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Is that why you like men? Because it's sexist to say you like women?

I saw that today H/F and couldn't help but think it was a bit smarmy, to say the least. So what if either of them read .com??? 61939[/snapback] Along with the competition (what? Another one?) to find the strangest place anyone logs on to .com it's all a bit self congratulatory like.

Wel Dec out of Ant and Dec disagrees with you all.... "We've also found it to be the best source for transfer news in the summer. While the press come up with dozens of names and endless rumours it seems like you sift through all that and only put up the stories with any substance. If it's not on .com then it's not worth reading." Said Dec out of Ant and Dec....allegedly. Does anyone really talk like that?

It's wrong, but I imagine a lot of people on here have cheated (see caught with you troozas doon thread) or at least know someone that has. Does that one mistake mean that they should be forever chastised? That they deserve no sympathy even when they die? Well in order to be given that second Chance George had to be clean for at least a year (I think maybe 2). And he continued to be clean for some time after. As I understand it, it was until the mistake discussed above. When your wife leaves you and it's smothered all over the papaers what a cunt you are, I can understand a bit of self pity takes over and you might go back to drink. Call him weak or pathetic but don't say he's killed people by making that choice. I think journalists have a responsibility to report illnesses as such. Saying Bruno was batty or whatever the headline was, or that George has selfishly mistreated the new liver of a kind donor does neither cause any favours.

Alcoholic or not, how many people cheat on their husbands or wives? Alex Best did very well out of her Marriage to George, I don't think he's harmed her at all tbh. Well that says more about peoples stupidity than George Best. If someone's getting your liver, it's likely that it's someone with liver damage. Who suffers more from liver damage than anyone else? Alcoholics. George Best has killed no-one, directly or indirectly. If anything it's sloppy & cheap journaslism that have cost us any drop in donations by making this one recipient look selfish, rather than fucked up.

How can you be so harsh as to not give a man whose just died a slow painful death any sympathy? Best has harmed nobody but himself. All this shite about his new liver going to somebody else and being wasted on him is crap. I think all these people hanging around Old Trafford crying are cock ends and they should be at home having one off the wrist or summat. But the only reason Best said he didn't want sympathy was because he read the Sun and believed the shite spouted as if it was the opinion of the entire public. This probably precipitated his feeling of self loathing and therefore, alcohol abuse. I think with a very few exceptions, ANYONE who dies should get a bit of sympathy, it's not like you only have a little and need to direct it at the most morally upstanding people.

Why is everyone making a big deal of that decision, but nothing of the leniancy the ref showed in only booking 5 of our players? Seems to be trained into our players to elbow the shit out of anyone getting within 5 yards.

Apologies, no offence intended. I was a bit insulted myself at the suggestion I'd have no compassion for a 'smelly tramp'. Though my post was in response to yours, it is a general opinion about many people who feel the same as you. Nowt personal just something I don't understand. My point was a comparison between depression and alcoholism. The Suns treatment of Frank Bruno during his mental ill health was disgusting and was highlighted as such at the time. The same can be said of their hounding of Best throughout his alcoholism. Neither person 'brought it on themself' but had very similar problems coping with life after their careers ended. Both were ill men and suffered ridicule for it. George Best would find it about as easy to just stop drinking as Frank Bruno would to just cheer up. I've not readthe tabloids, but as I've said earlier in this thread every obituary, every feature, every news report I've seen about Best has made much of his alcoholism, womanising and Jail time. So I don't see where people get the impression he's portrayed as a saint. But he had a hell of a talent which is being rightly celebrated. I'm sure you aren't heartless. I just think a lot of people see anyone with fame as fair game when it comes to slagging them off. I'm sure there are hundreds of ex-alcoholics who slipped off the wagon after being given a liver transplant. Best got nationwide abuse when he did it, what he needed was support to get back on the wagon.

Since you mention it, I was VERY sad to hear that a famous local tramp in Shields (Paddy) died a couple of weeks ago. I often had to chase him out of the pub I worked in when he came scrounging for money/drink/tabs off people. It broke my heart to shove him back out into the cold, the poor sod. I felt nothing but sympathy for him because he was an alcoholic, not despite it. Pretty heartless to have no sympathy whatsoever. A couple of people chucked themselves off the cliffs in Shields over the weekend too. Do they not deserve sympathy either? They chose to kill themself, but there has to be some underlying factor that drove them to it.

We beat a poor Liverpool on 05-Mar (and played shit ourselves). We didn't beat any other good teams last year

I'd rather he went and spent a few years on Match of The Day to be honest.

I don't mean to drag up the past but selected highlights from this thread..... So how far was today from where we should be?

Have to say I'm suprised at the negativity on this thread. We played just as shite against West Brom, Sunderland and Birmingham and people seemed quite pleased then (not me like, I was a negative cunt for saying we were shit just because we won). If we'd won the penalty we deserved, it could have gone the other way. Would people have been singing our praises then?

I did maths and Chemistry in my First year and despised every second of chemistry. It requires you to apply good sense rather than straightforward logic. I'm sorry, but I can't do that.

I don't think there is. I always intended to be an actuary (shit loads of money) but drink got the better of me and I preferred to have a laugh while at Uni. I think most people that do Maths or Physics end up at McDonalds or as teachers.

Cheeky Twat. You're not wrong though, I get some funny looks when I compare the toons defence to knot theory.

With a maths degree at 2:1 or 1st, you can expect a start salary in this country of about £20k, with the sky being the lonb term limit. 61541[/snapback] I started on more than that with a 3rd like. It's a silly question though.

Pound a Pint? definately not on match day. Best match day deal is a 4 pint jug for £7.50 The staff are entirely shit though and you never get served within half an hour. I've not eaten there but there are TV's everywhere. PS - There was an hour long power cut prior to the derby too so the electrics aren't up to much either.

Fosters? Dont the english have any decent beers? I went out Saturday night into Northbridge, twas alright nothing much. Watched the Liverpool game, boring, and drank quite a bit and then got a kebab. 61429[/snapback] Aye but if i have 4 stella I can feel a bit groggy the next day , want to be my best fighting wait for the pub this afternoon.

We were. Moved to Cobalt a while ago though, around the same time live recovery moved there.

Since we registered around the same time and I've got about 4 times as many posts I'm not sure I want to divulge my identity in case you're my boss. I've already been warned against this kind of thing at work. There's only one Toon fan I know works over there, but CC isn't in to his Nintendo's as far as I know.

Jonno's? Is the next Thursday night out the Tokyo do? Im going for the free drinks too 61383[/snapback] When I found out half the people on here worked at Longbenton I asked who was CSR and got complete denial! Indeed, Jonno. so who are yee then?

Flaming knee - great stuff. Think I'll watch 2001

Ball is getting angry He could crush a grape.

Leaving do last thursday, Everton tomorrow, Wigan Wednesday, christmas do on thursday, Villa Saturday, Another Christmas do next Thursday £800 overdrawn, not paid till Christmas Day and not bought any presents yet. 4 cans of fosters and a vesta curry for me tonight.