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Here's the video. Just after 1 hr 07 min. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/live-video/p00w32b9
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It's a f**king mess. But it's more of a Southampton kit then our current effort, I prefer it.
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He quoted a photo of the young heptathlete and simply replied with a picture of Helena Bonham-Carter in character from Planet of the Apes.
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Really do hate playing v Bristol. Bet we get them in the cup this year too.
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Who Is The Worst Company you Have Had The Misfortune To Have To Deal With
Colinjb replied to Gemmel's topic in The Lounge
That is scandalous! My City Link story (to clarify my initial nomination). I am field based for my job. I live in the West Midlands and my work HQ is in Halifax. My work laptop was playing up and needed sending back to head office for sorting out. City Link were tasked with collecting the item from my home address before the end of the day and ferrying it up on my final working day before I took two weeks holiday. By 5.30 there was no collection and I elected to telephone the depot with the tracking number. Connected through after a 15 minute wait I was onformed that all collections for the day had stopped and was there any way I could get it to the depot myself? I furiously argued my case to them but to no avail. As I absolutely needed the laptop to reach it's destination I took the thing in first thing the next morning to Cov depot and then promptly rushed to the Airport only just making last call for boarding. They are amatuers, never use them unless you absolutely have to. -
What a joyless ***t!!
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Ok, Pendleton has been penalised for leaving the inside lane (barely! Very harsh) and the first sprint awarded to Mears.
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He deserved it this time. Can't sympathise.
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Won the first sprint by 0.001 seconds! Staggering!
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He didn't, because something I posted also went. The Mods have been at work and thank heavens for that.
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Dune made a rather unfair comparison between Katerina Johnson-Thompson and a character from a Tim Burton film. It offended me quite a bit and i'm sure I wouldn't be alone there.
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Another Gold! Wow, Laura Trott was astonishingly good!
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He is saying "I am an idiot, feeding the masses what they want to hear in order to look big. It all however is a dreadful facade that barely covers my own credibility as both a journalist and a moral human being."
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Lords reform to be abandoned - Are the Lib Dems...
Colinjb replied to saintbletch's topic in The Lounge
In fairness on Electoral reform, they were given a referendum. And quite directly told where to go by the electorate. -
So out of that lap, they race to be first over the line? So why are some of them charging away and lapping the field? Or is it a stamina thing?
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Ok, this Sprint. I don't get it.
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Lords reform to be abandoned - Are the Lib Dems...
Colinjb replied to saintbletch's topic in The Lounge
That would have been a better option, but it then becomes a fine line. Raise taxes too much and it can discourage enterprise etc. As for the point in bold, not sure I follow.... You were expecting Clegg to specifically comment on his own student debt? -
Gold! Always believe in your Souuulllll.....
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Assuming we don't have a complete 'mare...
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Lords reform to be abandoned - Are the Lib Dems...
Colinjb replied to saintbletch's topic in The Lounge
Oh, I agree that it is worse in the long term, but the trade off is that in the earlier part of life, when money needs to stretch further things will be easier. There is no right answer here, there is a massive mess that needs to be cleared up but at least with this system there would a be a chance to maintain the existing infrastructure while also allowing greater flexibility and less immediate financial constraint to new graduates. The error was made in my mind when the University system became a free for all rather then an outlet for genuine academic achievement. Anything that happens now is simply a sticky plaster over the wound. -
Lords reform to be abandoned - Are the Lib Dems...
Colinjb replied to saintbletch's topic in The Lounge
Is a cap 100 or so pounds going out a month better then 150+? (I do not remember the exact figures but that is how it's structured.) That is what it means in reality. -
Lords reform to be abandoned - Are the Lib Dems...
Colinjb replied to saintbletch's topic in The Lounge
Quite. They are being demonsied by a media who are preying on the general public's lack of understanding of their own voting system.
