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Well, I feel the - aaarrrggh - a s p i r aaaaaaa t i o n s of our - gnaaaaaaaaa - m e m be r s have not - owwwwwwwww - b e e n m e t.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Well he's such a slippery bastard it would probably be possible. However, just to be safe, we should chop him up into small pieces first. The only way to be sure.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI think it would be a nice gesture if we sent Arthur Scargill down to share their struggle against capitalist oppression. It might be a bit tricky forcing him through a half mile long three inch wide tube, but I think its worth a go

“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Given the size of his ego, I'm surprised he ever managed to fit it down a full size mine shaft.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI think it would be a nice gesture if we sent Arthur Scargill down to share their struggle against capitalist oppression. It might be a bit tricky forcing him through a half mile long three inch wide tube, but I think its worth a go
Also wasn't he recently kicked out of the NUM because he no longer qualified for membership.Comment
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Plays have been written about this situation; I actually played in a student play about trapped miners, and had to 'die' on stage having first gone mad. I just can't remember the name of the play; must look up on wikipedia.Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I wonder if the film rights have been bought yet.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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