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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by HRH Custard VC, Apr 12, 2022.

  1. Ponders Revisited

    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    Do people still get giros in the post?

    Back in the 90s, after I was made redundant from an automotive firm in Hertfordshire, I signed on the dole for a while. I think I used to get about £40 a week, which paid for a day's drinking. I'd received a decent redundancy payment, but I blew most of it on a long trip to Iceland.
     
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  2. pompeymeowth

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    Those Sticky chicken skewers are irresistible, aren't they.
     
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  3. Pud

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    Never claimed dole/benefits .

    Only time unemployed was when I was made redundant … on say I was about to hand my notice in !

    Had a start date for new role , so had a nice 6 weeks off with my redundancy cash.
     
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  4. Pud

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    That’s was a lot of fun
     
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  5. stopmeandslapme

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    They did the last time I claimed dole money (1998).
     
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  6. stopmeandslapme

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    I don't get it. Who's Derek?
     
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  7. Pud

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    It’s a Vic n Bob sketch - Tom Fun and his sidekick derek
     
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  8. pompeymeowth

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    Have you got any Snouts and cake?
     
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    Not Woodbines tho, they're horrible.
     
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  10. Benvenuto Cellini

    Benvenuto Cellini 1 of the top judges in Europe

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    some amount of progress weve made since then, were so progressive

     
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  11. DMD

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    Maybe Trevor Phillips had a point when he said the measures that were put in place a few decades back made the situation worse. :emoticon-0126-nerd:

     
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    Gaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!
     
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  13. Mind The Duck

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    98.8% of teachers in Wales are White

    It's clearly racist that it's not 100%
     
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  14. DMD

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    One seagull in an oil slick, one crested newt in a potential site...

     
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    Anyone read all that ****?

    Me neither.
     
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  20. pieguts

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    You should as it’s different views from a variety of sources, demonstrating those acclaimed critical thinking skills he loves to talk about…oh wait <doh>
     
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