The Ranting Room

Blacksword wrote: As well as offensive, Holocaust denial is pointless and pathetic. This is not something that 'allegedly' happened thousands of years ago, the evidence of which has been excavated in archeological digs. This is something that happened in the 20th century, and the tools, and a number of those involved, including survivors are still here to tell us about it. Holocaust deniars are Nazi sympathisers and blatant anti-semites. While many folk, myself included, remain critical of Israel, in terms of the actions and decisons made by its leaders, to deny the holocaust is repulsive and profoundly ill informed.

Not even the leader of Iran denies the Holocaust happened, only the extent of it. To deny the Holocaust happened is to look at pictures and films and say that didn't happen, which it to live in unreality. Not that I care one way or another, I recently heard someone say that he believes 3-4 million Jews died in the Holocaust, not 6 million. A claim like this is NOT outright craziness, especially when supported by facts (it wasn't, but I imagine you can find "facts" for just about anything you want to support nowadays). If anyone would dismiss such a notion without investigating it because it's not-PC to ask questions about some things in our society, they are giving in to being slaves of popular opinion.

Jim Garten wrote: The Bullet - What can I say? The Chawners, haven't worked in 11 years, claim their weight is a hereditary condition We all have that hereditary condition - it's called your-mouth-is-bigger-than-your-bottyhole; most of us manage this condition perfectly well. "All that healthy food, like fruit and veg, is too expensive. We're fat because it's in our genes" See below: "We have cereal for breakfast, bacon butties for lunch and microwave pies with mashed potato or chips for dinner" AAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

WARNING: This just might be not safe for work.

The depths some people will plunge to to prove that green is red - in this case that the Holocaust never happened:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=230290

This is a discussion on the topic with someone called Gojira. It's quite long and I advise you not to try to make sense of his posts - you'll just end up losing bags of IQ points.

The solution is quite simple.

The state should continue to pay their housing benefit, and assist with their utilities bills, but withdraw everything else.

They should be issued with food stamps, exchangable only for food, not booze, fags etc. These stamps will allow them a weekly personal calorie allowance. The weight would fall off them. They could then be forced into work when they reach a certain weight. If they refuse to work they should be threatened with losing their house, and possibly going to prison.

Hereditary condition, my arse! Lazy sponging b&stards!

The-Bullet wrote: FFS THIS makes me want to scream - and then kick someones teeth in

No kidding!! Oh my............ x1000

Racism isn't really that different to sexism, ageism, following a different football team or wearing the wrong trainers.  Unfortunately those who get lost in thought because it's unfamiliar territory will always find some reason to have a go at those who are different to themselves and their particular clicque.  Let's face it, making fun of chavs is not really any different; they can't help being complete f**kwits.

It's the pits. Last time I got the train home when my Mum was in hospital I was lucky enough to be in a carriage with a group of 16 or so teens, copiously drinking, smoking dope and in the case of 2 girls throwing up in the aisle. I couldn't change carriage as they had me and a sweet little old man trapped!

Yeah for me to visit my Mum via train it would take 5 1/2 hours and cost almost £100.
 At the moment, she's having a break in her chemo, so is staying with my sister in Surrey for a few days. She really is pretty darn frail, so I was planning to take the kids over there to visit tomorrow, it was going to cost about £70 (plus £20 in taxi fares as there is no bus to get to the station from here)  but................ all trains east from Swindon are off this weekend, there is a replacement bus service but this "could add an extra 95 minutes to your journey" making a trip that takes a fraction over an hour by car a whopping 4 - 41/2 hours each way.............. not somethng that is really viable with the kids in one day (9 hours on public transport??? No Way, I could get to Miami in 9 hours!) 

Having just spent a weekend in Holland, once again I am reminded just how far behind mainland Europe we are with such stuff................

Yes Jared, you are right, I should learn to drive. I've only recently passed the dvlc medical, (hence getting Bertie) & I hope to start learning soon.........I don't think it's going to help me get the kids to see their Nanna tho.  

Just spoke to the boss in Cologne, he's going to take us to Norfolk when he gets home. It'll be cheaper, warmer, quicker, more comfortable............and I wont have to go via London underground which is a whole other topic!

T.Rox wrote: Neil wrote: visitor2035 wrote: Can someone tell me why Paki is racist...but Scot isn't????????????? Think about it.   I've always wondered that because Paki is just the diminuitive of Pakistani in the same way that Brit is the diminuitive of Briton, Scot is the diminuitive of Scotsman and Aussie the diminuitive of Australian.   I think that it's a product of history and the way that the word was used in the 1970s and 1980s.  i.e. always as part of an insult.   However you are correct; simply referring to someone as a Paki is no more insulting that referring to them as an Aussie (ah, may have found the problem).     Aussies use the term Aussie themselves, as do the Scots with Scot ... but I don't believe I have ever heard anyone from Pakistan call themselves anything other than a Pakistani ... and would suggest, as been said earlier, that it is about the intent that goes with the use of the word Paki, a racial slur.       limeyrob wrote: People's opinion about Jock, Yank, Paddy, Anzac, Taffy.   I haven't heard Anzac used other than to describe the actual Anzacs from WWI ... we are usually just Aussies and Kiwis normally. Who knows what you foreigners get up to, though   As for Yank, I am not sure if other parts of the world call our American friends by the term Seppo, but we do here in Australia. It comes from Yank rhyming with Septic Tank, contracted to Seppo ... and it is a term that is used in humour rather than any kind of slur, much like the English being called Poms. It is all about friendly rivalry in sport, etc.

Racism is appalling in all its shapes and forms, and often people forget that it's not just white folk who are racist towards Asians, Africans or whoever.

I remember a particularly depressing taxi journey across town. The Asian taxi driver responded to a call on his radio, to do an airport job 'Air India, Flight number whatever..' He got the job and rubbed his hands in joy, announcing to me 'Another load of stupid Indians to rip off. I'll my meter on 3, they wont know the difference. Yep! I'll have that one' I asked him 'Are you not Indian?' 'No' he replied indignantly 'Not me mate. I'm a f***ing Paki, aint I. I hate those c***s'

I can't live here without one either !   

NEW RANT.

May I just be permitted to say.........

British Public Transport.



It just don't work. It's over priced. It's unreliable.

It's pooed on my weekend.

Now what am I gonna do?