Things Noticeable this week

[vannax]

Originally Posted by SanteeFats

I would not have asked it if the answer were to be no. Just keep it civil my friend.

Very well.
The UK authorities are so gun-shy that not only have they made it illegal to own most most firearms, but they have literally arrested folk for carrying a potato peeler, and confiscated steak knives from retailers, and made it illegal to carry locking-blade swiss army knives in one's pockets, so that I think that if the EU mandated a right to bear arms, specifically firearms, the UK authorities would collectively convulse in horror and Brexit (as a verb, here) before actually letting their people be free to choose whether or not to be to bear arms.

[vannax]

Originally Posted by palo5

Actually, I didn't know there was a directive banning certain kinds of weapons. But if so, it can only mean that nearly all Member States agreed with it, and they're obviously right

Many states allow firearm ownership. Where I live there are more than firearms than people, believe it or not. But no one is allowed to own weapons of war, especially not fully automatic firearms

So I have no sympathy with the Czech complainants, and none whatever with Orban

And I have even less for you if you think Brexit would be solved in 2 minutes if they all had firearms

Originally Posted by palo5

Orban is politically uneducated if he thinks that's possible. The EU does not legislate on firearms in Member States -- the Members do it themselves

My my, its evident that you have no sympathy for entire electorates, nor for me. Thankfully, your sympathy, or lack thereof is not a determining factor in either their lives, nor mine, no doubt much to your chagrin.

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by rupertramjet

Everyone finds medical reasons for bad behaviour, the main one recently invented is autism, the real one is a lack of discipline and control from an early age, funny how autism did not exist when I was a kid and corporal punishment was available to both parents and teachers!

You probably mixed with the word "hyperactive".

Autism often is a terrible disease.
Real cases of hyperactivity is not fun too, but in "popular" speech, that seems to be nice.
Parents think that means that their child is a genius who has not the control of his talent, because he's full of energy.

But that's used by parents who don't get any idea what really means hyperactivity.

In French language, mothers often incorrectly use this term: "My son is "hyperactive".

In fact, he only needs to get a better education or get physical activities like playing soccer, going to the swimming pool, etc...

[cicciobuki]

Originally Posted by vannax

Autism exists, and is a real condition, but the whole "Aspergers spectrum" is suspect, IMHO.
That being said, kids that are a bit loopy or have a temper are now being diagnosed with a mental illness as a pretext to drug them into "normalcy", at least on this side of the pond.

Hmm, i didn't take medication into consideration. Good point.


And probably bad for several of those kids!

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by cicciobuki

Hmm, i didn't take medication into consideration. Good point.


And probably bad for several of those kids!

The Rolling Stones had the right of it back in the sixties.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvCGPupxytg

...now a lot of kids get the same treatment....

[vannax]

Originally Posted by rupertramjet

My hairdresser,( yep I know, but I am a UN Diplomat and have to look good, hard for a fat ugly bastard like me, but she does her best!), was punched in the face and kicked in the stomach the other day, now you might expect the miscreant to have been dragged away by the Police and to be locked in the nick for assaulting the poor woman, but oh no! This particular little shit was but four years of age! Its owner was, naturally, glued to its mobile phone, with neither thought or view of the creature and was actually surprised when my lady complained, her reaction? She shook her head and said 'oh John, that was naughty' then went back to the far more serious matter of reading her horoscope!

My Mum would have dragged me out of the chair, beaten my ass, and stuck me back in the chair still sniveling and whipping the snot from mt nose, whilst making me apologise and then apologising herself. I would then have been marched home, and quite possibly sent to bed with no tea!

Everyone finds medical reasons for bad behaviour, the main one recently invented is autism, the real one is a lack of discipline and control from an early age, funny how autism did not exist when I was a kid and corporal punishment was available to both parents and teachers!

Spare the rod, spoil the child.
Of course, nowadays, hurting a child's feelings is almost a crime.
There's a youtube video featuring an infant called "He's crying because I wouldn't let him eat the toilet brush."
Roll on Armageddon.

[vannax]

Shadilay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cruRyoo2xiE

[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by vannax

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

It's true - I never ever hit my kids and the pair of them are exactly like me; maybe even worse!!

[Rogerbh]

Can someone translate this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRPyEe74QQs

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by Rogerbh

Can someone translate this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRPyEe74QQs

The server offers its customers the latest technology, a 3D menu.
Then he shows on the girl, the corresponding parts of the body that they can order on the menu.