Joke Thread 4 (closed).

[Chubber]

Make me laugh, please, not weep..this is a joke thread....

 

[niemeyjt]

I’ve been breeding racing rabbits.

I'm just trying to make a quick buck.

 

[Thingybob]

A collection of names is being kept at UK workshop central and any one who transgresses posting out of topic in a thread woebetide them when the revolution comes , You have been warned

 

[niall Y]

A collection of names is being kept at UK workshop central and any one who transgresses posting out of topic in a thread woebetide them when the revolution comes , You have been warned

"Your name too is on ze list"

 

[Thingybob]

"Your name too is on ze list"

I should hope so it's the Thingybob list mine friend

 

[Doug B]

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If you can make sense of that one you're a better man than me, Gunga Din.

 

[Robbo3]

 

[sploo]

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A church near me has a banner out the front that reads simply "Try Praying".

It always makes me smile because it has a "because f*** all else will help you" vibe.

 

[Sachakins]

If you can make sense of that one you're a better man than me, Gunga Din.

Pike, is a character In Dad's Army.

 

[Cabinetman]

Pike, is a character In Dad's Army.

More to the point I think, a pike is a type of dive.

 

[Sachakins]

More to the point I think, a pike is a type of dive.

Yes, it's both,

 

[artie]

If you can make sense of that one you're a better man than me, Gunga Din.

Think Dads army.

 

[AES]

Yes - as I have said many times before - there is no situation that a politician, of any persuasion, cannot make worse.

Maybe AES will have something to add, but for me I think the Swiss system where the electorate can affect legislation through referenda has a lot to offer.

I do tend to agree with the (apparently) many here. This is NOT a political thread. We do have one on UKW I believe (I don't subscribe to it).

But as I'm invited to share my experiences of the Swiss system, here goes, just v briefly:

Yes we do have a referenda system here. It does work - at least to some extent. BUT:

It's often VERY slow;

We have 4 sets of votes per year - the average voter turnout rarely reaches over 50% of all those eligible to vote;

Despite a particular vote resulting in a (relatively) resounding YES, the Govt can - and does sometimes - drag it's collective feet in turning said YES into an actual law - in some cases for over 20 years (e.g. Rheinstrasse Tunnel, Kanton Baselland);

IMO a lot of the politicos here are just as self-serving, greedy, mealy-mouthed, lazy, and downright stupid as you'll find in any other country (and inc UK, I have lived in 4 different countries);

We have one particular political party (we have more that 2.5) whose sole motto/reaction always seems to be - "The answer is NO. What is the question".

In short - just like any other system I know of, it works - after a fashion.

Just like anywhere else, the grass is NOT always greener here - sometimes it's definitely better; sometimes about the same; sometimes definitely worse.

Just like everywhere else.

Guess you now need to add my name to the naughty boys list.

 

[JAW911]

Why not just put it on a thread of its own instead of the joke thread though…..??

 

[Noel]

That was a joke thread, allegedly........