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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on May 25, 2024 13:47:33 GMT
People say that every day, maybe she should have written, is he not? What she meant is obvious to all but Hippopotamus offspring.  You have obviously misunderstood. People usually say "Statement, isn't it?" or "Somebody something, isn't he?" when they are expecting the other person to say "Yes it is", or "Yes he is". On this occasion, the expected response is "Of course he isn't, you insane ludicrous fantasist", so it's not logical for her to be using those words. It's the English language which is never used logically and is open to vast interpretation. I think you interpret it much more narrowly, which you call logically, than I do. |
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Post by johnloony on May 25, 2024 13:55:26 GMT
You have obviously misunderstood. People usually say "Statement, isn't it?" or "Somebody something, isn't he?" when they are expecting the other person to say "Yes it is", or "Yes he is". On this occasion, the expected response is "Of course he isn't, you insane ludicrous fantasist", so it's not logical for her to be using those words. She was using a contemporary twist on a rhetorical device John. Presumably the contemporary twist is that it now means "I am pretending to think that you are going to agree with my ludicrous and absurd opinion (even though it's obviously nonsense), as if it might have the effect of making me look slightly less insane". |
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Post by finsobruce on May 25, 2024 15:38:28 GMT
"Drown and Out" "Richie Sunk" "Wet blanket" (my 81 year old mum when we talked about him this morning) Nice in a Wet Suit Slippery When Wet It Rained On His Parade A Titanic Mistake Did You Enjoy The Icebergs? A Bridge Too Far The Rats Have Gone Off In The Lifeboats Man In Full Pursuit Of An Accident PM In search Of A Voter And Now The Clown Suit Sir ..... The Banana Is Over There For A Convincing Pratfall We Need A Convincing ......? Etc. Not Waving, but Drowning. |
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Post by carlton43 on May 25, 2024 15:42:51 GMT
Nice in a Wet Suit Slippery When Wet It Rained On His Parade A Titanic Mistake Did You Enjoy The Icebergs? A Bridge Too Far The Rats Have Gone Off In The Lifeboats Man In Full Pursuit Of An Accident PM In search Of A Voter And Now The Clown Suit Sir ..... The Banana Is Over There For A Convincing Pratfall We Need A Convincing ......? Etc. Not Waving, but Drowning. And by Numbers aka Greenaway Syndrome. |
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Post by devolutionist on Jun 6, 2024 8:03:25 GMT
Almanac profileCandidatesDaniel Callaghan (Lib Dem) Kevin Foster (Green) Tony Spence (Reform UK) Tom Wilson (Lab) Louise Dickens (Workers Party) Yorkshire Party will have a candidate, papers going in today. |
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Post by devolutionist on Jun 7, 2024 7:25:24 GMT
Almanac profileCandidatesDaniel Callaghan (Lib Dem) Louise Dickens (Workers Party) Kevin Foster (Green) Tony Spence (Reform UK) Sir Archibald Stanton (OMRLP) Rishi Sunak* (Con) Tom Wilson (Lab) I got Rio Goldhammer's papers in yesterday for the Yorkshire Party. Source: I'm his election agent. |
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 7, 2024 8:10:05 GMT
Almanac profileCandidatesDaniel Callaghan (Lib Dem) Louise Dickens (Workers Party) Kevin Foster (Green) Tony Spence (Reform UK) Sir Archibald Stanton (OMRLP) Rishi Sunak* (Con) Tom Wilson (Lab) I got Rio Goldhammer's papers in yesterday for the Yorkshire Party. Source: I'm his election agent. Shouldn't you alter your profile?? |
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Post by Rutlander on Jun 7, 2024 8:21:25 GMT
The constituency includes Catterick "the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000"; I wonder if, after the D-Day Debacle, turnout among service families will be affected?
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Post by devolutionist on Jun 7, 2024 9:08:21 GMT
I got Rio Goldhammer's papers in yesterday for the Yorkshire Party. Source: I'm his election agent. Shouldn't you alter your profile?? Yes, can you remind me how I do that? |
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Post by cogload on Jun 7, 2024 12:06:12 GMT
Sunak I speculate may resign today. It kinda will make sense of what's happened in the last fortnight. Boris to be given a seat? he has four hours. Apologies if anyone is angered by my speculation. Ladbrokes are offering a market... |
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 7, 2024 12:08:33 GMT
Sunak I speculate may resign today. It kinda will make sense of what's happened in the last fortnight. Boris to be given a seat? he has four hours. Apologies if anyone is angered by my speculation. Ladbrokes are offering a market... What are the odds they are offering? |
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Post by norflondon on Jun 7, 2024 12:18:48 GMT
5/1 (16% chance) he will be replaced
There's been no significant betting movement so far.
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 7, 2024 12:23:15 GMT
Nah, he will be hoping his public apology this morning "moves things on" - and to a degree it might. A lot of people won't forget though.
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Post by thejedi on Jun 7, 2024 12:35:26 GMT
Sunak I speculate may resign today. It kinda will make sense of what's happened in the last fortnight. Boris to be given a seat? he has four hours. Apologies if anyone is angered by my speculation. He’ll not resign. |
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Post by johnloony on Jun 7, 2024 12:45:22 GMT
Sunak I speculate may resign today. It kinda will make sense of what's happened in the last fortnight. Boris to be given a seat? he has four hours. Apologies if anyone is angered by my speculation. We’re not angry at your speculation. We’re laughing at your hallucinations. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2024 12:48:30 GMT
Sunak I speculate may resign today. It kinda will make sense of what's happened in the last fortnight. Boris to be given a seat? he has four hours. Apologies if anyone is angered by my speculation. PM 4 PM by 4 pm? |
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Post by Ron Swanson on Jun 7, 2024 12:49:41 GMT
Looking at the odds, there has clearly been a few quid dropped on Labour winning here, down to 10/3.
I think you’d struggle to explain it away, there are certain things that a British PM shouldn’t ever do - and one of those is put themselves in a position where they could be seen as being disrespectful to services personnel and the fallen, especially on D-Day or Remembrance Sunday.
I suppose we’ve all come to know that politically he is thicker than a submarine door, but surely someone with half a clue would be within that inner circle that could advise him to stay for the duration - rather than come back here for an interview, at a time suggested by his office, on this day?
I’d not blame any Tory candidates for chucking in the towel on their campaigns, personally. Grab a violin and play ‘nearer my God to thee’ repeatedly.
Representing a seat with a huge military population, Farage breathing down your neck… if he wanted to push the eject button and go he could have done.
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Post by YL on Jun 7, 2024 13:15:34 GMT
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Post by stb12 on Jun 7, 2024 13:33:39 GMT
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