JohnL

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-2850730/CITY-FOCUS-Bitter-war-estate-agents-leave-movers-getting-thousands-pounds-sell-home-industry-insiders-believe.html Saw this - biggest news is - Zoopla is 31% Daily Mail urgh :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure The Great Exhibition needs a Quiz. > > They obviously feel the need to bring in more > custom. > > I go to the pub to have a few beers and a natter. > > Not to sit there in silence listening to some > TWOT prattling on reading questions > from Great Pub Quizzes Vol. 98. > > Question 67. What is the value of the Green Ball > in Snooker...............? > > FFS get a life.. > > DulwichFox Much prefer an Open Mike - not sure others do Rose has one - but too quiet for me usually - although great on NYE

Everybody says the Florence has a big beer garden - never actually investigated :) I will this spring

Don't forget today we had a 44 year old teacher found guilty of raping a 16 year old (she was his student and thus couldn't consent even though she was 16). The judge said she groomed him, I don't know his mental state, but it sounds strange - and I hear there cannot be/won't be an appeal (to the lenient sentence).

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How is football's Financial Fairplay Scheme fair > when Manchester City can go out and spend another > ?28 million on Wilfried Bony? We (Swansea) have to pay 7% of that to Vitesse I noticed the final fee was 'Undisclosed' - wonder if we got a little more from City :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is it still rape if the woman definitely says yes > (or even initiates sex), but the next morning > can't remember exactly what happened and regrets > the whole thing? I'd say no.. But if you're treating a drunk person as a child (which I do) then I'm saying you might still end up in court (it's possible), Then yes - a court might decide no - but I went to court once a long time ago (over a trivial matter) - had my words twisted and never take risks now.

MarkE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @Renata, > > I'm a recent overspill from EDW - the frequency > having dropped due to South Bermondsey > terminations and regular holdups queuing into > London Bridge have pushed me away. > > I used to get the Denmark Hill thameslink service > once every few weeks, somewhere in the 8:00-8:30 > timeslot, and always managed to get on. The last > two weeks there have always been some poor souls > (occasionally me) left on the platform unable to > squeeze on. > > The crush on the services lightens a little bit by > Elephant and Castle, but is still pretty bad right > through to Blackfriars. I've given up at present on Thameslink at this time and catch 63 bus. I carry laptops and they keep bumping people :)

Why do Stonegate keep that page open Just put us pub lovers out of our misery

Decision if Ched Evans website is contempt of court due very soon.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz - on your issue with the study on sexual > violence tendencies.... > > The reason there is no control group, to my mind, > is that there are only tiny tiny numbers of women > commuting sexual violence. Asking a large group of > women if they'd commit consequence-free rape > ignored the fact that women do not commit rape > when there are consequences. In fact, legally, as > mentioned earlier it's actually nearly impossible > given a penis has to be involved. > > What the study shows is whether men's actions are > changed by consequence and law or morality. > > Your "black men commit bank robberies" example > doesn't work because all ethnic groups commit > robberies. If stats shoes that only one did or > only one didn't then it might be a more valid > example. I assumed the talk was of men being perpetrators and women and men being victims. The rumor of women with 'strap-ons' used to be prevalent in my youth - but never true I think.

Is it me or does France appear like a country that's about to go to war Much more emotional than I remember the aftermath to 7/7 - which was stiff upper lip and resilience.

I've just caught up on last seasons South Park How do they get away with it :) Mind there isn't too much Muslim - loads of Jewish stuff that no-one ever seems offended by (how I don't know)

On Sky just now We have a mechanism - Its called The Law.

Not seen any 63 go past - don't want to rely on the train So work from home :)

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "In a theocracy, like Afghanistan or Pakistan," > > apart from neither of them being theocracies.... With Pakistan it might be 'de facto' rather than 'de jure' I think ?? It seems people certainly get very angry about any sort of blasphemy

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The very title of this thread is offensive, you > assume all muslims take offence easily and need to > be taught how not to be offended? How very fcuking > big of you. Unbelievable. I suggest you try this > with believers of other faiths, I'm sure your > wisdom will be most welcome. How to teach westerners not to be scared of Islam ???? Because we always listen to he who shouts loudest. I'm still not sure some of what is being said is offensive is

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LadyDeliah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's the predatory, taking advantage of a woman > > too drunk to give consent that we are talking > > about, not a drunken fumble. > > > I get that, and I agree with you, but where is the > line between tipsy / drunk drawn? By the jury But if you don't want to face a jury - need to err on the side of caution.

oneearth121 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > with this fear spreading we will one day end up > with a Chip in our arm ? yes on our own we can not > change the world but what is in our control is how > we deal with other people how we talk to them how > we agree and disagree with them what words we use > what actions we take.every one in this world has a > Right to have a opinion and agree or disagree with > things. I always believe the chip will be sold as something really desirable

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's the predatory, taking advantage of a woman > too drunk to give consent that we are talking > about, not a drunken fumble. I think a lot of men used to do this - I might be wrong. They actually hold wine bottles to the girl (trying to get them to finish the bottle) - I've seen it. 'Hunting in Packs' in bars is a phrase being used.

Observer journalist on Sky now talking about how UK media has capitulated out of fear Says they need to face fear first to make baby step forward

oneearth121 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > many single persons make the world...i have > nothing against discussion or scrutiny i think > its very good and very important in life But do > you think life would be much more nicer if all of > us did it with some respect for others. Yes - but someone will then take advantage and continually draw boundaries not in the middle but 3/4 along - then repeat.

Yes - when it's personal - why make a single person feel bad ? Religions etc are always subject to scrutiny and mocking - somebody has to do this or everything is accepted as absolute and the question is, is the public able to cope with it - or should it be done on our behalf by our betters. oneearth121 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i am 60 years old and have been told and bought up > by my parents teaching me always to respect others > and others feelings (respect and be respected ) > and have always been told that Freedom comes with > Responsibility.........have i been bought up and > told wrong ???

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am a bit troubled by this I have to say. Most > student sex could be called rape by the sounds of > it. Does it make any difference how much the male > has had to drink? a lot of students in the 80s would have hit it yes - as they'd never met before they ended up drunk in a party/bed - of course somebody has to complain.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If a woman is shit faced and a guy takes advantage > to empty his nuts, he's a rapist. > > There are lots of them around. This is how I read the law and had some arguments with friends over it Trying to get a girl drunk in hope she might is heading right there.

Whatever you think of him - Assange is locked up - looks like for life too.