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@Leoliansbro It's well worth watching, and it struck me while watching just how many of the scenes were almost word-for-word accounts of the anecdotes people gave following her death (particularly the scene with maggie saying "you cant have gin at this time of night!" And the "i never understood funny ha-ha") lines. At the time I assumed it was largely fictional, but in light of the last month it appears it had a lot more truth in it. It will certainly make you see Major in a different light. And yeah, the performances are great. Edited by darkmorgado at 01:10:39 07-05-2013 |
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Margaret Thatcher Day gets its second reading today. -
FUCK OFF!
Unless I get a holiday. Actually no, fuck off even then.
Rename it to Armed Forces day and carry on. Arseholes.
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imamazed 6,551 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI didn't know about that before.
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Dougs 97,458 posts
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Registered 18 years ago2nd reading is the first time a Bill gets a decent hearing in the House. 1st reading is normally it just being introduced to Parliament. -
mcmonkeyplc wrote:
It won't be a new day unfortunately, its to name the August bank holiday after her.
FUCK OFF!
Unless I get a holiday. Actually no, fuck off even then.
Rename it to Armed Forces day and carry on. Arseholes. -
Well rename it Armed Forces day then. How do you set up a counter proposal?!
Don't say petition. -
Dougs wrote:
Except for the EU referendum bill hopefully.
2nd reading is the first time a Bill gets a decent hearing in the House. 1st reading is normally it just being introduced to Parliament. -
Dougs 97,458 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI'm assuming this is a Private Member's Bill? Most of which never reach the statute books, so I wouldn't worry too much. -
glaeken 12,070 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI would say given there is no Winston Churchill day it's fairly unlikely there will be a Thatcher day. -
Isn't there already an Armed Forces Day?
Plus November 11th is already an established date, with exactly the right tone. -
No we tried to get one in the 11th for that very reason. I don't know what happened to that proposal though. -
TheSaint 20,282 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI heard it was blocked by the EU. -
Ah ofcourse! Those EU pig dog SWINES!!
Go back to troll school.
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X201 21,248 posts
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Registered 15 years ago£1.2m
"The funeral of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher cost £1.2m to stage, lower than was estimated at the time."
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Immaterial 2,493 posts
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Registered 14 years agoHow did the private members bill going the end?
If the feeling is still strong that Madge gets remembered every year, can we not just change Guy Fawkes to Margaret Thatcher and strip out all of the nasty sectarianism that goes along with Bonfire Night, for example? we can then keep the event the same, and everyone's happy.
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agoImmaterial wrote:
Would we still get to burn effigies every year?
How did the private members bill going the end?
If the feeling is still strong that Madge gets remembered every year, can we not just change Guy Fawkes to Margaret Thatcher and strip out all of the nasty sectarianism that goes along with Bonfire Night, for example? we can then keep the event the same, and everyone's happy. -
Immaterial 2,493 posts
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Immaterial wrote:
Would we still get to burn effigies every year?
we can then keep the event the same, and everyone's happy. -
BreadBinLidHero 10,338 posts
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Registered 11 years agoA Margaret Thatcher Day would be in extremely poor taste IMO. -
X201 21,248 posts
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Registered 15 years agodarkmorgado wrote:
Yep, until an unfortunate incident in 2019, when someone mishears and burns The Fugees instead.
Immaterial wrote:
Would we still get to burn effigies every year?
How did the private members bill going the end?
If the feeling is still strong that Madge gets remembered every year, can we not just change Guy Fawkes to Margaret Thatcher and strip out all of the nasty sectarianism that goes along with Bonfire Night, for example? we can then keep the event the same, and everyone's happy. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agoX201 wrote:
You say that like it would be a bad thing
darkmorgado wrote:
Yep, until an unfortunate incident in 2019, when someone mishears and burns The Fugees instead.
Immaterial wrote:
Would we still get to burn effigies every year?
How did the private members bill going the end?
If the feeling is still strong that Madge gets remembered every year, can we not just change Guy Fawkes to Margaret Thatcher and strip out all of the nasty sectarianism that goes along with Bonfire Night, for example? we can then keep the event the same, and everyone's happy.
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agothelzdking wrote:
Completely agree.
A Margaret Thatcher Day would be in extremely poor taste IMO. -
X201 21,248 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThe public will subvert it some way. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agoX201 wrote:
Hence my semi-serious post above... it's practically an invitation to people to create a new bonfire night.
The public will subvert it some way.
The people proposing this ridiculous idea are the type who seem to think that absolutely everyone in the country loves Maggie and are oblivious to just how controversial she was. All that stuff that happened during the whole death and funeral process - the street parties, the burning of effigies, mock-funerals etc will just become an annual occurrence.
People aren't just going to start loving the woman because she has a day named after her. If anything it's just going to perpetuate the bitterness.
It's like all the people that demanded a "Diana" day back in 97.
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Penny for the Thatcher mister. -
Immaterial 2,493 posts
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Registered 14 years agoX201 wrote:
thought I'd just subverted it to be honest.
The public will subvert it some way. -
Trowel 24,081 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSo, the bill to rename August Bank Holiday as "Margaret Thatcher Day" gets its second reading on Friday... http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/margaretthatcherday.html
Here's the e-petition against it...: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52411
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Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 8 years agoThatcher was an evil cunt who sold off as many of England's assets as she could, weakening our financial future. Why does that bitch deserve to be honored in this way? MAKES NO SENSE!! -
I will support this name change provided we celebrate the holiday each year by publicly torturing and executing a member of her family.
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