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Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?

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  • MikM Away
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #29

    No kidding. Every statewide election here we have one or two referendums on changing the state constitution for some fad or financial scheme. I make it a rule to vote against them.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • Doctor PhibesD Online
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      Doctor Phibes
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      #30

      In Cameron's case it was him trying to placate the right wing of the party in case they defected to UKIP. He should have told them to FOAD.

      I was only joking

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        How many Scaramuccis is that, anyway?

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        @jon-nyc said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

        How many Scaramuccis is that, anyway?

        4

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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        • George KG George K

          @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

          “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

          LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

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          Doctor Phibes
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          #32

          @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

          @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

          “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

          LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

          mating-brown-bears-early-morning-light-very-rare-wildlifeshot-picture-id108351796-906354897.jpeg

          Over lunch, somebody said to me that this instability is the big disadvantage of parliamentary systems.

          I felt obliged to point out that they get to keep really shitty leaders for at least 4 years, and somehow this is an improvement?

          I was only joking

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

            @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

            “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

            LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

            mating-brown-bears-early-morning-light-very-rare-wildlifeshot-picture-id108351796-906354897.jpeg

            Over lunch, somebody said to me that this instability is the big disadvantage of parliamentary systems.

            I felt obliged to point out that they get to keep really shitty leaders for at least 4 years, and somehow this is an improvement?

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            George K
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            #33

            @Doctor-Phibes said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

            they get to keep really shitty leaders for at least 4 years, and somehow this is an improvement?

            Well, at least you know what you'll have for four years as opposed to a surprise whenever they feel like it every so often.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              @Doctor-Phibes said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

              they get to keep really shitty leaders for at least 4 years, and somehow this is an improvement?

              Well, at least you know what you'll have for four years as opposed to a surprise whenever they feel like it every so often.

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              Doctor Phibes
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              #34

              @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

              @Doctor-Phibes said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

              they get to keep really shitty leaders for at least 4 years, and somehow this is an improvement?

              Well, at least you know what you'll have for four years

              That explains the US suicide rate.

              I was only joking

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                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #35

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

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                  #36

                  @George-K there's no question who would win an election at this point.

                  To be honest, I think it's high time the Tories were kicked out. They've done a bloody awful job of late, and since Labour got rid of the Corbyn brigade, they should be a better bet. Keir Starmer is seemingly a charisma-free zone, but charisma didn't seem to help Boris much in governing.

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @George-K there's no question who would win an election at this point.

                    To be honest, I think it's high time the Tories were kicked out. They've done a bloody awful job of late, and since Labour got rid of the Corbyn brigade, they should be a better bet. Keir Starmer is seemingly a charisma-free zone, but charisma didn't seem to help Boris much in governing.

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                    Renauda
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                    #37

                    @Doctor-Phibes

                    Keir Starmer for some reason, reminds me of the late Desmond Llewelyn - the original Q in Bond movies. Not only facially but voice and mannerisms as well. Couldn’t place it for the longest time until this morning when he was on the BBC giving the Tories a right bollocking for their ineptitude at governing.

                    Elbows up!

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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #38

                      Only @bachophile will get this.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #39

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                          #40

                          Paraphrasing Piers Morgan (who also echo'ed @Doctor-Phibes ' comment about terrible leaders) said that if BoJo is chosen as PM there will be a rush of Brits trying to immigrate to the US for the relative calm and stability of American politics.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            @jon-nyc said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

                            Easy fix. Hold the presses and add an Epilogue entitled Out if the Blue and into the Mists.

                            Elbows up!

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #42

                              Seen on twitter:

                              “Who was Prime Minister when Queen Elizabeth died” is going to be a god-tier trivia question in like 20 years.

                              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                              -Cormac McCarthy

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                                jon-nyc
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                                #43

                                Boris Johnson has escaped from Elba, landed in Cornwall, and is marching on London.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  #44

                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    Boris Johnson has escaped from Elba, landed in Cornwall, and is marching on London.

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                                    Renauda
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                                    @jon-nyc

                                    😂

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      #46

                                      Her tenure as prime minister spans two monarchs. Nobody has done that since Churchill.

                                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          Boris Johnson has escaped from Elba, landed in Cornwall, and is marching on London.

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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          @jon-nyc said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

                                          Boris Johnson has escaped from Elba, landed in Cornwall, and is marching on London.

                                          To be fair, he got lost and is currently driving North up the M1.

                                          Punsters said that Liz couldn't be Trussted. Boris is fast approaching Scunthorpe. Read into that what you will.

                                          It's unlikely he's ever been so close to Yorkshire before.

                                          I was only joking

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