Brian Dixon
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the man is an idiot in the first place,needs a toilet block named after him.
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Reginald Barrington
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Dropped on him more like!
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Guest 1865- Registered: 26 Sep 2016
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Donald Trump comes across as a leader who can be dominant and say what he thinks.
Hillary Clinton doesn't come across as a leader.
The problem being with Trump is you watch him on the debate and you can see its just a matter of time before he comes out with a stupid outburst.
The sad thing is these are 2 people who are nearly 70 years old, the USA is meant to be a forward thinking country yet the 2 candidates should be playing golf with a brew.
People shoot and stab each other on a regular basis over there, people own guns because they don't feel secure, the USA needs change and a lot of laws reforming which is something that'll take years, these 2 have no chance of making any real difference in the few years they get elected.
Guest 1865- Registered: 26 Sep 2016
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Donald Trump comes across as a leader who can be dominant and say what he thinks.
Hillary Clinton doesn't come across as a leader.
The problem being with Trump is you watch him on the debate and you can see its just a matter of time before he comes out with a stupid outburst.
The sad thing is these are 2 people who are nearly 70 years old, the USA is meant to be a forward thinking country yet the 2 candidates should be playing golf with a brew.
People shoot and stab each other on a regular basis over there, people own guns because they don't feel secure, the USA needs change and a lot of laws reforming which is something that'll take years, these 2 have no chance of making any real difference in the few years they get elected.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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The latest New Yorker cover.
Another major publication giving it's support to Hilary
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Captain Haddock
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Nathan72 wrote:
People shoot and stab each other on a regular basis over there
FACT - You're over seven times more likely to be stabbed in London than shot dead in the USA.
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Cite your source please Capt.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Jan Higgins
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The Bishop wrote:Cite your source please Capt.
Maybe the important word is "dead" rather than "shot" as that seems a rather strange fact even though there are far to many stabbings.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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Statistics SHAMTISTICS , you are 14 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime in dover than shot dead in the United states FACT.
There were approx 50 violent crimes per 100,000 of population compared to 3.5 per 100,000 deaths by shooting in the US.
But all meaningless!
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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The Bishop wrote:Cite your source please Capt.
London, Population 8.674 million 9000 stabbings a year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36411782
US population 322,761,807, Deaths by firearm 13,286 (2015)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34996604
7.61 times more likely.
Of course, if you happen to be both black and young in London your change of being either stabbed or a stabber rises considerably. #BlackKnivesMatter?
Here's pictures of the 15 teenagers killed by knives in London 2015
Somehow the 'community' restrains themselves from looting and burning down the hood! (Unlike when that pillar of the community Mark Duggan was shot)
https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Documents/investigation_commissioner_reports/IPCC-summary-report-fatal-shooting-of-MD.pdf
Funny old world innit bruv?
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[QUOTE="Captain Haddock"]London, Population 8.674 million 9000 stabbings a year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36411782
US population 322,761,807, Deaths by firearm 13,286 (2015)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34996604
From the same BBC article: "Earlier this week, the Met said it was called to more than 9,000 knife crime incidents in London in the year ending April 2016."
Are you mixing up the term "knife crime incident" with stabbing? Would being held at gunpoint be the same as being shot?
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Reginald Barrington wrote:Statistics SHAMTISTICS , you are 14 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime in dover than shot dead in the United states FACT.
There were approx 50 violent crimes per 100,000 of population compared to 3.5 per 100,000 deaths by shooting in the US.
But all meaningless!
You said FACT, well I'm sorry but "approx" doth butter no parsnips! Cite your source sir!
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Capt, please see #51. Can you clarify?
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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The Bishop wrote:
Capt, please see #51. Can you clarify?
Sorry Bish, In hurry packing. Flying to Knock tomorrow for 15 days touring Megalithic sites in Ireland.
Difficult getting true stats. Many stabbed don't bother reporting crime as see it as 'normal'. Even hospital treatment reported as accident. Reports tend to be only from innocent victims or seriously injured/dead.
British Crime Survey a couple of years ago (from interviews of general population) put UK stabbings +130.000 per annum.
Will dig into HO/MET stats when I return.
Tomorrow night in Shrine View Guest House! Hopefully will have time to pick up loads of bad taste Catholic stuff to go with the 'glo in the dark' Virgin on my bedside table!
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Good to know that our errant Captain has seen the error in his ways and is worshipping at one of the most important shrines in Christendom. Clearly he has had a Damascus moment and has devoted the rest ofhis life to Jesus like the rest of us, except for Brian of course.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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your gods sunbeam howard.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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I look forward to your substantiating evidence. Have a lovely pilgrimage, Capt.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Reginald Barrington wrote:Statistics SHAMTISTICS , you are 14 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime in dover than shot dead in the United states FACT.
There were approx 50 violent crimes per 100,000 of population compared to 3.5 per 100,000 deaths by shooting in the US.
But all meaningless!
Reggie! Don't be a sinner...cite your source. The good lord doth despair of bogus statistics...well 93.7% of them, I believe.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Knock. Knock. Who's there?
No-one at all you silly people. The 'vision' is merely an example of mass hysteria.
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Captain Haddock wrote:Knock. Knock. Who's there?
No-one at all you silly people. The 'vision' is merely an example of mass hysteria.
Dear boy, I will hear your confession now.
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