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nemo234 on sharkscope not running so good

Page 2, Gordon, Bowtie. That is the funniest thing I have ever heard

JEEZUS CHRIST JORDAN OMGLOLZ!!!!!!!!

Nah, it wasn't funny because it was forwarded to me by my Canadian cousin. To be fair, if Simon and Halfuncle is your gold standard, you would know funny if it bit you in the ass. Even the words Simon and Halfuncle made me smile. I think I might have a problem. Simon and Halfuncle

My spirit has broken, does that count?

That was probably me, I read it and reread it this summer. Absolutely fantastic. It obviously suits being read following poker books Ive just finished Tishomingo Blues, the first Elmore Leonard book Ive read, but it wont be the last. Sharp dialogue, tight plot, very enjoyable

Shame about the co-op shutting mind

No, it's not really necessary, time is already in straight forward units that everyone understands and were designed to be easy to do calculations with (very easy to divide 24 and 60). The SI unit is the second, and everything beneath that is metric/decimal anyway. You could also get rid of degrees and replace with radians, but that is far too hard to visualize...... stick in the mud, you are as bad as Noellie

I think the opposite is probably the case. In the UK at least. Did I really get you there? Seriously, I've changed my mind. Yeah, well done Fuck off, I thought that was a good one, I was going to make a comment about a weighing monkey but I thought that would be COMPLETE OVERKILL given how OBVIOUS it was I was taking the piss. Mind you SB seems to have taken me seriously too, reflection of my perceived intellect, perhaps... First I dont take you seriously enough, then too seriously, I just can't put you on a hand at all

I wouldnt have the faintest idea how much a banana weighs in grams or ounces. Maybe the idiot I am trying to protect is me

So basically it's ambiguous if you have to quickly tot something up in your head? You are making a strong case against me here, I must admit, though maybe somewhat unintentionally. Actually selling them at 14p per banana doesnt really give you an accurate price per pound or kilo

It's really not. I'm saying what I think, as much as I don't want to, in this instance. Can you clarify to me that you don't think it should be mandatory for shop keepers to use accurate scales and quote the cost of bananas in a standard unit? If you agree they should have to do this, do you think those should be metric or imperial units, or both? Or can they do what they like without state interference, and it's a case of buyer beware? Are you genuinely having an argument about weighing bananas? Anybody can see that whilst on the surface we are talking about bananas it is obviously a metaphor A who's got the biggest banana thing? Renton likes to work in centimetres as the smaller units make his seem larger. Dotbum is confident enough to stick with the larger imperial units despite them being a higher divisor. I find both of their bananas laughable apparently

It's really not. I'm saying what I think, as much as I don't want to, in this instance. Can you clarify to me that you don't think it should be mandatory for shop keepers to use accurate scales and quote the cost of bananas in a standard unit? If you agree they should have to do this, do you think those should be metric or imperial units, or both? Or can they do what they like without state interference, and it's a case of buyer beware? No, I don't think it should be mandatory, I think any business man with good business sense would accept standards set by some sort of union/group with a seal of approval which a customer would look for. I would also differentiate between the small local grocer - a human being, and a large corporation - a legal entity in its own right which has far too much power over a community which is not vigilant enough as it feels it's being looked after. I'm sorry if that idea is so absurd as to be laughable to some, maybe I need to work on breaking things down better, but I will continue to believe that those people need to widen their viewpoint and level of understanding. I think there is something in here that I agree with, but I think your defence of the small business man obscures it. Why differentiate between them and the corporation, they should all be required to hld to the same set of rules, with the customer who is the one to receive protection.

It's really not. I'm saying what I think, as much as I don't want to, in this instance. Can you clarify to me that you don't think it should be mandatory for shop keepers to use accurate scales and quote the cost of bananas in a standard unit? If you agree they should have to do this, do you think those should be metric or imperial units, or both? Or can they do what they like without state interference, and it's a case of buyer beware? Are you genuinely having an argument about weighing bananas? Anybody can see that whilst on the surface we are talking about bananas it is obviously a metaphor

I think that wanting the general public to become more aware, educated and empowered is a standpoint I would be happy to support and encourage, but to think that you are likely to promote this by letting a barrow boy rip off pensioners is laughable.

I dont feel any clarification is needed. Assume away

Would it not be possible for people to say - you're taking the piss - go back to their council and organise a boycott until he stops taking the piss? Hence they would be able to fend for themselves when issues like this innevitably arose when there was no-one there to protect them? Or would people not have the choice to say, well his prices take the piss, but I still shop there for the banter. Allowing them to make their own decision based on the evidence. ok lol. Let us protect the right of the hard working con man to rip off the public, because the nation will benefit in at least two ways general raising of the iq due to the problem solving techniques that will need to be employed and an increase in community action leading to improved relations and a common bonding Makes perfect sense

Because he doesnt want to "run his business into the ground selling only the lefty-hand side of cabbages" he wants to rip off unsuspecting punters, which is what the law is trying to prevent

I didn't say I would be able to figure it out, I said that I thought pretty much everyone had the ability to. If you think that the majority of people are genuinely too thick for basic maths and awareness skills, I'd be interested to hear why. I think they have ended up that way, not that they were meant to end up that way. I think it's a bad thing because people are increasingly babied and the majority never take any responsibility for themselves, leaving them increasingly vulnerable when they can't be protected. We're all getting fucked by major corporations because they have the strenth to dodge these laws and the people don't know how to cope. And what happens when the babied citizens get fucked by their government, who protects them then? Seperate issue tbh

How to speak Radgie lesson one shitting a brick + spitting feathers = spitting bricks

I think that assumption's half the problem tbh. the mind boggles at how stupid some people can be, but I've never met someone who couldn't understand simple guidelines on not getting ripped off, at the very least they could "phone a friend". It's more laziness than anything else, and if they can't be arsed, maybe they should suffer the consequences. I know if I don't check on the internet before I buy a product I pretty much blame myself if it goes wrong. I am sure you would be able to work it out, but you are not the one who needs to be protected. I dont really now why you consider a bad thing to try and prevent people getting ripped off

Having Shepherd in the sights of a gun just shows a lack of sense. If the site ever gets any publicity it will immediatly lose credibilty. Naive and useless tbh

Separate issue; unless we want to throw the looney shopkeeper out with the bath-water. Its not really a seperate issue, its basicaly about transparency and standardisation of pricing so Joe Punter can easily see how much he is paying for his banana. The whole metric martyr shebang was just a bit of whipped up europe bashing tosh t try nad make an issue where there wasnt one

Its intended to stop the unscrupulous spiv ripping off the unwitting public