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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 24, 2019 11:37:16 GMT
Good lord....bbc just did live reaction at Hanley and the first guy must have come straight from the bushes at Clayton wood. I saw this 😂 ... Absolutely horrific. As soon as anything on the telly says, "We're crossing live to Stoke-on-Trent" and shudder goes through my spine. It's the same when we have fan shots live on Sky, I swear they do it on purpose. I had to switch channels. Fast.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 12, 2019 9:12:07 GMT
Who do you know in N Staffs that says ‘eebygum’!?! No one living in N Staffs says it Bath...in fact, no one living outside of Northern based TV programmes set in the 1930s says it anymore (but it keeps certain attention seeking posters who think they are "entertaining" characters on here happy it appears).
It's meant to be Yorsha not a Potteries accent. When somebody makes a Potters version, it might actually be relevant to this board and occasionally funny. English to Yorkshire translator
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 11, 2019 21:27:39 GMT
First few seasons were good, but at times they were ponderous and pretentious: the episode devoted to finding a fly in the Meth Lab was torturous Ozark was much faster paced I thought Apparently it's a filler episode, I forget the reason why they had to do it. I've just started re-watching season 3, and I plan to hit fast forward this time around...
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 8, 2019 6:53:32 GMT
Am I getting obsessed by Brexit, as the Vox Pops largely sounded like remainders!
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 7, 2019 10:31:33 GMT
We had three great Grand Tours last year, but this year's Giro and now Vuelta have been none events, and although the Tour delivered some really good moments, it still felt a bit hollow to me. I agree apart from the tour. It was brilliant I'm being unfair to the Tour, I felt short changed by how the race ended.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 7, 2019 9:17:53 GMT
We had three great Grand Tours last year, but this year's Giro and now Vuelta have been none events, and although the Tour delivered some really good moments, it still felt a bit hollow to me.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 7, 2019 9:05:27 GMT
Stage 13 of the Vuelta today - crazy final climb with gradients of 24 to 26% over fairly long distances. Slovenian 1-2 today with rising star Pogacar winning just ahead of race leader Primoz Roglic who'd blitzed the time trial on stage 11 to take the leaders jersey. I've watched a few stages but I just can't get into it the same as the Giro or TdF - maybe it's because most of the top riders are missing but I'm finding it boring this year. Team Ineos have been completely anonymous with hardly a mention and nobody in the top 10 (or top 20 of the G.C.). I've not even bothered to find out if it's on ITV4 this year.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 6, 2019 20:10:13 GMT
We had the biggest wasp type creature I've ever seen in our bedroom last week. It was fucking huge, it was crawling on the floor so I ran downstairs to get my phone and a can of Raid, when I got back upstairs it took off, it took ages to get off the floor and started heading towards me so I blasted the fucker with Raid and it flew back and out of the window. I went outside to see if it has dropped on the drive but couldnt find it, I was well pissed off because I wanted to get a photo of it as I can't explain how big it was. Looked it up on Google and it looks like it was probably a Hornet Queen, I still can't believe how big the fucking thing was. The only insect I can think of that I'd protect myself from it with a sawn-off shogun.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 3, 2019 10:18:04 GMT
" Held up" as in robbed Fraise? Shocking. London or Stoke? Her name was ma baker So you were in Chicago.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 2, 2019 20:46:00 GMT
I appreciate no deal might not be the best deal but I fail to comprehend how taking no deal off the table will make the eu negotiate us a brilliant deal. You have to be prepared to walk away otherwise we get shit on. No deal is better than a shit deal Insisting on taking your best bargaining chip off the table is a piece of the highest ineptitude that keeps on being spouted by Corbyn every bloody week.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 2, 2019 12:15:08 GMT
Kuenssberg has just said on Politics Live, that the Government are having discussions right now about whether to call a snap election in the next 72 hours. If MP's manage to change the law this week, then that will be the trigger for Johnson to go to the polls. Obviously the Tory rebels will have lost the whip and will be unable to stand in the election. To call an election he needs a two thirds majority in parliament. If he calls it to dodge the no deal legislation he may not get that two thirds in which case he may be left with 20 odd former conservative MP's sitting as independents. Watching Jeremy not vote for a General Election will be seriously amusing. I think that's why St Tony Blair has spelt out what a GE before Brexit would do to the Labour Party.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Sept 2, 2019 9:21:31 GMT
I blocked a pain in the arse not long ago, feeling all soft and blah blah now and want to unblock them, how the bleedin ell do you do it? Ta This is for PC, I'm guessing it's the same on your phone. Click 'profile' up there ^ Then click 'edit profile' which will be over there on the new page -> Then click the 'privacy' tab. Scroll down to which ever person it is & click the 'x' next to their name. Keep scrolling down & click 'save privacy settings'. *This is all assuming you can see this post of course! I'll quote your instructions as he won't see them from you.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 31, 2019 11:08:46 GMT
I'm missing something here, if the deadline is removed, isn't that effectively an indefinite extension? Whatever the situation, as far as I'm aware, we can leave at the end of the October as we do not need the EU's permission to leave. If a law is passed that means Parliament has to give explicit approval to leave, then that would clearly keep us in as things stand. I hope we can do a deal, but if a way is found to stop us leaving without a deal, then Boris will have no choice but to call a General Election. It will then be interesting to see if Boris can insist that Tory candidates support leaving the EU or not get selected for the Conservative party and therefore lead to the end of the Tory party as we know it. Edit:I just saw your explanation. I think that you are right Richie.... except I don't think that we even need Article 50 to leave. Much as it does not suit my views on leaving the EU, I'm not against the principle of requiring a confirmatory vote by Parliament.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 31, 2019 10:54:17 GMT
I've just seen that Gordon Brown is now saying in The Herald (can't do the links right now) that he believes the EU leaders (who he say's he's been talking to this week) will withdraw the October 31st deadline next week and remove any excuse for a No-Deal Brexit. He reckons this will enable Parliament to introduce legislation next week to force Boris to ask for another extension (which Macron is now in favour of), and also to make No-Deal impossible in the future. Absolute bunch of shysters the lot of 'em ! I'm missing something here, if the deadline is removed, isn't that effectively an indefinite extension? Whatever the situation, as far as I'm aware, we can leave at the end of the October as we do not need the EU's permission to leave. If a law is passed that means Parliament has to give explicit approval to leave, then that would clearly keep us in as things stand. I hope we can do a deal, but if a way is found to stop us leaving without a deal, then Boris will have no choice but to call a General Election. It will then be interesting to see if Boris can insist that Tory candidates support leaving the EU or not get selected for the Conservative party and therefore lead to the end of the Tory party as we know it. Edit:I just saw your explanation.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 28, 2019 10:50:28 GMT
No , I support dictatorships ( just for your amusement 🥴) It's not about me But this is the thing. This is a really serious and dangerous precedent that could be getting set and just because you like one outcome it doesn't mean that it's right. There's a lot of things that I don't agree with that comes out of parliament, it doesn't mean I want us to do away with democracy. We are in a deadlock situation and as far as I can see, showing the EU that we are prepared to do whatever it takes to leave, is the only card left to get a deal.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 28, 2019 8:48:17 GMT
What this move does, is focus the minds of the EU. As long as the EU believes that Parliament will stop a no deal, then it has no incentive to budge.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 28, 2019 8:46:29 GMT
So the cunt is proroguing parliament then. We have been taken over by a fat dictator. Let the civil disobedience begin. Alternatively, he's doing his best to deliver the referendum result against an undemocratic parliament.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 26, 2019 19:51:47 GMT
Well I've only gone and looked it up, and it was built in 1988.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 22, 2019 15:41:45 GMT
Why does he want Greenland? For an experiment? Does seem a bit strange considering it's going to melt anyway. Though with rising temperatures he probably thinks they'll be more global demand for ice. Global warming (which is not happening according to Donald), is opening up the potential for mineral mining. Strategically, Greenland is very importantly placed as it would give the US much better access to northern Russia. For those people that are looking at a map and think Greenland is not particularly close to Russia should look at a polar map. Overall it's not as daft as it sounds, but it's a difficult thing to achieve and he's just made it harder to happen. In the long term, the idea is now on the table so something may come of it eventually.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 19, 2019 21:02:52 GMT
So the Vuelta starts on Saturday with a Team time trial in Torrevieja. Quite a lot of the big names are not taking part for various reasons and Cycling Weekly reckon the bookies have gone for the following favourites list Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo Visma – 9/4 Miguel Ángel López (Col) Astana – 3/1 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar – 7/2 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma – 9/1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar – 16/1 Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar – 18/1 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos – 22/1 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott – 25/1 Rafał Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe – 27/1 Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates – 28/1 It should be quite an interesting race, particularly as Ineos don't have their big hitters taking part. Tom Dumoulin isn't competing this year following injury but he's left Sunweb early and signed for Jumbo Visma today - they're putting together a cracking team for next year. That's a bit a let down for me, not even a Yates in there. I'm pleased to hear that Dumoulin is moving, and Jumbo Visma are definately a team that are getting their act together in a big way.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 15, 2019 21:44:48 GMT
Where is Abdoulaye nowadays? Abdoulaye Faye is wherever he wants to be.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 12, 2019 6:19:00 GMT
Why on earth was he taken off suicide watch after apparently attempting to take his own life a few weeks ago?
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 1, 2019 22:02:51 GMT
The floods in Yorkshire seem to have washed away one of the bridges on the World Championship course. linkSagan will bunny hop it.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 31, 2019 11:32:39 GMT
So the Tour de France is over for another year.....next up is La Vuelta. Just found the route and stage info for anyone interested. It should be really good with 8 (I think) mountain finishes. linkI haven't seen any post TdF info about teams and riders as yet. Movistar are putting in a strong team with valverde quintana and carparaz How that works with Quintana leaving is anyone’s guess. I like the vuelta even if it seems below the giro and France as a grand tour. It's got to be better than this year's Giro!
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 29, 2019 21:31:36 GMT
Lat time I saw something on this about five years ago, the process was destroying cells, which would mean that any potential for future thawing and revival was zero. There were still plenty of people still willing to throw money into the bin to take part though...
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 28, 2019 11:26:54 GMT
What an amazing display of humility, teamwork and sportsmanship. If Thomas had told Bernal to stick with him, then Thomas would have just won his second TDF. There's no way Bernal would have ridden off to take victory for himself and Thomas gave away his last chance of winning the race. I feel really sorry for Alaphilippe as he too is a class act and quite un-French.
On another note, it was great to see that the first Colombian to win the TDF was not Quintana!
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 20, 2019 7:23:47 GMT
We certainly have to hope that Bolton and the Hawks don't prevail. It's all a bit set piece though isn't it so far. Feels like we're having our balls tickled for an old fashioned carpet bombing. Trump is far beyond blame here, as we are where we are because of him throwing the Iran deal out of the window apparently to spite Obama. Iran was always going to escalate things as it lost its ability to sell oil. Arguably, this might have been the plan all along; give Trump some bad advice and play to his ego and just wait for the Iranians to inevitably kick off.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 20, 2019 6:42:17 GMT
Tell me more about this Trump/Iran collusion. The only collusion is the west's bloodlust for a new victim in the region. Trump has put his jackboots on and we will follow like the obedient puppies we are. Trump's hesitancy in going to war so far has been the sole bright point of his presidency.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 20, 2019 6:24:41 GMT
Convenient 'Send them back" Are people thick? Tell me more about this Trump/Iran collusion.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 17, 2019 20:51:48 GMT
Zero sympathy (assuming she's not mentally ill).
As for launching jet fighters to these incidents, I used to wonder about what was the point of sending a couple of jets? Then it dawned on me that they are there to shoot the plane down if the plane would take a course that would endanger a heavily populated area.
Or at least I think that's the reason?
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