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Far too many Hobgoblins and now have the worst hangover in 10 years as the wife explains what a nasty pig I was at the end of the night. Too Much Hobgoblin + Too many home truths = One patio coming up

Oh so it's YOUR turn to want something now, is it? Nah im posting this cos im desperate to get my knob out on chat roulette FYI

Aren't the Poles the largest group in recent data and didn't most of them work and pay tax contributing to the economy? aye, I'm sure all these polish brickies have been braying down the door of the local tax office to fill in their self assesment.

Forget illegals, genuine asylum seekers and terrorists...... It is enough just to look at the number of legals that have come in over the last 10 years. These are vast numbers that have drained away billions. Why should they be allowed to come here get benefits, housing and other resources? I would repeat, I can't go to oz or USA etc and scrounge.

Why Iraq and not Iran is the hook to all of this.

People who mix racism with immigration cloud the issue. If I can feed 10 people for dinner and 40 turn up it causes a problem. The UK is no different. Each year there is a total sum of money that needs spending on its residents. If the number of residents swell without controls then the cash cant go as far. Simples. Isnt it right that you cant get into Australia unless you either have a job to come too or have sufficient funds to support yourself and family. These funds are placed into a government account and only given back when a sufficient period of time has passed and you have proved you can support yourself.

And so far as the likes of you are concerned, anything deviating from a hard-line approach or with a nod to realism makes you a brainwashed, Guardian-reading "do-gooder" who cleans the toilets of mosques for a living. Which is why neither side will ever agree and this thread and versions of it will keep happening. Again and again and again. Tedious, isn't it? Both sides summed up perfectly. From my perspective it is definately not a race thing as such. Its more a general dislike / mistrust of people who seem unwilling to merge into society. I come into contact every day from the school yard to work to the pub with "foreigners" who are taking a full part in society, are open , friendly and skin tone never enters my mind. There are others however others who do close themselves off, dont try and fit in and as such make themselves stick out. This however is just a mirror of everyday relationships that we all encounter that have the same results. There will be people in the office who are stand offish and as such do not form relationships and become the brunt of the "packs" jokes. On top of all this we are living in tough times with a joke of an imigration policy. The two sides of life are bound to be muddied. True but the point is that Leazes see anyone who doesn't fit in as you describe as a threat to his way of life and to his actual life - I've asked for examples of the first without success and the second is ridiculous. It's this perceived threat to "Britishness" (which they can never define anyway) that marks people who may have doubts about immigration as root core racists imo. I'd also say that despite some false starts the current immigration system isn't that bad - the points system makes sense and as I've said the only element I'd limit severely is the arranged marriage importation of uneducated Southern Asians. But surely you can understand that there is a broad spectrum in society from the furtherst right real BNP Nazi to the leftiest of the left. Age, social standing and life experiences determine where you fit on the scale. The problem alot of us have on both sides is that people always want to put you into one camp or the other. I prefer to look at this spectrum as 1 to 100 and where leazes might be at point 70, i might be at point 60. That still does not put either of us at Nazi point 100.

Like him or loathe him, he's very good and has this licked.

Is that Kirsty Allsop on the panel???

These are brilliant and new mums love them (all you expectant dads take note) Its a first year or first five year record book that they fill in with lots of details that can be passed onto the child later in life. Includes things such as; Birth weight, first bath, first words, photos etc etc Available to buy here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/07534114..._pt#reader-page

And so far as the likes of you are concerned, anything deviating from a hard-line approach or with a nod to realism makes you a brainwashed, Guardian-reading "do-gooder" who cleans the toilets of mosques for a living. Which is why neither side will ever agree and this thread and versions of it will keep happening. Again and again and again. Tedious, isn't it? Both sides summed up perfectly. From my perspective it is definately not a race thing as such. Its more a general dislike / mistrust of people who seem unwilling to merge into society. I come into contact every day from the school yard to work to the pub with "foreigners" who are taking a full part in society, are open , friendly and skin tone never enters my mind. There are others however others who do close themselves off, dont try and fit in and as such make themselves stick out. This however is just a mirror of everyday relationships that we all encounter that have the same results. There will be people in the office who are stand offish and as such do not form relationships and become the brunt of the "packs" jokes. On top of all this we are living in tough times with a joke of an imigration policy. The two sides of life are bound to be muddied.

I think that's harsh like. What side do you think he should be putting out? I dont think its easy as saying what side you'd put out but I would certainly have Krul in ahead of Harper, particularly with his confidence on collecting crosses. Its the old scenario were I think a proper manager would get more out of the current squad. (And thats not his fault because he's really a coach) There is a squad there that should be able to go out and tear some of these teams apart and for whatever reason he either cant put that together in training or motivate the performance.

Hopeless. This team should have been head and shoulders above the others and I cant recall the last time I watched us play really well. Nothing will change however while Ashley is in charge. Fuck me its depressing.

Just like the good old days, eh? Na, this is how we do it in south tyneside

Whats everyone else using, especially you geaky IT types? Come on, own up even if it is Star Trek or the telephone from CTU. Finally feel free to recommend a ringtone for board users. Mine: Bad Bad Leroy Brown Recommendations Leazes Mag: Can only be....."Those were the days my friend......"

Nancy boy. Just get a bit of string and a door handle.

Sherlock Holmes 7/10 All the best bits were in the trailer but still an enjoyable yarn. Only complaint would be that there seemed a lot of "fluff" that could have been left out making a faster paced ride. Downey is a class above, a pleasure to watch and I would love to see him get more roles.

really you bought used shoes? a false (and foolish) assumption is that everything on ebay is used Very true. Even the likes of thomson holidays and Argos have their own ebay shops. However used products are where you get the best bargains. I once got a £3,500 fenwicks 3str and 2 str for £100. The blokes wife had bought them as her pride and joy 6 months earlier and then ran off with another fella so these were first to go.

really you bought used shoes? Yep. Ebays ideal for this sort of thing. Cant see any problem with it and would rather waste five pounds than 70 or more only to find out its not for me (as the bloke selling them did). If I go ice skating I wear shoes others have worn, same if I go bowling some deffo no hang ups here for me.

Loads of walking locally without going there dude Never done much walking round here so some suggestions would be nice, especially if you consider I will have a five year old in tow.

Thats what they call me I come up with some cracking ideas / business plans but am shite at turning them into reality! Thats the problem when your "creative". (special) Tell us one of your business ideas. Selling mobility aids such as scooters. Massive and growing market, old people living longer and demanding to stay as independant as possible. Currently have a spare bedroom full of scooters but cant be arsed to "get on with it". Also researched several franchises such as cash generator and then put off going ahead with it and watch some other fucker open it instead. Typical creative tbf You need a shop for that I guess? You'd have to sell a fair few mind. What is a cash generator? As franchises go its pretty decent and quite recession proof . Currently opened over 100 franchise stores throughout the UK https://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/franchise-opportunities so it's a pawn shop? why didn't you just say so? Based around the pawn shop idea but fitted out to a high retail standard and shops usually sited in more primary positions rather than back streets. The idea has several income streams from loans, pawn broking, cheque cashing, money wiring etc etc. It is a very good franchise if you have a spare 150,00 to 200,000

Thats what they call me I come up with some cracking ideas / business plans but am shite at turning them into reality! Thats the problem when your "creative". (special) Tell us one of your business ideas. Selling mobility aids such as scooters. Massive and growing market, old people living longer and demanding to stay as independant as possible. Currently have a spare bedroom full of scooters but cant be arsed to "get on with it". Also researched several franchises such as cash generator and then put off going ahead with it and watch some other fucker open it instead. Typical creative tbf You need a shop for that I guess? You'd have to sell a fair few mind. What is a cash generator? As franchises go its pretty decent and quite recession proof . Currently opened over 100 franchise stores throughout the UK https://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/franchise-opportunities