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  1. ....we don't know that yet - it was only a few days ago. He may well have infected them with something. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  2. A priest, an imam and a rabbi were discussing how they divide up the collection between God's needs and their needs. The priest says: "Well, I put the collection on a tray, and then throw it all up in the air. What lands on the try is for God, and the rest is for me." The imam says: "I have a very similar method. I take the collection and throw it up in the air; what I can catch I keep, and the rest is for God." The rabbi says: "I also have a similar approach. I take the collection and throw it up in the air; what God catches is for Him, and the rest is for me." "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  3. Based on these numbers, it looks like a continuation of the recovery that has been going on since around 2012/2013: How real is Trump's jobs 'miracle'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46075879 Enlighten us on what Obama did to create this. Maybe my quoting normiss was a little misleading; my point wasn't so much that Obama did anything (I honestly don't know enough about the detail); I was just pointing out the the trends in both job growth and lower unemployment have been pretty linear since about 2012/2013 -according to the graphs in the article I linked. The point being that there hasn't been a major turnaround since Trump came in; the trend was there for several years before that, and has remained relatively linear since. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  4. Based on these numbers, it looks like a continuation of the recovery that has been going on since around 2012/2013: How real is Trump's jobs 'miracle'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46075879 Edited to make it clicky. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  5. Nope! You have no understanding of his Constitutional Powers. And you just proved it here! Why don’t you educate us as to your understanding when you post something like this? Because it's not my job to to stop others from showing their ignorance! See - this is why I think you’re a troll and should be banned. You’re on a discussion board. Replying ‘no!’ Or ‘you’re wrong’ to a post without providing reasoning is a cowardly way of posting. You don’t have the courage or respect to put your reasoning up for analysis because you’re afraid you’ll get torn to pieces as usual... Once again you prove you have no interest in discussion and should be ignored. +1 rushmc is obviously a troll. Ban or ignore. Kudos to him or her for keeping it going so long, though - good trolling effort 👍 "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  6. Actually, they did it by indoctrinating their society. Every Israeli (male and female) is required to serve (IIRC, except for those physically unable). Every adult is in the Reserve. It's ingrained into their collective psyche as a society how to behave as a cohesive community. In this situation (yes, I know Israel has a lot of other problems -- this is on topic), Israel is what many people on here and in the media have asked for: a collective buy-in to the good of the community. Now, how do we instill that into the next generations here when we can't even agree we need to adopt this outlook ourselves? You don't mention the power of an immediate threat living next door to you. I'm not digging into the politics of that; just pointing out that there is very little more effective at pulling a disparate group of people together than an immediate threat... IMO that is the difference here. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  7. Hmmm.... tricky one. Here is another - who said this about the 2013 shutdown: "The problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The president is the leader, and he's got to get everybody in a room and he's got to lead." "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  8. If you believe all that, how on earth can you watch a man like Trump and not see what he is: an unbelievably inflated (and fragile) ego, without a repentant bone in his body? How? It astonishes me that so many people who claim to live the ethics and morals of Christianity can't see how Trump is the manifestation of everything that is opposite. The only thing he has done to align himself with your world view is string a few words together that appeal to your basest wants and fears - the very things I would have thought your religious beliefs should be helping you to overcome. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  9. Not directed you, billvon - just the last post in the thread. rushmc really should be given an award of some kind. He is by far the best troll ever; he has consistently taken a position that has zero factual support and is patently argumentative, and he still gets everyone trying to use rational and fact-based argument to persuade him. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  10. Probably in this thread somewhere already, but a good enough version of it for a repost I think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg73GKm7GgI
  11. Yep, its right up there - he certainly set his bar very low. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  12. ..didn't even take days: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39937258 "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  13. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  14. A woman goes into Harrods to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get, so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter. The Harrods salesman is standing there, wearing dark glasses. She says, "Excuse me. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?" He says, "Madam, I'm completely blind; but, if you'll drop it on the ... counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes." She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway. He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-lb.Test line. It's a good all around combination, and it's on sale this week for £44." She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor."Oh, that sounds like a Visa card," he says. As the lady bends down to pick up the card, she accidentally farts. At first she is really embarrassed but then realises there is no way the salesman will know it was her who vented to the atmosphere. The man rings up the sale and says, "That will be £58.50 please." The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me it was on sale for £44. How did you get to £58.50?" He replies, "Yes Madam, the rod and reel are £44, but the Duck Caller is £11 and the Fish Bait is £3.50." "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent
  15. 21 (I think...) since 1991. And 8 motorcyles... Edited to add: right, I'll have a go at the list and see if it adds up... Cars: Citroen 2CV Vauxhaul Chevette Nissan Bluebird VW Jetta Rover 216 Vauxhaul Cavalier Vauxhaul Astra estate BMW 5 3.5 v8 touring BMW 325i touring Volvo 760i BMW 750 v12 Saab 900 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder Ford Econline van Saab 900 (not the same one) Ford Transit camper Audi A8 Mitsubishi Pajero So correction: 18 cars Motorbikes: Honda CB450 (pre-license) Honda C90 (well, a sort-of bike - also pre-license) Yamaha 350 thing... Honda CBR600 Honda FireBlade 1999 Honda FireBlade 2000 Yamaha R1 2005 Yamaha R1 2013 "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent