Extradry Martini Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 So what, are you saying that is someone put their hand in a lawnmower, maining themselves horribly, then you'd be like !oh, poor you, you should get compensation from that lawnmover company for making something so dangerous. Huggzzzzzzz." There is a world of difference between the correct assignment of culpability and you finding it amusing that someone has lost his hand in an accident. By the way, have you never had an accident? Have you never made a mistake – ever? Are you perfect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DissipatedYouthIsValuable Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 seem to recall Pakistani investors did exactly same thing last year but also set part of the stock exchange on fire! Fire and stoning. Good solid simple down to earth protest mechanisms. I bet the Pakistanis don't fill in a form to be able to ask if they can stand outside parliament with a placard. A couple of litres of unleaded, a Zippo and a pocketful of skimmers would have the banking system on its knees before lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricksters Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Or perhaps its because people in London seem to think they can cross the road anywhere and at any time. I'm just giving them a genrle reminder that such behaiour could get them seriously hurt. ========================================================================== Absolutely. Londoners, eh? Thinking they can cwoss the woad anywhere and at any time. Such behaviour is thowoughly wepwehensible and disgusting. Johny B, keep posting. You crack me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 There is a world of difference between the correct assignment of culpability and you finding it amusing that someone has lost his hand in an accident. By the way, have you never had an accident? Have you never made a mistake – ever? Are you perfect? Of course I have had an accident, but you still seem to working on assumption that I first said I would find it amusing if somone got run over because they weren't looking. I never actually said this, simply that they can't blame anyone but themselves for their own misfortune. I had quite a bad accident when I wasn't paying enough attention and hit a car that was stopping infront of me. I broke my arm and chipped a tooth, but guess what, I realised it was my fault, and I didn't attempt to stone the car driver, or the guy who built the road, or sue the council for putting traffic lights there. I'm just saying these people should accept resonsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DissipatedYouthIsValuable Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Of course I have had an accident, but you still seem to working on assumption that I first said I would find it amusing if somone got run over because they weren't looking. I never actually said this, simply that they can't blame anyone but themselves for their own misfortune. I had quite a bad accident when I wasn't paying enough attention and hit a car that was stopping infront of me. I broke my arm and chipped a tooth, but guess what, I realised it was my fault, and I didn't attempt to stone the car driver, or the guy who built the road, or sue the council for putting traffic lights there. I'm just saying these people should accept resonsibility. I'm going to run you both over for being such a pair of pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extradry Martini Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Of course I have had an accident, but you still seem to working on assumption that I first said I would find it amusing if somone got run over because they weren't looking. I never actually said this, simply that they can't blame anyone but themselves for their own misfortune. I had quite a bad accident when I wasn't paying enough attention and hit a car that was stopping infront of me. I broke my arm and chipped a tooth, but guess what, I realised it was my fault, and I didn't attempt to stone the car driver, or the guy who built the road, or sue the council for putting traffic lights there. I'm just saying these people should accept resonsibility. Did everyone laugh at you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Did everyone laugh at you? Maybe, I was somewhat dazed, but the woman driving the car was very nice and called me an ambulance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinker Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yes these people are funny because their actions are inappropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Interesting - they banned shorting on 23 June. <snip> On first glance I read this as they banned shooting on 23 June. That would explain the stoning. And then I re-read it. Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Maybe, I was somewhat dazed, but the woman driving the car was very nice and called me an ambulance. she shoulda stuck the nut in you and called you a vvanker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself - Winston Churchill http://ingmarweber.wordpress.com/2008/01/0...ified-yourself/ That’s a German “proverb” ["Traue keiner Statistik, die du nicht selber gefälscht hast."] attributed to Winston Churchill, though it is in fact Nazi propaganda trying to discredit the statesman, which also explains that there is not just one “normalized” English form of the original but about 100 different versions translated from German to English. Winston Churchill didn’t even say “Lies, damned lies and statistics“, which is also often attributed to him. I think you should correct the quote. Very valid but Churchill didn't say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 she shoulda stuck the nut in youand called you a vvanker Interesting how much vitriol is being displayed by the pious ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Interesting how much vitriol is being displayed by the pious ones. Ahh.. but they hav the moral high ground because I said people making crap investments and losing their cash was amusing. Which obviously equates to having a good old belly laugh at the Holocaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Interesting how much vitriol is being displayed by the pious ones. you don't do humour on here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 you don't do humour on here ? Oh sorry! It was humour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickywackywoo Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ahh.. but they hav the moral high ground because I said people making crap investments and losing their cash was amusing. Which obviously equates to having a good old belly laugh at the Holocaust. Indeed. Hard to have a rational argument with irrational people. I'm still trying to work out what trying to justify a mob rioting (because prices go up as well as down) has to do with you crashing your car I guess it's a decade of Labour Goverment for you; 90% of the population have a streak of the victim in them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Indeed. Hard to have a rational argument with irrational people. I'm still trying to work out what trying to justify a mob rioting (because prices go up as well as down) has to do with you crashing your car I guess it's a decade of Labour Goverment for you; 90% of the population have a streak of the victim in them now. Very hard, yet I can't stop myself from arguing with Creationists on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Very hard, yet I can't stop myself from arguing with Creationists on Facebook. That really is pi$$ing in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Being_Patient Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 People who live in glass houses... So its OK to laugh at the BTL brigade when they lose al their money but not shareholders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Being_Patient Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Very hard, yet I can't stop myself from arguing with Creationists on Facebook. Their God is better than your God... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DissipatedYouthIsValuable Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 People who live in glass houses...So its OK to laugh at the BTL brigade when they lose al their money but not shareholders? I think both are hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) I think both are hilarious. BTL is slightly more hilarious, but only because they lost money they didn't have in the first place. Edited July 17, 2008 by JohnnyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 BTL is slightly more hilarious, but only because they lost money they didn't have in the first place. Can you lose money you didn't really have? The banks have managed to do it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Detached Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Let's just get this thread back on topic, shall we? Where can I obtain one of these Donkeys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extradry Martini Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Indeed. Hard to have a rational argument with irrational people. Am I missing something here? Why is it rational to find someone else's misfortune amusing when you know nothing about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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