acute Posted September 3, 2017 Author #451 Share Posted September 3, 2017 24% of the UK population voted for Brexit. Not even a firkin quarter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 3, 2017 Author #452 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) According to Eldorado... Drug deaths in Scotland rose by 23% in 2016. The numbers have doubled in the last 10yrs. Edited September 3, 2017 by acute [Appropriate royalties have been paid] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted September 3, 2017 #453 Share Posted September 3, 2017 1 hour ago, acute said: 24% of the UK population voted for Brexit. Not even a firkin quarter! Even less voted against it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted September 3, 2017 #454 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) The coast of Argyll and Bute is longer than the coast of France. Edited September 3, 2017 by Black Monk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 3, 2017 Author #455 Share Posted September 3, 2017 The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan was a vinyl album that was completely silent on both sides. It was released in 1981, and sold over 30,000 copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted September 3, 2017 #456 Share Posted September 3, 2017 The chandeliers in Buckingham palace can be lowered by remote control for ease of cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted September 3, 2017 #457 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Today at Abberton reservoir there is a white winged black tern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 3, 2017 #458 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) According to a poll today, 48% of people want Theresa May to be taken out and shot. Tory claims Theresa May will be 'taken out and shot' as she's hit by grim poll Mirror.co.uk · 8 hours ago Edited September 3, 2017 by Manfred von Dreidecker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 3, 2017 #459 Share Posted September 3, 2017 In Germany, Malteser is not a brand of cholcolate with a light honeycomb centre but an an international non-governmental aid agency. Malteser International. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 3, 2017 Author #460 Share Posted September 3, 2017 15 minutes ago, Manfred von Dreidecker said: According to a poll today, 48% of people want Theresa May to be taken out and shot. Tory claims Theresa May will be 'taken out and shot' as she's hit by grim poll Mirror.co.uk · 8 hours ago Oh em jee..... that is brilliant! I thought it was fake until I read the article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted September 3, 2017 #461 Share Posted September 3, 2017 12 hours ago, acute said: 24% of the UK population voted for Brexit. Not even a firkin quarter! Which is incidentally about the same percentage that voted for Trump. It seems these days all you need is about a quarter of the votes to win. Go figure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 4, 2017 #462 Share Posted September 4, 2017 9 hours ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said: Which is incidentally about the same percentage that voted for Trump. It seems these days all you need is about a quarter of the votes to win. Go figure. That's how it always works, in "democracies". Barack H. Obama was elected in 2008 (for which we should certainly all be very grateful bearing in mind his opponent was Utterly Insane McCain) on 53 % of 58% turnout, which makes it about 30% or so (as you can see, I'm an expert in Math), while T. Blair was selected into office on a landslide of about 20% of the total electorate. The only way it could perhaps be altered to make it truly democratic is to insist that over 50% of the electorate, not just the number who actually voted, have to vote for something for it to be valid. And this would either mean making voting compulsory, which I can hardly see would be popular, or endlessly holding re-elections after re-elections until the desired result is obtained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted September 4, 2017 #463 Share Posted September 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Manfred von Dreidecker said: That's how it always works, in "democracies". Barack H. Obama was elected in 2008 (for which we should certainly all be very grateful bearing in mind his opponent was Utterly Insane McCain) on 53 % of 58% turnout, which makes it about 30% or so (as you can see, I'm an expert in Math), while T. Blair was selected into office on a landslide of about 20% of the total electorate. The only way it could perhaps be altered to make it truly democratic is to insist that over 50% of the electorate, not just the number who actually voted, have to vote for something for it to be valid. And this would either mean making voting compulsory, which I can hardly see would be popular, or endlessly holding re-elections after re-elections until the desired result is obtained. Our parlamentary elections have turnouts of around 85 % (last one was 85,8) and voting is not compulsory, so it can be done. I allways wonder why turnout is so low in the US ? Maybe it have something to do with having to register ? Any Danish citizen is automatically a registered voter when they turn 18 and can thus vote in the next election. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 4, 2017 #464 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Now this is quite interesting, and much more importnat than politics. The first soft toy Paddington Bear (pictured below) was created in the early 1970s by Shirley Gabrielle Clarkson as a gift to her children Joanna and Jeremy. Yes, that Jeremy Clarkson. They were 19 inches high and firmly stuffed. The bears that is, not Jeremy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted September 4, 2017 #465 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, invented an artificial heart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 5, 2017 Author #466 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 03/09/2017 at 0:50 PM, Black Monk said: The coast of Argyll and Bute is longer than the coast of France. Scotland has 8% of Europe's coastline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 5, 2017 #467 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, acute said: Scotland has 8% of Europe's coastline. And Nicola Sturgeon is deterred that it will retain 8% of Europe's coastline after Brexit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted September 5, 2017 #468 Share Posted September 5, 2017 If pinocchio says" my nose will grow"its known as a liar paradox because If his nose is not growing, he is telling a lie and his nose will grow but then he is telling the truth and it can't happen. If his nose is growing, he is telling the truth, so it can't happen. If his nose will grow, he will be telling the truth, but his nose grows if he lies so it can't happen. If his nose will not grow, he is lying and it will grow but then he would be telling the truth so it can't happen. Ps I may of Googled then copy and pasted this ...... and I have to much time on my hands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 8, 2017 #469 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I found out some interesting information about the Brazilian coffee industry today. The Brazilian covfefe industry, you say? That sounds interesting. Tell me more. Thank you. Well, apparently, down among Brazilians, coffee beans grow by the millions. By the millions, you say? So what sort of annual output would we be talking? Well, apparently they've got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil. A zillion tonnes? Well, gosh. Would that be output per annum? Well, I suppose it would be. Anyway, there is, apparently, no tea, though. No tea at all? Well, apparently not. I think this must be by Government edict, because you also can't get cherry soda either. No cheery soda? You say? No, you see, they got to fill their quota. Oh well, you say, that's the trouble with a planned economy right there isn't it. That's socialism for you. And get this! The politician's daughterWas accused of drinking waterAnd was fined a great big fifty dollar bill They fine you for drinking water?! Well, I'm - I'm going to protest to someone. To President Trump, perhaps. I'll ask him to put Brazil on his list of places to give Freedom to when he's got a chance. Ok, you do that. The Cheery Soda industry will be grateful to you for a start. Well, let's hope so, you say, I'm on a retainer from them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 8, 2017 Author #470 Share Posted September 8, 2017 While I'm in WWII mode..... The body of 'Hitler' removed from his bunker by the Russians was not tested until the late sixties, when it was found to be a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted September 8, 2017 #471 Share Posted September 8, 2017 The kingdom of Denmark consist of 98 % Greenland, 1,9 % Denmark and 0,1 % Faroe islands. 98 % of the population lives on 1,9 % of the area. Thats actually pretty poor land management. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 8, 2017 Author #472 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said: The kingdom of Denmark consist of 98 % Greenland, 1,9 % Denmark and 0,1 % Faroe islands. 98 % of the population lives on 1,9 % of the area. Thats actually pretty poor land management. When I went to København, I suspected that's all there was in Danmark, and I was right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted September 8, 2017 #473 Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 hours ago, acute said: When I went to København, I suspected that's all there was in Danmark, and I was right! I think you can say that København is all there is in Denmark in the same way as London is all there is in England. Well done on the spelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 9, 2017 #474 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I saw a story the other day that Aarhus was one of the up and coming coolest places on earth. I don't know if you might be able to verify that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 9, 2017 #475 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Where's Aarhus? It's just down on the left, just past the one with the Volkswagen camper outside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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