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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Alright.
You voting this year then? Who for?
Seems the agendas have started to swoop upon social media.
The front page of todays sun is laughable.

alt. Lunch

altalt. Something on your mind? ask B3ta.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 11:54, 154 replies, latest was 9 years ago)
yes, Labour.
Alt: prolly a nommich and a banana.

Alt alt: does Beckett fit more comfortably in the postmodernist canon than the modernist?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 11:57, Reply)
Beckett is Theatre of the Absurd.
I had to study that shit at university. Basically, a term of coming to the conclusion that nothing has meaning.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:00, Reply)
...which could sit in either the modernist or postmodernist tradition
Similar situation with Burroughs.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:03, Reply)
It was shit and a waste of everybody's time.
Beckett and Ionesco for ten weeks straight. In the original French, no less.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:07, Reply)
And while we're at it,
what the fuck was Beckett doing writing in French anway? He was fucking Irish.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
he was resident in France, no?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)
I didn't have you down as a Labour person.
altalt. Beckett's old skool, man.
You're talking about Quantum Leap, yeah?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:01, Reply)
Oh boy...

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:01, Reply)
wrong on all counts there, buftie boy

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:02, Reply)
YOU TERRIBLE (looking) BULLY!!!

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:03, Reply)
Yeah, I'm probably gonna vote, I don't know who for as I'm struggling to really differentiate
alt. I'm gonna go to the caf for lunch. Think I'll have ham, egg and chips, but dunno yet.

altalt. The 6 nations is very much on my mind. several weekends on the trot that my Mrs and child already accept will be spent by me drunk in my pants uninterupted...Bliss
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:00, Reply)
Greens for me, according to
voteforpolicies.org.uk/

Universal Income is the fucking shizniss, plus decriminalisation of drugs.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:00, Reply)
Yeah, all that stuff is cool and I would totally vote green, expect I know from living in Brighton that they are fucking useless
They are an environmental group really, they can't organise a pissup in a brewery.
brighton is ranked almost last for its recycling record in the country, if they can't even get that right then I really don't know how they'll do running government.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:05, Reply)
also a non-means tested benefit for everyone of £71 a week sounds great. but giving all that money to people who don't need it seems stupid
that's a lot of money that could probably be put to much better use
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:06, Reply)
But you're getting it back from the people who don't need it in tax anyway.
and it stops them whining about scroungers if everybody gets it.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:17, Reply)
yeah, to be fair, I've done little to no research on how any of it would work. I find ill-informed statements the best way to learn

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
It's actually no research isn't it?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:25, Reply)
No, I have a couple of freinds on facebook who are permantly locked into a public conversation about policies, I usually just side with one of them for fun
does that count?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:28, Reply)
But if everyone gets it*, then the admin goes down so much that's a viable option - you can't cheat it.
I'm pretty sure i'll be quite a bit after the cutoff, but I still like the idea.

* Actually, in the Green's version - there's a cut off which hasn't been anounced yet.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)
The trouble seems to be separating macro issues from the day-to-day business of actually keeping the country running.
Big ideas are great, but they take so long to implement that the general public would lose patience and start moaning about all them politicians being the same.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:09, Reply)
MPs don't run the local council
or something
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:10, Reply)
Aye, but it's the same employees.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:21, Reply)
And the other blokes have done such a great job?
It's all done by civil servants anyway, the government just stands at the front.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
This bloke reckons they'll have to have a second election in the auterm
www.lbc.co.uk/iain-dales-2015-election-predictions-final-analysis-103602
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:06, Reply)
That is interesting

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:10, Reply)
Its also bollocks

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:17, Reply)
Some nice stuff, but some lunacy too.
Rationing cars? Fuck right off.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:29, Reply)

cdn.visualnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CanberraTransportPhoto.jpg
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:31, Reply)
I always vote.
My heart is drawn towards the Greens, but my head knows that only a Labour vote will count against the Tories here.
Even then it won't make that much difference as this is no way a swing seat.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:00, Reply)
Im with you on this one.
we can't have another few Tory years. The country would be unrecognisable come the end. I believe public tensions would spill over too.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:02, Reply)
How would it be unrecognisable Jason? Bit of a 'sweeping statement' there mate

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:05, Reply)
All politics is sweeping statements, whirlwind agendas and missed promises, right?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:16, Reply)
Yes that must be it

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)

illvotegreenifyoudo.com
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:18, Reply)
Yes, but:
www.voterpower.org.uk/
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:35, Reply)
Yes but:
Voters in Bethnal Green & Bow have 2.9x more voting power than the UK average.

So it's worth it for me.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:45, Reply)
Of course I'll be voting.
How else will we get a winner on the X Factor?

And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the front page of the Sun *always* laughable?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:01, Reply)
Dunno I always turn straight to p3

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:02, Reply)
Dawn, 21, from Felixstowe, says
"Universal enfranchisement is a hard-won right, so I'll be excercising my civic right to have my voice heard."
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:05, Reply)
Ulysess 31, from The Odyssey, says
"Nestor! Companions! No, stop! Without the light of the Cyclops they are quite harmless!"
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
He also said
"Nono! You fucking metal tit!"
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:18, Reply)
No she said
"Spray it all over my tits and neck, Stunned".
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:18, Reply)
it's her word against yours
not a court in the land etc
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:32, Reply)
yes but today they are getting political and making their own manifesto or something.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:03, Reply)
No I'm not Alright
Yes I'm voting
None of your's or anyone elses fucking business
Alt. Dunno yet, I'll decide when I get there
AltAlt. Does anyone on Beethreeteeay know how to force OSX to connect to an 802.1x Wireless before login?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:02, Reply)
Alt Alt:
I bet sportscow does.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:05, Reply)
yep
you can probably guess.

alt: just had some nuts and orange juice, so not really hungry yet. probably go to pod for a green veggie thai curry on nommy brown rice or for a £10 salad.

altalt: why do men who are walking along and then suddenly take a slight side step think that they are being subtle?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:04, Reply)
Tory Scum

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:08, Reply)
^

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:17, Reply)
Jews and lizards run the country so your 'voting' counts for nothing

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:08, Reply)
r u a lizard?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:10, Reply)
Gonz, Stunned and Rory run the country?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
Piece of piss.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:12, Reply)
Popular 1987 film 'Wall Street' told the truth, think about it ... Gordon Gekko ...
... you weren't supposed to notice
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:12, Reply)
My eyes have been opened

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:21, Reply)
Damn straight I do

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:30, Reply)
Trouble with the Greens is their policies are largely unrealistic in the real world.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:08, Reply)
and a distressing proportion of them are batshit mental

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
A significant proportion of the general public are thick as shit, too
which is why they vote for personalities, not policies.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:14, Reply)
& post on b3ta

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:14, Reply)
If a significant proportion of the general public posted on b3ta
it wouldn't be quite so repetetive and dull.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:16, Reply)
you must have seen the daily mail comments section

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:16, Reply)
A lot of it reads like you wrote it.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:21, Reply)
If a significant proportion of the general public posted on b3ta
it wouldn't be quite so repetetive and dull.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:24, Reply)
you must have seen the daily mail comments section

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:34, Reply)
repetitive

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:39, Reply)
dull

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:58, Reply)
^this

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:15, Reply)
I gotta admit, I've rolled my eyes at the 20mph thing, that's fucking crazy.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:30, Reply)
That is the one thing that does work in brighton. Because everybody speeds, but they tend to stick around thirty
rather than the limit being 30 and people doing 35-40
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:33, Reply)
Oh, that's fair doos.
It's a bit crazy to do a figure and expect people to push-the-boat out on it, to make that figure resonable - but if it works, it works.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:36, Reply)
yeah, a bit bizarre but it seems to work

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:43, Reply)
Nah, boring innit.
Alt: Nothing

Altalt: I can't think of anything funny or interesting to put here, leave it with me.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
my lunch is listening to Insurance Contract Law Reform/The Insurance Bill 2015
Still. Free sammiches.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:11, Reply)
I want to see wealth generation at all levels, along with fair and equitable pay distribution.
So, having looked at the options, I'm moving to Switzerland.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:13, Reply)
The country that didn't introduce women's suffrage until the 1970s

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:15, Reply)
better and better

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)
Damn straight.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:21, Reply)
Yes, Green
because the others are all carbon copies of each other except for UKIP who are even bigger cunts. So I figure might as well.

Alt: Sarny. Crisps. Probably a Twix. Generic Office Lunch #1.

AltAlt: If I'm getting a new PC and it'll be just for browsing the internet and playing media can I get away with motherboard onboard graphics and sound or should I include a graphics card to ensure playback of 1080p stuff?
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:14, Reply)
imma vote SYRIZA!!
no more austerity for me.

hold on, the other one, more austerity for the poor and unemployed, more cash for me!!
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:14, Reply)
why don't we have a non austerity party?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:18, Reply)
The greens kind of are I suppose

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:19, Reply)
Because all politicians are cunts.
Mismanagement has to be put right and the bottom 70% of society will be made to suffer for 20 years while they do so.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)
autisticly more like, AMIRITE?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:28, Reply)
any party they keeps borderline boiler newsreaders in jobs

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:16, Reply)
UKIP really are the only sensible choice

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:16, Reply)
I'm going green

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:19, Reply)
I'm voting for a coalition of Carol Kirkwoods tits and Carol Vorderman's bum
It's a vote for common sense
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:20, Reply)
+ Sian Williams' feet

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:40, Reply)
Ive seen absolutely nothing about the Green Party or their policies, nor did I when we had the Euro election.
Their PR team want fired.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:21, Reply)
fired what?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
out of a non carbon emission cannnon

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
I'm voting for this thread in the 'worst thread of the day' category

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:22, Reply)
Seconded

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
Im the voice of retarded autisms everywhere

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:24, Reply)
Hey! I'm not autistic!

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:25, Reply)
You will be,
you will be......
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:26, Reply)
That's something I can get behind.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
GAY!

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
*reaches around*

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:25, Reply)
get fucked.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:23, Reply)
I'm going to call you upset now because that's funny on the internet

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:25, Reply)
I REALLY AM!!

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:28, Reply)
'lolupset'
typing lol in front makes it all the more cutting and all the more upsetting for you
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:29, Reply)
I see yesterdays jovial attitude has left the building.
Im glad I screen shotted
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:36, Reply)
I shot all over YOUR screen IYKWIM

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:37, Reply)
I am jovial really, I'm a right fat jolly cunt. I'm just bored jay, really bored. As usual.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:37, Reply)
work does that!

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:41, Reply)
We can talk about the time Crainly showed himself up as an abusive drunk.
He's like a male Daniella Westbrook.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:57, Reply)
Which time? It's a rather long list.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:58, Reply)
I'm not too bothered, they're all good for a lol.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 13:07, Reply)
In all fairness it's come up against some pretty heavy opposition

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:26, Reply)
internet fatties

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:28, Reply)
Now *I'm* upset on the internet.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:31, Reply)
lolupset

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:31, Reply)
We're all still waiting for something funny and interesting from you

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:30, Reply)
There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
All of which can be applied to my penis.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:31, Reply)
I suppose that'll have to do

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:33, Reply)
jeopardous

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:33, Reply)
Not OED so doesn't count

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:35, Reply)
macropodous

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:34, Reply)
and apodous

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:35, Reply)
How i like my women

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:35, Reply)
LOOK I JUST GOOGLED FOR A FACT I DON'T CARE IF IT'S ACCURATE AND THUS NOT A FACT AT ALL

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:36, Reply)
poor form old chap, poor form

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:37, Reply)
I disagree

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:38, Reply)
to be fair your penis probably is without feet

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:49, Reply)
it's only barely with inches

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:49, Reply)
You said you didn't open that email :(

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:50, Reply)
You know what I can't stand, is when people use the term "Check yo' privalage".
I'm not sure why that's relivient but it seem relivient.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:40, Reply)
If it's any help,
I've never heard anybody say that.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:42, Reply)
I hear it quite a lot, normally by people who don't like anyone who isn't in their demographic from having an opinion.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:45, Reply)
na, me neither

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:46, Reply)
How does life insurence make money?
If you're paying like £250 a year, for like even 25 years, that's like £6250 - but when you die, which is a guarntee eventually, they'll pay out like £500k
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:48, Reply)
You have to submit the claim in person

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:50, Reply)
Because lots of people pay into it but not everyone claims. And I doubt 'natural causes' are included.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:50, Reply)
I thought all deaths count?

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:52, Reply)
'cept maybe suicide

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:52, Reply)
depends on the policy
for 250 a year, the policy probably expires before you are 60
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:53, Reply)
Damn, I don't think i'll hit 70, but I should hit 60.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 13:02, Reply)
I think accidental death style life insurance is the one that pays out the big sums, old age death ones less so, i believe they are separate insurance policies.

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:55, Reply)
Fair doos

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 13:02, Reply)
if only there was a poster on here who could definitively answer your insurance questions

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 13:06, Reply)

answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080325072334AAjJWMh
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:54, Reply)
Interesting

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 13:04, Reply)
I believe this is all Stunned's fault
www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/what-every-european-country-is-worst-at
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:53, Reply)
surely that just means we're the best at taking cocaine

(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:55, Reply)
we've had the lib dems here for ages,
Be interesting to see where it goes.
(, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 12:55, Reply)

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