Alex Salmond: Let's cheer on 'Scolympians' instead of Team GB
Why is it Team GB anyway? Surely it should be team UK - we do have people from Northern Ireland in the team don't we?
Reading the wiki page there has been a lot of issues relating to this over the years.
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Beats me WTF you're all on about frankly.
Would some of you edjukaytid Torygraph readers please point out to me where in the following the world is apparently told not to support TeamGB?
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Or is it more a case of never letting the truth stand in the way of a good Jock-bashing session? If so then bash away chaps, bash away; you're simply making yourselves look at best rather silly, at worst, willfully ignorant ...
Would some of you edjukaytid Torygraph readers please point out to me where in the following the world is apparently told not to support TeamGB?
“The eyes of the world are on the Olympics and the whole of Scotland is united in supporting our Olympians and Paralympians – our ‘Scolympians’ – to go for gold. Every member of TeamGB has worked exceptionally hard to get to this point and now stands on the cusp of greatness - I wish everyone taking part in London 2012 the very best of luck.”
Or is it more a case of never letting the truth stand in the way of a good Jock-bashing session? If so then bash away chaps, bash away; you're simply making yourselves look at best rather silly, at worst, willfully ignorant ...
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Military Aircrew? Thread relevance?
Rant off.
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Gents and Ladies,
If you do insist in spouting diatribe, please ensure that the big words you are using are in context
Racism
Generally defined as actions, practices, or beliefs that reflect the racial worldview: the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called "races". This ideology entails the belief that members of a race share a set of characteristic traits, abilities, or qualities, that traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural behavioral characteristics are inherited, and that this inheritance means that races can be ranked as innately superior or inferior to others.
Xenophobia
Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries (Oxford Dictionaries), unreasonable fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign (Merriam-Webster) The Dictionary of Psychology defines it as "a fear of strangers".
That is all
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If you do insist in spouting diatribe, please ensure that the big words you are using are in context
Racism
Generally defined as actions, practices, or beliefs that reflect the racial worldview: the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called "races". This ideology entails the belief that members of a race share a set of characteristic traits, abilities, or qualities, that traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural behavioral characteristics are inherited, and that this inheritance means that races can be ranked as innately superior or inferior to others.
Xenophobia
Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries (Oxford Dictionaries), unreasonable fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign (Merriam-Webster) The Dictionary of Psychology defines it as "a fear of strangers".
That is all
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Beats me WTF you're all on about frankly.
Would some of you edjukaytid Torygraph readers please point out to me where in the following the world is apparently told not to support TeamGB?
Quote:
“The eyes of the world are on the Olympics and the whole of Scotland is united in supporting our Olympians and Paralympians – our ‘Scolympians’ – to go for gold. Every member of TeamGB has worked exceptionally hard to get to this point and now stands on the cusp of greatness - I wish everyone taking part in London 2012 the very best of luck.”
Would some of you edjukaytid Torygraph readers please point out to me where in the following the world is apparently told not to support TeamGB?
Quote:
“The eyes of the world are on the Olympics and the whole of Scotland is united in supporting our Olympians and Paralympians – our ‘Scolympians’ – to go for gold. Every member of TeamGB has worked exceptionally hard to get to this point and now stands on the cusp of greatness - I wish everyone taking part in London 2012 the very best of luck.”
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Does this Knuckle Head not know that all Olympic participants are called Olympians, not just those from the UK? I ask the question because usually when the Alex Salmonds of this world make self embarrassing silly begger gestures like this, it's to segregate themselves from the rest of the UK, in particular England, in some spurious hope that the rest of the world will suddenly recognise Scotland in the same way they do China, or something.
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Originally Posted by Finningley Boy
the Alex Salmonds of this world make self embarrassing silly begger gestures like this, it's to segregate themselves from the rest of the UK, in particular England, in some spurious hope that the rest of the world will suddenly recognise Scotland in the same way they do China, or something.
Shall we cancel the next Commonwealth Games for fear of Scotland being seen to stand on the world stage in its own right? Oh no, wait, England will be there also, so I guess that makes it OK.
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Originally Posted by Finningley Boy
the Alex Salmonds of this world make self embarrassing silly begger gestures like this, it's to segregate themselves from the rest of the UK, in particular England, in some spurious hope that the rest of the world will suddenly recognise Scotland in the same way they do China, or something.
the Alex Salmonds of this world make self embarrassing silly begger gestures like this, it's to segregate themselves from the rest of the UK, in particular England, in some spurious hope that the rest of the world will suddenly recognise Scotland in the same way they do China, or something.
What does this have to do with Military Aircrew? Well, a few years back, a guy I worked with told me of what happened when Salmond was invited to a function at the officers mess of a now closed control and reporting centre located within his constituency. Needless to say Salmond turned up and pissed off most of the people at said function with his Xenophobia (including a number of Jocks). CO of the establishment gives Salmond a bit of advice to tone down his attitude which is totally ignored. CO of radar site then kicks Salmond off the unit. The man is a penis!!!
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What does this have to do with Military Aircrew? Well, a few years back, a guy I worked with told me of what happened when Salmond was invited to a function at the officers mess of a now closed control and reporting centre located within his constituency. Needless to say Salmond turned up and pissed off most of the people at said function with his Xenophobia (including a number of Jocks). CO of the establishment gives Salmond a bit of advice to tone down his attitude which is totally ignored. CO of radar site then kicks Salmond off the unit. The man is a penis!!!
This is a tenuous military link. Salmon has taken over the Army and Navy club 'for the duration' as an embassy!
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The man's a tw*t! His days are numbered and his vanity will be exposed! People are backing away from his 'Independence' bandwagon and, when they lose, whether the SNP and whether Alex Salmond then!
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Oh dear, I am a Scot by birth and proud of it! However, I also used to use the Army and Navy Club (although a RAF Club member) on occasions, I feel that this must now be the end of that liasion !! He is a complete and utter "Richard"!!! 
