Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet...

[p_p_man]

we're far too involved in our national firemens' strike and the Royal scandal...

Go ahead without us if you want, we'll catch up when we can...

ppman

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

we're far too involved in our national firemens' strike and the Royal scandal...

Go ahead without us if you want, we'll catch up when we can...

ppman

Oh sure, you would use gay rape orgies to get out of a war.

 

[Linedrive]

Virtual Breathalizer reads .22

 

[modest mouse]

The world has decided that the Britons are a bunch of wussies due to their infatuation with the Royal Family.

 

[teddybear4play]

Glad to see you have your priorities in order.

TB4p

 

[QuickDuck]

p_p_man, don;t forget they also have another butler to take to court over Dianna... that should distract the population for a few weeks before the queen "remembers" again.

 

[MNGuy]

OK, we'll just dissolve NATO and you can be on your own.

 

[LovetoGiveRoses]

Cool AV TB.

No need for an invasion yet anyway. We'll wait for you. Brothers in arms you know.

Saddam has decided he's not quite ready for the rain to come yet and will play inspector games for a while longer.

 

[LovetoGiveRoses]

we're far too involved in our national firemens' strike and the Royal scandal...

Go ahead without us if you want, we'll catch up when we can...

ppman

PP, you probably know how the Roman fire brigades used to work. Maybe that's what they want to return to in Britannia. Have there been any dangerous fires in ye olde Londinium yet?

What are they demanding? We saw some news about the strike, but not a lot of detail.

 

[HeavyStick]

Hic....


Thud....


hey PPman, war politics forgives all, that'll be a reason for you to go to war.

 

[ma_guy]

we're far too involved in our national firemens' strike and the Royal scandal...

Go ahead without us if you want, we'll catch up when we can...

ppman

Just remember to keep your yap shut when all the good shit is gone!

Eh, doesn't matter anyway. Iraq is an Islamic country. They don't have any alcohol so there isn't any chance you'd show anyway. The fuckin' DTs would get to ya before you ever got out of Heathrow.

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet...

PP, you probably know how the Roman fire brigades used to work. Maybe that's what they want to return to in Britannia. Have there been any dangerous fires in ye olde Londinium yet?

What are they demanding? We saw some news about the strike, but not a lot of detail.

The government's brought out from mothballs these very old fire engines (well they were very old when used in the last firemens' strike 25 years ago, so now they'll be ancient) which are known as Green Goddesses because of their colour.

They're manned by the military which means that police cars have to guide them through the London traffic as the stand-in firemen don't know their way around.

The very first fire was a car which burnt itself out.

They're demanding 40% to bring their wages up from £20,000 to around £30,000 in line with the other emergency services.

So you see what with all that AND the Royal Family to deal with we're just far too busy to go to war...

But best of luck on your mission...

Meanwhile back to untangling my hosepipe...

ppman

 

[Ishmael]

Re: Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet...

The government's brought out from mothballs these very old fire engines (well they were very old when used in the last firemens' strike 25 years ago, so now they'll be ancient) which are known as Green Goddesses because of their colour.

They're manned by the military which means that police cars have to guide them through the London traffic as the stand-in firemen don't know their way around.

The very first fire was a car which burnt itself out.

They're demanding 40% to bring their wages up from £20,000 to around £30,000 in line with the other emergency services.

So you see what with all that AND the Royal Family to deal with we're just far too busy to go to war...

But best of luck on your mission...

Meanwhile back to untangling my hosepipe...

ppman

Maybe Tony will use Reagan's solution to strikes by public employee's. It works.

Ishmael

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet...

Maybe Tony will use Reagan's solution to strikes by public employee's. It works.

Ishmael

It did with Reagan but Tony's party is still tied to the Unions, the Paymasters.

Less and less as the Unions withdraw their funding from New Labour but there are still enough Union sponsored Members of Parliament to make waves...

ppman

 

[Ishmael]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet...

It did with Reagan but Tony's party is still tied to the Unions, the Paymasters.

Less and less as the Unions withdraw their funding from New Labour but there are still enough Union sponsored Members of Parliament to make waves...

ppman

No wonder the birth rate of the native born is declining.

Ishmael

 

[android1966]

According to speculation in British newspapers Tony's actually likely to ask the Queen this coming week to issue an order for mobilisation. The last time this was issued was 1950 for the Korean war. Only a partial mobilisation would be necessary to replace the troops tied up in firefighters strike. The mobilised reserves would replace the troops in non critical postings such as Germany or Cyprus etc. The regular troops freed by this would join the armoured division already earmarked for possible use in Iraq and the men manning the green goddesses would stay where they are. Voila.

 

[p_p_man]

According to speculation in British newspapers Tony's actually likely to ask the Queen this coming week to issue an order for mobilisation. The last time this was issued was 1950 for the Korean war. Only a partial mobilisation would be necessary to replace the troops tied up in firefighters strike. The mobilised reserves would replace the troops in non critical postings such as Germany or Cyprus etc. The regular troops freed by this would join the armoured division already earmarked for possible use in Iraq and the men manning the green goddesses would stay where they are. Voila.

Damn...there goes this thread.

I didn't want to tell them that...



ppman

 

[android1966]

Damn...there goes this thread.

I didn't want to tell them that...



ppman

Ooops, sorry

 

[HeavyStick]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet..

No wonder the birth rate of the native born is declining.

Ishmael

If you were a woman would you fuck pp_man?

Exactly.

 

[bluespoke]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry America, we won't be joining your Iraq party just yet..

If you were a woman would you fuck pp_man?

Exactly.

No fucking way!

 

[LadyG]

Did I miss something? From what I read, Saddam agreed to the U.N. Weapons Inspections, so the only reason to move forward with a war now, is because G.W. is a war monger. Simple.

Oh and I heard 3 people had alread died as a direct result of the Fireman strike. Nice.

 

[bluespoke]

Oh and I heard 3 people had alread died as a direct result of the Fireman strike. Nice.

Then I'm afraid you heard wrong.

Three people did die in fires but there was no suggestion whatsoever that it had anything to do with the strike.

On the one incident I read in detail the soldiers and breathing apparatus teams were there within six minutes of the emergency call. There was nothing anyone could have done.

 

[Guest]

 

[LadyG]

Thanks for that, Bluespoke! Just goes to show the media at it's most factual as usual

 

[bluespoke]

Thanks for that, Bluespoke! Just goes to show the media at it's most factual as usual

No problem.

I just re-read the news and it appears that in all three cases the elderly victim was got out alive but died later in hospital.