tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post479214424186460681..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: Err, excuse me Mr. EU but Article 4 of the TEU?WitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-62827366915576037872011-12-18T03:34:11.774-08:002011-12-18T03:34:11.774-08:00I did quite a bit of business in Northern Ireland ...I did quite a bit of business in Northern Ireland and got to like the place and people very well. As my wife is from the West of Scotland, I didn't have too much trouble understanding them! The different communities had little trouble in co-operating closely to extract EU or government grants.<br /><br />I brought over a mill manager and foreman to look at one of our machines working in a mill near Wolverhampton. The mill manager explained it all very well but I could see that there was little understanding. The Brummie accent was quite incomprehensible to them!<br /><br />At one time I had an Australian salesman looking after England. <br />"What a bleedin' country!" he said "You drive sixty miles and they all speak a different language!"Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-1468683069962073192011-12-18T02:19:45.901-08:002011-12-18T02:19:45.901-08:00The more the EU pushes the Irish the sooner they w...The more the EU pushes the Irish the sooner they will rediscover their spirit of independence. If their Corp Tax is 'harmonised' by QMV, leading to interntional businesses moving to a more favourable location (possibly across the Irish Sea to England, it surely won't be long before Paddy starts digging up the semtex.<br /><br />I can't comment on Norn Iron - I can never understand a word they're saying. In one respect at least the Southern Irish have the upper hand - their accent is easy on the ears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-83465414508806248652011-12-18T01:21:47.820-08:002011-12-18T01:21:47.820-08:00W42: As we are seeing.......
jic & TT: Lets h...W42: As we are seeing.......<br /><br />jic & TT: Lets hope we both do! Also TT quite correct, the EU has no redeeming feature.<br /><br />ES: Yes, noticed your last comment, too.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-77520210883732879772011-12-17T13:50:24.961-08:002011-12-17T13:50:24.961-08:00"Norn Iron"
I have noticed this pronunc..."Norn Iron"<br /><br />I have noticed this pronunciation occasionally and heard it transmogrified by sub-cockney mainland weather forecasters to "Nawv'n'ion"<br /><br />Come back, Lord Reith! All is forgiven!<br /><br />On a more serious point, the proposed treaty appears to be an intergovernmental one yet still places its enforcement under the authority of the EU institutions.Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-59351798836297412472011-12-17T10:52:28.937-08:002011-12-17T10:52:28.937-08:00TT, point taken and I am suitable chastised.TT, point taken and I am suitable chastised.john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-26010467171280042272011-12-17T10:47:17.176-08:002011-12-17T10:47:17.176-08:00John in Cheshire,
I take issue with your compari...John in Cheshire, <br /><br />I take issue with your comparison. The character played by Cagney in 'White Heat'who you mention was a cold-blooded killer, but he did at least love his mother, which could be called a redeeming quality.<br /><br />The EU has no redeeming quality.Trooper Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-49246153113294455322011-12-17T10:35:58.634-08:002011-12-17T10:35:58.634-08:00What did James Cagney say just before he was blown...What did James Cagney say just before he was blown to kingdom come? Look at me, Ma; on top of the world.<br />Pride goes before destruction and a Haughty spirit before a fall.<br />I hope I live to see the EU elite wallowing in their own fall. That includes the traitors in our own nation.john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-64166442610728961102011-12-17T10:09:45.456-08:002011-12-17T10:09:45.456-08:00If the EU can throw out elected european heads of ...If the EU can throw out elected european heads of state they are unlikely to be inconvenienced by a mere regulation.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.com