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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by thefanwithnoname, Aug 20, 2011.

  1. RebelBhoy

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    Bout what?
     
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  2. stopmeandslapme

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    Of the tories: Ken Clarke - decent, straight talking, Michael Portillo - should have been leader instead of Dave but they didn't want a bender in charge.
     
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  4. stopmeandslapme

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    You were wumming.
     
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  5. RebelBhoy

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    No, I wasn't. not at all.
     
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  6. Jip Jaap Stam

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    What was so bad about Churchill?
     
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  7. stopmeandslapme

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    OK, give us a very brief set of reasons why you think Churchill was a **** and Grant a legend.
     
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  8. The Raging Oxter

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    And so it begins...
     
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  9. RebelBhoy

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    He let people burn to death in a fire, preventing the fire service from rescuing them.....amongst other things.
     
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    Bernie Grant is a legend as he had a winning smile, a firm handshake and represented his constituents well.
     
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  11. stopmeandslapme

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    Never heard of that, was it in Ireland? Thought you were going to trot out the usual bullshit about concentration camps and gassing Kurds.
     
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    They're all lying, thieving bastards, but i do like Dennis Skinner
     
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  13. RebelBhoy

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    I talk about Ireland a lot, but there is more than one tune in this fiddle.

    The siege of Sidney street in east London.

    If you want to talk about mustard gas, we can do that too.

    The man was a ****.
     
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  14. stopmeandslapme

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    I'll look up the siege you mentioned.

    What about mustard gas?
     
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  15. Jip Jaap Stam

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    But a great leader.
     
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    In a war situation, yeah. Beyond that, not really. In the wake of the end of the war, he got his arse handed to him in an argument he needn't have had.
     
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    I've read up on the siege: an armed gang who murdered police officers died in a fire. Churchill refused the fire brigade access to the building... because there was an armed gang inside. Health and safety, correct decision.
     
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  19. stopmeandslapme

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    ****e
     
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