*Bob*

When's the World Cup? I can't wait. It's been emotional.

Our road is definitely the best road. Prior to that, the best road was the road we lived on before we moved to this road. Thank God we moved though - we're definitely on the best road now. At least, until we move again, of course.

Ooh, I dunno. As long as you continue to behave like an absolute tit?

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Absolutey Jeremy. UDT - check your 'somebody is taking the piss out of me' filter. It's off (again)

Was it an (insert inane meaningless footballing cliche here) UDT?

Was it a great advert for the game, UDT?

Was it a game of two halves, UDT?

No, it was definitely a tight game. IT WAS A TIGHT GAME IT WAS A TIGHT GAME TIGHT.. TIGHT.. TIGH.... Bzzzzzzt (bang)

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It'll be a tight game. Is 4-0 usual for a tight game? Excuse my ignorance.. I'm a novice, who lacks a great footballing brain and deep understanding of the game. Dur.

I was right, you were wrong, tra la la la laaa laaa I was right, you were wrong, tra la la la laaa laaa

Analysis.. Usually happens after a game. Prediction.. Usually before. The clue's right there in the word. If you want to spend hours crunching numbers, stats etc - only to still get it dismally wrong then that's up to you.

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maxxi has a long way to beat *Bob*'s 100 per cent > record of predicting the result AFTER each game. Ah yes.. My prediction on June 20th.. Four days before the match. That one? It's not my fault that, despite my lack of a 'footballing brain', I got it right just by watching all the preceding matches and coming the a very obvious conclusion, whereas you - painfully - had us beating the very team who might go all the way. I guess this explains why some people need a line manager, and others don't.

Hello.. Again

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can see England beating the Italians. * * * *Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Quarters and out And there you have it. Footballing Brain 0, Bleeding Obvious 1.

right-clicking Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Present Tax in different light by putting the > emphasis on it's there to help others, and maybe > it will be seen as an act of charity, and then > possibly people might think twice about skimping > on their bill? It's a beautiful thought, but - come January 31st - I'll always be sick to my stomach.

I think Jerry Sadowitz could have carried it off..

He could have done that.. But when your principle means of income is entirely reliant on the goodwill of Joe Public, that would have been a very poor decision in the long run.

I just spoke to him on the phone and he's explained everything. It turns out that HMRC's allowances for moral repugnance were significantly changed before the end of the last tax year and - quite unknowingly - poor Jimmy had exceeded the threshold.

I wonder how many close pals Jimmy boasted to about his sweet little Jersey-based accounting number - before he was overcome with contrition / a desire to retain his likeable popular funnyman satirical topical panelshow status? It's a known fact that if you place any given number of self-employed people in a room together, give them a few drinks and bring the conversation round to tax, it'll be a game of one-upsmanship as to can lay claim to having the most crooked accountant.

Assuming most people would agree you'd be a fool to be paying, say, 50% - but a crook to be paying, say, 1%: what, then, is the correct level of tax avoidance that one should be aiming for?

Sorry.. Explain it again. What do you need to if you're not scoring enough goals? And what happens if you've scored enough goals, but then the other team are trying to score some goals? gosh.. This is hard..

Think of your line manager.. She's the real victim here. I shudder to think.

It's amazing how many experts there are out there - all, curiously, performing at the lowest level. In all walks of life. That Oxlade boy seems nice enough though. Makes a change from the usual line-up of thugs, racists and rapists.

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > sorry - I'm not going to be drawn into one of your > usual "I know better than everyone else" games - > after all I fancied the Dutch to win and had the > Greeks as dark horses so I obviously fail in the > "deeper understanding" dept. Are we talking about the kind of deep level of understanding that can only be gained from playing amateur football on the weekend?

"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo... oooooooooooooo.... " Ha! Enjoy your disallowed goal (even though it was offside), you miserable bunch of booing Johnny Foreigners.