miserableoldgit

The way things are going it won`t be a sunny day. You don`t get too many of them in January and February!!

So you equate somebody telling a joke using national stereotypes with someone calling somebody "a nigga or a p4ki"? Every culture in the world makes generally harmless fun of other cultures. Irish are stupid, Scots are mean, the Welsh are - well - Welsh! Are the chants of "sheep****gers" at SMS when Welsh teams play there "racist" or harmless banter? The Belgians are the butt of French peoples jokes. Most humour is based on anothers "mis-fortune" in one way or another whether it is racially based or not. I pretty well guarantee that there is not a single person in this country, or any other for that matter, who has not made a joke, or made a disparaging remark about foriegn people at some time. The trouble is that the word "racist" is being thrown around left, right and centre. According to your view virtually everyone is a racist although undoubtedly none of the above applies to you.

What is going on with the "Quote" thingy? That was not my quote. This has happened a few times.

As a matter of interest, do you think that Ted Bates, if he were still alive, should have paid for tickets, or is it your ongoing hatred of LM that drives you?

Wouldn`t that be "Beardist"?

You didn`t used to have blonde hair and co-star in "The Vicar of Dibley" did you?

As the term "racist" is being bandied around willy-nilly on this thread , can somebody please tell me what race Muslims belong to? I thought that Islam was a religion.

Just come back from two weeks in Norfolk and apart from taking in two Speedway meetings at Kings Lynn, I agree with you!

Actually, I was thinking about this a couple of days ago. I suddenly realised that I am currently more happy with our situation than I have been for many years. We have a billionaire owner who seems deeply committed to the club, we have probably the best manager that we could possibly hope for, given our situation, we have the makings of a very good, if not the best squad in L1 and we are, as NC said last night, one of the very few debt-free clubs in England. Yes, I am enjoying being a Saints fan again for the first time in years, and Yes, I am confident that we are on the up, but I am also aware that I need to be patient. Rome wasn`t built.... and all that, but we are on our way!!

Oh Bugger! Where is that switch to make a club and a team that has been going downhill faster than Eddie the Eagle for many years a winning team?? I know that it`s here somewhere. Oh well, I really wanted it now but I suppose we will have to take some time to find it.

The problem is that it is far too easy to play the "Race Card" if anyone expresses even remotely right-of-centre views. I went to The Railway at Shawford earlier this year and there was a board advertising a ST Georges Day evening. It said "Come and enjoy the Best of British" I just commented that it should say "The Best of English" as of course St G is the patron Saint of England, and I was told that they couldn`t put that because it would cause trouble and would be "racist"! Now this is a very small example, and some would say that this situation was not worth worrying about, but it is an indication that there is a culture in this country now for looking for racism, more often than not, where none exists.

Met him in The Vine at Bursledon 4 or 5 years ago. He had a house up by the Jolly Sailor. He came into the pub with a mate and then sat down at the piano and played a couple of songs that he had written. He was a bit ****ed but seemed like a decent bloke. Certainly no Billy Big********.

Schadenfreude!!

Why not have a guess WS? Seems to be the best way of presenting "facts".

We can all make guesses and theorise on any subject, but that doesn`t mean that what we guess or theorise is correct. Anyone can have opinions/guesses and present them as facts to support any agenda, but I prefer to consider what I KNOW to be true. In the case of LM I prefer to look at his record and the known facts and not conjecture. Anyway.... I`m off to do the Lottery. I`ve guessed the numbers so it`s just a case of waiting and picking up my winnings!!

...after 12 years! No loyalty some people!!:confused:

So you don`t actually KNOW, but are prepared to carry on with the denigration on the basis of a guess??? Hmmmm......

That`s got to be safer than actually playing in P*rtsmouth!

Thought that this was a very good read. Beevor knows his subject well .His "Berlin-the Downfall 1945" is worth a go.

I`m currently reading "Selling Your Fathers Bones" by Brian Schofield. It`s a superb re-telling of the flight of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce from their tribal land into Canada. As well as telling the story, Schofield also follows the trail himself and alternates the history with a modern day narrative on the land that they fled through. Excellent reading.

Will be seeing Alistair McGowan, Milton Jones, Stewart Francis and Lee Mack in the next few months. Saw Dave Gorman a couple of weeks ago. Most enjoyable.

I LMFAO at the filled stadium mock up picture in the link! Is that 20,000 skates and 16,000 away fans! lol :smt040 Aha! The re-appearance of the Giant Bedpan!!

Good review here:- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-1211055/District-9-Prawn-cracker.html

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Chelsea-Transfer-Ban-Fifa-Rule-Premier-League-Club-Cannot-Sign-Any-New-Players-For-Two-Windows/Article/200909115374314?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15374314_Chelsea_Transfer_Ban%3A_Fifa_Rule_Premier_League_Club_Cannot_Sign_Any_New_Players_For_Two_Windows