tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post248553895502441362..comments2023-11-10T10:38:52.141+00:00Comments on Kirk Elder, Senior Citizen from Peebles: Back To The Puggies On The Promenade As The Supercasino Of The World Economy CollapsesKirk Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301246188133213386noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-62779990934391500822008-10-18T04:05:00.000+01:002008-10-18T04:05:00.000+01:00Britain's shrinking economy might have avoided...Britain's shrinking economy might have avoided the ruination visited upon it by globalisation if the Prime Minister possessed the same command of 'the dismal science' as his predecessor and fellow Scot, Alec Douglas Home, whose economic calculations were effected, he proudly claimed, by the use of matchsticks.<BR/> Also, the old aristocrat's honesty was of a bygone era. When Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-88205552791838518362008-10-17T13:29:00.000+01:002008-10-17T13:29:00.000+01:00why don't you post more often??why don't you post more often??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-37131985532641637902008-10-05T07:58:00.000+01:002008-10-05T07:58:00.000+01:00Thank you for your helpful reply.This Criminal Inj...Thank you for your helpful reply.This Criminal Injuries Board to which you refer sounds just the ticket. The recent and shocking rise in felonious behaviour has obviously made this CIB quango a sine qua non of modern society. I trust the board is empowered to injure criminals to the same happy extent as, say, Singapore's rattan-wielding prison officers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-24440953679504912232008-10-02T15:20:00.000+01:002008-10-02T15:20:00.000+01:00I am not convinced that the race relations people ...I am not convinced that the race relations people would be impressed by your case. However, I feel sure that the very state of "being from Aberdeen" will qualify you for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Board.Kirk Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301246188133213386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-80762060832273023362008-10-01T07:57:00.000+01:002008-10-01T07:57:00.000+01:00Since the beginning of these financially straitene...Since the beginning of these financially straitened times I have reduced my restaurant gratuities to zero. Being from Aberdeen, I was somewhat angered to hear the stage whisper of a somewhat less than gruntled waiter, viz.,<BR/>"What's the difference between an Aberdonian and a canoe?<BR/> A canoe sometimes tips".<BR/><BR/> Do you suppose I have a valid case that would interest the race relationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com