THE BRITISH THREAD II

Care to share, Oz?

A belated Merry Christmas to you all.

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Howdy, SM. Belated Merry Christmas to you!

Howdy Tico, with your everlasting cheroot.

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Hello smorgsie. I never doubted you would return. I hope you had a happy festive season.

The cash tills were ringing pretty loud and clear. On the News at least. They show it every year on the News. They probably charge the store they film it in, after an auction of sorts, and with a cheery voice-over and shots of happy shoppers bearing away their bargains we, that's us tossers sat on the sofa watching the News, obviously, are supposed to feel like we are missing something and resolve to get down there tomorrow for when the bouncers open the doors. And there's hardly a bargain worth a banana once you get it on to the pavement.

Apart from the booze and the smokes and the mince pies and the choccie-chochyys. I saw one lady "just have one more", she is watching her weight, 22 times in about an hour. Pretty evenly spaced as if she was rationing herself. Perhaps visiting bespoke corsetry designers should leave their card with ladies like that.

Have you done any protesting about the government recently?

Of course spends chuck.

One always withdraws one's labour if requested by one's union.

I'm afraid I only picketed mentally from my memory-foam mattress, but showed my solidarity by shopping and lunching with a lady friend.

Sprouts are tres cheap this year...

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Anybody been watching Great Expectations?

The 'Miss Haversham' is rubbish!

Put me right off. Pip's no better, big lips and a Justin Beiber hair-do.

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Only for the consumer though. Producers go through many trials and tribulations providing them. And not many have index linked pensions.

One does hope that you, one's old bean, haven't disappeaaared by noh, one's deaaarest! All the jolly cracking for the last days of this yeaaar, and ah jolly new yeaaar 2012 when it somes!

My sainted aunt, Smorgs is favouring us with a visit, pass the smelling salts do.

good to see ya's back here, smorgsie.

the place just ain't the same without you...

No need to come over all sarcastic McT!

What about Great Expectations?

Did you watch it?

I replaced my tree with a 'Williams' pear btw.

Nice to 'see' you again McT.

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And you RH.
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I meant to watch Great Expectations, but only taped part 2, so I didn't bother. I did see The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff, filled with every Dickensian cliche imaginable, very funny, Stephen Fry was particularly good.

Sometimes I ponder the difference between sarcasm and irony, but not for long.

I don't watch soppy costume drama, that's for soppy girls.

My Kilmarnock willow is thriving and tough as old boots, as would yours have been if you had left it alone.

Where have you been Smorgs, detained at Her Majesty's pleasure or undergoing other restraint?

Dinner for one, Freddie Frinton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=6lzQxjGL9S0

It's traditional.

Style of expression is the difference. Sarcasm involves the target being aware from the mode of expession that the piss is being taken and it shades into irony when the target only suspects that to be the case and the end of the spectrum is when the target has no clue.



You're obviously missing the point Mac.

Misunderestimated again. Ah, me.

This must be the first Hogmanay & Ne'er'day I have had no alcoholic drink. Maybe later today.

Happy New Year everyone!

Sorry for the delay - I've got one of those Kindle things and it's tres distracting.

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Okay Smorgs, here's a request for a feminine angle on the PIP problem.

If a woman gets a breast enhancement operation, which she pays for privately for her own personal cosmetic reasons, should she expect the NHS to rally round with funds if it turns out badly?