Stupie82

No matter how you voted in the referendum, if at all, how do you see this playing out? Will May trigger article 50, allowing for Brexit to formally take shape, will she be allowed to at all? after all, there are attempts being made to stop her doing it altogether, stating she doesn't have the power. I personally think we are all being taken for ride with this one. High court battles are taking place to try and stop May triggering it on her own. My guess is it will go to a parliament vote, who will then kick it out altogether... for "the good of the country" of course. I just cant see it taking shape or being allowed to. Theres too much unknown about its effects. Now whether you think thats a good thing or not, it certainly would be against the will of people and the majority of the the UK!

Absolutely agree with all of that. If it were the huns or the tims we would have sold out our allocation. We would likely still have moaned about the kick off time, but it would be understandable to have it Hampden in that case, whereas for Morton its just plain daft.

I have two Cavaliers myself, one is 6 and the other is 7. Honest to god, I dont know what i would do if they werent there when i get home after work. I have had numerous conversations about the importance of pets and it varies form person to person. Some folk view them as a pet for their own entertainment and dont see them as family, while others treat them like their own bairns. For me, I view my own dogs as family and struggle to think of the day when they eventually go. I take them walks everywhere, they sit with me when i watch TV and we take them on holiday if its UK based. I know one person who keeps their dog in a cage all day while they go to work, the dog then doesn't get to leave the kitchen when they are home. They say its because they value their house too much and dont want hair everywhere. For me, there is no point having a dog if thats the attitude. I was once read a sign that said "a dog is the only being in the world that loves you more than it loves itself" and it is so true. I love cats as well, had 2 up until a few years ago, but i live too close to a road now to consider getting more.

Never really played at a high level. Played for Cruden Bay and had a stint at Mintlaw, but now only play 5 aside in Turra! Stopped playing football for about ten years and found it very difficult to get back into it, but now im enjoying it again and the fitness is increasing every week.

Embarrassing... not for us, but for the SFA. What an absolute shambles! They go on about how we need to make Scottish Football great and then play one of their semi finals at a shit time, in a shit 55K stadium, only just over a quarter full and in front of the TV cameras. Just wow. I will be there, but i feel for those who cant make it or just generally lack the interest due to the location and time.

I suppose for me it was when I first decided to listen to something I wasnt much used to at the time. My dad had a great taste in music, but I never really appreciated it and often just listened to pop. In 1994 i was given an album for my birthday of a band i had never even heard of. It sat in my room for a few weeks, still sealed and gathering dust. I was sitting next my mate on the bus to school one day and he was listening to what I would call his usual rubbish. He always tried to get me to listen to his stuff, but i was never keen, as he was into the Doors and the Beatles, which wasn't my sort of thing at all. Anyways, i chucked on the headphones and heard for the first time; Live Forever.. it changed me right there and then. My mate told me the band was Oasis and I told him that I got their album for my birthday, but never opened as i had never heard of them before. The song gave me goosebumps and stuck in my mind all day. As soon as got home i threw on Definitely Maybe and to this day it still remains one of my all time favourite albums. Not everyones cup of tea, but i had changed from listening to child pop, to some more grown up music!! Malaga... it's not soppy at all!! I had the very same song played at my Grandads funeral and it always reminds me of him!

Perhaps not on the scale that is taught to us, but it seemed the propaganda was more prevalent and widely believed back then. The Blitz spirit was obviously over hyped, but for good reason at the time. Im sure the looters didnt buy into it all of course.

The thing with "freedom" is that it only exists if you tow the line. Thank Christ for the dark web and the internet in general though. There is very little wool to pull over peoples eyes these days. We have so much access to the details of corruption and media blackouts, that once would have fooled an entire population into believing government lies. The government would find it very difficult to unify the British public and repeat the "British Spirit" in any future large scale conflicts, let alone another World War.

There are arguments for and against the effect on economy from war. "The broken window fallacy" cares to explain why it is in fact bad for the economy, while others argue against it. The true cost is of course human life. I saw that story of the painted jet on the Russia Today (RT) Facebook page. The majority of responses appeared to be either US posters cringing or non Americans laughing. But as explained in RT, they will likely be used for false flag operations and to make the Russians look like the enemy. Morality clearly doesn't play a part in the US minds. The UK needs to surely realise that following the US into battle is damaging for the country. They may have been our allies in previous wars, but its not all that long ago that the US had their own hypothetical plans to destroy the British Empire. They seek world domination and want to influence every singles continent, country and civilisation. Their need to look strong in the world will never bring about any peace.

Any time they are involved in war, it goes against them. Apart from WW2, I cant think of another time since that they have been commended for their interventions. Of course it will stir up the economy though, which i guess is what you are getting at and the fact they dont give a shit what the world thinks of them. I see the Murdoch media are in full swing with their WW3 agenda and constant reporting of IS in Mosul. No doubt setting the scene for a US/UK intervention in Syria soon.

Aye, our skin will be peeling aff, but at least the hoose prices on those that didnt evaporate, will remain high! Every cloud...

I wouldnt say it needs a war, but it is inevitable nonetheless.

Theres nothing quite like a good war to get the economy flowing again, to enhance your technology and gain territory. And while the governments conjure up their plans and do so in their safe houses, the troops, reserves, volunteers and those of a draft age will sit and wait to hear if they will called up. While i think there is a long way to go in terms of an actual world war and one being labelled as such, i do think it is more likely now than in the last 30 years. Despite political tensions heading back to Cold War climes, i think there is a much greater chance of an actual conflict involving the Russia and the US directly. They will likely fight through proxys for now, but something tells me it has the potential to get nasty. It could all be propaganda, muscle flexing and they will just use words to fight, but it only takes one wrong move for it to turn into something much greater. We will no doubt see a lot of fear-mongering and posturing over the next few months, it just worries me that the two candidates waiting to take the US hot seat dont look fit to deal with a large scale international crisis.

I have had discussions over Trump on various forums now and the consensus is that he would be a clear danger, that said though, im almost convinced that Clinton would be just as bad. Its picking the lesser of the two evils or a choice between Coin or Snow! The US military are far more technically advanced than that of Russia, but the Russians are well equipped and have a larger personnel as far as combat ready and volunteering civilians goes. Their WMD arsenal makes them a huge player and I personally think if Russia wanted to stand in the US way, they would and could. The US would have wiped out Russia long before now if they thought they had the ability. The Russians have a long history of fighting a good fight and despite the power of the US, military wise it isn't always successful. Dont get me wrong, im not calling the US weak, that would be absurd, but taking on Russia will mark the either the end of Russia or the US and all us little countries in between. If it came to a head to head, my money would actually be on Russia.

Absolutely! The conditions almost seem perfect now for continued growth of the far right wing parties/politicians. The US is an absolute hotbed for xenophobia and racism and its no wonder the likes of Trump has seized the opportunity to run for president. Im not sure how right wing he actually is, or if its all an act to get voters on his side, but either way he appeals to them. There is also a lot more support for right wing groups in mainland Europe also, with gains in Germany and France being more noticeable, although still small in the larger scheme of things. The biggest issues in the world are now nicely coming together to brew up a much larger storm. The US and UK attempts to westernise the Middle East has caused problems for decades now. Our interference in uprisings and supporting rebel groups is causing more damage than good. Russians annexing Crimea and interfering in Eastern Ukraine is causing problems for itself too. The proxy war that exists in Syria is where all those problems have congregated into one and it is where it will all kick off. Any boots on ground moves by the US and the UK will have disastrous consequences.

I was always of the thought that the Chinese rely on the west too much economically, but tensions in Korea and the territorial disputes between China and Japan over the islands in the South China sea, makes me think differently these days. Its sad to think that after both world wars, the world still cant make peace with itself and has to drive itself into conflict. Russia and the US have been muscle flexing for far too long now and i think a war (non proxy) that involves both of them is somewhat inevitable. The sad reality is that Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific will likely be the battle ground upon which it unravels. Syria has the potential to spill over into Turkey and tensions in Ukraine have the potential to spill over into mainland Europe. I always thought the concept of WW3 existed only in the mind of a conspiracy theorist and never did i ever think it could be possible. The naivety of my youth made me think that it couldn't happen again, because surely the world wouldnt want to repeat its dark history. The style of warfare this time would be much different, but the end result will be the same. Where previous wars would end by stopping the country that started it, the same would not likely happen this time around. For starters, i dont think any one single country will be at fault for starting it and if Russia and the US are involved, which one would use a nuclear WMD first? and more frighteningly, where would it end. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein

The Saudi's have been bombing Yemen for months and the west media has said nothing of it. A Saudi assault that is supported by the US and now has them involved in it. As you say, they have been bombing it for a few days now and yet all the media coverage is of bad old Russia in Syria. Dont get me wrong, it needs to be highlighted but what the fuck are the US doing in the Red Sea anyway!!

The US and Russia were both hellbent on ending the British Empire decades ago and likely Russia still sees the UK as a huge ally to the US. to destabilise the UK makes perfect sense and who knows, there could be an element of truth. The same way they are pro Tump, they know that will have damaging consequences in the US. I personally dont buy into the media hype here about Russia. It is clear that the majority of it is nonsense and all propaganda. If anything i believe the US are bigger threat to them than they are to us and the US. It still doesnt put me at ease though. There arent many years over the last 250-300 years that the US hasnt been involved in some kind of conflict. An actual war with Russia would not end well for Europe.

... Im certainly not one to venture into the world of paranoia, but i have noticed that there is an ever increasing presence of articles and speculation that we are on the verge of WW3. Fear mongering by the press? of course there is an element of it, it helps sell papers and grabs viewers, but tensions to do seem to be on the rise, with both the US and Russia playing some dangerous games. Now, none of that is anything new, certainly not for some of the older generation anyway, but there does seem to be a swing towards an actual conflictbewteen the two in the near future. Syria is clearly the basis for a lot the pro-ww3 hype, but there are conflicts all over the middle east, in Ukraine, Africa and Yemen. Boots on the ground talk in Syria isnt helping, especially with Russia backing the Assad regime. The US and Russia seem hellbent on measuring dick sizes at the cost of innocent lives and with Russia backing out of the nuclear disarmament deal, its starting to look a little scary. Every day we hear how bad mean old Russia is and how they are increasing their military might and shifting a lot of their navy forces into the med. Of course it could all be shite, but it makes you wonder if we are nearing something that we all thought couldnt happen, or at least hoped it wouldnt. We have been plagued by conflict in Europe for 1000's of years, why should now be any different?

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In theory When folk use the world literally when its clearly not needed. Nature of the beast

No on ever knows the truth of these cases. The only two people who know for certain are those involved or if the evidence suggest so. If he is not guilty then he deserves to restart his life and career. If the girl has been deemed to be lying, she should receive the same sentence as he did. The legal system is bizarre. I never know how someone could be charged, jailed and then released again. The evidence either proves he did it or he didnt, i dont see how there can be a middle ground.

I will kick it off with some of the ones that drive me insane and that have already heard at work today: "by the by" - what the fuck does that even mean! "different animal" "with all due respect" sentences that being with "in theory..." or "basically..."

I only have superstitions on cup days. I have about 10 Aberdeen scarves, but I wear my traditional red and white striped one on cup days and any semi or cup final, I where my Dr Seuss looking top hat.

Aye if your internet is decent enough then Kodi boxes are the way forward. Been watching BT and Sky Sports free for almost a year now. Plus using the Exodus add-on, I can almost watch any TV show/Movie that is out there. At one time my Sky was costing me £125 with the fibre optic and full packages etc, but my Kodi box was a set price of £30 and has no monthly fee ! It has saved me a near fortune.