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27th May 2024, 10:19 AM
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Re: Bayonets at da ready
#7 one of the worse tinkering jobs as far as I am concerned was the Olympic Games , when that went from Amateur to Professional. You would have to pay me to watch today , and the same applies to professional other sports. I would rather watch a schoolboy match , hoping it wasn’t fixed and the players were enjoying the game and to be remembered the act of sportsmanship in later life. JS
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27th May 2024, 05:02 PM
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This is my own opinion.
I think it would do the kids of today a lot of good.
Discipline wise also their fitness and mental health.
It would be a challenge for them.
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28th May 2024, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by
Mo Docherty
conscription what a laugh fellas,nobody even wants to join military and no one will be conscripted
You may have heard it wrong Mo, he may have been saying he has constipation.
Des
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28th May 2024, 06:39 AM
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Judging by the number of knife attacks by youths along with other crimes, we had two 13 year olds stole a merc and were clocked at over 200klm before dumping the car.
But the police got them.
Where are the parents of such kids, and that is all they are at that age.
Some form of disciplinary training may turn them into good citizens.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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28th May 2024, 08:01 AM
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Wonder who thought this one up.
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28th May 2024, 08:23 AM
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I do agree that there should be some sort of system of life training, but it's probably too late. It would most likely be run, or organised by people that should have gone through such a system themselves. It'll probably just increase the number of different mental disorders that are around today. There'll be millions of court claims for some mistreatment or other, like being told to get up, or being told to stand still.
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28th May 2024, 08:42 AM
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the drug test people will be busy pot is the order of the day would you put a gun in the hand of a kid high??jp
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28th May 2024, 09:36 AM
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If he was in the army John the only thing you would put in his hand would be a tooth brush and tell him to start cleaning the barrack square. JS
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28th May 2024, 01:59 PM
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Luv it,
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28th May 2024, 02:06 PM
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wot,and give up there ganja.peace bro.
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