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| Independence Day 2: Resturgeonce |
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44 | 21.36% |
| ScotPol - Unclustering this gently caress |
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19 | 9.22% |
| Trainspotting 2: Independence is my heroin |
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9 | 4.37% |
| Indyref II: Boris hosed a Dead Country |
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14 | 6.80% |
| ScotPol: Wings over Bullshit |
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8 | 3.88% |
| Independence 2: Cameron Lied, UK Died |
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24 | 11.65% |
| Scotpol IV: I Vow To Flee My Country |
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14 | 6.80% |
| ScotPol - A twice in a generation thread |
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17 | 8.25% |
| ScotPol - Where Everything's hosed Up and the Referendums Don't Matter |
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15 | 7.28% |
| ScotPol Thread: Dependence Referendum Incoming |
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2 | 0.97% |
| Indyref II: The Scottish Insturgeoncy |
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10 | 4.85% |
| ScotPol Thread: Act of European Union |
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5 | 2.43% |
| ScotPol - Like Game of Thrones only we wish we would all die |
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25 | 12.14% |
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Jedit posted:Time for a goonmeet again? I think the last time I went to a goonmeet was like 10 years ago! Edit: 52%. The proportion of the UK that voted for utter chaos.
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I think that's true as my posts above allude to,however I'm not sure it will be seen like that. Campaigners would do well to jump on it.
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Mar 17, 2017 13:17
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https://www.facebook.com/BBCQuestionTime/videos/1249258775087845/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED Funny how some things never change.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:07
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Coohoolin posted:https://www.facebook.com/BBCQuestionTime/videos/1249258775087845/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED Politicians having a go at politicians from other parties? You're right it's nothing new.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:09
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Coohoolin posted:https://www.facebook.com/BBCQuestionTime/videos/1249258775087845/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED Yeah, even as recently as last year zoomers were loving idiots.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:15
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Lord of the Llamas posted:I'm officially moving back to Edinburgh in 4 weeks time Good choice, I've lived here the last 19 years and it's still the best city in Scotland.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:39
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Aramoro posted:Good choice, I've lived here the last 19 years and it's still the best city in Scotland. All joking about the rivalry aside, Edinburgh is nice. I haven't been much in the last...well, ever I guess, but it's a fine city. However. Best in Scotland is a bold proclamation. How is August for a resident of Edinburgh? July 12th in Glasgow was always loving horrendous and made me feel absolutely terrible about the city, the country & humanity in general, but at least that's only one weekend. But having visited Edinburgh in August for a day or two to see some shows, I can't really imagine what it must be like to have to put up with for the entire month. Granted, some of my attitudes towards the friendliness of people in Glasgow vs Edinburgh is down to one bad experience a gig in Edinburgh where some bellend assaulted me & completely put me off gigs for years, as opposed to going to upwards of a hundred in Glasgow and never having a problem. And that guy probably wasn't even from Edinburgh but there you go, you remember certain things & they leave an impression.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:45
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I've only ever been started on twice, both times in Edinburgh.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:50
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Coohoolin posted:I've only ever been started on twice, both times in Edinburgh. I never got started on in the previous 10 years I lived in Edinburgh so I can only assume it's something about you.
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Mar 17, 2017 14:54
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Lord of the Llamas posted:I never got started on in the previous 10 years I lived in Edinburgh so I can only assume it's something about you. I'm really tall, that upsets some people.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:11
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forkboy84 posted:All joking about the rivalry aside, Edinburgh is nice. I haven't been much in the last...well, ever I guess, but it's a fine city. However. Best in Scotland is a bold proclamation. How is August for a resident of Edinburgh? July 12th in Glasgow was always loving horrendous and made me feel absolutely terrible about the city, the country & humanity in general, but at least that's only one weekend. But having visited Edinburgh in August for a day or two to see some shows, I can't really imagine what it must be like to have to put up with for the entire month. It's novel enough for me that I still enjoy Festival time. New Year's time too. Maybe in five years time I'll get old and grumpy.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:24
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Coohoolin posted:I've only ever been started on twice, both times in Edinburgh. Like I say, best city in Scotland
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Mar 17, 2017 15:34
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forkboy84 posted:All joking about the rivalry aside, Edinburgh is nice. I haven't been much in the last...well, ever I guess, but it's a fine city. However. Best in Scotland is a bold proclamation. How is August for a resident of Edinburgh? July 12th in Glasgow was always loving horrendous and made me feel absolutely terrible about the city, the country & humanity in general, but at least that's only one weekend. But having visited Edinburgh in August for a day or two to see some shows, I can't really imagine what it must be like to have to put up with for the entire month. It's fine really, people make a big deal about it but it's not that bad. Town is busy but there's load of shows on you can go to which is good. Comparing it to the 12th isn't really fair as we fill the city with tourists, not just let all the resident shitheads parade around. It's pretty much a question of attitude I think, as soon as you think about 'putting up' with it you're going to have a miserable time. If you think about it from the perspective of what you can do it's great.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:40
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Aramoro posted:Like I say, best city in Scotland Only twice.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:51
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Coohoolin posted:I'm really tall, that upsets some people. lol yeah that's definitely the reason.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:54
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forkboy84 posted:I can't really imagine what it must be like to have to put up with for the entire month. I lived on Drummond Street for 5 years. The festival was an absolute loving nightmare. August was always a very misanthropic month. crispix fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 16:59
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forkboy84 posted:All joking about the rivalry aside, Edinburgh is nice. I haven't been much in the last...well, ever I guess, but it's a fine city. However. Best in Scotland is a bold proclamation. How is August for a resident of Edinburgh? July 12th in Glasgow was always loving horrendous and made me feel absolutely terrible about the city, the country & humanity in general, but at least that's only one weekend. But having visited Edinburgh in August for a day or two to see some shows, I can't really imagine what it must be like to have to put up with for the entire month. As aramoro said, it's nothing at all like the 12th. The festival is basically a month long party: the atmosphere is amazing, all joyous and friendly and exciting and inclusive and with something for everyone. The 12th is very much not inclusive or friendly. Literally the only bad aspect for a resident is things are a bit noiser if you live on major thoroughfare and that the couple of square miles from the uni to Prince's street is much busier than normal so it might take slightly longer than usual to get to work. But given how compact the city centre is, it's really not much of an issue. I used to work in an office on easter road, and walked there everyday from marchmont, so had to pass right through the thick of it, and it was never more than a mild inconvenience. Plus, if you can't find something that appeals to you in the biggest arts festival in the world, maybe it's time to reflect on being a tremendously dull person who should get out more.
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Mar 17, 2017 18:31
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Aramoro posted:It's fine really, people make a big deal about it but it's not that bad. Town is busy but there's load of shows on you can go to which is good. Comparing it to the 12th isn't really fair as we fill the city with tourists, not just let all the resident shitheads parade around. I can assure you, having lived in the Ibrox area, we got lots of tourists. They came from Kilmarnock, Ayr, Irvine, Belfast, Derry, all over! Nah, I get they aren't comparable, I was just struggling to think of something else which saw the sheer weight of numbers. When the Pope came to Bellahouston Park I guess was the other one, but living right across the road from the Govan Orange Lodge, those fannies were just much more in my mind than anything else. Niric posted:Plus, if you can't find something that appeals to you in the biggest arts festival in the world, maybe it's time to reflect on being a tremendously dull person who should get out more. It just seemed from my visits in the past, the sort of thing that's nice to dip into, but by the 4th week I'd probably start going slightly mad But I'm also inclined to misanthropy so...too many people is all.
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Mar 17, 2017 18:48
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forkboy84 posted:It just seemed from my visits in the past, the sort of thing that's nice to dip into, but by the 4th week I'd probably start going slightly mad But I'm also inclined to misanthropy so...too many people is all. It is a bit like that, payday also can't come soon enough.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:47
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I do have my moments of getting cranky during August at the sheer number of red trouser wankers and loud English drama students everywhere who think everyone has come up from London especially, and because buses that go via the town centre take forever, but overall I adore it to pieces and have only missed I think 2 years out of the last 15. It is a lot better if you don't stay in the middle though - crispix had probably about the worst place to live, though I'd bet Autonomous Monster is going to get no sleep this August with his new place. Even the year I was most central (Bruntsfield) was fine because it wasn't right in that middle section around the uni and the mound. This year I'm either going to have to get a season ticket on the train or drive in to somewhere like Corstorphine and bus it from there. Probably the latter, since I've had the unpleasant experience recently of having to run for the last train out of Waverley and the resultant asthma attack  But yeah, the Fringe absolutely rules.
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Mar 18, 2017 13:13
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In Sturgeon's speech today she offered an "open invitation" for anyone in the rest of the UK "if you are as appalled as we are at the path this Westminster government is taking, come and join us". are there any thread regulars, perhaps living in England and pissed off about Hard Brexit, who might consider this? it would seem to be taking a big gamble with the course of your life.
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Mar 18, 2017 19:29
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lol leaving England to pursue work or academic interests is not taking a big gamble with your life. Hundreds of thousands of people do it every year.
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Mar 18, 2017 20:28
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It's not really a gamble is it. You don't forfeit UK citizenship or something if you moved to Glasgow for a few years. If Scotland goes independent and it doesn't work for you, just drive back down the M8.
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Mar 18, 2017 20:56
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If anyone wants to come up to Aberdeen I'll be happy to help get you settled.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:25
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Cerv posted:In Sturgeon's speech today she offered an "open invitation" for anyone in the rest of the UK "if you are as appalled as we are at the path this Westminster government is taking, come and join us". You'd probably get more answers if you ask in UKMT. Unless you expect Pissflaps to move his family to Bonar Bridge or Achiltibuie or perhaps all the way up to the Orkney Islands to live in Twatt.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:28
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He could get tae Falkirk. Less travel involved.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:35
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forkboy84 posted:You'd probably get more answers if you ask in UKMT. Unless you expect Pissflaps to move his family to Bonar Bridge or Achiltibuie or perhaps all the way up to the Orkney Islands to live in Twatt. I'm going to move to the Orkney Islands, put on an outrageously accurate accent then agitate for independence from Scotland.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:41
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If you had a campaign to bring back the St. Ola you might win the Orcadian jarldom after independence.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:50
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Pissflaps posted:I'm going to move to the Orkney Islands, put on an outrageously accurate accent then agitate for independence from Scotland. I choose to take you literally, your membership card is in the post.
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Mar 18, 2017 21:56
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Pissflaps posted:I'm going to move to the Orkney Islands, put on an outrageously accurate accent then agitate for independence from Scotland. immigrants and new residents definitely deserve to be part of the political process so this is a good plan and i approve!  i hope you enjoy your time participating in civic life in your new home
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Mar 18, 2017 22:01
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Good luck to Pissflaps and his glorious bid for freedom from Scottish oppression.
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Mar 18, 2017 22:08
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Coohoolin posted:If anyone wants to come up to Aberdeen I'll be happy to help get you settled. Why would you do that to anyone? Seriously am considering moving back to Stirling, because I cannot get enough of American tourists who gawp at Wallaces huge erection.
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Mar 18, 2017 22:08
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jBrereton posted:If you had a campaign to bring back the St. Ola you might win the Orcadian jarldom after independence. *Raised eyebrows in Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland* *Pricking of ears in Norway*
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Mar 18, 2017 22:24
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Coohoolin posted:If anyone wants to come up to Aberdeen I'll be happy to help get you settled. Exactly what sort of help are you offering to people thinking of moving to Aberdeen?
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Mar 18, 2017 23:14
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Pissflaps posted:I'm going to move to the Orkney Islands, put on an outrageously accurate accent then agitate for independence from Scotland.
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Mar 18, 2017 23:15
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Cerv posted:In Sturgeon's speech today she offered an "open invitation" for anyone in the rest of the UK "if you are as appalled as we are at the path this Westminster government is taking, come and join us".
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Mar 19, 2017 00:25
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forkboy84 posted:I would like to hear your Orcadian accent. And good luck with your efforts for Orkney independence. Will it be with Shetland? Unification with Norway? Or just Orkney on it's tod, getting fat off fish stocks & what's left of the oil? I'll be offering a range of options designed to appeal to as many people as possible.
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Mar 19, 2017 00:29
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crispix posted:Exactly what sort of help are you offering to people thinking of moving to Aberdeen? A pint, probably.
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Mar 19, 2017 01:55
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https://twitter.com/NCPoliticsUK/status/843261614136659969
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JFairfax posted:lol leaving England to pursue work or academic interests is not taking a big gamble with your life. The gamble is doing it specifically to be in an EU member independent state. Most likely you'll end up in neither. Hundreds of thousands aren't doing that. It wasn't even a thing a year ago. And yes I did mean to post that in the UK thread. Oops
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