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 steeleye20  Croydon 06 Apr 19 1.58pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
When you hang around long enough you learn that when it comes to prediction the word 'expert' is a misleading word. It's why people still place bets at the bookies. Indeed, I've lived long enough to witness people presented in glowing terms say many things that turned out to be inaccurate. So for me, an 'expert' isn't involved in the theoretical.....You may have very knowledgeable people but I regard the word, 'expert' to be misplaced. An expert is someone involved in the tangible, who can demonstrate an expertise repeatedly. A surgeon, an architect, a carpenter....so on and so forth. Also an expert is someone who has stopped learning ??
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Teddy Eagle  06 Apr 19 2.02pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
When you hang around long enough you learn that when it comes to prediction the word 'expert' is a misleading word. It's why people still place bets at the bookies. Indeed, I've lived long enough to witness people presented in glowing terms say many things that turned out to be inaccurate. So for me, an 'expert' isn't involved in the theoretical.....You may have very knowledgeable people but I regard the word, 'expert' to be misplaced. An expert is someone involved in the tangible, who can demonstrate an expertise repeatedly. A surgeon, an architect, a carpenter....so on and so forth. William Goldman summed it up “Nobody knows anything”. As he put it after the event lots of people can tell you why something was or wasn’t successful but beforehand they haven’t a clue.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 06 Apr 19 2.15pm |
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. Edited by Rudi Hedman (06 Apr 2019 2.23pm)
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 06 Apr 19 2.20pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
When you hang around long enough you learn that when it comes to prediction the word 'expert' is a misleading word. It's why people still place bets at the bookies. Indeed, I've lived long enough to witness people presented in glowing terms say many things that turned out to be inaccurate. So for me, an 'expert' isn't involved in the theoretical.....You may have very knowledgeable people but I regard the word, 'expert' to be misplaced. An expert is someone involved in the tangible, who can demonstrate an expertise repeatedly. A surgeon, an architect, a carpenter....so on and so forth. Nicely put. These experts should be coining it in trading financial markets, surely? But they’re not.
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| Maine Eagle USA 06 Apr 19 2.41pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Still waiting for Brexit. Becky reckons its already happened but I am not sure about that one
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Pussay Patrol  06 Apr 19 4.00pm |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Nicely put. These experts should be coining it in trading financial markets, surely? But they’re not. I know someone who coined it in and made about 7m on the financial markets He had this cunning idea to get people to vote for destabilising the economy then position his hedge funds to take advantage
Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah |
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| Penge Eagle Beckenham 06 Apr 19 4.12pm |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
The EU decides how we spend our taxes? Where do you think the EU's money magically comes from??
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| dannyboy1978 06 Apr 19 4.15pm |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
Did your wages go up? My wages have gone up and my wife took a bigger bonus as she helped a load of Americans move into a uk head office. I see tradesman booming in my sector which is fantastic. I care about the people of Britain not the fat cats and tax dodging foreign companies any more You might want more of the same but us brexitiers want to move forward and it's you remoaners who are stuck in the past. The penny will drop one say! Edited by dannyboy1978 (06 Apr 2019 4.19pm) Edited by dannyboy1978 (06 Apr 2019 4.21pm)
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| Pussay Patrol 06 Apr 19 6.37pm |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
My wages have gone up and my wife took a bigger bonus as she helped a load of Americans move into a uk head office. I see tradesman booming in my sector which is fantastic. I care about the people of Britain not the fat cats and tax dodging foreign companies any more You might want more of the same but us brexitiers want to move forward and it's you remoaners who are stuck in the past. The penny will drop one say! Edited by dannyboy1978 (06 Apr 2019 4.19pm) Edited by dannyboy1978 (06 Apr 2019 4.21pm) I hope the penny does drop also
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| Pussay Patrol 06 Apr 19 6.39pm |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
Where do you think the EU's money magically comes from?? are you rephrasing what you said initially?
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| Penge Eagle Beckenham 06 Apr 19 7.44pm |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
are you rephrasing what you said initially? You don't ever answer questions. Is it because you can't think beyond what it says on your "bankers" "austerity" "public services" socialist bingo board?
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| .TUX. 06 Apr 19 7.53pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
A contrived shambles on which the sun never sets....... EFA
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