NJS

Its crass for several reasons. Most of all because these people are the descendants of the empire builders and owners who directly benefited from slavery. Or do you think all of that wealth quietly diappeared? Then you have the racism angle - as I said "natives" to me in that context would bring to mind stereotypical images of africans with spears. You can argue the semantics of "colonials and natives" to include America etc as you did but I don't believe thats how these people thought of it for one second. Yes I have got a problem with class and privilege and I make no apologies for it. The fact that people just "accept" wealth and power through birthright sickens me.

As I said at the time how crass was it for some upper class twats to decide on "colonials and natives" as a party theme? - did they dress as spear chucking "wogs" just for a laugh? As Renton says for someone who has had a minor fortune spent on his education to then think a nazi uniform fits this theme shows a level of thickness that is a monument to the similarly wasted education of his parents (biological and adoptive).

I was off sick last week with the same thing - I used that drug but as an ointment - cleared up in 3/4 days.

I have a slight problem with "for life" - maybe as long as England hold the ashes? A mate of mine reckons anyone who scores the winner against the mackems should be given a job for life by the club - nowt special maybe just a meet and greet on match day but enough to recognise the achievment. We already designate them as Saints in our religion.

Until the electorate accept that public expenditure has to come from somewhere and will be willing to pay more income tax then "stealth" taxes like petrol duty and tobacco duty will remain. As for the tory shitbags who "demonstrate" I'd confiscate their cars. Road hauliers scabbed their way through the miners strike, killing the odd picket on the way. Excuse me while I laugh at their "common good" platitudes.

I'm saying its not something that really bothers me. If theres 10k or 500k I don't see how it affects the country as a whole in any great way. The idea of 500000 "illegals" claiming benefit is bullshit imo - as I understand it you would have to have some kind of status to claim anything. If those aren't claiming benefits then they are working - probably in low paid, shit jobs, but still working. The idea that they "cost tax-payers millions" is propaganda imo. During the election I saw the head of the CBI (not someone I would normally listen to) state that at least 97% of legal immigrants have jobs. I don't believe the idea that all "legals" are good, law-abiding workers and all "illegals" are dole scroungers - there will be both in both camps but I would suggest that that figure points towards most of them coming here to work.

During the 70s and 80s when xenophobia was supposedly worse I NEVER saw the word immgration preceded by "Illegal". It was somehow okay to be against it just using plain bloody-minded ignorance. I now think most people have "accepted" that immigration isn't a problem but the little englanders won't let it lie. Thats why "illegal" is now the buzzword. I honestly don't care how people get here - its what they do when they are here and as the overwhelming majority benefit the country the xenophobes can all still f**k off for me. I would also say that as long as "britishness" is defined by sickening shite like the last night of the proms, the more its diluted the better.

What is this 'blood test place?' Can you not just have blood taken at your GP? 31449[/snapback] Not sure whether they've changed things: When I lived in Shields I had a blood test at my GPs about 15 years ago no problem. About 7 years ago after moving to Chelmsford I needed a series of tests and they just gave me a form to take to the local hospital each time as I think thats where the testing labs were - maybe that cuts out the middleman.

Ellen Barkin was great in The Big Easy as well - not ropey at all for me.

It means rule by the rich.

The last time they had categories we were a "B" - the "A"s were Arsenal, Spurs, Man U and Liverpool.

Hugh Grant - Hugh Grant. Actor my arse. Rutger Hauer - Roy Batty Rutger Hauer - The Hitcher

Ah but its Liverpool's divine right to be European champions so its not as special as it would be for us. I also like the way they've moved on from "He really wanted to sign for us" to "He'll sign next year for less" already.

So their excuse is that they just get the pictures with captions and publish them without much checking? Mmmm...

As I read this morning that he'd signed I couldn't help thinking his sale was the first major sign for me that Bobby was losing it. His reasons were shite and the crap about "We have players who can play there" seemed out of step with his previously excellent crack. The post-match bullshit seemed to appear more and more after that.

Made his debut at 17 at the SOS - and played a blinder. Still think he'll turn out good but maybe not as good as we hoped.

If it was Shearer and he went to Madrid and didn't come back here when expected to? I see what you mean but I thought we were just talking about this deal and the scouser was saying we'd have turned nasty if he'd went there.

I don't get "if it had been the other way around" comments. If he'd signed for Liverpool I'd personally have shrugged my shoulders and said something like "not exactly a surprise" (while muttering somthing about scouse bastards under my breath).

There may be some truth in some of the background but the twist put on it is the juice of a billion lemons. Fucking love it.

I have sympathy for people whose lives are just about ruined but I can't help feeling they should step back and take a hint at the same time - New Orleans is mostly BELOW sea level and surrounded by barriers which proved inadequate - I'm not saying they should dismantle the city and rebuild but surely future planning has to take these things into account especially if they are becoming more frequent. Its like seeing places like York flooded year after year - take the bloody hint. I saw a programme on Monday about Holland's sea defences - they've built barriers on the basis of "50 year" storms - thats the kind of think thats needed everywhere now.

I saw the last couple of minutes of The Chemical Brothers at Reading about 5 years ago - they finished and 10 seconds later they switched on the "filler" music which happened to be Fat Boy Slim - I couldn't tell what was the difference in performance terms from one to the other - the former as far as I could tell could have just walked on, pressed "Play" and stood there for 40 minutes. Yes I know I'm ignorant but to me its soulless drivel.

If we'd kept Bellamy somehow and then still gone for Owen (quite possible with Shepherd) how far would he have thrown the toys out of his pram (again)?

I thought Jim Kerr was supposed to have the biggest.... oh I see - I agree.

Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop/Rap, whats called R&B which is actually just black pop. The music I find most painful is "Castles in the air" Ibiza shite - I do honestly find it painful. Also Elton John and Phil Collins. Pink Floyd - I just find to be too mastubatory, too LSD, too hippy. I don't get the "35 million people" argument either - I think thats one of those albums that wankers who call themselves "music fans" have to have - I doubt anywhere near that have actually listened to it that many times.

Apart from a couple of good games against Arsenal, Robert never performed against good teams - including in Europe. Luque's crime? - signed by Souness.