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Off Topic Elon Musk, hero or villain?

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Sunderpitt, Apr 25, 2022.

  1. Nig

    Nig Well-Known Member

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    Oh apologies, I thought you said them running us would be a good thing ;)
    And I wasn't insinuating you were a soulless robot.
    I'm saying that is what THEY want.

    We are just plebs and annoying bits of crap off their expensive shoes.
    We're just a means for them to make money.
     
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  2. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Not at all. I just don't like the trickle up economics of the world that masquerades as trickle down economics.
     
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  3. Sunderpitt

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    Pinched from other thread

    The story of Paddy . . . . a modern human tragedy.

    Paddy lives in Dublin. He was sick of the world, of Covid-19, Russian aggression, Global warming logic, species extinction, racial tension, and all the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy the media headlines.

    Deciding to end it all, Paddy drove his car into his garage at home, carefully sealed up the garage windows and doors, selected his favourite radio station and sat in the driver's seat of the car, leaving the engine idling.

    Two days later, his neighbour, realising that she had seen no sign of him for a while, peered through the garage window to see Paddy at the wheel of his car.

    Fearing the worst, she immediately phoned emergency services. Police, fire and the ambulance all arrived promptly at the scene, and. amazingly, after being pulled from his car and having a few sips of water, Paddy seemed to be as good as gold.


    Paddy drives a Tesla, which now has a flat battery.
     
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  4. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    Like I’ve said before what’s the point of just having that money.
     
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    Power.

    And of course, as John Steinbeck put it, "There are only two amounts of money; no money, and not enough"
     
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    Just has to open his mouth to get my hackles up.
     
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    samwise_new Well-Known Member

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  8. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    I can't see how it is stopped?
     
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  10. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    Mass revolt, I guess?

    The system has us by the financial short and curlies though, to prevent just such a thing.
     
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  11. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    I've got a torch. You bring the pitchfork.
     
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  12. Hefty fullback

    Hefty fullback Well-Known Member

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    Commencement address at Cal Tech:
     
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