Ladymuck

Crikey, being "in Nidd" was nothing compared with this... HELP! NARNIA...HELP

Hurry Narnia...hurry... *runs like the clappers*

Gawd, what a pig's ear... Narnia, this is all your fault. Please come back and sort out this mess...just follow the white stag, enter the wardrobe and you should find yourself in Professor Kirke's House(aka the EDF's offices) xx-o-xx

Eh? X-post: your edit and my post and now my post makes no sense which means now that I need to go back and edit. So please do not x-post for the next minute or this will not make any sense...Jeeeeez *dashes off to edit post because DJGodzillaQueen decided to edit which means my post makes no sense and I have to go back and edit and Jeeeeez*

What in the name of DJGodzillaQueen?...

Crusts?

You are asking for a lot of info there...so I've simply left a code for you to crack. xx-oo-ooo-xxxxxx-OOOO-xxxxxx-ooo-oo-xx/nude lipstick/oooooo-xxxxxx-oooooo/nidd

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Of course, he isn't always right (who is) but he > can apologise when the need arises. Actually, I'm always right Sean. JOKE!!!!!

Do you know where this kid lives? If so, tell the police and (provided you can prove that it's yours) you should be able to get it back - whether the kid paid for it or not as, legally, it remains yours (I think). I really wouldn't advocate violence. Good luck.

Did anyone manage to watch Monday's programme Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys on the attainment gap in education between wealthy/poorer pupils?

Yay, yay and yay...thanks as usual Georgia.

Welcome to the EDF Terence...may I call you Terence?...only you really don't sound like a Terry at all - not one jot, old bean.

Deleted on the advice of a good forum friend.

Ah ha! Just what I suspected all along! Thank you for that. Add to that the fact that there is very little in the way of legal aid/representation and both case and sentence are decided by judges (as opposed to an impartial jury), then it becomes clear as to why so many defendants, who in another country might have escaped with a non-custodial sentence, end up in Singaporean cells.

*annoints and blesses thread* Dimitte nobis debita nostra, salva nos ab igne inferiori, perduc in caelum omnes animas, praesertim eas, quae misericordiae maxime indigent. Amen.

Don't mind if I do...the usual please...

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Noone's ever told me I have had enough. You've had enough.

Are you talking about animal rennet wee quinnie? If so, I think you'll find that Parmesan isn't the only "non-veggie" cheese...Gorgonzola and Grana Padano to name but a couple.

Thanks for that Huguenot...you have your uses being in Singapore! Returning to the issue of prison populations (sorry, but I suddenly have this thirst for finding out more :-S), I just couldn't resist doing some googling. I came across this graph (which incidentally backs up what DC was saying). It goes some way to showing a link between imprisonment and income inequality (though in the case of Singapore, I still think there may be other factors at play). http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/images/imprisonment.gif

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ladymuck - your post at 11:46 is well out of > order. For someone so keen to accuse Keef of > creating ill-feeling, there are enough posts from > the people he named over the last couple of pages > to create plenty of ill-feeling I agree it is far from kind. However, you are wrong to assume that I was "keen to accuse" - I was not. Indeed, until that post, I had actually been holding back until I eventually lost my cool. As for the other posts you mention, they did not mention me. > Instead of high-horses let's talk about mountains > and mole-hills. The few (often hypothetical) > negatives people have raised about the letter in > question are in effect very small beer compared to > the bigger issues. Sean, what one person considers important, another may view as trivial (even frivolous). So what you may deem "small beer" may in fact be a really big deal to someone else. I think it is arrogant to suggest otherwise. >But going around calling people "bizarre" for saying as much isn't likely to engender much good feeling yourself I didn't call anyone "bizarre". Go back and read that post. What I said was that many of those who [didn't give a toss] appeared to be completely missing the point. The "bizarre" referred to the fact that (IMO) many appeared to be doing so. I.e. I found this odd. > And as for people according Keef's opinions > respect - he and I have often clashed on here, but > as he has been here from the year dot, posted more > than anyone else, any one of us can get a general > vibe of where Keef is coming from, and no matter > how many times I clash with him, I respect his > opinions regardless. The same can't be said for > everyone else That is your opinion and I respect that.

I should have said "lack of relevance".

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How was it out of context? It was entire posts, > one in response to another. Not like I snipped a > couple of lines out of some 1000 word thesis on > modern health care funding. OK, I withdraw the "out of context".

Sorry - another X-post. Previous post in response to Keef's last.

Can I be bothered to respond (intelligently) to this cut/paste/take out of context exercise? No.

Keef Wrote: --------------------------------------------------- > FFS, it's not about giving a toss or not, > obviously it's not ideal if someone doesn't want > to get the letter, and feels uncomfortable about > it. Frankly though, I think in the grand scheme of > things, a few people being a bit upset really > doesn't bloody matter that much! > > Sorry if that makes me evil or something, I'm sure > yourself, LM & Mick are enjoying your high horses > at the moment, but I think it is actually you guys > who are missing the point, and just refusing to > look at the bigger picture. Keef, I started this thread because I was unsure of my own reaction to the letter and it was an attempt to seek the views of others. Whilst I hadn't envisaged the depth of feeling as evidenced by the various posts, I am not disappointed in that posters have been forthcoming and honest with their thoughts. I find the differing opinions interesting and (for the most part) helpful which, in turn, make for a readable thread. That is, until Keef the poster comes along, makes negative assumptions about people he may or may not know and/or generally passes unpleasant comments which are hardly conducive to the spirit of this Forum. Your opinions are as valid as anyone's. However, it you want others to accord them respect then, it is my belief that you should show some courtesy to the sentiments of others without getting personal or creating ill feeling.