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  1. swantastic

    swantastic Well-Known Member

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    Peter Hitchens in the Sunday Mail:-


    DISMAL news from the criminal justice system where – in a change of great importance – juries are no longer told they must be persuaded ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that a defendant is guilty. They must merely be ‘sure’.
    These expressions do not mean the same thing. You may be ‘sure’ you want a pepperoni pizza rather than a vegan one. But the word touches a different bit of the brain from the one reached by the nagging, awkward phrase ‘beyond reasonable doubt’.
    There is some suggestion jurors were finding it hard to understand what ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ meant. Well, my reply to any such juror is that if you don’t know what it means, then you are not fit to sit on a jury, and should stand aside.
     
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    A Santander 123 current account was 3% interest a few years ago. They then cut it to 1.5%. Next month it's 1%.

    I don't think you'll find too many people fit to sit on a jury these days anyway.
     
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    When you got the time.....

     
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    Brilliant. one of the classic comedy shows <ok>
     
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    A little girl was leaning into a lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, all under the eyes of her screaming parents.
    A biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.
    Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back, letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
    A reporter has watched the whole event.
    The reporter, addressing the Harley rider says, "Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.”
    The Harley rider replies, "Why, it was nothing, really.
    The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”
    The reporter says, "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?”
    The biker replies "I'm a British Army veteran, a Conservative and I voted for Brexit”.
    The journalist leaves.
    The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
    UK VETERAN ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT & STEALS HIS LUNCH.
    And THAT pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.
     
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    Nutter! Amazing animal. I read recently they can live up to 100 years.
     
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    Should it have been the last day of the football season this Saturday? Matches seem a lifetime ago:emoticon-0106-cryin
     
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    Saturday May 2.....ko 1230 hrs.
    Away to Reading.
     
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    Something to listen to....I'm told it could be legit....

     
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    not really surprised even if its not genuine
     
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    Adi v Joma.jpg It's not that Joma make crap looking stuff - it's how **** their logo is.
    I'm sure the club would sell a lot more stuff if we went back to Adidas.
     
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    Never lose sight of who your enemy is! ...YOUR GOVERNMENT..............................<laugh>




    THIS IS NO JOKE, THIS IS ON IT'S WAY!!

     
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    Matthew Bound Still Lurks Well-Known Member

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    I quite like their kit not that I’ve bought a lot recently but what I have washes well keeps it shape and fits ,better than macron imo
     
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    That last part sums it up really doesn't it - "better than Macron" - both brands are at the Primark end of the market.
     
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  20. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    Not that I'm prepared to test either brand , so far my Joma kit has lasted well which for me is an indicator whether its value for money which at the end of the day is what matters ,unless of course you're sucked in by a symbol / name <whistle>
     
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