General News Chat

[Jackjarvis]

That's pretty bloody obscure.

Ask a yank who Neil Kinnock is and wait for the comprehensive reply.

Having spent 30 years working for septics I’m sure you will find they could not name any politician outwith the good old US of A....

SF

[Aldo1983]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45611403

All 6 siblings of the Republican candidate for Arizona putting the boot into him during a Democrat rivals advert.

[Jupiter]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45611403

All 6 siblings of the Republican candidate for Arizona putting the boot into him during a Democrat rivals advert.

He's actually got 9 siblings, so they don't all hate him.

[mondo_notion]

So a banksy original sells for £1 million at an auction at Sothebys before suddenly automatically shredding itself. That's brilliant. Apparently the buyer via phone was laughing when the staff tried to explain what had happened. I wonder if he still has to cough up for it.

[Aldo1983]

So a banksy original sells for £1 million at an auction at Sothebys before suddenly automatically shredding itself. That's brilliant. Apparently the buyer via phone was laughing when the staff tried to explain what had happened. I wonder if he still has to cough up for it.

The equivalent of us signing Paul Bernard.

[Aldo1983]

Kavanaugh QC sworn in. A very intelligent and educated fella...that's as close to a creationist as you'll get. Sums right wing America up nicely.

[Pacman1903]

So a banksy original sells for £1 million at an auction at Sothebys before suddenly automatically shredding itself. That's brilliant. Apparently the buyer via phone was laughing when the staff tried to explain what had happened. I wonder if he still has to cough up for it.

That story is f@cking great. There was a shedder in the frame that was controlled by remote control

[Jackjarvis]

The equivalent of us signing Paul Bernard.

Not quite.....Bernard cost including his wages the club approx £2M......to drive his Ferrari about town......”whoever” had a spare £1M to buy this painting has bought history and with that, what is left I would imagine be worth more now.

[Aldo1983]

Not quite.....Bernard cost including his wages the club approx £2M......to drive his Ferrari about town......”whoever” had a spare £1M to buy this painting has bought history and with that, what is left I would imagine be worth more now.

Aye awright

[InversneckieDob]

Kavanaugh QC sworn in. A very intelligent and educated fella...that's as close to a creationist as you'll get. Sums right wing America up nicely.

The American right have the weirdest interpretation of Christianity ever......and, oddly, they seem to favour a fundamentalist version of Sharia Law.

All very odd.

[Aldo1983]

The American right have the weirdest interpretation of Christianity ever......and, oddly, they seem to favour a fundamentalist version of Sharia Law.

All very odd.

You can't possibly be impartial when you hold those views.

[Jupiter]

You can't possibly be impartial when you hold those views.

Supreme court judges aren't supposed to be impartial. That's why there's been such a big fuss about him.

[Aldo1983]

Supreme court judges aren't supposed to be impartial. That's why there's been such a big fuss about him.

They are. He even said himself he was "impartial".

[InversneckieDob]

Supreme court judges aren't supposed to be impartial. That's why there's been such a big fuss about him.

Having a judicial system run like that is some f u ck ed up third world BS.

[Jupiter]

They are. He even said himself he was "impartial".

The judges are not politically impartial, thr court now has 5 republicans and 4 democrats.

Anyway the supreme court has way too much power. What was the point in dumping King George III, only to replace him with a bunch of unelected judges?