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Raptors claws are coming to town Dec 2012 9:43am, 29 Dec 2012 23,111 posts	Quote Pin Raptors claws are coming to town People who have no perception of how thick they are posting on the internet in a manner that suggests that they think their current opinion on a matter is at least as valid as those who have studied the complicated subject under discussion in great depth for many years and spoken about it in measured terms.
Raptors claws are coming to town Dec 2012 9:43am, 29 Dec 2012 23,112 posts	Quote Pin Raptors claws are coming to town And me, for not re-proofreading my own comments after editing them
Johnny Christmas Dec 2012 10:04am, 29 Dec 2012 16,699 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Christmas The Honours System. The whole thing is rotten to the core, and sweetening the pill with a few athletes and entertainers to keep the brainless and the easily-satisfied happy can't hide the fact that it's riddled with patronage and elitism, and it needs to be swept away and replaced with something more suited to a 21st century democracy. British Empire, my arse! The "Empire" died with Indian independence 65 years ago!
Raptors claws are coming to town Dec 2012 10:07am, 29 Dec 2012 23,117 posts	Quote Pin Raptors claws are coming to town Did you get left out again, JC?
Johnny Christmas Dec 2012 10:10am, 29 Dec 2012 16,700 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Christmas Fight the power!
Doctor K Dec 2012 10:19am, 29 Dec 2012 2,758 posts	Quote Pin Doctor K I concur Johnny. Why not just have one like "hero of the United Kingdom." Already in the press David Weir is clearly questioning his paltry honour suggesting he should have been knighted. Well Dave if you feel like that why accept a fucking honour then !!
Raptors claws are coming to town Dec 2012 10:23am, 29 Dec 2012 23,118 posts	Quote Pin Raptors claws are coming to town Is he? I'm pretty much blind to articles about the honours except for the articles in the medical rags about which of my colleagues have rimmed enough political anus to be included. But yes, whining that the crumb you've been thrown isn't big enough is very bad and ungrateful behaviour indeed.
Doctor K Dec 2012 10:48am, 29 Dec 2012 2,759 posts	Quote Pin Doctor K As reported in the Torygraph sport section today. The words of Keith Richards come to mind when he commented on Jagger's knighthood "It's a fucking paltry honour."
JamieKhristmas chameleon Dec 2012 11:23am, 29 Dec 2012 5,929 posts	Quote Pin JamieKhristmas chameleon So-called (and often self-described) Real Runners. I want to punch you in the face, you big
swittlebelonely this christmas Dec 2012 11:25am, 29 Dec 2012 21,274 posts	Quote Pin swittlebelonely this christmas In that case, Jamie, put me down as a Surreal Runner