace message non-stop trolling has earned me a “troll” label from the generation in power (though in their photos they look about the same age as me) people who have a bit more of a life than I do.
FIFY

They ought to have their bare buttocks testicles whipped with a dead live electric eel

IMO

My professional conduct trolling has always been exemplary.

FTFY

disappointed – was hoping for a nice pair of bouncing boobies

If the NHS has one serious fault, I’d say it’s a blame culture in senior maangement who see problems as being someone’s fault and resolution is by way of finger pointing and scapegoating, instead of maybe being systemic problem that may need changes to the organisation, practices, whatever. And that can act as a pretty effective block to implementing the changes which need to be made to improve the service. All of which can be prety demoralising for front line staff, many of whom not only work incredibly hard but do so often under extreme stress, and in return are accussed of incompetence for making mistakes that most of us would never put ourselves in a position to make.

Missidentify a patient’s x-rays, patient who needs cancer treatment doesn’t get it, dies, while patient who doesn’t have cancer starts an invasive, distressing and totally unneccessary course of treatment. If that was you who got that wrong, could you live with it?

Brooks B17. Not lightweight, takes a couple of (hundred) miles to break in, awesome once broken in (or your butt breaks to it’s shape)

On the 2000AD front, Strontium Dog was a big favourite of mine

Ton wasn’t thinking for himself,

obviously

it’s not hard.

Neither’s thinking for yourself instead of letting mailTV do it for you. You should try it sometime.

ARE YOU MARIED.

You’ve pulled a millionaire – GET IN

Completely OT but here’s some white water pron. Love the standing wave at 22:40

Well, I’ve always associated prejudices with stupidity, so yup, I guess you’re right

I automatically assume people that like football are yobs, incapable of complex thought but good at shouting mindless slogans.

The medical director of my local NHS trust, a consultant radiologist, and the depute surgical director, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, both football season ticket holders would probably disagree with you.
But knock yourselves out with stereotypes, so much easier than actually thinking, isn’t it?

Intolerance. really, I just cannot stand it

Go to a charity shop and buy some baby clothes
Go to a party shop and buy a selection of balloons
Inflate some balloons and stuff them inside the clothes so you have something that might look loke a small child from a dstance
Tie it upside down to the pole.
When the fun starts, deny all knowledge but use the opportunity to ask why all that crap is there anyway.

Steak bakes….

Not Greggs though

Isn’t the important one, Old Faithful, the self-build featuring washing machine parts that he won the hour record on, in Chambers St in Eddyburg?

Animal Farm

and not from the thread so far but probably relevant
Lord Of The Flies

Titan Crane at Clydebank

ohohoyeah, deffo. passed it loads of times and heard it wsa going to open – open now then is it?

Laptop open
Link below
Stand next to praying idiot and get somene to film it
Shout BINGO at the end
Expect to never fly with that airline again
Linky

OOOOOoooooohhhhhh where from?

being a linux fanboi now I might be asking something stupid, but does format /mbr still work?

Poor bloke. probably spent his whole life ranting against something or other instead of enjoying himself

If I have nothing to complain about, I’ll complain about nothing

Deuchars IPA is nothing special but a good session ale.

Quite. Available and reliable.

oak barrel cranberry version

PMSL – does it ome with an umbrella and a cherry ?

The reason 1984 is relevant is not that it specifically referred to the Eastern Block

Isn’t Britain called Airstrip One, the potential launchpad for a a US strike againmst the evil eastern communist block? Ipso facto, it’s not a far left but far right society, the warning not being about far right or far left ideaologies but about a totalitarian state. In a far right state, the power lies with the Capitlists, the point made IIRC when Winston went for a drink with the proles and got the history mixed in with the good old days of a pint as opposed to a litre/half litre of beer. Just like Daily Mail readers pining for some “good old days” that never really existed.

A lifetime’s search and Caley 80’s the best you cann come up with? Seriously?
Deuchars IPA

job done

steep overnight in 50/50 milk/water mix
boil gently till it reaches the consistency you like
add whatever takes your fancy this morning