THE BRITISH THREAD II

I think this is what it seems.



You'll know that I presume.

Nudge

Very true. So they do.

I yield to no one in my admiration of Mr Gilbert's work.

Oscar Pistorius and his dead girlfriend: there initially was mention of a cricket bat, bloodstained and material evidence, made at the time of the arrest. Some reports said he bashed her head in with it. Some witnesses reported bad head injuries on the deceased, but this was not mentioned in court. No autopsy report has yet been made public, and the relatives were given her body for burial (or maybe cremation), so presumably they could have examined it for themselves.
This is a very peculiar case, in the way it is being conducted. Why have no clear statements been forthcoming? Granted, we only had a bail hearing but I think things are being covered up. OP's lawyers seem to be running rings round the police.

i may be wrong, but i thought the cricket bat WAS mentioned in court...i heard it was not meant to be made public but someone leaked it.

i believe it was a genuine case of mistaken identity though...i mean, it was dark.
he couldn't have seen two feet in front of him.

I had to read that twice, you little scamp.

heheheheh

he doesn't have a leg to stand on to be fair

I think the story's got legs, anyway.

I think he was taking a drug which drove him into a rage.

Hey we haven't got a vote in the Popefest now. The convocation of cardinals. Do they still use the white smoke? I hope they've had that chimney swept.

Hilariously, I came across that cricket bat story for the first time on Yahoo's Cricket News section

yep they still do. weird though...does that mean they can only heat the place when a pope resigns/retires/dies? maybe in future they will signify the election of a new pontiffby turning on the central heating.

That fumata bianca isn't mentioned in the 1996 election regulations ("Universi Dominici Gregis") anymore and wasn't added this year in the Normas Nullas on 22nd of February again. But smoke was used in 2005 ... though made "electronically".

thanks for clarifying...i remember seeing the smoke when benedict xvi was elected, but did not know any of that. seems they DID switch on the central heating after all

It's a lot cheaper than a 21 gun salute.

and less likely to make a pensioner **** himself

I hear he's going to have to give up the red shoes.
I bet they won't fit the new bloke...especially if he's an African.

That was an impressive, ruthless and strangely prompt decision concerning our Cardinal O'Brien.

"The date of your resignation is brought forward to today. Cancel your Rome travel plans.
Thanks and good luck.
HH"

yeah, do you know what it is he's actually supposed to have done?? all i keep hearing is "innapropriate behaviour" towards other members of the clergy.

We don't talk about such things on this thread Jock. The expression gathers into itself anything you can or wish to imagine. His having been sacked and him being a Cardinal it might be out of your range.

I've noticed that Spendy gets a bit touchy when I raise this and similar topics. But it's important.
The main thing that he has done imho, and this is not what he was sacked for, is preaching against certain behaviours while indulging himself privately in just that way.
Totally and cynically hypocritical.

Do as I say and not as I do. We have to allow for human weakness otherwise nobody would dare preach anything. Rabbit morality is close behind that.

You're getting like JTT Mac: accusing me of being touchy when it is you who is in that state. I know you're up a gum tree. There's no need for me to be touchy.

Every time the Pope opens his gob its the first item on the News. I can see why that fact aggravates you.