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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm Posts: 12251
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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"the guy who got car head from a hooker is now the moral compass for my nation" 
_________________ Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm Posts: 5048
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I don't think anyone could sum up the situation better, as ever.
_________________ Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much. jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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It does show how out of touch our Media are. The fact that comedians sum it up better than politicians or the media shows how corrupting Murdoch has been.
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Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:07 pm |
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ShockWaffle
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 am Posts: 1911
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To be fair, Jon Stewart always puts it better than anyone else.
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Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:09 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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_________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:17 pm |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm Posts: 7173
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I think this just shows what a sorry mess the whole thing is, and I hope it permanently dents not only the Murdoch empire but Number 10 too.
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Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:56 pm |
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Amnesia10
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There does need to be reform of the press. I would like to see an end to News international and even its part ownership of Sky. I do think that it shows Cameron to have very poor judgement. Is that the sort of person we want with his finger on the nuclear button?
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:52 am |
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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That's ok we cant fire them without the yanks anyway!
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:14 am |
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Amnesia10
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Well that is a relief. Though why do they want to spend more than £100 billion on a weapon that they cannot use ever? 
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:32 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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The logic seems to be "If we don't have it, we might find one day we need to use it. If we have it, then we won't ever need to use it". Sir Humphrey at his best I think. Jon
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:35 am |
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adidan
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Thankfully, but sadly, we may have to rely on the Americans to get the ball rolling in sorting out the problem: clicky
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:37 am |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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That's an urban myth, the UK is capable of launching independently; the submarine commanders are also capable of firing the missiles without authorisation from Downing Street.
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:45 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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I hope that's only under conditions where communication with command has apparently been severed by attack. Rather than just y'know, they're having a bad day. Jon
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:16 am |
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adidan
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Yes we can fire them but Lockheed engineers basically run and maintain them through their other companies and if the US didn't want us to hit anything they could just switch off GPS. clickyWe're basically there to appear as an independent nuclear State but in reality we're just tagged on to situations when the US want us to be seen there. If we wanted to fire contrary to US wishes, well, it wouldn't be feasible.
_________________ Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much. jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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