Ministers reach referendum deal

[mapuc]

the figure to the left is Yabba the Hut and he's real. He lives on a planet far far away from us.

The person on the right is nothing more than an imagination of the english and the scottish peoples fantasy.

Was I correct?? what do I win??

Markus

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Yabba

Jabba is spelled with a 'J', not a 'Y'. Ask any Yugoslavian.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Jabba is spelled with a 'J', not a 'Y'. Ask any Yugoslavian.

You are correct, I was so sure about it, that I never bother to check the spelling.

Markus

[Betonov]

Well, we former Yugoslavs write Yugoslavia as Jugoslavija

And Jabba (as pronounced in English) is the same phonetic sound as ***273;aba, which means free of charge or useless in urban talk

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Well, we former Yugoslavs write Yugoslavia as Jugoslavija

I know. That's why I intentionally spelled it the way I did...as a joke.

[Betonov]

[bad slavic accent] You think of Yugoslavia as a joke

We also write America as Amerika

[Sailor Steve]

Oh, man, how'm I gonna get outta this one?

[Herr_Pete]

Alex Salmond is a baked potato! we can't trust him!

The SNP are nothing without him. The trade is still open chaps! Salmond for Cameron.

[mapuc]

Back on track

Can Scotland be without England and can England be without Scotland?

Markus

[MGR1]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Back on track

Can Scotland be without England and can England be without Scotland?

Markus

The hardliners on both sides would say yes.

In reality, I, personally, think NO! Especially not with the economy in the shape it is now - we've more important things to worry about, TBH.

BBC Scotland had set of street interviews on the news last night and the main thing that comes across from them, and people I know, is we want FACTS, ALL of them, not rhetoric, before we vote.

As an aside, apparently, the Welsh First Minister isn't a happy bunny. He doesn't support the idea of an independent Scotland. He believes it would cause an imbalance in Westminster that would cause problems for Wales. The assembly in Northern Ireland is also watching closely, although, ironically, Sinn Fein are trying distance themselves saying don't get involved!

I've always believed that all parts of the UK should have devolution. That means a new ENGLISH parliament, completely separate from Westminster, for purely ENGLISH affairs. Leave Westminster as a purely federal body, akin to how Australia and Canada are set up? It also cures the problem of Scottish MPs being able to vote on affairs in England & Wales, whilst their English and Welsh counterparts are unable to do so for matters in Scotland.

Mike.

[Skybird]

If Scotland wants independence, so be it. But it should be sure that it can afford it. Claiming independence but expecting others to pay for one's bills would be an insult to the other, and clear evidence that one is not independent.