Today I'm angry about.....

[Zulus Thousand of em]

Today I'm angry about double standards. Folk whinging at Lokerbie bomber getting compassionate release when Ronnie Biggs got it, and they supported it, and who also laud Nelson Mandela as a hero.

Not quite in the same league are they?

No. But Nelson Mandela is, and he's a hero. Biggs is seen as some cheery chappy liek a film bank robber, when in reality he beat a train driver to within an inch of his life and left him permanently brain damaged, then skipped the country and has paid no where near his sentence. If we accept compassionate leave shouldn't be given to everyone, then he's a no.

I am neither an apologist nor a defender of Ronnie Biggs and his actions on 8 August 1963 or his subsequent pantomime existence. However it must be pointed out for the sake of accuracy that:

1. There were fifteen men in the gang that robbed the train. To my knowledge it has never been established which one of them clouted the driver, Jack Mills, with an iron bar.

2. In the immediate aftermath of the incident it was widely reported that Mills had a black eye and a facial cut.

3. Mills subsequently died, seven years later, from leukaemia. Whilst he never returned to work after the attack the inquest on his death concluded that his injuries did not contribute to it.

4. The story was put about later by Plod and certain members of the establishment, presumably to cover up their incompetence in dealing with the investigation.

[Prufrock]

Today I'm angry about double standards. Folk whinging at Lokerbie bomber getting compassionate release when Ronnie Biggs got it, and they supported it, and who also laud Nelson Mandela as a hero.

Not quite in the same league are they?

No. But Nelson Mandela is, and he's a hero. Biggs is seen as some cheery chappy liek a film bank robber, when in reality he beat a train driver to within an inch of his life and left him permanently brain damaged, then skipped the country and has paid no where near his sentence. If we accept compassionate leave shouldn't be given to everyone, then he's a no.

I am neither an apologist nor a defender of Ronnie Biggs and his actions on 8 August 1963 or his subsequent pantomime existence. However it must be pointed out for the sake of accuracy that:

1. There were fifteen men in the gang that robbed the train. To my knowledge it has never been established which one of them clouted the driver, Jack Mills, with an iron bar.

2. In the immediate aftermath of the incident it was widely reported that Mills had a black eye and a facial cut.

3. Mills subsequently died, seven years later, from leukaemia. Whilst he never returned to work after the attack the inquest on his death concluded that his injuries did not contribute to it.

4. The story was put about later by Plod and certain members of the establishment, presumably to cover up their incompetence in dealing with the investigation.

Pfft less of this facts based-ness, this ain't the thread for that!
He's still a naughty man. And people are still hypocrites. I know I am.

[Bruce Rioja]

2. "At this moment in time." That's simply now, you stupid bastard.

Then I hope, Zulu, that "In this day and age" winds the feck out of you as much as it does me!

[Zulus Thousand of em]

2. "At this moment in time." That's simply now, you stupid bastard.

Then I hope, Zulu, that "In this day and age" winds the feck out of you as much as it does me!

Indeed it does. (He types whilst frantically checking his previous posts to make sure he's not said it before!)

[Prufrock]

?In that vein, bw@bw did one earlier. Talked about an 'ageing centre back'. Oh really, as opposed to what, Mr Oil of fecking Ulay?

[thebish]

2. "At this moment in time." That's simply now, you stupid bastard.

Then I hope, Zulu, that "In this day and age" winds the feck out of you as much as it does me!

as does the new phrase "moving forward" or "going forward" that politicians simply add to the end of almost any sentence to make it sound like they are changing something over time.

[thebish]

and the ubiquitous use of "criminality" when they actually mean "crime"

I'm cross again now!

[TANGODANCER]

I just heard a female TV presenter say, when anouncing the film Presidio , " and now, tonight's film " Prey side ee o". You get paid for doing that?

[Bruno]

Burn the witch.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

What about standing in the queue in the Co-op behind the woman (usually!) who gets right up the till and then says "Ooh, I suppose I'd better try and find my purse! Now let me see, where did I put it?"

[Bruce Rioja]

What about standing in the queue in the Co-op behind the woman (usually!) who gets right up the till and then says "Ooh, I suppose I'd better try and find my purse! Now let me see, where did I put it?"

Or the nice person that considers it acceptable to put the works lottery syndicate on when there's a queue leading halfway round said Co-op!

[Worthy4England]

What about standing in the queue in the Co-op behind the woman (usually!) who gets right up the till and then says "Ooh, I suppose I'd better try and find my purse! Now let me see, where did I put it?"

Or the tw*t that considers it acceptable to put the works lottery syndicate on when there's a queue leading halfway round said Co-op!

Could I also add to this, the "ohhh I forgot to get X" and off they trollop back into the shop....

That should be an instant clear the till and send 'em to the back.

[chris]

What about standing in the queue in the Co-op behind the woman (usually!) who gets right up the till and then says "Ooh, I suppose I'd better try and find my purse! Now let me see, where did I put it?"

Or the tw*t that considers it acceptable to put the works lottery syndicate on when there's a queue leading halfway round said Co-op!

Could I also add to this, the "ohhh I forgot to get X" and off they trollop back into the shop....

That should be an instant clear the till and send 'em to the back.

And the staff who take ten minutes to notice there are ten people in the queue and open another till.

[TANGODANCER]

Burn the witch.

Please don't feel you have to reply to every single throw-away comment or obsevation I make. Very kind of you, but much better if you made some contribution of your own instead. I mean, you could write a sizeable book about what makes you mad about Gary Megson and Bolton alone.

[CrazyHorse]

Today I'm still pretty angry about yesterday's game.

[Verbal]

today im not angry just nervous - £240 i get if Liverpool win. If not, suffice to say i will be bloody angry at that.

[FD]

Today I'm still pretty angry about yesterday's game.

Angry's the wrong word for me, but I'm with you there.

[jaffka]

Today I'm still pretty angry about yesterday's game.

Angry's the wrong word for me, but I'm with you there.

Count me in as well with that.

[seanworth]

Today I'm still pretty angry about yesterday's game.

Angry's the wrong word for me, but I'm with you there.

Count me in as well with that.

I can relate with that one also.

[Bruce Rioja]

What about standing in the queue in the Co-op behind the woman (usually!) who gets right up the till and then says "Ooh, I suppose I'd better try and find my purse! Now let me see, where did I put it?"

Or the tw*t that considers it acceptable to put the works lottery syndicate on when there's a queue leading halfway round said Co-op!

Could I also add to this, the "ohhh I forgot to get X" and off they trollop back into the shop....

That should be an instant clear the till and send 'em to the back.

And the staff who take ten minutes to notice there are ten people in the queue and open another till.

And the fanny that's tenth in said queue rushing to be first at the newly opened till, the ill-mannered c*nt!