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From: Brimstone on 1 Apr 2010 11:19 "JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message news:wNmdnay40uJvKSnWnZ2dnUVZ7sBi4p2d(a)pipex.net... > Brimstone wrote: >> >> >> "JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message >> news:V4udnZgF0Ii6PCnWnZ2dnUVZ8h9i4p2d(a)pipex.net... >>> paul george wrote: >>> >>>> JNugent <J...(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> You *must* be thinking of the Labour government, who commissioned, >>>>> approved >>>>> and paid for this TV advert: >>> >>>>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXoUJN1O8i0&feature=PlayList&p=78B3873...> >>> >>>>> As you should be able to see and hear, the term "road tax" is used >>>>> there - >>>>> both orally and in writing. And this is in an offical government >>>>> publication. >>>>> That is because "road tax" is - quite simply - the everyday term used >>>>> to >>>>> describe the amount of money one has to pay to the government in >>>>> respect of >>>>> the use of a particular motor vehicle on the roads. >>> >>>> And "Hoover" is - quite simply - the everyday term used to describe >>>> a vacuum cleaner. Doesn't make it the correct term. >>> >>> Did you have a point you were trying to make? >>> >> Is every ball point pen a "biro"? > > Yes. > > Though not every one of them might be a Biro. Although somewhat clumsily, you make my point for me. Thank you.
From: Happi Monday on 1 Apr 2010 12:41 On 01/04/2010 08:40, Brimstone wrote: >> > Try learning to read and comprehend before shooting your mouth off. > You'll appear less of a pillock that way. I doubt it.
From: Happi Monday on 1 Apr 2010 12:43 On 01/04/2010 10:01, Brimstone wrote: > > > "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:hp1m5k$f6a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:iOWdnewcefX60ynWnZ2dnUVZ7o-dnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>> >>> >>> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >>> message >> >>>> >>>> Perhaps you could explain, in English, rather than 'thick'? >>>> >>> I communicate with people in terms I believe they can understand, >>> obviously you're even more stupid than you portray yourself to be. >> >> You would think that someone who calls Vehicle Excise Duty "Road Tax", >> would understand that "thick" means not very bright, not very clever, >> or not very intelligent. >> >> But then there are some qualities inherent in being a handyman :-) > AUIU it's part of the job spec; intelligence not necessary. To be honest, he spends so much time posting, at all hours of the day, I suspect being a handyman is simply a fantasy of his.
From: Happi Monday on 1 Apr 2010 12:45 On 01/04/2010 16:19, Brimstone wrote: >>>> >>>>> And "Hoover" is - quite simply - the everyday term used to describe >>>>> a vacuum cleaner. Doesn't make it the correct term. >>>> >>>> Did you have a point you were trying to make? >>>> >>> Is every ball point pen a "biro"? >> >> Yes. >> >> Though not every one of them might be a Biro. > > Although somewhat clumsily, you make my point for me. Thank you. He won't get it.
From: The Medway Handyman on 1 Apr 2010 14:02
Brimstone wrote: > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > message news:wvQsn.568699$DL1.432136(a)newsfe25.ams2... >> Brimstone wrote: >>> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >>> message news:gkLsn.87728$Vh1.71327(a)newsfe15.ams2... >>>> Brimstone wrote: >>>>> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote >>>>> in message news:Mjrsn.8339$Yx6.341(a)newsfe29.ams2... >>>>>> mileburner wrote: >>>>>>> "Tom Crispin" <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in >>>>>>> message news:98p2r5luklsib36laecsi8m8o18eg1rov9(a)4ax.com... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, I pay to use the roads twice, once as a motorist and once >>>>>>>> as a cyclist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Only twice Tom? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are lucky. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I pay as a motorist, cyclist, homeowner, earner, saver, spender, >>>>>>> the list goes on... >>>>>> >>>>>> Motorists pay as motorists, homeowners, earners, savers, >>>>>> spenders. And they pay a spefic tax to use the roads. >>>>> >>>>> That's their choice. >>>>> >>>>>> What part of that are you too terminally stupid to understand? >>>>>> >>>>> If people pay money to the government that they don't have to, who >>>>> is it that's stupid? >>>> >>>> So - you don't have to pay road tax to use the roads? I'm sure Mr >>>> Darling will be pleased to know that. >>>> >>> Woooosh. >> >> It might be if your post made any sense at all. > > It does because it does. > >> Try using English. >> > Try learning to read and comprehend before shooting your mouth off. > You'll appear less of a pillock that way. I take it from that response you agree it didn't make sense. -- Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport. |