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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Picture association thread
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on: September 03, 2015, 05:24:48 PM
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I wonder how many people on here will get that connection David?
Would have been better if he'd got in before Longines response to Tighty's though. Longine's post was empty when I posted Was a genius post by the way!
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Syria, Migrants and Online Comments
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on: September 03, 2015, 05:15:25 PM
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The solution to this problem is the eradication of Islamic extremism. There is no point in discussing anything else.
Why so many young Muslims are attracted to extremism is the key question. The idea of dying a martyr in jihad is preferable to the life they are leading. The huge inequity of wealth between rich and poor is the root cause IMO. Human beings are basically c*nts. Or at least lapse into c*ntlike behaviour very easily. Its nothing to do with wealth. If someone had a fantastic life why would they become a suicide bomber? They wouldn't. People get daft ideas. http://listverse.com/2013/09/10/10-millionaires-who-committed-murder/None of them have looked for martyrdom though. None of them looked for yogurt in the back of our fridge either but that doesn't prove anything. They might have.
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Syria, Migrants and Online Comments
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on: September 03, 2015, 05:07:33 PM
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The solution to this problem is the eradication of Islamic extremism. There is no point in discussing anything else.
Why so many young Muslims are attracted to extremism is the key question. The idea of dying a martyr in jihad is preferable to the life they are leading. The huge inequity of wealth between rich and poor is the root cause IMO. Human beings are basically c*nts. Or at least lapse into c*ntlike behaviour very easily. Its nothing to do with wealth. If someone had a fantastic life why would they become a suicide bomber? They wouldn't. People get daft ideas. http://listverse.com/2013/09/10/10-millionaires-who-committed-murder/None of them have looked for martyrdom though.
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Syria, Migrants and Online Comments
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on: September 03, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
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the 216 figure i quoted earlier was wrong its being widely quoted today the actual figure is 2,204 If I'm reading that correctly that's the numbers applying, not granted. Either way, it's a pitiful number. There are over 1,000 decent-sized towns in the UK. Would adding TEN families to each of these put an unnecessary strain on the infrastructure and resources of the UK? Would it ruin our way of life and destroy this green and 'pleasant' land? There is no coherent argument to not helping them that I can see, other than xenophobia. If they were British people on holiday in Turkey (or wherever), we'd be chartering planes to get them to the safety and shelter of the UK.
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Syria, Migrants and Online Comments
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on: September 03, 2015, 11:20:03 AM
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@ Tom ... I did not say that we shouldn't I merely asked should we feed and house them !! @ tikay I've no doubt we will cope @ boshi Are armed forces fight for fundamental human rights....yes @ everyone....... DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR EX SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE HOMLESS AND HUNGRY RIGHT NOW Yes we should help refugees and no we shouldn't let them starve .....but shouldn't we be helping our own first I think that is a separate issue. Equally disgraceful that it is not being addressed but I don't see it as one first then the other. They should be parallel. On a side I don't know how many there are? I would guess around 2500 in the UK? Almost 4 times that in ex service personnel alone stu ! Lee, why does it have to be one or the other? I see some very hateful and vile propaganda from some sources that try to play this card that we can't help one group because another is also in need. Can you show me one iota of evidence that suggests helping a refugee diverts a single penny from helping ex-service personnel? On a tangent, did you sign this petition https://www.change.org/p/foreign-secretary-william-hague-protect-all-afghan-interpreters-who-served-alongside-british-troops-and-give-them-opportunity-to-resettle - or should it only be UK-born personnel who deserve help as a priority? If you think this petition is right, then think about each individual who has been forced from their home in Syria into the threat of starvation and a very uncertain future. Each of them will have a story, each will have a life. Just because they weren't born on an island off the north-west coast of mainland Europe doesn't mean they are less deserving of help. Don't you think their plight is desperate and needs action immediately?
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Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Syria, Migrants and Online Comments
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on: September 03, 2015, 08:01:57 AM
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So are we saying we should allow hundreds of thousands of refugees into this country ?
Absolutely Lee. Surely that's what our armed forces fight for, to ensure people's fundamental human rights wherever they are in the world? There are millions of people forced out of their country, many are starving, lacking permanent shelter, lacking access to safety, work, education, medical care, etc. Just because they had the misfortune of being born in a place that is what, a seven-year hour flight from Heathrow? The UK has taken in a few hundred of these refugees. Surely there's enough space and resources in this rich nation for every town and city to take in 10-20 refugees? Hardly a swarm migrants that will destroy this green and pleasant land.
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Community Forums / Betting Tips and Sport Discussion / Re: Do gamblers / poker players need a huge ego to succeed?
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on: August 11, 2015, 02:03:34 PM
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Poker players don't need a huge ego to succeed, no.
In tournament poker, off the top off my head, I don't think Deadman, Goulder, Brammer, Perrins, Cody, Toby, Negreanu etc have inflated egos.
I'd guess the proportion of inflated egos in poker is much the same as most other (competitive) walks of life.
Troll level: expert That's not the only name in that list that would wind Camel up Yeah, that Goulder's a right tos.... oh...
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Community Forums / Betting Tips and Sport Discussion / Re: Liverpool FC
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on: August 03, 2015, 07:25:09 PM
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Oh, do you mean all three playing at the same time? Not sure how that works either.
Yh I meant playing in a midfield 3 they are good enough between the 3 of them to sort out it,agree can't see Milner and Henderson missing many games maybe early cup games and away ties in Europa Maybe all three playing is the solution. It'd certainly be an athletic engine in the middle of the park.
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Community Forums / Betting Tips and Sport Discussion / Re: Liverpool FC
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on: August 03, 2015, 04:31:15 PM
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How does Sturridge fit in when he's back?
Probably a change in formation which they did when Suarez came back from his ban and numerous times since Rodgers has been in charge Who does he replace if everyone is fit? Good question probably can or one the wide players Not sure Rodgers has a preferred starting eleven, or if there is going to be such a thing. There are certain players who just don't seem to fit in to a current starting XI, and that includes Can for me. Where would he play? He's not a defensive midfielder to sit deep, so where would he start? My thought was that the three of them would rotate (can,Milner,Henderson) and take it turns to get forward with one staying back if the other two are forward all of them are fit guys and can cover the pitch and holes in the team Makes sense, but just can't see Henderson and/or Milner being rotated that much. If they're fit, I reckon they'll be playing. Which leaves Can as cover and for cup and Europa League games?
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