Happy Saint George's day!

[Damo]

Who's gonna pay fer that then?

It's free.
Like university, bus passes for under 25's and the recruitment of 3 million extra police officers

[ClaretEngineer]

Isn't that more of a Russian thing?

No it’s a London “ting” for someone who has a large amount of garden.

[UpTheBeehole]

It's free.
Like university, bus passes for under 25's and the recruitment of 3 million extra police officers

How much does the government currently pay for Bank Holidays?

[Lancasterclaret]

And obviously saying Grassy Arse to Spanish waiters.

Standard behaviour for every English person on their first holiday to Spain.

Not after the first though!

[Falcon]

If it's owt like my trips abroad the waiters listen to my poor attempts at the local lingo and then take pity on me, replying in perfect English. The rest of the meal is spent speaking English.

[Bordeauxclaret]

[quoteAnd obviously saying Grassy Arse to Spanish waiters.]

Standard behaviour for every English person on their first holiday to Spain.

Not after the first though![/quote]

Just wait until our Thursday night away games next season. Imagine the attitude of the paranoid and petrified posters who frequent this site.

[Damo]

How much does the government currently pay for Bank Holidays?

2.3 billion pounds
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[Greenmile]

Only a matter of time before we're no longer allowed to celebrate it in public. Somebody with nothing better to do with their worthless life will pretend to be annoyed to get themselves in the newspaper and demand we ban it.

Obligatory Stewart Lee clip

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[UpTheBeehole]

2.3 billion pounds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17654781" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'll ask again, how much does the government pay for bank holidays?

[Greenmile]

It is also the birthday of William Shakespeare!

...and the anniversary of his death.

[Damo]

I'll ask again, how much does the government pay for bank holidays?

2.3 billion pounds

[Greenmile]

2.3 billion pounds

You realise “the economy” and “the government” aren’t the same thing, right?

[UpTheBeehole]

2.3 billion pounds

You're not reading the question properly are you?

The figure you've provided is apparently how much lower the economy is for each bank holiday.

That's not how much the government pays is it?

So can you please try and answer the question properly next time?


If you could also provide figures for how much brexit will hurt the economy by (last I saw it was £252bn), and explain your opposition to this on the same grounds, then that would be great.

[Damo]

You realise “the economy” and “the government” aren’t the same thing, right?

Yes, I'm just playing beeholes silly game.
The original question "who is going to pay for that" was perfectly valid. And because he doesn't have an answer, he starts with this nonsense

[UpTheBeehole]

Yes, I'm just playing beeholes silly game.
The original question "who is going to pay for that" was perfectly valid. And because he doesn't have an answer, he starts with this nonsense

Do you oppose Brexit on the same grounds Damo? £252bn hit to the economy

[Bin Ont Turf]

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[Greenmile]

Yes, I'm just playing beeholes silly game.
The original question "who is going to pay for that" was perfectly valid. And because he doesn't have an answer, he starts with this nonsense

Does this silly game involve providing an answer you know to be false (but which other people might erroneously believe to be correct) to a question he asks you? Because that’s a bit dishonest.

Anyway, now I’ve pointed that out, I can leave the two of you to it.

[Damo]

If you could also provide figures for how much brexit will hurt the economy by (last I saw it was £252bn), and explain your opposition to this on the same grounds, then that would be great.

Why are you asking me if you already know the answer? (An answer of sorts, a figure plucked out of your favourite commentators backside no doubt)
I'm not opposed to Brexit as you probably know. I'm not even sure why you have brought it into this conversation to be honest

[Damo]

Does this silly game involve providing an answer you know to be false (but which other people might erroneously believe to be correct) to a question he asks you? Because that’s a bit dishonest.

Anyway, now I’ve pointed that out, I can leave the two of you to it.

I know he is a fellow liberal but even you must see how silly he gets sometimes

[Falcon]

I think both sides get as silly as each other, egging each other on in a spiral of pettiness.

Almost every non-football thread on here turns into the same boring argument and it's tiresome.

[SammyBoy]

Finally out on bail after being arrested and thrown in jail yesterday, just for saying I'm English!

[LeadBelly]

I hope you've been tagged SammyBoy, to make sure you dont attend any May Day Morris Dancing meetings with co-conspirators.

[Silkyskills1]

It is also the birthday of William Shakespeare!

Never mind about William Shakespeare it's also the birthday of other living, equally prolific posters on football message boards. My rallying call before every match 'summon up the blood, stiffen the sinews and disguise fair courage with hard rage'.