Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Both the Douglas' made good reading! Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 24-Jun-2016, at 22:47, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > > "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Find+the+odd+flag+out-.jpg.html > > 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 manqu? > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information