Did the French just ban crash helmets?
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From: steve auvache on 22 May 2010 14:07 In article <N5idnSwbc5_ShmXWnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Tosspot <Frank.Leake(a)gmail.com> writes >The Older Gentleman wrote: >> Tosspot <Frank.Leake(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The Older Gentleman wrote: >>>> des hanging around for a while <des(a)des.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> UK society is a pyramid with the Queen at the top and the plebs >>>>> at the bottom >>>> Bwaaaahahahahahahaha! >>>> >>>> No, it's not. >>> Why is it called Her Majesty's Government then? And come to think of it, >>> why is the Queen Commander In Chief of Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Or >>> <spit> Her >>> Majesties Customs and Excise? >>> >>> The more you look the more you see it everywhere. >> >> It's the shape that he's got wrong. What he's described is, in fact, a >> pretty good shape for a Societ Russian type of structure. >> >> The UK, and pretty much most <waves hands vaguely> developed wealthy >> democraciies have a sort of rugby ball shape. >> >> A few people right at the top, gradually swelling out into the mass of >> middle class middle-income people, and then narrowing to the small >> minority of utter scumbags at the bottom. > ><shrug> I can't disagree, but it did remind that not so long ago we were a >*proper* monarchy, with all tugging of forelocks and bowing and scraping. We still are and don't forget, it is exactly what the merkins pay to watch. >Now we have a prime minister, who sort of gets elected, depending on who votes. > Christ the whole thing is fucked. It is very British and really quite wonderful. -- steve auvache VN750 Third gear has scope. SR250 The SpazzTrakka (Improved). |