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I can fully understand why a Welsh or snp or Irish type wants independence from the uk (England) - but not if they want to be part of the Eu instead. Either be independent , or get your laws from another country and capital city, getting upset over Westminster but not Brussels just seems chippy. At...

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Jack Dempsey was brought over by Glasgow from Australia as the ball carrying 8 we seem to struggle to produce. He was already capped by Australia so ineligible for Scotland. Nearly three years since he played for Australia, so as his grandfather is Scottish (and he apparently still has many relativ...

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Jack Dempsey was brought over by Glasgow from Australia as the ball carrying 8 we seem to struggle to produce. He was already capped by Australia so ineligible for Scotland. Nearly three years since he played for Australia, so as his grandfather is Scottish (and he apparently still has many relativ...

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Jack Dempsey was brought over by Glasgow from Australia as the ball carrying 8 we seem to struggle to produce. He was already capped by Australia so ineligible for Scotland. Nearly three years since he played for Australia, so as his grandfather is Scottish (and he apparently still has many relative...

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I have only had time to skim the thread so at least some of this has been covered. But we recently had an old chum of my wife's stay who is professionally involved in this. There are actually relatively few migrants trying to get into the UK compared to Europe as a whole. There were fewer than half ...

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I have not been following things closely and had therefore thought things were generally in a much better place than a year ago across Europe. It appears there are still bigger issues in some places than I realised, resulting in harsher measures, resulting in riots. Can anyone who has been paying mo...

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£19 for a good quality fish and chips meal isn't expensive. It’s not a bargain though is it ? Chippy would be under half that Cod and chips, peas and gravy for 1/4 of that at my local chippy. I grew up in chip shops. Several relatives still own them. If I saw this lot at under £5 I'd not buy it as ...

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A friend of mine in the British Olympic Association believes the Paris Olympics will be sensational. The BOA and some British contractors are working closely with the French and the current opinion is that the vision is superb, and it looks like it will be well delivered. Despite all the political n...

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I see their sacrifice as Karma for Irish war crimes perpetrated in Zululand by the 88th Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers. Also the many Irishers who served with the invaders in the British regiments. Don't think it was the Irish who, daily, paraded a single person out of the English concentra...

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I see their sacrifice as Karma for Irish war crimes perpetrated in Zululand by the 88th Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers. Also the many Irishers who served with the invaders in the British regiments. We may have redressed our wrongs somewhat , by being the first or second ranked UN peacekeepi...

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The one thing a lot of people don't factor in is that when you get to your mid 60s you don't do as much. There is no way I would even try to do what I was doing at age 50 so I need a lot less money and I suspect this will drop on a regular basis. Right now a tank of gas lasts a month or more. There...

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Greatly though it pains me to say it, I'm with Yeeb on this one. I am retied on a basket of small final salary pensions and investments. My wife has a SIPP into which she paid her FS pension pot. Other than that we have a number of investments of various kinds. I doubt if state pension provision wil...

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Even the spite is a Tier 2 flustercuck of a cripplefight. How the mighty (and Scotland) have fallen... I think the lack of enthusiasm comes from the mutual expectation that the Wallabies will literally sodomise Scotland. Australia were so worried about facing Scotland again after the last thrashing...

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Well that was loud. I missed quite a lot of dialogue due to whispering actors and other noises which was a bit on an issue. I have tinnitus so some films are like that for me when the diction is not clear. A Time to Die was fine, this was not. Since the Fremen seem to be various shades of dark skin...

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Well that was loud. I missed quite a lot of dialogue due to whispering actors and other noises which was a bit on an issue. I have tinnitus so some films are like that for me when the diction is not clear. A Time to Die was fine, this was not. Since the Fremen seem to be various shades of dark skin,...

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My car service is taking longer than expected so I have gone a nearby cinema to take advantage of the Seniors afternoon offer.

First day showing and I think I am the youngest person here at a sprightly 65.

IMAX 2D fwiw

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Amazon's commentators :blush: I find Lawson particularly annoying for his habit of talking over the referee when the referee is asking the TMO to look at things so no one is sure what the ref has said. Then speculates about what the ref said. Obviously did not learn from his grandfather. Mind you t...

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McLean is barely into double figures of pro games so its hardly surprising a lot of people are not familiar with him.

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Aye wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:24 pm That Rufus McLean has a serious turn of pace and step off the left. Hadn’t seen him before.

You mean the American? [/Derwyn}

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 2:23 pm They’re branching out now. Aussie, Tuipulotu, starts for today at 13!

Qualified for Scotland since birth.

You'd have a better point re Johnson who qualified on residency.

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It’s 2025, UK economy is dire and there’s another referendum on the table: “Hey Brits, would you like to join the EEC again?” “Yes, I’m struggling and need a job” “ Remember it’s under EU rules” “NO!! Freeeedom!” No vote equals 60% I believe the UK will be relatively worse off as a result of Brexit...

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I have corrected my post re Japan as it was 100 points Scotland put on them. I know the Scottish coach assigned to help them adjust to playing here. He reckoned they were barely club standard. As I said, have come a long way since. Ironically, Scotland have been accused of being disrespectful to tou...

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If they scheduled say a Tier 2 team like Georgia or something as a warm-up type of match, then I'd say it would make more sense. As schedules go, I've also never understood why the Autumn Internationals aren't scheduled with half term as well. Move them a week or two forward, surely more families a...

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The UK is actually a net exporter of lamb. In theory we do not need NZ lamb at all. However, lamb is broadly produced over the summer, when we produce more than we consume. The surplus is exported, mostly to the EU. For example, my brother in law sold his entire production to Spain every year for 20...

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Can someone explain in words an old person will understand what 4DX 3D is. Dune is listed as being available in IMAX 2D and 4DX 3D in Edinburgh. I could google it but I don't want to know what the technical explanation is, rather what the viewing experience is. I went to No Time to Die in our local ...

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Gareth1960 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:17 pm Lorthern Nights

Were you playing for Royal Aberdeen against the R&A at the weekend?
A very good mate of mine was playing for the R&A

Long gone, from here and NPR.

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Frustrating day for Saffer fans. The Bulls and the Sharks were really poor in their decision making and execution, somehow they seemed they could win with brute force alone. I know a couple of players in the Edinburgh 23 last night who were worried about the Bulls size. Purely on the basis that if ...

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Out here in the country it is very obvious there are issues. The only supermarket in the nearby small town has empty shelves every time I shop, and has posted on local social media to say they are struggling to get all their normal stock and to ask for tolerance. A couple of other supermarkets I hav...

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The Native wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:52 pm I couldn’t give less f*cks about 9/11 or anything surrounding it. The US and the West in general has done far worse to far more people.

America and the West has done nothing that other states and races did to others. They were just more successful at it.

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The biggest issue facing the planet is too many people. No one should be allowed more than 2 kids, and no AI till that is sorted.

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Very true. But also add to that the fact that Irish beef production is one of the more efficient (carbon wise) beef production systems. If we cull our herd like some numpties suggest, the need for such meat will most likely just be met by a less efficient producer leading to a net gain in greenhous...

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Very true. But also add to that the fact that Irish beef production is one of the more efficient (carbon wise) beef production systems. If we cull our herd like some numpties suggest, the need for such meat will most likely just be met by a less efficient producer leading to a net gain in greenhous...

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9/11: Inside the President’s War Room on Apple TV is a very good doco. There is some very good stuff around just now. One documentary series I watched was 'Turning Point : 9/11 and the War on Terror' on Netflix. It is a bit one sided, but even taking that into account, some of the things they portr...

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I think the only thing posters are uniting against in this case is stupidity. Nothing to do with being English or not. What stupidity. The fact that I post articles that hurt their feelings. The fact that whatever nonsense Bimbo posts on other matters, this is actually an area that he knows what he...

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The EU and UK-Swedish drug-maker AstraZeneca have settled a row over a shortfall in coronavirus vaccines that affected the European rollout earlier this year. AstraZeneca has agreed to deliver 200 million doses of its vaccine, which had been promised under a contract, to the EU by the end of March ...

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Hookers : Uli Schmidt Phil Kearns Bismarck du Plesiss Sean Fitzpatrick Keith Wood I saw Schimdt play many times. Putting aside the fact that he was a thug, I'd not have on this list. There are several players of the apartheid era who were probably world class had they had the chance to show it. Tho...

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Christ knows how you're supposed to get to the truth of events 56 years ago, but maybe that's the point. The accusation is sufficient proof of guilt these days Totally agree. Unless some witnesses come forward or the accuser is caught out in a lie or there was evidence of a cover-up it's hard to as...

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Duck and cherry pie.

I just could not see how it worked. Then I tried in Gatrile's in Jo'burg when I lived there. Food of the Gods.

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Just mashed potato with milk. :lol: Well with just milk it would be weird. But with milk, heaps of salted butter, rock salt and copious amounts of black pepper it's an unbeatable winter food. Preach. And garlic on occasion is a worthy addition. Now I have read on, the shark has been completely jump...

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Who the fudge hates mashed potatoes? :uhoh: Just mashed potato with milk. :lol: Well with just milk it would be weird. But with milk, heaps of salted butter, rock salt and copious amounts of black pepper it's an unbeatable winter food. Preach. And garlic on occasion is a worthy addition. Now I have...

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