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Souvenir Oct 1st 2008 12:18 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Zoe Bell (Post 6834592)
Oh I miss university. Not being able to buy a bic pen 'cause they're French.
No Nestle chocolate products ( what the *** is Carob anyway? it sure aint chocolate!)

Ben arguing with the guy selling the socialist worker . Apparently Ben was the victim of an oppresive regime! Lets just say the socialist worker guy came off considerably worse in THAT debate!

Our Student Union really were crap !

Our student union forced a vote on whether or not to boot out the entertainments officer, who had allegedly made a racist remark to a student of colour. Despite the fact that the alleged victim, along with most of the other coloured students, came to his defence, the loony left mustered enough tossers to win the vote.

This is the same union that once gave its entire year's funds to the IRA.

Oakvillian Oct 1st 2008 2:44 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6835584)
Our student union forced a vote on whether or not to boot out the entertainments officer, who had allegedly made a racist remark to a student of colour. Despite the fact that the alleged victim, along with most of the other coloured students, came to his defence, the loony left mustered enough tossers to win the vote.

This is the same union that once gave its entire year's funds to the IRA.

One of the most heated debates I remember was over the annual renewal of subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals. The Spartists wanted to renew the Socialist Worker; the equally loony Tory lot wanted the Sun, I think. The combined forces of the rugby and boat clubs tabled an amendment to the effect that if we were to subscribe to comics we shouldn't overlook the Beano and the Dandy. The debate ran into the small hours, with beer-fuelled rantings and heated discussions on all three sides. Net result: fights every Thursday morning over who got first read of the Beano.

Jingsamichty Oct 1st 2008 2:59 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6835584)
This is the same union that once gave its entire year's funds to the IRA.

"So, Mr. McGuinness, who do I make the cheque payable to...?"

Thinking about student cheques reminds me of doing things like writing a cheque for a kebab on the way home from the pub... in those days, you got your cheques sent back to you each month, and it was a little embarrassing to see drunken scrawled cheques for 1.65... or the regular 100 quid cheques using the guarantee card at Bureau de Change when you'd no cash left in your account!!

Happy days. I think.

Novocastrian Oct 1st 2008 3:16 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 6835941)
One of the most heated debates I remember was over the annual renewal of subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals. The Spartists wanted to renew the Socialist Worker; the equally loony Tory lot wanted the Sun, I think. The combined forces of the rugby and boat clubs tabled an amendment to the effect that if we were to subscribe to comics we shouldn't overlook the Beano and the Dandy. The debate ran into the small hours, with beer-fuelled rantings and heated discussions on all three sides. Net result: fights every Thursday morning over who got first read of the Beano.

Spartists? Senior portait artists, according to google.

You meant "sparticists", Gerry Healey's lot.

"The lines of cleavage between Pablo’s revisionism and orthodox Trotskyism are so deep that no compromise is possible either politically or organizationally. The Pablo faction has demonstrated that it will not permit democratic decisions truly reflecting majority opinion to be reached. They demand complete submission to their criminal policy. They are determined to drive all orthodox Trotskyists out of the Fourth International or to muzzle and handcuff them.
Their scheme has been to inject their Stalinist conciliationism piecemeal and likewise in piecemeal fashion, get rid of those who come to see what is happening and raise objections."


Ah, I do miss them, bless.

Souvenir Oct 1st 2008 3:18 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 6835980)
"So, Mr. McGuinness, who do I make the cheque payable to...?"

Thinking about student cheques reminds me of doing things like writing a cheque for a kebab on the way home from the pub... in those days, you got your cheques sent back to you each month, and it was a little embarrassing to see drunken scrawled cheques for 1.65... or the regular 100 quid cheques using the guarantee card at Bureau de Change when you'd no cash left in your account!!

Happy days. I think.

That was another thing. The Union shop would cash cheques but not Barclays ones.

dbd33 Oct 1st 2008 3:20 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 6836030)
Spartists? Senior portait artists, according to google.

I hope you're 'aving us on.

kiddy2ns Oct 1st 2008 3:20 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6833415)
A tale of weirdness in the Midlands:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...er/7643175.stm

Manchester is not the midlands:thumbup: We have got enough loonies here without all the ones from up north.:rofl:
Also we must remember that these well rounded individuals may well be running the country or local councils in a few years. then it will be the lunatics running the asylum I would say mad house but I dont thick I am aloud :thumbsup:

Novocastrian Oct 1st 2008 3:22 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6836043)
I hope you're 'aving us on.

See for yourself, http://spartists.blogs.com/

Souvenir Oct 1st 2008 3:36 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 
I would just like it to be put on record that I will be voting for the Bloc this year.

Novocastrian Oct 1st 2008 3:55 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6836113)
I would just like it to be put on record that I will be voting for the Bloc this year.

http://www.blocagency.com/

JLT Oct 1st 2008 4:58 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6833415)
A tale of weirdness in the Midlands:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...er/7643175.stm

OMG I am in the Midlands and studying......I'd better watch out, is this how I will end up?! Today I was told I am not allowed the use the word "Brainstorm"

dazzlerdaz Oct 1st 2008 5:37 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 6834449)

Wanted: Part time opening for one-legged Spanish speaking transgendered public toilet usage analyst.
Experience in cottaging preferred.


Jules Europe ? :lol:

nikkiandlee Oct 1st 2008 8:30 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by kiddy2ns (Post 6836046)
Manchester is not the midlands:thumbup: We have got enough loonies here without all the ones from up north.:rofl:
Also we must remember that these well rounded individuals may well be running the country or local councils in a few years. then it will be the lunatics running the asylum I would say mad house but I dont thick I am aloud :thumbsup:

I was under the impression they already were!! :rofl:

nikkiandlee Oct 1st 2008 8:31 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by dazzlerdaz (Post 6836430)
Jules Europe ? :lol:

OooooH :rofl:

fledermaus Oct 1st 2008 8:36 am

Re: They're all mad up there.
 

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6836039)
That was another thing. The Union shop would cash cheques but not Barclays ones.

Ah yes, that would be in the 1970s when boycotting South African goods and busnesses was the thing

There was some local graffitti that said Barclays is a piggy bank


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