No, not the film series. England now. Obviously spent some time there recently and got around quite a bit.

Hadn't heard of GB News but advice whilst there has me watching it now. Not afraid to air the issues the pathetic BBC and ITV news programmes won't touch in the fashion of northern Police services not wanting to do anything about grooming gangs.

WTF are the arabic squiggle advertising hoardings doing on the M62? "There is but one God, Allah and.....................blah, blah, fucking blah" Can you imagine erecting similar in Iran or Islamabad "There is but one God, the father of Jesus Christ......". Hung, drawn and quartered within the hour.

A once proud nation reduced to this type of fawning subservience. Met enough people and talked enough to know that national pride is still well and truly alive. Now just need leaders with the steadfast determination to correct this type of barely believable outrage (not faux in any way). 

No doubt this will awaken the woke.

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by bolty58

4 hours ago, Spider said:

The moon was sold to private investors years ago.

It may have an American flag on it, but it belongs to a conglomerate of PLC’s.

 

Peel Holdings 

5 hours ago, Spider said:

That pic of farage has been well photoshopped on though.

Bitter in a Carling glass?

6 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Political will, it was a top priority of the American government to make sure the Russian's weren't the first on the moon.

It sucked up billions and billions, at the time there was protests as money was being spent on this rather than domestic issues and it was a genuine concern.

This is about establishing a longer term moon based project and have a base there, rather than just collecting some rocks, so it more of a science rather than engineering mission.

Put simply, we went because we decided to, we've not been back yet because we haven't wanted to.

Whiteys gone to the moon . 

5 hours ago, gonzo said:

We should send the boats there.

There is clearly an untapped market for Cocaine, Car washes and child prostitution up there.

you cant do that to the CLANGERS 

3 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Wouldn't surprise me if that bar was in Benidorm or some other immigrant ridden shithole on the Spanish coast

Aye "The Embankment" written all over it

7 hours ago, Spider said:

The moon was sold to private investors years ago.

It may have an American flag on it, but it belongs to a conglomerate of PLC’s.

 

Not entirely. 

We bought a piece of land there for a friend's birthday once.

Not sure if bits are still available, but at the time anyone could get themselves a piece for a few quid.

Be interesting to see if someone can charge rent if they want to start building a permanent station there.

7 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Not entirely. 

We bought a piece of land there for a friend's birthday once.

Not sure if bits are still available, but at the time anyone could get themselves a piece for a few quid.

Be interesting to see if someone can charge rent if they want to start building a permanent station there.

Give over, I'm not having it that you can actually buy part of the moon - who the fuck is selling it?

I'd not be so sure, that whatever cash you've paid out will guarantee you a parcel of land on the moon.

 

By the way, I'll sell you an acre of land on Mars for £5 if you want 🙂

 

Edit: Just checked, sadly seems that I can't sell you a bit of Mars, or the moon, or indeed any other celestial body: Can People Buy Plots Of Land On The Moon? (forbes.com)

Edited August 30, 20223 yr by Sweep

7 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Not entirely. 

We bought a piece of land there for a friend's birthday once.

Not sure if bits are still available, but at the time anyone could get themselves a piece for a few quid.

Be interesting to see if someone can charge rent if they want to start building a permanent station there.

You were conned. The international Outer Space Treaty 1967 makes it illegal for anyone to 'own' part of the moon.

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

You were conned. The international Outer Space Treaty 1967 makes it illegal for anyone to 'own' part of the moon.

in fairness, I don't think he's daft enough to think he did actually buy a bit of the moon, I hope he's not anyway

10 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Give over, I'm not having it that you can actually buy part of the moon - who the fuck is selling it?

I'd not be so sure, that whatever cash you've paid out will guarantee you a parcel of land on the moon.

 

By the way, I'll sell you an acre of land on Mars for £5 if you want 🙂

 

Edit: Just checked, sadly seems that I can't sell you a bit of Mars, or the moon, or indeed any other celestial body: Can People Buy Plots Of Land On The Moon? (forbes.com)

The fella who sells seagulls on Blackpool front

Just now, athywhite1958 said:

The fella who sells seagulls on Blackpool front

@gonzo?

23 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Give over, I'm not having it that you can actually buy part of the moon - who the fuck is selling it?

I'd not be so sure, that whatever cash you've paid out will guarantee you a parcel of land on the moon.

 

By the way, I'll sell you an acre of land on Mars for £5 if you want 🙂

 

Edit: Just checked, sadly seems that I can't sell you a bit of Mars, or the moon, or indeed any other celestial body: Can People Buy Plots Of Land On The Moon? (forbes.com)

I'm not reading all that!

I've no doubt that is was nothing more than a gimmic, but they got a certificate with the coordinates etc on it. Was OK as a present- something different for a laugh.

By the same token, I'm not sure it's owned by corporations neither. That might change I suppose if the decide to construct things there.

41 minutes ago, Sweep said:

@gonzo?

Do you want one?

The missus was quite chuffed with herself one Christmas for buying me a plot of land on the moon. To be fair, it's a nice thought for those who like spacey stuff. I have the certificate in a frame in my office and have never said a word about it being bollocks. It's the thought that counts even if some nobber is making money from it.

Fuck the moon…..I’ve got a dolphin, 2 Ethiopian kids and a badger in the Cotswolds. 

1 hour ago, Winchester White said:

The missus was quite chuffed with herself one Christmas for buying me a plot of land on the moon. To be fair, it's a nice thought for those who like spacey stuff. I have the certificate in a frame in my office and have never said a word about it being bollocks. It's the thought that counts even if some nobber is making money from it.

This.

Can't remember for sure, but I think it was about 15 quid maybe 20 years ago.

Something different from a round of drinks.

It’s the same thing as these name a star gifts. 
pick a star, name it after, say your friends newborn , you get a certificate with a position saying this star is now called “Little princess Matilda “ or whatever , it’s a real star in a real constellation , nice gift and thing you can show ,but to everyone else’s it’s known as Np35696457x456b 
 

bit of something different 

45 minutes ago, royal white said:

Fuck the moon…..I’ve got a dolphin, 2 Ethiopian kids and a badger in the Cotswolds. 

😃 Proper made me giggle that.

2 hours ago, Winchester White said:

The missus was quite chuffed with herself one Christmas for buying me a plot of land on the moon. To be fair, it's a nice thought for those who like spacey stuff. I have the certificate in a frame in my office and have never said a word about it being bollocks. It's the thought that counts even if some nobber is making money from it.

The missus bought me the same, my plots called Burnden. I wasn’t so magnanimous said why the fuck you part with money for a certificate and a paper with the coordinates of the moon plot. 🤣

3 hours ago, Winchester White said:

The missus was quite chuffed with herself one Christmas for buying me a plot of land on the moon. To be fair, it's a nice thought for those who like spacey stuff. I have the certificate in a frame in my office and have never said a word about it being bollocks. It's the thought that counts even if some nobber is making money from it.

Reminds of a bloke who sold leaves from his garden on ebay to gullible Americans as being from Sherwood Forest 

16 hours ago, Ani said:

Hidden Figures is a great film. BUT one was an Engineer, One was an IT supervisor and the other a mathematician. Do not think they were all Astro Physicists. 

As I have the condescending one on ignore, getting to read his inane witterings can be a bit of a bore. Quite flattered though to get so many mentions. Calvin Kleins Obsession.

Interesting that those who would always try to shut down discussion on subjects which might upset their delicate nature by throwing around 'racist', 'bigot' or more likely 'owd, thick racist' slurs are quick to accuse others of 'ignoring those who don't agree'. The fucking rank hypocrisy.

16 hours ago, Ani said:

So you do see that having someone who is not  a white male would help engage with wider groups ?
The Tim Peake question was purely to show how having someone 'like us' involved increases engagement. Whereas the other guy on the same mission is virtually unheard of in the UK.  

Here we go again. Shouldn't it simply be the best person for the job? You must be a believer in 'quota's' - the most asinine of all of the current virtue signalling trends.

If by 'wider groups' you were referring to those who shop at the XXXL store, your inclination towards inclusiveness is impressive.

1 hour ago, bolty58 said:

Here we go again. Shouldn't it simply be the best person for the job? You must be a believer in 'quota's' - the most asinine of all of the current virtue signalling trends.

If by 'wider groups' you were referring to those who shop at the XXXL store, your inclination towards inclusiveness is impressive.

Anyone who goes into space will have to be of the required standard and pass all relevant training. No one is suggesting sending 'blondie with the biggest tits'

3 minutes ago, Ani said:

Anyone who goes into space will have to be of the required standard and pass all relevant training. No one is suggesting sending 'blondie with the biggest tits'

Our resident nurse will be disappointed.