[Leica] OT: 'Heavy Fog In Channel. Continent Cut Off.'

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Both the Douglas' made good reading!
Cheers
Jayanand

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> On 24-Jun-2016, at 22:47, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Find+the+odd+flag+out-.jpg.html
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> A nice image that will have the value of history in time, Philippe.
> 
> Ah yes, here in the westernmost outpost of the EU, we can't believe the
> mess. The Brits don't seem to know what has hit them. There's a lot of brave
> talking from Brexiteers and a puffed up Farage, but, in truth, the elderly
> Brexit voters (Irish translation - feckin' eejits) with their empire manqué
> still thought they counted for something in the world, and, if they do a
> crap, the world has to wipe their posterior.
> 
> To their surprise, foreign businesses are bringing in contingency plans
> immediately and are moving thousands of workers out of Britain. Bewildered
> voters saying on tv they didn't realise all this would happen. Universal
> suffrage is all very fine, but sometimes it gives universal suffering. On
> the bright side, second hand M9s might be worth throwing a few stronger
> euros after.
> 
> I hear Brussels is crowded with reporters, and even my lowly son has been
> told not to talk to them.  Apparently, there are people crying in the
> corridors of Brussels, and everyone British there is scared, angry, and sad
> as they feel their life's work has been pointless. It hasn't been, of
> course, as we haven't had a European war since 1945. However, from now on,
> all bets are off. Farage is probably being measured for jackboots.
> 
> Now, a "pioneering" Britain will be the very first country to leave the
> Union and the ripple effect in the United Kingdom will see Scotland, and
> maybe even Wales decide they don't need their own union with the UK, not to
> mention Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams this morning lifting the current lid that
> helps to suppress the simmering disquiet in Northern Ireland. He wants a
> refenendum to join up with us here in the Republic, as Northern Ireland
> voted Remain. Mind you, we're not sure we want them :-)
> 
> As for the rest of a perplexed and extremely pissed off EU watching naughty
> boy Britain slinking off on its own, and hearing the UK being told by the
> Brexit chorus to expect immediate trade deals, I have to say the EU consists
> of humans, and, unfortunately, humans exact consequences, as history has
> always shown. Revenge is a dish best eaten cold. Not that I'm vindictive :-)
> 
> Now, secondhand M9s....
> 
> Douglas
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