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Teddy Eagle 04 Jul 19 3.58pm
Originally posted by mezzer Excellent. I just won a fiver. I bet that Brexit and climate change would make an appearance before the end of the second page. And I won a tenner by betting someone would claim to have bet on it so we’re all winners.
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Teddy Eagle

04 Jul 19 3.58pm

Originally posted by mezzer

Excellent. I just won a fiver.

I bet that Brexit and climate change would make an appearance before the end of the second page.

And I won a tenner by betting someone would claim to have bet on it so we’re all winners.

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.03pm
Originally posted by Teddy Eagle Poor people are shocking aren’t they? Firstly they choose to live miserable lives just to cheat the country out of the tax they’d pay if they earned more, they clutter up inner city areas that could be gentrified by better people and as if that wasn’t enough they don’t even eat the right kind of food. Do Lidl even sell quinoa? Yup Miserable in their paid for house/flat 50" tele Fags Beer and a foreign holiday. Not bad if you can get it. You have either been sarcy or taken out of context. I go with sarcy teddy. You actually get my point though. Gentrify parts of London. With a H bomb !
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.03pm

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

Poor people are shocking aren’t they? Firstly they choose to live miserable lives just to cheat the country out of the tax they’d pay if they earned more, they clutter up inner city areas that could be gentrified by better people and as if that wasn’t enough they don’t even eat the right kind of food. Do Lidl even sell quinoa?

Yup
Miserable in their paid for house/flat
50" tele
Fags
Beer and a foreign holiday.
Not bad if you can get it.
You have either been sarcy or taken out of context.
I go with sarcy teddy.
You actually get my point though.
Gentrify parts of London.
With a H bomb !

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.04pm
Originally posted by Teddy Eagle And I won a tenner by betting someone would claim to have bet on it so we’re all winners. Goddamit I just lost £15
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.04pm

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

And I won a tenner by betting someone would claim to have bet on it so we’re all winners.

Goddamit I just lost £15

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.05pm
Originally posted by cryrst Goddamit I just lost £15 See how easy it is to get addicted.
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cryrst

The garden of England 04 Jul 19 5.05pm

Originally posted by cryrst

Goddamit I just lost £15

See how easy it is to get addicted.

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eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 04 Jul 19 5.22pm
Originally posted by Badger11 A responsible bartender would not allow a drinker to down a short every minute whilst standing at the bar. At some point he would say that's enough. I watch people play these machines all the time it is highly addictive the machine is designed that way. In general I think people should be allowed to do what they like but you have to have some rules. It is no coincidence that the bookies have more betting shops in poorer areas than in wealthy one. Amongst my middle class friends none of them gamble I suspect that is because they are happy with their lifestyle where as poorer people are always hoping for that one life changing moment. Oh, Badger, have you never been in a wetherspoons? This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.
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eagleman13

On The Road To Hell & Alicante 04 Jul 19 5.22pm

Originally posted by Badger11

A responsible bartender would not allow a drinker to down a short every minute whilst standing at the bar. At some point he would say that's enough.

I watch people play these machines all the time it is highly addictive the machine is designed that way.

In general I think people should be allowed to do what they like but you have to have some rules. It is no coincidence that the bookies have more betting shops in poorer areas than in wealthy one.

Amongst my middle class friends none of them gamble I suspect that is because they are happy with their lifestyle where as poorer people are always hoping for that one life changing moment.

Oh, Badger, have you never been in a wetherspoons?

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

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Teddy Eagle 04 Jul 19 5.44pm
Originally posted by cryrst Yup Miserable in their paid for house/flat 50" tele Fags Beer and a foreign holiday. Not bad if you can get it. You have either been sarcy or taken out of context. I go with sarcy teddy. You actually get my point though. Gentrify parts of London. With a H bomb ! It’s a fair cop guv’nor. Sarky it was. I have no time for spongers or the feral non-humans either but I’m sure lots of us have been poor in the past and when you’re wondering where your next meal is coming from you’re not that bothered about it’s nutritional value.
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Teddy Eagle

04 Jul 19 5.44pm

Originally posted by cryrst

It’s a fair cop guv’nor. Sarky it was.
I have no time for spongers or the feral non-humans either but I’m sure lots of us have been poor in the past and when you’re wondering where your next meal is coming from you’re not that bothered about it’s nutritional value.

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Badger11 Beckenham 04 Jul 19 6.05pm
Originally posted by eagleman13 Oh, Badger, have you never been in a wetherspoons? I no longer drink but still visit Weatherspoons Lewisham twice a week. By the way I did say "responsible" bartender. You could never accuse the staff in Weatherspoons Lewisham of that. One more point
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Beckenham 04 Jul 19 6.05pm

Originally posted by eagleman13

Oh, Badger, have you never been in a wetherspoons?

I no longer drink but still visit Weatherspoons Lewisham twice a week. By the way I did say "responsible" bartender. You could never accuse the staff in Weatherspoons Lewisham of that.

One more point

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Teddy Eagle 04 Jul 19 6.20pm
Originally posted by cryrst See how easy it is to get addicted. Already got one, thanks.
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Teddy Eagle

04 Jul 19 6.20pm

Originally posted by cryrst

See how easy it is to get addicted.

Already got one, thanks.

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cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 6.58pm
Originally posted by Teddy Eagle It’s a fair cop guv’nor. Sarky it was. I have no time for spongers or the feral non-humans either but I’m sure lots of us have been poor in the past and when you’re wondering where your next meal is coming from you’re not that bothered about it’s nutritional value. Tbh I have done beans on toast for a week. Way back in the late 80s when it went south. A kid A mortgage No job No dough Eventual repossesion s*** happened then. I'm back now though with 8 years and my house is mine. Or not depending on the political spectrum in 8 years
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The garden of England 04 Jul 19 6.58pm

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

Tbh I have done beans on toast for a week.
Way back in the late 80s when it went south.
A kid
A mortgage
No job
No dough
Eventual repossesion
s*** happened then.
I'm back now though with 8 years and my house is mine.
Or not depending on the political spectrum in 8 years

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Teddy Eagle 04 Jul 19 7.18pm
Originally posted by cryrst Tbh I have done beans on toast for a week. Way back in the late 80s when it went south. A kid A mortgage No job No dough Eventual repossesion s*** happened then. I'm back now though with 8 years and my house is mine. Or not depending on the political spectrum in 8 years Right, so you know what it’s like. Glad it worked out - enjoy the good times!
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Teddy Eagle

04 Jul 19 7.18pm

Originally posted by cryrst

Right, so you know what it’s like. Glad it worked out - enjoy the good times!

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Stirlingsays 04 Jul 19 7.57pm
Originally posted by cryrst Tbh I have done beans on toast for a week. Way back in the late 80s when it went south. A kid A mortgage No job No dough Eventual repossesion s*** happened then. I'm back now though with 8 years and my house is mine. Or not depending on the political spectrum in 8 years [Link] 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

04 Jul 19 7.57pm