On 3/16/2017 9:58 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 21:31:34 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>

>> Not a lot else she could do if she wanted to keep Scotland in the EU.
>> Waiting to see the result of of the negotiations would mean that the
>> whole of the UK would be out. Then if they got their independence they
>> would have to apply like any new state wanting in. But I agree she is
>> astute.
>
> Yep.  She really had to, but I think she did a great job of getting
> things lined up so she could say "we tried everything, and this is quite
> literally the only option we have left".
>

She did that. She is no one's fool.

>>> I keep thinking that it would be fun if ASA got involved, charges of
>>> "false advertising" about the last referendum against the 'remain'
>>> camp.
>>>
>>>
>> Too horrible to think about. All parties were proponents of the big lie.
>> Talk about a can of worms*
>
> Indeed.
>

I cannot believe how stupid people can be.

>> We have an ongoing scandal at the moment. During our election campaigns
>> the is a limit that parties can spend and their expenses have to be
>> submitted to the Electoral Commission. During the last by-election a
>> Tory candidate had omitted expenses paid by the central party and is
>> being investigated by the police. Today it was announced that the Tory
>> party were fined £70,000 (a record) for doing the same thing during the
>> last two elections and 13 police forces have submitted reports to the
>> Dept. of Public Prosecutions. Small beer by American standard, I know.
>
> Just goes to show - never get into a pissing match with the US when it
> comes to politics.  We'll always come back and say "here, hold my beer"
> and do something more stupid.
>

Don't you mean: "Here hold my... Oh! my F'n nose" :P
BTW You don't give a Glaswegian your weapon. ;)

> The UK had Brexit, but we had a Trump card.
>

And you're welcome to it.

>> * What is worse than opening a can of worms?
>> I'll tell you. Opening a bag of maggots.
>> When I worked offshore a friend had a fishing shop. Just before he went
>> offshore, one trip. He had bought a couple of boxes of fluorescent
>> maggots to use and sell as bait. On the journey home he had a small bump
>> in his car and one of the boxes split. So he swept them up and forgot
>> about about it. Until his wife phoned him to say that hundreds had
>> hatched in the car and turned into blue bottle flies. She was not
>> pleased.
>
> Eww.
>
Euch!

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Regards
     Stephen

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