johnloony
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Post by johnloony on Mar 16, 2022 10:09:42 GMT
Me?!? Insults? I have never insulted anyone! I am a very calm and reasonable and tolerant and laid-back person. I thrive on rejoicing in diversity and a widespread variety of different cultures, lifestyles and opinions. One of the main reasons why society in general, and this forum in particular, are so harmonious and tranquil to live in, is because of the significant contribution which I make to upholding and maintaining the principles of diversity, tolerance, and mutual respect and understanding. That's all very well, John, but I happen to be an alien hippopotamus. But are you a catastrophically deranged and insane one? Or are you a normal ordinary one?
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Mar 16, 2022 14:19:39 GMT
That's all very well, John, but I happen to be an alien hippopotamus. But are you a catastrophically deranged and insane one? Or are you a normal ordinary one? Well, there you have the problem, John. Realisation that I am behaving in a deranged and insane manner is always my first step back to insanity*. Right now I'm pretty sure I am not catastrophically deranged and insane, but this may well mean that in fact I am. * This is genuinely true with my mental health, allowing for a bit of hyperbole. EDIT Err, fixed that for myself. Sloppy typing and autocorrect strike again.
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 16, 2022 14:29:39 GMT
But are you a catastrophically deranged and insane one? Or are you a normal ordinary one? Well, there you have the problem, John. Realisation that I am behaving in a deranged and insane manner is always my first step back to insanity*. Right now I'm pretty sure I am not catastrophically deranged and insane, but this may well mean that in fact I am.
* This is genuinely true with my mental health, allowing for a bit of hyperbole. I've checked. You're not.
Unless you still maintain QPR are going to win this year's premiership title. *
* On that subject I wonder if QPR could replace Chelsea in the Premiership a la Arsenal and Spurs in 1919?
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froome
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Post by froome on Mar 16, 2022 16:15:17 GMT
Well, there you have the problem, John. Realisation that I am behaving in a deranged and insane manner is always my first step back to insanity*. Right now I'm pretty sure I am not catastrophically deranged and insane, but this may well mean that in fact I am.
* This is genuinely true with my mental health, allowing for a bit of hyperbole. I've checked. You're not. Unless you still maintain QPR are going to win this year's premiership title. * * On that subject I wonder if QPR could replace Chelsea in the Premiership a la Arsenal and Spurs in 1919? QPR v Fulham Premiership derbies would really rub it in for Chelsea fans.
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Bonham Gyles
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Post by Bonham Gyles on Mar 17, 2022 0:02:57 GMT
Good to have someone other than johnloony who seems to know a bit about politics in Croydon. It is quite clear and obvious that Bonham Gyles is a blithering idiot who knows absolutely nothing about local election results or politics in Croydon. Only a catastrophically deranged and insane alien hippopotamus would even consider the possibility that the Lib Dems might have a chance of winning any seats on the council, or that Andrew Pelling might have a chance of coming within a billion light-years of winning the mayoral election. I'm guilty as charged for being an alien hippopotamus. Not sure about being catastrophically deranged though
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Mar 17, 2022 0:14:32 GMT
I've checked. You're not. Unless you still maintain QPR are going to win this year's premiership title. * * On that subject I wonder if QPR could replace Chelsea in the Premiership a la Arsenal and Spurs in 1919? QPR v Fulham Premiership derbies would really rub it in for Chelsea fans. They’re only derbies at the pooperscoop (sorry, super hoop) end of the borough. Bring back Rob Steiner, his comical red card and Karren Brady’s hubby’s goal made my 18th birthday. Along with the Scrubs lads fighting amongst themselves in the Putney end. Sorry, Adam in StroudOf course that was in the days when I gave a toss about what happened in the top 7 divisions. My lot are trying their best to make that the top 8 divisions for next season.
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Post by aargauer on Mar 19, 2022 22:45:43 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland.
I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK.
Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections.
Politically im FDP.
I look forward to contributing!
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 19, 2022 23:03:42 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK. Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. Politically im FDP. I look forward to contributing! Well, you'll fit in perfectly here! Welcome.
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Post by aargauer on Mar 19, 2022 23:06:09 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK. Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. Politically im FDP. I look forward to contributing! Well, you'll fit in perfectly here! Welcome. Thank you! Is it possible to get my political colours added? (FDP or UK Conservative)?
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J.G.Harston
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Post by J.G.Harston on Mar 19, 2022 23:35:04 GMT
Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. You'll fit in perfectly here.
As they say in another place: pull a sack of cement, make yourself comfortable, there's still tea in that pot, if you look in that round tuit tin there may be some biscuits.
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J.G.Harston
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Post by J.G.Harston on Mar 19, 2022 23:37:01 GMT
Thank you! Is it possible to get my political colours added? (FDP or UK Conservative)?
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European Lefty
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Post by European Lefty on Mar 20, 2022 0:20:12 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK. Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. Politically im FDP. I look forward to contributing! Not sure we've ever had a Swiss member before! Willkommen!
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Post by aargauer on Mar 20, 2022 0:22:09 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK. Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. Politically im FDP. I look forward to contributing! Not sure we've ever had a Swiss member before! Willkommen! Merci vielmals!
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Georg Ebner
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Post by Georg Ebner on Mar 20, 2022 0:33:24 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. I am a follower of elections internationally and especially here in Switzerland, the US, and the UK. Some of my interests include real ale, railways and by elections. Politically im FDP. I look forward to contributing! Excellent! I was often not sure, whether anyone is interested in our small countries (i am from the poor part of the Alpes...).
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Post by Georg Ebner on Mar 20, 2022 0:38:10 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. Perhaps even from the FrickTal? Then You would be a better Austrian than i as a Salzburger - that has belonged to Vienna only since NAPOLEON - can ever be!
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Post by aargauer on Mar 20, 2022 0:42:57 GMT
Hi everyone, Grüezi from Aargau, Northern Switzerland. Perhaps even from the FrickTal? Then You would be a better Austrian than i as a Salzburger - that has belonged to Vienna only since NAPOLEON - can ever be! Yes. Infact i live in Frick itself! I actually recently hiked from Frick to Aarau over the Benkerjoch - which is what passes for a hill (700m) in flat as a pancake Aargau. The high pass would have been the border I think? The modern administrative boundaries don't really follow geography but religion (Densbüren and Bözen are clearly in the fricktal but don't belong to laufenberg bezirk given their Protestantism.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Mar 20, 2022 0:50:36 GMT
Perhaps even from the FrickTal? Then You would be a better Austrian than i as a Salzburger - that has belonged to Vienna only since NAPOLEON - can ever be! Yes. Infact i live in Frick itself! I actually recently hiked from Frick to Aarau over the Benkerjoch - which is what passes for a hill (700m) in flat as a pancake Aargau. The high pass would have been the border I think? The modern administrative boundaries don't really follow geography but religion (Densbüren and Bözen are clearly in the fricktal but don't belong to laufenberg bezirk) What a coincidence - i meant it more as a joke, after all there are not so many Aargauer living in the exHabsburgian part, are there?! I am allowed to have some members of this Aargauer family as my neighbours, by the way.
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Post by BossMan on Mar 20, 2022 11:18:27 GMT
Well, you'll fit in perfectly here! Welcome. Thank you! Is it possible to get my political colours added? (FDP or UK Conservative)? I have just added you to the Conservative group.
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Post by frankyank on Mar 20, 2022 21:27:36 GMT
What is the benefit of being added to a group? Is it just the colour?
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 20, 2022 21:32:16 GMT
What is the benefit of being added to a group? Is it just the colour? It allows access to "group rooms" where colleagues can talk to each other with a frankness they might not wish to display elsewhere.
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