Judging by this thread it seems that Saxi backs up his claims with a fair amount of facts.
He obviously does his research : a necessity in a good debate ( as is having an open mind).

whiner

pipe

What would you rather bee or a wasp?

My dad always used to ask us that

I was so upset that I cried all the way to the chip shop.

Dukasaur wrote:My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you...

REO Speedwagon - 'Can't fight this feeling anymore' Was just listening to this one - great song.

jonesthecurl wrote:

mandyb wrote:You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish.

But you can still play scales.

Not bad Jonesie but cod do batter

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish.

If none of these places existed, the world would be a much healthier and slimmer place.
Just sayin'.

That is insightful. I declare this the Best Post of this Thread.

5 Ways Your McDonald's Order Is Making You Gain Weight
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If none of these places existed, the world would be a much healthier and slimmer place.
Just sayin'.

I don't disagree but my point was more to highlight the fact that this speech, by a powerful leader making very serious accusations at best and issuing a warning at worst, has seemingly failed to reach the mainstream media. I hear vast amounts more about Pokemon Go, which I don't even play, than I ...

I don't recall seeing any report on this in the UK mainstream media - anyone in the States see it, or anywhere else for that matter?

Distancing oneself is exactly how to exercise power. An example close to both our hearts would be ASEAN's hilarious reversal of a statement it made yesterday on its concerns over events in the South China Sea mere hours after making it. Would China achieve these rhetorical victories by simply going ...

Well I'm gonna to go then! And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need *you*. I don't need anything. Except this.
[picks up an ashtray]


The Jerk

Oh Gippy, you shouldn't be thinking of such things - try ruminating over stuff that's a tad more on the positive side...

But since you ask, I'd say anything involving watching loved ones getting hurt - can't be anything worse than that, especially if you were powerless to help.

On a happier note ...

Why are so many Brits offended when their royal patronage is ridiculed?

Why are so many Brits reluctant to point out the injustice when the royal family prohibits the media from reporting factual information about one of their family members ?

I thought they couldn't print the pictures; I did ...

Why are so many Brits offended when their royal patronage is ridiculed?

Why are so many Brits reluctant to point out the injustice when the royal family prohibits the media from reporting factual information about one of their family members ?

I thought they couldn't print the pictures; I did ...

OOOOO Boobies! Bouncing boobies! BIG boobies!!

I'd be inclined to leave him to his little fantasies really...it's harmless enough.

However, I would definitely be inclined to penalise him severely for poor grammar and blatent flouting of punctuation usage in the OP.

But hey; this is a simple ...

Although I'm not sure about treating her death as any more tragic than anyone else's just because she was famous, still I don't think blowing razzberries as her now that she's gone is appropriate.

" I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
but every junkie's like ...

Ministers plan removal of rioters’ benefits

Ministers are drawing up controversial plans to remove benefits from those convicted of taking part in the riots that engulfed England last week, in a move Liberal Democrats and independent experts have condemned as counter-productive and overly ...

I've been thinking about this a little - The main difference I can see from these recent riots compared to other riots in history (from what I've been able to gather, obviously I wasn't present at any) is the distinct lack of reasoning behind the riots, short of acquiring and looting consumer goods ...

The youth aren't rioting to change the system, but their riots do reveal that they have been completely ignored by the system.

You need to explain this to me. How, specifically, has the system ignored them? On the flip side, what, specifically, has the system done to help them? Do these youths ...

The youth aren't rioting to change the system, but their riots do reveal that they have been completely ignored by the system.

You need to explain this to me. How, specifically, has the system ignored them? On the flip side, what, specifically, has the system done to help them? Do these youths ...

The youth aren't rioting to change the system, but their riots do reveal that they have been completely ignored by the system.

You need to explain this to me. How, specifically, has the system ignored them? On the flip side, what, specifically, has the system done to help them? Do these youths ...

The Mayans were good at reading and recording astrological events and patterns, but there is little reason to believe they successfully prophesied anything specific at all.
I won't be losing sleep over it.