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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by GroveRanger, Jan 23, 2020.

  1. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    In that case, the very best of health to you my bestest pal.
     
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  2. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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  3. DMD

    DMD Eh? Forum Moderator

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    Ron Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    No imagination needed
     
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  5. Ron

    Ron Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    It's the saame here QM. I think in UK it's either NHS or BUPA. Has the option of a hybrid (ie top up insurance) not caught on?
     
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  6. Ron

    Ron Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Worldwide, 901 million people are over the age of 60 today. That number is projected to reach 1.4 billion by 2030 and nearly 2.1 billion by 2050.

    It must follow (must it not?) that this puts extreme pressure on the State Pension Scheme and Occupational Pension Funds, to name just the obvious

    One obvious but unpalatable solution to this would be to stop people living so long

    Strangely enough, an opportunity arose to come up with a cunning master plan

    Please note I have not used the verb to cull as I think that sounds awful and in any event, the master plan is far more subtle
     
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  7. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    I agree, nature is trying to take a heap of us out and we really need to let it
     
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  8. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    The usual recourse for depopulation is a world war but a severe flu outbreak does just as well, if not better as we have witnessed over the last almost 2 years.

    Lest we forget The Spanish Flu post WWI.
     
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  9. DMD

    DMD Eh? Forum Moderator

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    They should just make it easier for us to smoke, drink and get fat. <cheers>
     
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  10. Mick O'Toon

    Mick O'Toon Well-Known Member

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    We all got to go some time <cheers>
     
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  11. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    The big question is do we actually go anywhere else? Or when it's done it's done?

    Nobody knows.

    FACT.
     
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  12. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    You get my vote :grin:

    (But not the fat bit - I'm rather proud of my physique :bandit:)
     
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  13. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Will you come back and let us know?
     
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  14. Easter Road 1980

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    Arthur Conan Doyle said he would do as such but as far as I'm aware he hasn't communicated. Maybe he has, maybe there isn't anything after this life or perhaps he is just not allowed to come back. Who knows? Not me, not anyone in fact if they're being honest.

    It's a veritable conundrum.

    *Mind you Doyle was off his head on drugs all the time!
     
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    Houdini said the same, and if he can't escape no **** can...FACT.
     
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    "Hurry Up Harry, Cam On"

    "We're going down the pub"
     
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    monacoger POTY 2021

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    Houdini said to 2 students that he couldn't be hurt by somebody punching his stomach. One of the students punched him repeatedly on the stomach and Houdini died a couple of days later. It is thought that the punches were the cause of his death. The crazy fool.
     
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  18. Mick O'Toon

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    Not good news
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    TIs true..however, the first blows were struck sneakily before he was ready.
     
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