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Previously on "BOOMED! UK manufactured computer sales to surge"

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  • SuperZ
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    Just need a change to the minimum wage and we can have our own sweatshops too!
    Can't wait.
    Can also get the younguns off the streets and making t-shirts and underwear when not leeearrnning..

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  • CretinWatcher
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    Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View Post
    Will Suity's BPM go-live?
    Look you've got to be realistic .....

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    My next desktop should be a Raspberry Pi then?
    If you dont mind a refurb, you could always go for one of these:-

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    The Pound needs to devalue faster :-
    It should be rename "The Ounce".

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Originally posted by CretinWatcher View Post
    You're being unneccesarily pessimistic.
    Under our dynamic, bright and glorious leader Ms. Leadsom, the sunny uplands are in sight, steel and coal plants will re-open, British Leyland will be resurrected to compete with Mercedes, the 50% of the population with an IQ under 100 will be cognitively enhanced so they can take up the many knowledge worker jobs on offer.
    Original PM and GB9 will retrain as neurosurgeons, vetran will write his first "Hello World" program after 10 days of effort and all will be well with the world.
    Will Suity's BPM go-live?

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  • CretinWatcher
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Is there a flaw in the plan?
    You're being unneccesarily pessimistic.
    Under our dynamic, bright and glorious leader Ms. Leadsom, the sunny uplands are in sight, steel and coal plants will re-open, British Leyland will be resurrected to compete with Mercedes, the 50% of the population with an IQ under 100 will be cognitively enhanced so they can take up the many knowledge worker jobs on offer.
    Original PM and GB9 will retrain as neurosurgeons, vetran will write his first "Hello World" program after 10 days of effort and all will be well with the world.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Is anything manufactured in the UK?

    I thought it all came from China or Taiwan.
    Is there a flaw in the plan?

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  • d000hg
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    My next desktop should be a Raspberry Pi then?

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  • BrilloPad
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    The Pound needs to devalue faster :-

    World faces deflation shock as China devalues at accelerating pace

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  • BrilloPad
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    Poundland is rebranding as 105pland

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Is it because of poor edukation?

    Educated people can think of what will happen a few steps ahead...
    Possibly. Doesn't explain how you manage it though...

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
    Anyone else noticed that Joe Public and the average "have-not" are just getting on with their lives whilst the only ones bleating and moaning are the better off and over-privileged?
    Is it because of poor edukation?

    Educated people can think of what will happen a few steps ahead...

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by Flashman View Post
    Oh God give it up. Take a deep breath and move on with life.
    Q. What is the difference between the engines on an Airbus A320 and a Bremainer?

    A. The engines on an Airbus occasionally stop whining!!



    Anyone else noticed that Joe Public and the average "have-not" are just getting on with their lives whilst the only ones bleating and moaning are the better off and over-privileged?

    Suck it up buttercup!!

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Is anything manufactured in the UK?

    I thought it all came from China or Taiwan.
    Still doing our bit at home to avoid population growth

    Mates: official site :: Mates History

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Is anything manufactured in the UK?

    I thought it all came from China or Taiwan.


    Although (accidentally) invented by the bloke who also invented what became Oxo cubes (he came from...I'll give you a clue, it begins with D, ends with T and has the word arm in it )

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