Mr Rational

I thought I would dip back in after a few years away, the Eurovision thread was always worth watching.

I'm embarrassed they're human. Saying that, I've met a hell of a lot of decent Rangers fans over the years as well who will be embarrassed by yesterday. They hold no truck with sectarianism and are desperate for their club to move on.

lHe's not allowed according to the rules, he's down on record as saying it's completely daft, he has a flat and he wants to stay in it but after the expense scandal, that's that. He bought it to stay in while you still could claim mortgage payments, it's not as if he could just nip home when he wanted to, so it made sense at the time to buy. Of course, he could stay in it and just pay the mortgage, but even I would consider it daft if I was no longer getting support for that and free hotel accommodation.

I'm pretty sure the rules state that he can't claim mortgage payments, so he has to stay in a hotel. He will no doubt rent the flat out, probably to someone like Mhairi Black or someone else within the party. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm sure he would rather stay in his house, but that's the rules.

I'm not a Hibby.

I suspect Scorpio Leisure is away to do a roaring trade lol!

Walk the dog, go into town for a bit of lunch and a drink with the missus, watch the cup final....

He grew up in Kirkcaldy, what do you think?

Wife is just back from Berlin and was telling me about her trip to the wall.... 'Short answer, if you were a male gay, not a female one, Jewish or a cripple, you were screwed and that's why Hitler built the built the wall'. She then went on to describe the zoo before saying 'I want to go to Sri Lanka to go on safari to see the lions and tigers' 'There's no lions in Sri Lanka and I'm pretty sure they don't have giraffes'. 'Yes they do, there is a place you can see all of them in their natural habitat'...

I quite like Diadora, I'm waiting for the White and green ones in Xile to come down in price....

Don't know, but there's plenty of members that have 'both cards'. It's mainly symbolic or a show of solidarity tbh.

Trying to watch the football...

It's working for my folks, I don't see no reason why it wouldn't for me.

I pay into my workplace pension but it's a piddling amount, however now that I'm in my 40's, it struck me the other day I probably don't have anywhere near enough provision for the future. I do have a plan however to house sit throughout the world like my folks are currently doing, you just pay for your food and transport and that's it, so hopefully if, and that's a very big if, we have the state pension, I should be okay. I'm going to do this until I can't walk or I'm senile.

Strange that my folks moved from Muchty to NSW as well!

Both the Tories and Labour have courted the Orange vote though, especially in Glasgow. The Libs probably view this as a chance to create a little mischief as well as the greens, you could argue it's also a warning shot to the SNP not to treat the parly as their own which is how we have treated it for the last few years. Back to consensus politics which isn't a bad thing. It was a suck it and see law IMO, it's time to go back to the drawing board and try again.

If you are pandering to the OO I would suggest yes.

Aye this. They may have been daft and a bit stupid to think they would get away with it, but they knew what they were doing. I bet they were the decoy as well. 😉

Was that for Liz or the monarchy in general? Would love to see what that would be once Chucky gets his mitts on the throne.

Herr Salmond eh? Just enough to deny the Godwin's but the insinuation is there for all to see.

McTernan in the Holyrood today thinks that Jackie Ballie will bring 'intellectual credibility' to the debating chamber. Thoughts?

I've got a couple of tickets going for the Stramash on the Saturday afternoon. They are £18 a go, my mate is going offshore can't make it, so if anyone fancies it, PM me. I'm sure he is up for offers so to speak

My boss was it that one, she even asked a question! There was an power cut half way through, Eddie led a sing song with the audience, Dimbleby looked shocked. 😂

Nobody will ever be as pissed as Eddie Reader in Falkirk....