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Hey, can I apologize for all the nasty things (4.00 / 9)

I said about the Irish too a couple of weeks back?

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant

by redstar on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:17:56 AM EST

Re: Hey, can I apologize for all the nasty things (4.00 / 5)

Having two relations who are Irish Jesuits probably qualifies you to say whatever you want. As Samuel Johnson once said: "the Irish are a very fair people, they never speak well of each other".

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:26:55 PM EST
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Thank you for your indulgence, though (4.00 / 4)

I really do think I went over the line when I invited Ireland to rejoin the UK.

That was a bridge too far, and I recognise that.

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant

by redstar on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 02:27:15 PM EST
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But there's nothing wrong with Ireland rejoining . (4.00 / 2)

... the UK that could not be solved by England leaving.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 04:34:52 PM EST
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Scotland? (none / 1)

When Scotland does leave the UK the little Englanders will have their wish anyway.

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 04:53:59 PM EST
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Re: Scotland? (4.00 / 2)

If Scotland wants to leave the England, but not EU they could leave UK and join Ireland...

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:08:58 PM EST
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Re: Scotland? (none / 1)

No it will be England leaving the EU and Scotland remaining behind.

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:13:51 PM EST
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Y'r forgetting Wales. (none / 1)

I'm shocked ... shocked ... that you'd be forgetting Wales.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:21:27 PM EST
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Re: Y'r forgetting Wales. (none / 1)

In Wales does her own thing. I'm thinking of taking over Jersey myself.

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:50:59 PM EST
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Re: Y'r forgetting Wales. (none / 0)

...for tax reasons?

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:11:04 PM EST
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Re: Y'r forgetting Wales. (none / 0)

Yea - to get my hands on some tax!
#
See Bono video posted by Irishead on U2 using Netherlands as a tax shelter. I thought the Irish were supposed to be the tax avoidance have?

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 07:14:55 PM EST
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