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Started by reddishblue, December 30, 2014, 21:30:57

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Rowley Birkin QC

Fake.

You do know the creator of Pugwash successfully sued a national newspaper for repeating that particular urban myth? 


reddishblue

You can sue for innuendo now? What is the world coming to.

Rowley Birkin QC

NOT innuendo when it's reported as fact. That's slander.

Ludo

As a QC surely you should know that's libel. :)

reddishblue

Quote from: Rowley Birkin QC on June 02, 2016, 02:16:05
Fake.

You do know the creator of Pugwash successfully sued a national newspaper for repeating that particular urban myth?

What urban myth was that exactly?

Ludo

The myth that he named characters 'Master Bates', 'Seaman Staines' and 'Rodger the cabin boy'

Rowley Birkin QC

Quote from: Ludo on June 03, 2016, 23:18:06
As a QC surely you should know that's libel. :)

Close enough  :)

Rowley Birkin QC

Quote from: reddishblue on June 03, 2016, 23:23:09
What urban myth was that exactly?

Shit - you didn't actually think it was true?

reddishblue

Never heard the myth. Was it commissioned by  the BBC?

Swiss

The characters aren't actually called Master Bates, Seamen Staines etc etc



Rowley Birkin QC

And keeping in mind Pugwash (books and TV) was aimed at kids there's little wonder the show's creator was furious when reputable newspapers (like the Guardian !) started reporting the Seaman Staines / Master Bates nonsense as fact. I would have sued as well.

goat

But trumpton was an advert for communism and bagpuss a recruitment tool for scientology


The Blue Blooded Maniac

That's where i'm heading in 37 days!!

I'll be staying away from the gay night clubs!

The Blue Blooded Maniac

QuotePolice described it as an act of terrorism.
Officials said the killings were likely to be ideologically motivated, though there was no information that the gunman was associated with a particular group.

Hmm...

QuoteThe gunman, named by officials as Omar Mateen

Ah

goat

"He saw two gay men kissing in front of his wife and children, so he got angry" - Orlando killer's father.

so.... two questions

what was he expecting in a gay club?
and
why the fuck did  he  take his family?

reddishblue

The feds interviewed twice in the last couple of years so he was on a list. The question yanks should have is why was he was able to go out and buy the guns last week.

lee

Quote from: goat on June 12, 2016, 17:55:01
"He saw two gay men kissing in front of his wife and children, so he got angry" - Orlando killer's father.

so.... two questions

what was he expecting in a gay club?
and
why the fuck did  he  take his family?

it was the pork scratchings that flipped him out

nimrod

Quote from: reddishblue on June 12, 2016, 20:55:59
The feds interviewed twice in the last couple of years so he was on a list. The question yanks should have is why was he was able to go out and buy the guns last week.

Apparently to buy a semi automatic assault rifle in Florida you don't have to have a background check, this can easily be adapted into a fully automatic rifle

There are some 3 million of this model currently owned in the USA

reddishblue

That explains everything.