Reply to: Joanna Lumley says what??

[Menelaus]

My mate I went to Uni with is in the Gurkas. He's about 6'2", Irish and ginger.

Constant source of amusement for me

True - and major kudos to him as he'll have had to have learnt Nepali to become a Gurkha.

[Shimano105]

I think it was a lost cause in the end

[Platypus]

You're right, let's take to the streets and lynch the mofo's!

Well now, let's not be hasty

[snaw]

But if the 'old bint', as you put it, didn't bang on about it the cause would have been lost.

May well be true, doesn't mean I have to like her or that'll somehow make her any less annoying.

[snaw]

Isn't that the point - everyone waits and complains, nobody does anything?

You're right, let's take to the streets and lynch the mofo's!

[foritisme]

There you go.

Like I say, it's not the cause I've an issue with, it's just the old bint that's banging on about it.

But if the 'old bint', as you put it, didn't bang on about it the cause would have been lost.

[Platypus]

I'm just waiting for the cops to get involved, or I will start complaining.

Isn't that the point - everyone waits and complains, nobody does anything?

[snaw]

Commonwealth soldiers fighting in the British army already get settlement rights. Why Gurkhas don't is beyond me.

There you go.

Like I say, it's not the cause I've an issue with, it's just the old bint that's banging on about it.

[Moscow Mule]

Though I do think this should be applied throughout the board - any foreigner fighting in our forces should get the same rights...

Commonwealth soldiers fighting in the British army already get settlement rights. Why Gurkhas don't is beyond me.

[snaw]

Why should she ?

She is fighting for something she believes in. Too many people in this country are happy just to have a bit of a rant of forums like this about all that is wrong in this country, but too lazy or apathetic to do anything of real value. It's goning to take someone like Joanna Lumley to make parliament see thay have done something wrong over the expenses troughing. They'll all be back in the trough in a few months when all this has blown over.

I don't rant no this or any other forum about what is wrong with this country as a rule.

I just find her incredibly annoying and she's turned someone (me) who's generally pro immigration, and all for peoples rights against the poor old buggers.

Though I do think this should be applied throughout the board - any foreigner fighting in our forces should get the same rights...

On the expenses thing I don't think we need Joanna Lumley somehow, there's comprehensive & widespread anger and MP's know they're in trouble. I'm just waiting for the cops to get involved, or I will start complaining.

[foritisme]

Dunno, but I really wish she would STFU.

Why should she ?

She is fighting for something she believes in. Too many people in this country are happy just to have a bit of a rant of forums like this about all that is wrong in this country, but too lazy or apathetic to do anything of real value. It's goning to take someone like Joanna Lumley to make parliament see thay have done something wrong over the expenses troughing. They'll all be back in the trough in a few months when all this has blown over.

[Sockpuppet]

My mate I went to Uni with is in the Gurkas. He's about 6'2", Irish and ginger.

Constant source of amusement for me

[BoredBloke]

Dunno, but I really wish she would STFU.

I have to agree - she just sounds stupid with that posh voice of hers

[snaw]

Dunno, but I really wish she would STFU.

[Ardesco]

It's "Ayo Gorkhali" which is the Gurka battle cry.

Rather unfortunately it means nothing more than "The Gurkas are Coming!"
although I doubt anyone stops to think about it when the guy yelling it is charging at you with an SA80 in one hand and a bloody great knife in the other.

bloody great knife that he will not sheath until it has drawn blood......