Smokers are Mad, Bad, & Sad.

[CelticGeezeer]

Let me requote from my post above which you cant have read.


"I have had two meetings with Saddam Hussein, once in 1994 and once in August of 2002. By no stretch of the English language can that be described as "many meetings" with Saddam Hussein.

"As a matter of fact, I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns. I met him to try and bring about an end to sanctions, suffering and war, and on the second of the two occasions, I met him to try and persuade him to let Dr Hans Blix and the United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country - a rather better use of two meetings with Saddam Hussein than your own Secretary of State for Defence made of his.

"I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when British and Americans governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas. I used to demonstrate outside the Iraqi embassy when British and American officials were going in and doing commerce.

"You will see from the official parliamentary record, Hansard, from the 15th March 1990 onwards, voluminous evidence that I have a rather better record of opposition to Saddam Hussein than you do and than any other member of the British or American governments do.

[tikay]

As "crossover" threads go, this takes some beating. From my "quit smoking" failure to Saddam Hussein & WMD!

[wader leg]

I was about to say
Smoking>George Galloway> Saddam> Polonium
Seeing as it takes me 15 mins to send a reply that makes sense i'm having a stab at Diana's crash being the topic when this gets posted!!

[KingPoker]

Let me requote from my post above which you cant have read.


"I have had two meetings with Saddam Hussein, once in 1994 and once in August of 2002. By no stretch of the English language can that be described as "many meetings" with Saddam Hussein.

"As a matter of fact, I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns. I met him to try and bring about an end to sanctions, suffering and war, and on the second of the two occasions, I met him to try and persuade him to let Dr Hans Blix and the United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country - a rather better use of two meetings with Saddam Hussein than your own Secretary of State for Defence made of his.

"I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when British and Americans governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas. I used to demonstrate outside the Iraqi embassy when British and American officials were going in and doing commerce.
"You will see from the official parliamentary record, Hansard, from the 15th March 1990 onwards, voluminous evidence that I have a rather better record of opposition to Saddam Hussein than you do and than any other member of the British or American governments do.

This is obviously the bit you refer to me have not read which of course I did. All this proves is that he was an opponent to IRAQ BUYING GUNS AND GAS OFF THE UK AND US.

It does not detract in any way from my previous post on what he actually thought of saddam hussein, which in clear and uncontestable fact he was recorded saying "you are a man of courage and strength" No propoganda, lies or hearsay!

I wonder what people would think of me if i recorded myself going into a prison and taping it saying those exact words to a murderer and posting it on here!?

[thetank]

"I salute your courage and strength" sounds like a standard piece of diplomatic fluff to me, hardly proves someone is a sympathiser.

Polticians of the world wouldn't get very far persuading tyrants and the like to stop all their naughtiness if they opened every meeting with "you are an utter bastard and I hate your mum!"

[thetank]

I wonder what people would think of me if i recorded myself going into a prison and taping it saying those exact words to a murderer and posting it on here!?

If he was your cell mate, if he was a big guy, if he knew how to smuggle a sheep into B-wing....etc

We would understand and not take it out of context.

[wader leg]

Indefatigability.
Anyone who manages to slip that one into a sentence deserves a doff of the cap

[KingPoker]

"I salute your courage and strength" sounds like a standard piece of diplomatic fluff to me, hardly proves someone is a sympathiser.

Polticians of the world wouldn't get very far persuading tyrants and the like to stop all their naughtiness if they opened every meeting with "you are an utter bastard and I hate your mum!"

But there is a middle ground, no need to shove his tongue quite so far up his arse!

I wonder what people would think of me if i recorded myself going into a prison and taping it saying those exact words to a murderer and posting it on here!?

If he was your cell mate, if he was a big guy, if he knew how to smuggle a sheep into B-wing....etc

We would understand and not take it out of context.

Whoever i would be in a cell with they would be my bitch, not the other way round lol!

Always be the shunter, never the grunter!

 

[wader leg]

Whoever i would be in a cell with they would be my bitch, not the other way round lol!

Always be the shunter, never the grunter!

 

I'll bet you owned the greenhouse at borstal.

[tikay]

"I salute your courage and strength" sounds like a standard piece of diplomatic fluff to me, hardly proves someone is a sympathiser.

Polticians of the world wouldn't get very far persuading tyrants and the like to stop all their naughtiness if they opened every meeting with "you are an utter bastard and I hate your mum!"

"diplomatic fluff".

Welcome back Mr Tank Sir, you've been much missed.

How's the new job going?

I started smoking cigars, (which someone said was jiggy....), we got to Mr Galloway, Irag, Saddam, Congresional Hearings, Polonium, & now your boozer. The circle is almost complete.

[KingPoker]

Whoever i would be in a cell with they would be my bitch, not the other way round lol!

Always be the shunter, never the grunter!

 

I'll bet you owned the greenhouse at borstal.

Man that bit is brutal isnt it! Even though its a film you feel so bad for that kid!!!!

[thetank]

I never went away chief, I just post less.

Can understand you starting smoking again, I would have given in too by now if cash wasn't a factor.
If you do quit again, I reckon the ban makes things ten times easier.

[wader leg]

It should be shown in schools as a deterrent

[KingPoker]

It should be shown in schools as a deterrent

Do you know what, you are completely right!
Not that i was a yob but if i was that would make me think twice because i committed a serious crme!

[tikay]

I never went away chief, I just post less.

Can understand you starting smoking again, I would have given in too by now if cash wasn't a factor.
If you do quit again, I reckon the ban makes things ten times easier.

Quit again? You bet I will. And properly next time.