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1st May 2023, 12:47 AM
#61
Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
Well my two electric chairs get delivered in two days time. Just in time for the coronation and hope they are more comfortable than Charles Throne. If Thomas Edison could have incorporated the following into his electric chair he may have stood to make a bit more money.
Fully electric lift and recline functionality
4 zone whole body vibration therapy
3 massage intensities
10, 20, and 30 minutes massage.
Automatic massage shut off timer.
Therapeutic seat heating
3 massage modes to choose from
Smooth and silent movements
Battery back up for safety
Highest quality steel frame
Additional pockets for whiskey bottle and glasses to salute the king as he is crowned , and hope he is as comfortable as I Hope to be.
God Save The King.
JS
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1st May 2023, 01:42 AM
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Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
What! not even a pocket for stones to throw?
As for electric chairs in the States, in the Murdock press which unfortunately I had to buy yesterday as they failed to deliver my Sunday paper, was an article and list of the 13,000 gun deaths in America this year so far; and it's only the first of March, at this rate they will soon have no people to pay for Rod's foreign aid program.
Des
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1st May 2023, 06:10 AM
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Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
#62 Des I am fully expecting disturbances on Saturday and believe certain planned ones like throwing fireworks at the horses have already been uncovered. Myself I would turn a blind eye to any skulls being cracked open of the instigators of such. But no doubt there would be shouts of Police. Brutality . For those wishing the removal of the Monarchy being replaced by a peasant dictator , welcome to the Sudan and the many more like it. I still believe the British System is the best as it is ever going to get. The political scenario however could do with a shake up. Freedom of speech means just that for all. After the war I seem to recollect that even the communist party had a place at the polls in the scheme of things . I think the USA was the first to outlaw it , Why ? Other western countries seem to follow suit , you only outlaw something if you are afraid of it , does the word communism frighten you? It doesn’t me, if you believe in Democracy. That has been half the trouble that and putting the backs up of people who have different beliefs, it tends to make them fight back , like the Chinese the biggest insult to them is causing them loss of face . By Ghad Sir we must have some lousy politicians . Cheers JS
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1st May 2023, 06:28 AM
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Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
The Horn of Africa, for many generations money and food have been poured into it, all to no avail.
Still the people starve, no water but plenty of 'getting the leg over; looking at the population.
Lack of water being one of the most pressing problems.
It has a coast line so why no desalination plant to provide water???
Where does the money go??
As to the removal of certain persons from society,
The rope, leaves them a bit strung out,
Electric chair, bit of a shocker,
Guillotine, bit of a short cut,
Lethal injection, unpleasant dreams,
which leaves the firing squad, just like Shoot out at the OK coral.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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1st May 2023, 09:15 AM
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Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
#64, I think we all know where the money goes John.
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1st May 2023, 09:56 AM
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Ask Ivan . He knows some of those cargoes going into the Sudan the same as I do. Apart from bags of flour I can remember a full hold of beer alcohol and wine. To a so called non alcohol country. JS
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1st May 2023, 10:02 AM
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Think I mentioned it before, but as a kid at school we gave a few pence every week for the poor African kids, they still do the same thing today. Over the years it must have amounted to trillions, but still those adds for money for kids in Africa are on the TV every day. Showing starving, thirsty kids, walking for miles to get dirty water. I don't believe those kids get any of the money spent on their needs. I believe it's all filched off into dodgy bank accounts, it must be, otherwise there would have been some kind of change.
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1st May 2023, 10:15 AM
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Why is this on a Merchant Navy Website??? Admin what are you doing!!
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1st May 2023, 10:34 AM
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Re: Walks free after rape of 13 year old
There are loads of discussions on this site, unrelated to the Merchant Navy, the same as used to happen in the messroom, could be politics, women , money lots of subjects. If you look on the main site it lists all the areas you can post on. Surely when you were at sea, conversations were not all about work ?, pretty boring ship if thats all you discussed. kt
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1st May 2023, 12:30 PM
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Time to go back into hibernation Justin, last time you came on you complained about something, must be the daylight getting to you.
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