Chimera Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Bless it.. Pick your battles, WB. Kinda ridiculous? Incredibly lame. Were they really going to miss the small profit made by these two evenings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Warner Bros insanity That does seem a tad pathetic. I guess they'll go to any lengths to protect their product... I feel sorry for the person organising it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 It is in someone's house, how is it not fair use? and surely J.K.Rowling owns the HP rights not WB ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I see my favourite "Royal" is in trouble again! Prince Philip has never been shy about giving his opinions on a large range of subjects - often with cringe-worthy results. But the gaffe-prone Prince has put his foot in it again by joking about the name Patel. It happened at a 400-strong Buckingham Palace reception for British Indians. As guests lined up to meet him and the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, 88, looked at the name badge of businessman Atul Patel and said: 'There's a lot of your family in tonight.' Not the most PC remark in todays multi-cultural, socialist paradise but I love him for it. Long may he continue to upset the PC idiots who seem to have taken over the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 That man is a nutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernnutter Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Classic Phil!! You gotta love him! NN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I really feel sorry for this chap (not the muppet who died) Man charged over 'burglar murder'A man has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old who was stabbed after breaking into a house in Nottingham. Omari Roberts is accused of stabbing Tyler Juett, 17, and a 14-year-old as they broke into the house in Heathfield Road, Old Basford, on 13 March. Mr Juett, of Aspley, died later at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre. The Crown Prosecution Service said 23-year-old Mr Roberts' alleged actions were "not reasonable" and he should face prosecution. As well as the murder charge, Mr Roberts, of Heathfield Road in Old Basford, Nottingham, is accused of wounding with intent. He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court earlier and was sent for trial at the city's crown court, where he is due to appear on 10 November, a court official said. Mr Juett's 14-year-old companion, who cannot be identified, pleaded guilty to burglary at Nottingham Youth Court on 14 May and was sentenced to two years' detention. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/8328012.stm Published: 2009/10/27 17:53:20 GMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 The world's gone mad, 30 years ago that bloke would be getting a medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 If someone breaks into my home, I'm going to defend it and my family by whatever means I deem necessary. If someone has come, uninvited, into my home, they are breaking the law and I would deem them a potential threat to my family and wouldn't think twice about using as a weapon anything that came to hand. Chances are they'd be brained with a two-by-four! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8327576.stm Spitting on the football pitch may increase risk of Swine Flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libri vermis Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 If someone breaks into my home, I'm going to defend it and my family by whatever means I deem necessary. If someone has come, uninvited, into my home, they are breaking the law and I would deem them a potential threat to my family and wouldn't think twice about using as a weapon anything that came to hand. Chances are they'd be brained with a two-by-four! I like your attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Madness. As said above, if someone BREAKS into your house, you should be legally entitled to do anything it takes to ensure your own safety. As for Prince Phil, how is that news? if he made the same remark to someone who had the surname Campbell it would be written off as a lame joke yet if its a foreign sounding name its a news event? come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 And my addition to "PCness gone mad" for today I'm sure this particular incident is isolated, but there's something deeply unnerving about local councils feeling they have the right to interfere in family life to this extent... Parents have been banned from adventure playgrounds because a council says only adults with criminal records checks can be allowed near children. All grown-ups have been excluded from two play areas in Watford, apart from a few council-vetted 'play facilitators' who will help youngsters. A council notice to parents said: 'Due to Ofsted regulations we have a responsibility to ensure that every authorised adult who enters our site is properly vetted and given a Criminal Records Bureau check.' Barred parents were furious yesterday. Marcella Bergin, 35, has been visiting with three of her children for many years without any problems. She said: 'It's like they are branding all parents potential paedophiles, which is disgraceful - 99 per cent of people are great parents and certainly not child abusers.' Retired youth worker Mo Mills, 62, said she was stunned to learn she could not watch her five year-old granddaughter play in the park. She added: 'This place is for the public and what the council have decided to do is totally out of proportion. 'I understand the need to keep kids safe but this is just a step too far.' Claude Knights, founder of Kidscape, said: 'Caring parents should not be viewed as a threat. You are in a better position to look after your children than council staff.' Mayor Dorothy Thornhill said the council was merely enforcing government policy. She added: 'Sadly, in today's climate, you can't have adults walking around unchecked in a children's playground.' However, Ofsted said only people working with children needed to be checked, not all adults on the premises. It added: 'We would never seek to prevent parents and carers having access to their own children.' Metro link The bold there is mine, "today's climate" I wonder if she means the climate of fear and paranoia everyone in authority seems to want to encourage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ridiculous! The percentage of people who are registered paedophiles in this country is, in relation to the number of people living here, a tiny minority (even if you factor in the ones that are unregistered as have not been reported yet). The vast majority of parents take damned good care of their kids (leaving a small minority who don't). Ergo, surely the best people to keep an eye on kids in the vast majority of cases is the parents of those children? I,for one, would not be taking my son to a park where I was expected to leave him under the supervision of strangers who had been "vetted by the local council" as there are plenty of examples where people in such positions have abused those positions and committed gross acts of abuse against children (how many news stories have we read where foster carers, "house parents" of care homes and, very recently, nursery workers doing just that?). I'd rather take my son somewhere I can keep an eye on him and play with him any day of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 The "modern climate" really irritates me. Do children not walk to school either? every parent seems OBSESSED that their child will be kidnapped. Eventually anyone who goes within 2 feet of a child will be liable for prosecution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 The "modern climate" really irritates me. Do children not walk to school either? every parent seems OBSESSED that their child will be kidnapped. Eventually anyone who goes within 2 feet of a child will be liable for prosecution. Or a CRB check.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Assuming a CRB is the same as a Disclosure Scotland, I had to have one done because in my job I may *TALK* to a child. *edit* BT may finally get burned over the Phorm incident Edited October 29, 2009 by beef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Here is the best one of the day... Man Sues Over Lack Of 'Lynx Effect' #MM { margin-left: 10px; float:right; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 50px; } A luckless Indian romeo is suing Lynx after he failed to land a single girlfriend during seven years of using their products. Vaibhav Bedi, 26, is seeking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libri vermis Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Why do courts even permit cases like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 so stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 My OH has just said that he should sue them too, as he used their products for longer, and look what he ended up with! Oh dear Ghost, this article has opened up a can of marital worms on the South Coast tonight........watch out for the headline tomorrow "Man Attempts To Extract Pumpkin After Halloween Mishap!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 HAHAHA! I like it Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 He does have a point, it is false advertising. But still..to take it to court. That is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 In that case i think i am giong to sue Red Bull, i've been drinking it for years and no sign of my wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 and Bram Stoker, I have been drinking blood for...never mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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