Originally posted by DimPrawn
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précis please
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The ghostwalk was a con. Quelle suprise
précis please
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Isn't it supposed to be entertainment?
No?
You mean that headless bloke in the York Dungeons was real?The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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After the next General Election, it probably will be.Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
Poor Gordon...Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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I've been waiting a year for that reply
The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Some things cannot be rushed.Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostI've been waiting a year for that reply
Besides, what's the point of threads hanging around, if no one revisits them ?
Sometimes it's nice after a busy day at work, to come in, sit down with a nice glass of something, and read the threads of yester-year. It's very relaxing.Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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