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The Speakeasy

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Alan H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#81 Post by Alan H » May 31st, 2017, 11:32 pm

Latest post of the previous page:

You're not making as much sense as you usually do, LMoG.
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

Lord Muck oGentry
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Re: The Speakeasy

#82 Post by Lord Muck oGentry » May 31st, 2017, 11:51 pm

Alan H wrote:You're not making as much sense as you usually do, LMoG.
Well, the words aren't meant to make much sense. All about a big bonnet, apparently.
But the point is to sing along with the divine Ms Fowlis...

* starts warbling again *
What we can't say, we can't say and we can't whistle it either. — Frank Ramsey

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Re: The Speakeasy

#83 Post by Lord Muck oGentry » August 5th, 2017, 1:04 am

Set 'em up, Joe. Whatever you're having, and three fingers of Old Pulteney for me.

Jiggin' in the back room. you say?
Well, I never cared much for dancing, but I'll have a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWDfxgngrNc
What we can't say, we can't say and we can't whistle it either. — Frank Ramsey

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Alan H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#84 Post by Alan H » August 5th, 2017, 2:07 am

Lord Muck oGentry wrote:Set 'em up, Joe. Whatever you're having, and three fingers of Old Pulteney for me.

Jiggin' in the back room. you say?
Well, I never cared much for dancing, but I'll have a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWDfxgngrNc
I dunno. That's not too dissimilar to what Athena and I were doing this evening... Well, not quite as energetic... Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston. Even some Rock 'n' Roll... We're quite versatile.

It's thirsty work, though, so I'll have a pint of IPA if you're asking.
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

Lord Muck oGentry
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Re: The Speakeasy

#85 Post by Lord Muck oGentry » October 7th, 2019, 12:49 am

Set 'em up, Joe. Ardbeg for me. Keep the cork.
And whatever you're having yourself.

Look at this:
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/05/worl ... index.html

I'm a broad-minded man. Live and let live, and so forth. But ... I say we take off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
What we can't say, we can't say and we can't whistle it either. — Frank Ramsey

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Alan H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#86 Post by Alan H » October 7th, 2019, 8:23 pm

I think you're right there, LMoG. I think I could come up with a few other reasons for the nukes as well...
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: The Speakeasy

#87 Post by Lord Muck oGentry » October 12th, 2019, 12:34 am

I take your point, Alan. But some things are just too obdurately obdurate to joke about.
Like Bigly Genuine Single Malt Deliverance County Scotch Whiskey. Coming soon.

Non tali auxilio nec defensoribus istis, tempus eget, as some officious budgie chirped recently.[/rant]


Bugger it! I'm going to get ratarsed. What're you having?
What we can't say, we can't say and we can't whistle it either. — Frank Ramsey

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Alan H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#88 Post by Alan H » October 12th, 2019, 4:40 am

A double Lemsip for me... <cough>, <splutter>..
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Joined: September 1st, 2007, 3:48 pm

Re: The Speakeasy

#89 Post by Lord Muck oGentry » March 28th, 2020, 2:11 am

Set 'em up, Joe! Four fingers of Redbreast for me, and whatever you are having.

Anyway, I am hearing this story:

Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis and a ten-year-old schoolboy are on a plane, that is going down. There are only four parachutes.
Trump declares, "I'm the smartest person in the U.S.A., the country needs me." He grabs one and jumps.
Johnson declares, "Britain can't survive Brexit without me," as he grabs one and jumps.
The Pope declares, "More than a billion Catholics needs me," as he grabs one and jumps.
Merkel looks at the boy and says, "You take the last one, you have a whole life ahead of you."
The boy replies, "It's OK, there's two parachutes left, the smartest man in the U.S.A. took my backpack."
What we can't say, we can't say and we can't whistle it either. — Frank Ramsey

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Ken H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#90 Post by Ken H » March 29th, 2020, 2:05 pm

:laughter: :hilarity:
This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people of superstition. - Steven Weinberg

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Alan H
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Re: The Speakeasy

#91 Post by Alan H » March 29th, 2020, 6:39 pm

:hilarity: :laughter: :hilarity:
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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