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How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too
tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. |
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On 11/02/13 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote:
How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/c...-2013021159277 -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote:
How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. Wonder if HM will take the hint? -- David |
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:07:39 +0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, Lobster disturbed my reverie and wrote: Wonder if HM will take the hint? Doubt it, she runs a family business. The Pope was a sole trader. -- Cheers DrT ______________________________ We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in our lives; but we can always choose whether or not to dance in the puddles (Jewish proverb). |
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On 11/02/2013 20:08, DrTeeth wrote:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:07:39 +0000, just as I was about to take a herb, Lobster disturbed my reverie and wrote: Wonder if HM will take the hint? Doubt it, she runs a family business. The Pope was a sole trader. Soul trader, surely? -- Rod |
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:25:08 -0000, "Geoff Pearson"
wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. The goverment won't like it, they were hoping to use him as an example that they want all of us to follow. G.Harman |
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Geoff Pearson wrote How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. Wonder if HM will take the hint? I doubt it with that fool Big Ears the certain replacement. Even Phil thinks he's a fool. Ratzinger apparently had to have his arm twisted to take the job in the first place, he would have preferred to retire. So its hardly surprising that he chose to retire now. |
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"Geoff Pearson" wrote in message ... How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I'm extremely saddened by this bombshell event. However, I look forward to the white smoke, signifying that some other stupid ******* is prepared to "stand-in" for Jesus. What complete and utter ********. I had a bible puncher hit the front door this week, just a kid. WTF gets into these people? Anyway, I told him where to get. Me - what are you selling? Him - nothing, just trying to provide some information regarding our lord Me - No thanks, pal Him - You're not interested? Me - Not in the slightest. ******. |
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"brass monkey" wrote in message eb.com... "Geoff Pearson" wrote in message ... How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I'm extremely saddened by this bombshell event. However, I look forward to the white smoke, signifying that some other stupid ******* is prepared to "stand-in" for Jesus. What complete and utter ********. I had a bible puncher hit the front door this week, just a kid. WTF gets into these people? Anyway, I told him where to get. Me - what are you selling? Him - nothing, just trying to provide some information regarding our lord Me - No thanks, pal Him - You're not interested? Me - Not in the slightest. ******. We have a bunch of lunatic Jehovas Witnesses (SP, anyone give a ****?) living opposite. Our pooch went and piddled on their front garden (good boy), out she came spouting verbal garbage, I said sorry, what did you say? I got - YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID. She can now go **** herself, permanently. Stupid bint. |
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Yeah but most have either died in the job or been too ill to carry on when
they went. I sometimes wonder what the point of the Pope is in fact. This has to be one of the last things still existing from a bygone age. maybe they should hold elections of all Catholics to find the next one. Tony Blair maybe? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Geoff Pearson" wrote in message ... How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. |
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No I don't think so.
Why are there no female Popes? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Lobster" wrote in message ... On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. Wonder if HM will take the hint? -- David |
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Brian Gaff wrote: No I don't think so. Why are there no female Popes? probably becasue the (Roman) Catholic Church has no female priests. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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Yeah but most have either died in the job or been too ill to carry on when they went. I sometimes wonder what the point of the Pope is in fact. Some do change some things before they end up as bad as the top. This has to be one of the last things still existing from a bygone age. You can say the same thing about Liz and Phil. maybe they should hold elections of all Catholics to find the next one. Didn’t notice you lot getting that with Liz and Phil's replacement. Tony Blair maybe? Most roman catholics have likely never even heard of him. "Geoff Pearson" wrote in message ... How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. |
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Brian Gaff wrote
No I don't think so. Yeah, even Liz realises what a complete dud Big Ears has always been. Why are there no female Popes? There has been at least one. The reason there haven't been more is the same reason there are no female roman catholic priests. "Lobster" wrote in message ... On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. Wonder if HM will take the hint? -- David |
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:25:08 -0000, "Geoff Pearson"
wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. Now he can give evidence in all those Catholic priest child abuse cases. -- (\__/) M. (='.'=) If a man stands in a forest and no woman is around (")_(") is he still wrong? |
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On Tuesday 12 February 2013 01:50 brass monkey wrote in uk.d-i-y:
We have a bunch of lunatic Jehovas Witnesses (SP, anyone give a ****?) living opposite. Our pooch went and piddled on their front garden (good boy), out she came spouting verbal garbage, I said sorry, what did you say? I got - YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID. She can now go **** herself, permanently. Stupid bint. My ex landlord was a JW - lovely bloke. Hardly every mentioned anything about it either. Like most other random groups, there are a mixture of ******* and nice people. -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/ If you are reading this from a web interface eg DIY Banter, DIY Forum or Google Groups, please be aware this is NOT a forum, and you are merely using a web portal to a USENET group. Many people block posters coming from web portals due to perceived SPAM or inaneness. For a better method of access, please see: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Usenet |
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On 12/02/2013 08:47, Brian Gaff wrote:
Yeah but most have either died in the job or been too ill to carry on when they went. I sometimes wonder what the point of the Pope is in fact. This has to be one of the last things still existing from a bygone age. maybe they should hold elections of all Catholics to find the next one. In theory, any baptised male Catholic can be elected, although, in practice, it is very unlikely to be anybody who is not a Cardinal. Tony Blair maybe? He already thinks he is God, so it would be a demotion. Colin Bignell |
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On 12/02/2013 09:06, Rod Speed wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote No I don't think so. Yeah, even Liz realises what a complete dud Big Ears has always been. Why are there no female Popes? There has been at least one. The legend of Pope Joan was quite effectively disproved by a 17th century Protestant historian David Blondel. Colin Bignell |
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"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Brian Gaff wrote No I don't think so. Yeah, even Liz realises what a complete dud Big Ears has always been. You never know. He might surprise you (has happened before) tim |
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On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote:
How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I did some digging on this last night, because I wasn't even aware it was possible. As far as I can tell the last time a pope resigned was in 1415, and that was to deal with a problem where they had three at once. Andy. |
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"Andy Champ" wrote in message . uk... On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I did some digging on this last night, because I wasn't even aware it was possible. As far as I can tell the last time a pope resigned was in 1415, and that was to deal with a problem where they had three at once. Andy. It is always possible. How would they stop him if he said (as he did) " I can't be arsed anymore, I'm off"? |
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On Tuesday 12 February 2013 13:51 Geoff Pearson wrote in uk.d-i-y:
"Andy Champ" wrote in message . uk... On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I did some digging on this last night, because I wasn't even aware it was possible. As far as I can tell the last time a pope resigned was in 1415, and that was to deal with a problem where they had three at once. Andy. It is always possible. How would they stop him if he said (as he did) " I can't be arsed anymore, I'm off"? Technically an MP cannot resign. He has to apply to the Chancellor for appointment to one of two Crown salaried positions (one being the Chilten Hundreds) which is incompatible with remaining an MP (so he sort of gets "fired"). -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/ If you are reading this from a web interface eg DIY Banter, DIY Forum or Google Groups, please be aware this is NOT a forum, and you are merely using a web portal to a USENET group. Many people block posters coming from web portals due to perceived SPAM or inaneness. For a better method of access, please see: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Usenet |
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On Monday, February 11, 2013 5:25:08 PM UTC, Geoff Pearson wrote:
How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. it's a shock because he's one of the first to admit he can't do the job, rather than carry on to the grave. At least I can admire him for that, there maybe other reasons to admire him but I don;t know them :) |
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On 12/02/2013 11:04, Andy Champ wrote:
On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I did some digging on this last night, because I wasn't even aware it was possible. As far as I can tell the last time a pope resigned was in 1415, and that was to deal with a problem where they had three at once. Nothing in Canon Law to stop him. However, I think his boss had something to say about it: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph...e-resigns.html Colin Bignell |
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"whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Monday, February 11, 2013 5:25:08 PM UTC, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. it's a shock because he's one of the first to admit he can't do the job, rather than carry on to the grave. At least I can admire him for that, I can't. Apparently he had to have his arm twisted to take the job in the first place and should have just told them then that he wasn't up to the job and would rather just retire. there maybe other reasons to admire him but I don;t know them :) I don't believe that there are any. They don't call him God's Rottweiler for nothing. |
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"Tim Watts" wrote in message ... On Tuesday 12 February 2013 13:51 Geoff Pearson wrote in uk.d-i-y: "Andy Champ" wrote in message . uk... On 11/02/2013 17:25, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. I did some digging on this last night, because I wasn't even aware it was possible. As far as I can tell the last time a pope resigned was in 1415, and that was to deal with a problem where they had three at once. Andy. It is always possible. How would they stop him if he said (as he did) " I can't be arsed anymore, I'm off"? Technically an MP cannot resign. Bull****. He has to apply to the Chancellor for appointment to one of two Crown salaried positions (one being the Chilten Hundreds) which is incompatible with remaining an MP (so he sort of gets "fired"). That aint the only way to resign legally. |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:37:48 +0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, Tim Watts disturbed my reverie and wrote: My ex landlord was a JW - lovely bloke. Hardly every mentioned anything about it either. The nicest people I have ever met have all been JWs. -- Cheers DrT ______________________________ We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in our lives; but we can always choose whether or not to dance in the puddles (Jewish proverb). |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:47:17 -0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, "Brian Gaff" disturbed my reverie and wrote: Yeah but most have either died in the job or been too ill to carry on when they went. I sometimes wonder what the point of the Pope is in fact. This has to be one of the last things still existing from a bygone age. maybe they should hold elections of all Catholics to find the next one. For 'pope' substitute 'queen'. For 'catholics' substitute 'citizens'. -- Cheers DrT ______________________________ We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in our lives; but we can always choose whether or not to dance in the puddles (Jewish proverb). |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:14:43 -0800 (PST), just as I was about to take
a herb, whisky-dave disturbed my reverie and wrote: it's a shock because he's one of the first to admit he can't do the job, rather than carry on to the grave. Not being a Christian/catholic, I had always (obviously mis-) understood that the Pope could not resign, that it was a job for life, literally. -- Cheers DrT ______________________________ We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in our lives; but we can always choose whether or not to dance in the puddles (Jewish proverb). |
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DrTeeth wrote
Tim Watts wrote My ex landlord was a JW - lovely bloke. Hardly every mentioned anything about it either. The nicest people I have ever met have all been JWs. I do know one of their priests or whatever they call them very well indeed, and he is a very decent fella, but those who have been kicked out of that church feel otherwise about the worst of them. They treat people that very badly indeed, not even letting them have anything to do with other family members still in the church etc. |
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DrTeeth wrote
whisky-dave wrote it's a shock because he's one of the first to admit he can't do the job, rather than carry on to the grave. Not being a Christian/catholic, I had always (obviously mis-) understood that the Pope could not resign, that it was a job for life, literally. Its just the tradition. Same with royalty. Not all observe the tradition tho. |
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On Tuesday 12 February 2013 19:45 Rod Speed wrote in uk.d-i-y:
"Tim Watts" wrote in message Technically an MP cannot resign. Bull**** ******** it is: "On 2 March 1624, a resolution was passed by the House of Commons making it illegal for an MP to quit or wilfully give up the seat". If you know better, you might like to update the wiki then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_Hundreds . He has to apply to the Chancellor for appointment to one of two Crown salaried positions (one being the Chilten Hundreds) which is incompatible with remaining an MP (so he sort of gets "fired"). That aint the only way to resign legally. Other than accepting an office of profit, what would they be? (Topping yourself isn't really "resigning"). -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/ If you are reading this from a web interface eg DIY Banter, DIY Forum or Google Groups, please be aware this is NOT a forum, and you are merely using a web portal to a USENET group. Many people block posters coming from web portals due to perceived SPAM or inaneness. For a better method of access, please see: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Usenet |
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"Tim Watts" wrote in message ... On Tuesday 12 February 2013 19:45 Rod Speed wrote in uk.d-i-y: "Tim Watts" wrote in message Technically an MP cannot resign. Bull**** ******** it is: "On 2 March 1624, a resolution was passed by the House of Commons making it illegal for an MP to quit or wilfully give up the seat". Been superseded by other more recent law on getting elected which does allow for MPs to resign. If you know better, you might like to update the wiki then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_Hundreds I don't bother, there are too many who camp out on **** like that and just delete any changes they don't agree with. He has to apply to the Chancellor for appointment to one of two Crown salaried positions (one being the Chilten Hundreds) which is incompatible with remaining an MP (so he sort of gets "fired"). That aint the only way to resign legally. Other than accepting an office of profit, what would they be? Just resign in the usual way, just like anyone else does. (Topping yourself isn't really "resigning"). Corse it is. And you can do a crime that has a sufficiently serious penalty too. That fool who just resigned when he admitted to lying about his wife driving the car at the time of the offence didn't get told that it wasn't illegal to resign, for a reason. And he didn't apply for the sort of job that wiki claims is the only way to resign either. |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:46:09 +0000, Nightjar
wrote: The legend of Pope Joan was quite effectively disproved by a 17th century Protestant historian David Blondel. So, the reason a new Pope is sat on a bottomless chair and his testicles inspected, is for no other reason than sheer curiosity? Nothing to do with the RC church being hoodwinked, at all? |
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On 12/02/2013 21:37, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:46:09 +0000, Nightjar wrote: The legend of Pope Joan was quite effectively disproved by a 17th century Protestant historian David Blondel. So, the reason a new Pope is sat on a bottomless chair and his testicles inspected, is for no other reason than sheer curiosity? Nothing to do with the RC church being hoodwinked, at all? And I thought that was invented by Ian Fleming for James Bond. :-) -- Rod |
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On Feb 11, 5:25*pm, "Geoff Pearson" wrote:
How can this be of any interest? *A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. *He was too old when he started the job. *Shock? *Very old bloke retires? *Not much shock to me. I'm currently assuming that he knows that a(nother) crisis is about to break and he wants some other lucky person to have to deal with it. |
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On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:43:10 PM UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
"whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Monday, February 11, 2013 5:25:08 PM UTC, Geoff Pearson wrote: How can this be of any interest? A bloke who is 86 announces he is too tired, nae wunder, to carry on work. He was too old when he started the job. Shock? Very old bloke retires? Not much shock to me. it's a shock because he's one of the first to admit he can't do the job, rather than carry on to the grave. At least I can admire him for that, I can't. Apparently he had to have his arm twisted to take the job in the first place and should have just told them then that he wasn't up to the job and would rather just retire. That's religion for you. there maybe other reasons to admire him but I don;t know them :) I don't believe that there are any. Like any good catholic he withdrew at the last moment ;-) They don't call him God's Rottweiler for nothing. Didn't think Rottweilers released their grip once they get their teech into something. |
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In message , at 09:57:18 on
Wed, 13 Feb 2013, charles remarked: He had to have his arm twisted to accept the job in the first place and has recently had a heart pacemaker fitted. and he's been forbidden to fly by his doctors I thought that was more to do with the laws of physics. Either that or Screwfix doesn't have a strong enough glue for the feathers. -- Roland Perry |
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