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Old Sep 27th 2014, 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by loubiblu
Captain Cook was born in the same village as me. My family home is a few hundred yards from his birthplace. Many a school trip to his birthplace museum
Yep, Captain James Cook was born in Marton which was then Cleveland. By no means Scotland.
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Old Sep 27th 2014, 9:14 pm
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Originally Posted by neilcumming
Simialr story with Hong Kong,we couldnt have negotiated a new lease years before it ended or negotiated special trade links with China.Complete failure.
Lol, as though China had the slightest interest in negotiating a new lease for the New Territories.
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Old Sep 27th 2014, 11:25 pm
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Originally Posted by neilcumming
.Canada and Australia everybody drives cars built by american companies
Everybody? When I visit Canada, it looks to me like most people are driving Hondas, Toyotas, Hyundais, Subarus, Kias, and VWs ... Similar mix of cars to what you see on the roads in the US and UK, in fact! Yes, There are Fords and GMs too.

So yes, globalization happened. Not sure why that would lead you to want to dismantle the UK, though.
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Old Sep 27th 2014, 11:48 pm
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Have to say that since the Scottish public indicated their democratic choice in the referendum I am getting a bit sick of the continued incessant whining from certain Scottish politicians.
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 12:25 am
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Indeed...where's the respect for the majority decision?

All we're hearing is a bunch of big girl's blouse whiners...
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by dunroving
Have to say that since the Scottish public indicated their democratic choice in the referendum I am getting a bit sick of the continued incessant whining from certain Scottish politicians.
"We wuz robbed"?
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 12:11 pm
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It ain't over until the fat lady sings. I await with interest May 2015 and the General Election .
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 12:18 pm
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Originally Posted by dunroving
Have to say that since the Scottish public indicated their democratic choice in the referendum I am getting a bit sick of the continued incessant whining from certain Scottish politicians.
"The Scottish public indicated their democratic choice ..." ?
But wasn't that mostly the over 55 age group, who really should have stayed home, and allowed the younger people to win?
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"The Scottish public indicated their democratic choice ..." ?
But wasn't that mostly the over 55 age group, who really should have stayed home, and allowed the younger people to win?
If that was the difference then it was the over 55s who used their lifetime of experience to protect the younger people from their impetuosity.
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Originally Posted by robin1234
"The Scottish public indicated their democratic choice ..." ?
But wasn't that mostly the over 55 age group, who really should have stayed home, and allowed the younger people to win?
No, there was only one age group that voted Yes; the rest (including the youngest age group) voted No.
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 4:23 pm
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Not even all SNP members voted yes...
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It is already attracting its own version of truthers

Insight: Indyref truthers and the great conspiracy - The Scotsman
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 5:11 pm
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It is already attracting its own version of truthers

Insight: Indyref truthers and the great conspiracy - The Scotsman
I'm running out of facepalms...
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Old Sep 28th 2014, 5:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Weeze
Yep, Captain James Cook was born in Marton which was then Cleveland. By no means Scotland.
You are correct but his father was born in Ednam Roxburghshire near Kelso and moved to Yorkshire.
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