There are some big riots going on in England right now

Discussion in 'Economics' started by morganist, Aug 6, 2011.

  1. Good luck dude...Hope things calm down the not understanding bit was just a way of saying im not familiar with the lingo but i got the big picture.

    Cheers.
     
    #132     Aug 9, 2011
  2. Thanks mate. To be fair, you'd have to have a bit of local knowledge to understand the message.

    Let's see what happens. In any other country the Police would have already nipped this in the bud with water cannons and CS gas. Let's see if the government have the balls to do what's required shall we...
     
    #133     Aug 9, 2011
  3. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    Now that IS funny.
     
    #134     Aug 9, 2011
  4. Yeah, I pissed myself laughing when I read that. Got to hand it to them. Great sense of humour.
     
    #135     Aug 9, 2011
  5. ... Or just trying to remind us that one man's protester is another man's rioter.

    [Not that I agree with the comparison though! There's a difference between protesting at massive electoral fraud (Iran) and general dissatisfaction and wanton looting (London). But I can see how the likes of Iran, Syria and Libya will make mileage out of this ...]
     
    #136     Aug 9, 2011
  6. Exactly. All always. Context, perspective and point of view is everything. However, these guys aren't protesting about anything. They are just looters. Nothing more. Nothing less.

    I tell you what would stop this in a second. If it was pissing with rain. Warm and sunny out there this evening. Twenty quid says they'd all be home watching their brand new nicked tellies if the British summer lived up it's usual form.
     
    #137     Aug 9, 2011
  7. Just remembered my use of slang is terrible and this site has an international audience.

    "Twenty quid says they'd all be home watching their brand new nicked tellies if the British summer lived up it's usual form."

    translates as

    "I bet twenty pounds they'd all be at home watching their stolen televisions..."
     
    #138     Aug 9, 2011
  8. J Ski

    J Ski

    Oh well, different rap than US.
    Same shit, different place.
    It's coming to a city near you.
     
    #139     Aug 9, 2011
  9. Ta, me ol' china!
     
    #140     Aug 9, 2011