tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post4684684442562336137..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Question Time: In ,out, in, out, in..or out edition. CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-39129430465096804612013-01-28T06:20:57.409+00:002013-01-28T06:20:57.409+00:001. Should Labour form a coalition with Cameron an...1. Should Labour form a coalition with Cameron and go to the polls?<br /><br />2. Should the Bill Quango be elected head of the 22 and lead the way to the Promised Land?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-51254939694050367432013-01-26T11:40:17.233+00:002013-01-26T11:40:17.233+00:00Sackers : well..its something to do innit?
Sackers : well..its something to do innit?<br /><br />Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-2398652353351451252013-01-25T20:53:07.742+00:002013-01-25T20:53:07.742+00:00Yet aguin, yet again, dispute and not debate. One ...Yet aguin, yet again, dispute and not debate. One can see in this Dimbleby's eyes the anticipation of returning to his Elysian home on the Dart. The people show more and more sign of being better informed, and the people on the right side of the desk of being desperately impatient at having to condescend to them. Why, why does C@W bother to refer to this geneless interpenetration?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-68749741311134352352013-01-25T18:38:43.003+00:002013-01-25T18:38:43.003+00:00This is starting to sound like the 3 men buy a TV ...This is starting to sound like the 3 men buy a TV riddle ... Glad I'm handing over sponsorship to BQ enterprises this week :)<br />Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-76637041462663962872013-01-25T13:13:58.169+00:002013-01-25T13:13:58.169+00:00BE - there is no minus three.
- 2pts for EU.
-1 p...BE - there is no minus three.<br /><br />- 2pts for EU.<br />-1 pt for dimby tie<br />0 for the rest.<br /><br />I have though, misunderstood your first Q for another EU one, whilst it was rightly an IMF one. So that's and additional 2, <b>PLUS</b> one for the Vince = CU which has been noted and enjoyed.<br /><br />So, remind me next week to ADD three to your score.<br /><br />OK?Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-27080393805060985302013-01-25T12:36:23.080+00:002013-01-25T12:36:23.080+00:00If Measured takes my minus points which I gained b...If Measured takes my minus points which I gained because I took the mick out of Vince CU Cable, then I would be three better off, obviously.<br /><br />All's fair in love and BBCQT.Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-6710374275153871782013-01-25T11:48:37.554+00:002013-01-25T11:48:37.554+00:00...Measured would end up plus three !...Measured would end up plus three !Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-86398652001815211962013-01-25T11:47:07.695+00:002013-01-25T11:47:07.695+00:00Blue - Does that now make you minus six or does it...Blue - Does that now make you minus six or does it make you zero ?<br /><br />Are we talking debt or deficit here ?<br /><br />Judging by his Political Broadcast this week Mr Cameron would doubtless score in your favour and try to please everyone rather than get it right. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-58338751212353217502013-01-25T10:50:26.129+00:002013-01-25T10:50:26.129+00:00Measured, happy for you to have my minus three poi...Measured, happy for you to have my minus three points :-DBlue Eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-32625656510621883722013-01-25T10:37:55.879+00:002013-01-25T10:37:55.879+00:00Timbo, do not prick the balloon of my fantasies. M...Timbo, do not prick the balloon of my fantasies. Men go to the front line on less and now women can go too. Lucky them.<br /><br />No mutiny in the ranks BE. Just give me the points you want to discard. <br /><br />Congratulations, BQ! How they call us, Vous êtes rosbeef. Lets hope they have to speak German soon.measuredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281134269555074558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-72121353530526110542013-01-25T09:07:27.524+00:002013-01-25T09:07:27.524+00:00One of your special rules is that anyone who compa...One of your special rules is that anyone who compares CU to Vince Cable gets -3 points before the show even starts!<br /><br />Foul!Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-26866641282154286052013-01-25T08:47:31.243+00:002013-01-25T08:47:31.243+00:00expel ?
way, way too lenient, BQ
refund net CAP ...<i>expel</i> ?<br /><br />way, way too lenient, BQ<br /><br />refund net CAP receipts on the way to the door, for startersNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-66739493748069705502013-01-25T00:08:18.973+00:002013-01-25T00:08:18.973+00:00Scores
ND - 1 for tie +1 for first {DTP - First g...Scores<br /><br />ND - 1 for tie +1 for first {DTP - First gets the extra point because everyone else nicks the best Qs from it} - 7<br /><br />BE - 3 {yes those special rules are manifesto rules - They are whatever I want them to be and also whatever you think they might be}<br /><br />Dick-TP - very good -7<br /><br />Anon - like it . Hokey croaky<br /><br />Botogol - Good spot on the IMF - 6<br />Hislop didn't get to say much. Wasn't too bad a show in the end.<br /><br />Hopper also good - 7<br /><br />BQ 8 {yep! check it yourselves - 8!}<br /><br />Kynon another goodie -7<br /><br />Malcolm Tucker - good -6<br /><br />Budgie - slippery - 5<br /><br />Measured. What's all this talk about you and Timbo getting on top of each other? Are you two buying bunk-beds or something?<br />- 5 <br /><br />Timbo614 - ok - 4<br /><br />GSD - Good and another 7.<br /><br /><br />EK - I'm 100% in agreement. The moment Cherie Blair blowed Tone's ear{?} to make him allow 'no win no fees' and such, we turned into America. <br />Newspapers used to print stories of these crazy yanks..$100,000 because the coffee was too hot. $500,000 because the they fell down the stairs at JC Penny.. How we laughed. <br />And then they'd get a quote from some British judge who'd say <br /><br />"Well..its all about reasonableness here ..I mean,fell down the stairs, eh? Got a bruise on the head..I see.. Well, that will fade in a few days..I suppose the cost of some asprin and some makeup and a few days pay for being off work. And a few pounds for hurt feelings..Shall we say £300 and the store gives a £10 voucher for some tea in the restaurant? ..Ok ..next case ..man falls over own feet in high street and blames paving stone? <br />..Fine him £10 for wasting court's valuable time and tell him to bloody well look where he's going in future.....man's a menace to other pedestrians..Next! <br /><br />Winner was me and the prize was to decide on EU options.<br /><br />I vote that the UK remains in the EU, but we expel France.<br /><br /> Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-68865022528346839862013-01-24T23:37:35.891+00:002013-01-24T23:37:35.891+00:00Just fitted new power supply to the PC. Quite impr...Just fitted new power supply to the PC. Quite impressed with myself. it all seems to be working and no longer running at 90c. <br /><br />Dimby tie is a navy, lime red orange and pale one with spaceships? on it. One point to everyone.<br /><br />First question: Is the EU referendum in the national interest or in the interest of the Conservative Party?<br /><br />Q2: Do schools close when it snows for safety of pupils and staff or fear of being sued or fined by health and safety "officer"?<br /><br />Well worded question that wasn't really answered. despite HMG promising to stop the spread of elf and safe it continues on. Had the elf woman round the other day. And we'd only recently completed the 30 page form she sent in! SOD OFF! NOT ONE INJURY OF ANY KIND IN 30 YEARS! GO AWAY YOU STUPID BAT! GO AND LOOK FOR TRACTORS FALLING ON FARMERS..<br />{sorry about that}<br /><br />Q3: Is George Osborne’s programme of spending cuts “credible”?<br /><br />That wasn't answered either.<br /><br />Q4: Do you agree with cuts to our armed forces as terrorism threat grows in North Africa?<br /><br />Hislop highlighted the £37bn black hole in defence budget after Labour failed to even try and budget for its wars.<br />Audience asked ..Why not scrap Trident. A question that is going to keep on being asked until someone fesses up and says we can't keep our security council seat with nuclear arms. {Hope I haven't let the cat out of the bag..but its true}<br /><br />Q5: Are poor people fat?<br />Everyone agrees that's likely, but no one wants to admit its so.<br />if only the Giles cartoon was still being drawn. What cartoon shape would the mum and dad be now?<br /><br /><br /><br />Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-65328733957889221742013-01-24T23:28:02.772+00:002013-01-24T23:28:02.772+00:00hmmm... 23.27 and I don't seem to have guessed...hmmm... 23.27 and I don't seem to have guessed many questions, and what's more: I completely forgot to be witty.<br /><br />curses.<br />Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-17728977260691074342013-01-24T23:27:28.567+00:002013-01-24T23:27:28.567+00:00Stuff the in or out.
Yet again 'elf 'n&#...Stuff the in or out. <br /><br />Yet again 'elf 'n' safety is being blamed for things such as school closure in snow. The entire panel did so. <br /><br />It's nothing of the sort. <br /><br />Those 'Where there's a blame there's a claim' adverts during chav time on TV ...<br /><br />That's why the schools close. Fear of being sued the arse off. <br /><br />No-win-no-fee lawyering and yet no-one on the panel mentions it. Not even Hislop. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-2609606809460454032013-01-24T21:50:02.238+00:002013-01-24T21:50:02.238+00:00Hi all.
1) Government move to disallow more FoI r...Hi all.<br /><br />1) Government move to disallow more FoI requests. Coupled with Leveson (& the EU's copy-cat response) are we moving into much darker days?<br /><br />2) UK about to loose its AAA rating - is there a viable plan B (as the IMF suggest) in the wings?<br /><br />3) Cameron's EU speech: was it cynical, meaningless or a brilliant trap aimed (if you can aim a trap!) at Labour?<br /><br />4) Algeria/Lybia - what price the Arab Spring & how much more of this will we see? (secondary: Was the BBC justified in referring to the murderous terrorist bastards as "militants"?) <br /><br />5) Should the voting age be lower to 16?<br /><br />I'm too late for the Dimbletie to count, but I would have guessed lime-green.<br /><br /><br />gsdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-58953418877392807272013-01-24T20:17:36.311+00:002013-01-24T20:17:36.311+00:00@Measured > Timbo, I am indebted. You are such...@Measured > Timbo, I am indebted. You are such a gentlemen too, giving me a go on top of you.<br /><br />I like being ridden :)<br /><br />Hint: it is by scores then alphabetical - Techie style non-favouritism. Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-67074611013415022682013-01-24T20:10:46.931+00:002013-01-24T20:10:46.931+00:00A word from your sponsor (Made me laugh anyway).
...A word from your sponsor (Made me laugh anyway).<br /><br />1) What will the rest of Europe think of Cameron's plan A?<br /><br />2) Should Millipede side with Cameroon instead of just being awkward because he didn't think of it first?<br /><br />3) Death by prince - is it the best way to go?<br /><br />4) Muslim Vigilantes - Who in the PC brigade is going to stop them if the PCs don't.<br /><br />Only 4 2/3rds of program on Euro Cam-deal.<br /><br />DimbleTie = Euro Blue with yellow circles instead of stars.<br /><br />Sorry, too tired this week to even try and be funny. <br /><br />P.S. Interesting blog articles this week - wanted to comment - too busy - when I got to it - too pisssed/tired :(<br />Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-55195415438037171222013-01-24T19:57:09.302+00:002013-01-24T19:57:09.302+00:00Timbo, I am indebted. You are such a gentlemen too...Timbo, I am indebted. You are such a gentlemen too, giving me a go on top of you. <br />BQ, a certain amount of tension exists between getting the wording correct and trying to be funny. I raise it, that is all. <br /><br />Ok, guys:<br /><br />1. OMG, have you seen those? They are huge. The Irish attempt at cooling the air. What an eye sore.<br /><br />2. Saviour of the EU, leader of the G8, tackling the global tax dodgers, yet unemployment and triple dip, poor old Cameron. (I can’t believe that some of the PIIGS aren’t grateful to Cameron - ungrateful bastardoos, hoping their sauerkraut will be buttered.)<br /><br />3. Now look here, we’ll have none of this Muslims versus Christians stuff. <br /><br />4. Target culture. Lets aim to get people thinner. I am sure statistics never lie.<br /><br />5. What did the members of the Panel learn at school which was useful and yet the Universities wouldn’t have taken this into account? <br /><br />Bit of class…cerise swirls.measuredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281134269555074558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-15516914097453184802013-01-24T19:00:49.953+00:002013-01-24T19:00:49.953+00:00No Thatcher tonight folks (that's silly it'...No Thatcher tonight folks (that's silly it's the BBC so it must be Thatcher - Ed.)<br /><br />1. Do you want beef with your horseburgers, Chum (or should that be Pal)? Tesco, Aldi, Lidl in the dock.<br /><br />2. Yes, its the CMD show - has Cast Iron Dave split the Tory party? Has he capitulated to the loony fruitcakes - UKIP? Merkel makes encouraging noises while Hollande spits feathers, has the Franco-German motor broken down? Will Milliboy be in charge anyway in 2yrs 3months time?<br /><br />3. Arab spring turning into a nightmare on Brotherhood/Talib/Jihadi Street? Syria, Algeria and now Libya (again).<br /><br />4. Should people stay off work due to white global warming?<br /><br />5. Gay marriage (cont. p94)?Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-50190942824636177662013-01-24T18:42:22.102+00:002013-01-24T18:42:22.102+00:00- Yellow tie
1. EU referendum. About time or a cy...- Yellow tie<br /><br />1. EU referendum. About time or a cynical ploy to prevent a leadership challenge?<br /><br />2. Who ate all the pies. It was the chavs.Should poor people have fruit vouchers?<br /><br />3.Crime is at its lowest for 20 years. has the policy of not investigating crime, so no one bothers to report it anymore, paid off?<br /><br />4. Arab spring. Why did we get involved when we get no thanks.<br /><br />5. Should women go into the front line? Why not.Malcolm Tuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-9536494596938295792013-01-24T17:56:56.171+00:002013-01-24T17:56:56.171+00:00Purple Dimbleby tie.
1. EU put your left leg in, ...Purple Dimbleby tie.<br /><br />1. EU put your left leg in, EU put your left leg out...does the panel think that CMD is trying to prevent bleed of Tory voters to UKIP by promising a referendum (handily enough) if re-elected? (I expect the Labour chap to stick the boot in here)<br /><br />2. Algerian hostage SNAFU - why wasn't something done to stop the Algerians wading in & resulting in twice as many hostages as kidnapper/terrorist/militants winding up dead? (Expect mention of the SAS)<br /><br />3. Anna Soubrey - doesn't want to get "too preachy" about health, but doesn't let her kids say "fat", and wants to tell workers where they can & can't eat - what's that all about? (Batshit mentalist)<br /><br />4. Prince Harry - glorifying taking human lives by likening it to playing videogames - would he have been better keeping his gob shut? (Probably, but he is fulfilling an important role by doing service for his country blah blah blah - also no-one want's to see ginger nuts, even if he *was* pissed in Vegas - should have kept his trews on.)<br /><br />5. I'm spent. No further questions your honour. Kynonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-38843947134257836192013-01-24T17:20:23.228+00:002013-01-24T17:20:23.228+00:00Dimbletie - Green and red windmills.
1. Is Camero...Dimbletie - Green and red windmills.<br /><br />1. Is Cameron destabilising Britain with his 5 year tour of euro capitals?<br /><br />2. If the poor are starving, how come they are all so fat?<br /><br />3. Is it right to cut the military to a reserve force only, and does this mean we can only wage war on weekends?<br /><br />4. Pornification. Are your little ones dressed up like slags? .. Merges into check your teens emails every night. - Keyword "SEXTING"<br /><br />5. Is Cameron really just mingling with fellow toffs and evil bankers in Davos? Is he there for any reason at all?Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-3982928992132265182013-01-24T16:46:25.403+00:002013-01-24T16:46:25.403+00:00Tie: grey (studiously Euro-neutral, natch)
Only 4...Tie: grey (studiously Euro-neutral, natch)<br /><br />Only 4 this week:<br />1. Cameron offers a referendum, what took him so long: is this democracy in action or a cynical sop to UKIP?<br />2. Was Harry wise to say he slotted Taliban, and was it wise to let him do the slotting in the first place?<br />3. Why aren't we doing more about illegal tax avoidance?<br />4. How many snowy winters do we need before councils actually start to prepare for them?Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548829473468337487noreply@blogger.com