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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On Sep 17, 2014, tommy wrote: You're already free. |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
That's what you think.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On Sep 17, 2014, tommy wrote: Lol |
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Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
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Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
Guide to Scottish Independence Referendum for non-Brits.
Brilliant! http://www.theguardian.com/politics/vide......ts-video |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Clackmannanshire was the earliest to declare, with "No" winning 19,036 votes and "Yes" on 16,350.
Counting will be carried out through the night, with individual results announced for each of Scotland's 32 local authority areas. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scot......29263022
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Orkney was the second area to announce its result, with "No" winning 10,004 votes compared with 4,883 for "Yes" on a turnout of 83.7%.
And Shetland voters rejected independence by 9,951 votes to 5,669.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Comhairle Nan Eilean Star is expected to report next ... it is supposed to be a stronghold for YES ... pollsters were expecting 64.2% YES if YES is to have a winning night overall ... results coming in now ...
Eilean Star reports 9,195 YES versus 10,544 NO. NO vote of 53%, YES vote of 47%. Huge result. YES going down in flames. Well, so far. Of course, the night is still young.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
Like I said...
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
Alllllo allo allo...what's all this then?
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
"It was a delightful sunny afternoon when my wife came in and said, 'England has just declared war on Germany', I said, 'Nevermind that my luv, you put the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea'.
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
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On Sep 18, 2014, magicfish wrote: A year later his Wellington bomber was following a strange light, while his wife and children were being held prisoner s by a pair of humanoid trees.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Assuming the NO side wins, this is the best part from my perspective: that a NO vote will knock the few remaining Quebec separatists that there are left for a loop.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/s......ory.html http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2014/09/18......-or-lose
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Well, Glasgow just voted YES. Lots of YES votes there. Game changing? We'll see. But the BBC says it is not enough.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On Sep 16, 2014, tommy wrote: What were the odds on a tie vote?
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
Thank God. Just thank God. I don’t much care at the moment whether God is Scottish, and is glowering approvingly at Great Britain from over His bands and Geneva gown, or whether He is English and is raising a glass of sherry with an absent-minded smile. At least my country is intact.
When I say, “my country”, I don’t just mean what it says on my passport. I’m one of those UK nationals – a minority, perhaps, but not an insignificant one – who self-identify as British. In England, Scotland and Wales, older patriotisms generally take precedence (Northern Ireland is a special case, obviously). Although many people across Great Britain are convinced, indeed passionate, Unionists, a “Yes” vote wouldn’t have forced them to redefine their identity. The UK might have been divided, and they might have been sorry to see it go, but they’d have carried on being English or Scottish or Welsh. Those of us who are British first had no such fall-back. A “Yes” vote would have meant the end of the country we belonged to – the end of its name, of its flag, of our internal map of home. I love England dearly, and couldn’t be prouder to represent the Home Counties in the European Parliament. But I’m not English by birth or much ancestry. I’d have had mentally to change my homeland in order to stay at home. As the polls narrowed, I began to sink into a black despair the like of which I have never known. For the first time in my life, I found myself waking in the night from anxiety. Earlier this evening I attended a friend’s wedding blessing. The service ended with “I vow to thee me country”, and a piper played “Highland Cathedral” as the recessional. I found my cheeks wet with tears. They are wet again now as I write. There will be consequences, of course. “Devo Max” – or, as we used to call it before we started mangling our language “Home Rule” – is now a democratic necessity. It’s not just that all the main parties have promised it; it’s that there is no other way to unite the two sides. Home Rule for Scotland will then have implications for the other three parts of the country, forcing massive devolution all round. Good. But that’s for tomorrow. For now, just rejoice. Rejoice at the fact that we live in a country that wants no unwilling subjects. (Try seceding from France or Spain or Italy or even the United States.) Rejoice that democracy works: we’ve just seen a record-breaking turnout on a record-breaking registration. Rejoice, most of all, that the nation which, over the past three centuries, has achieved more than any rival on the planet, has a new lease of life. The United Kingdom is a country people want to belong to, and the world is a better place. Be Britain still to Britain true, Amang ourselves united; For never but by British hands Maun British wrangs be righted! No! never but by British hands Shall British wrangs be righted! -daniel hannan |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Well, good on you. I had no preference for the outcome as it would not really affect me, but I personally think staying united was the better choice. I'm happy to see that it was a decisive victory, so that the matter is effectively put to rest.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
Oh well and I was looking forward to getting rid of Scotland and calling ourselves Even Greater Britain.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On Sep 19, 2014, tommy wrote: Lol. Atta boy , Tommy! Rule Br!itannia Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to celebrate! |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
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On Sep 19, 2014, tommy wrote: Thanks. Good laugh to start the day.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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