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A Cross Schtick
Posted: 15 April 2005
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A Cross Schtick
Egregious
Lies
Engendering
Contempt
Tedium
Ignorance
Obfuscation
Negativity
Trust
Is
Missing
Everywhere
Sophistry
Usurps
Coherence
Knowledge
Sense
Can I have my country back? I want a mid-term (two years) mandatory confirmation referendum. Two thirds Yes: the government goes to full term. Two thirds No: General Election two weeks later.
Sooner or later they'd learn either to deliver, or to talk straight. Or both.
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 Account Closed at 11:10 on 17 April 2005
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Can't escape the propaganda at the moment what with the Pope, the French 'non' and your general elections (never mind whether Camilla should be queen and whether Britany is expecting a boy or a girl).
Tedium is definately the word.
Elspeth
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sue n at 22:35 on 17 April 2005
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Blatent
Liar,
Aggressor,
Insufferable-
REPLACE
Horrendous
Ogre,
Werewolf,
Alarmist,
Racist-
DISCOUNT
Kind
Environmentalist,
Nondescript
Nonentity,
Endearing
Drip-
YO-Heave-HO
I've never yet failed to cast my vote - this year??????
(How do you do the Bold?)
Sue n
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.JPG) Zettel at 13:28 on 18 April 2005
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El
Must admit Britany (not the ferry I take it?) and Camilla don't reach my radar of interest. As you would expect we Brits are on the whole shamefully uninformed and uninterested in the French 'Non'.
As for the Pope one person's tedium as another's te deum I guess.
Sue - love it! Better than mine. Agree in every case.
The bold is easy but tedious {b] before each letter and [/b} after.
As for the voting dilemma - I find it ironic that we exercise ouor pathetic little vote once every 4/5 years by putting a cross beside the name not a tick. I'm toying with putting a cross beside every candidate's name, entering 'Jed Bartlet' and ticking that. But maybe the idealism of the West Wing has finally turned my head to mush.
Good fun. This democratic vacuum is far too serious to take seriously.
regards
Z
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jewelsx at 19:57 on 28 April 2005
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I love election time
the whole political system seems to go mad! Did anyone see the last question time with the prime minister it actually made me laugh. so many cheap tricks and childish tactics it was sheer entertainment.
the question i struggle with is who do i take seriously enough to vote for bearing in mind the power these people have.
jewelsx
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Nik Perring at 00:47 on 29 April 2005
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Just stumbled over this and wanted to say that not only did I think it was great, but I also agree whole heartedly.
Reminds me of that joke:
A robber stops a man in London. "Give me your money!" he says.
"But I'm an MP," the man protests.
"Well in that case," the robber replies. "Give me MY money."
Cheers,
Nik.
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Nik Perring at 00:51 on 29 April 2005
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PS A politician, learn to straight talk? Do you really think that's possible? I don't think they're allowed in if they show any signs of honesty, or morals, or ethics ... ;)
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Zettel at 15:26 on 29 April 2005
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Thanks guys.
If we get the politicians we deserve - can you tel me what the hell you've all been up to? Can I have some please?
Regards
Z
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Felmagre at 09:25 on 02 May 2005
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Be interesting if we 'really' had a parlimentary democracy. Lib Dems were speaking about limiting the power of the PM irrespective of which party won. If this were to 'really' happen then possibly all parties would have to work together and then 'democracy' might just have a chance of working...Ah well one can still dream, not discovered a way of serving a tax on that as yet, but I suppose if we give them time!
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hsl at 14:03 on 16 May 2005
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Zettel - I liked the approach. It's a sort of linear haiku which, presumably,could be extended to other issues too serious to be taken seriously - Howard
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 Mickey at 13:48 on 02 June 2006
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British Politicians
British politicians
Get away with such a lot
If this was South America
They’d all be bloody shot
Really great piece (and I thought I was the only one who cared!)
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