[cite]Posted By: adrian[/cite]MrOneLung, if your parents (or grandparents) are approaching 80, would you really look forward to have them euthanized?
Being not that far myself, not sure I fancy the idea.
Besides, the number of Charlton fans are thinning, now is not the time to lose another one (forever), just because of his date of birth.
Focus on the City Chippy, mate.
It is very tongue in cheek - I will even have over 80's buy one get one free when they come to The City Chippy (if accompanied by both parents)
Funny you should say that... my great uncle used to take his 90 year old Dad to their local pub where they got free drinks because the bar had a sign up saying free drinks to over 70s when accompanied by a parent.
Mr One Lung
"Compulsory euthanasia at 80.
No messing about eeking out your pension/savings - you know exactly how much and how long you have got to spend it.
No sitting there being spoon fed whilst dribbling incoherently.
Frees up hospital beds and council housing and services etc.
And what major inventions/breakthroughs have come from someone aged over 80?
This may be a tough one to sell to the general public though....."
I have images of Micheal York and Jenny Agutter running around whilst the scenery shakes. Mainly though I have images of Jenny Agutter.
[cite]Posted By: Essex_Al[/cite]Compulsory euthanasia at 80.
No messing about eeking out your pension/savings - you know exactly how much and how long you have got to spend it.
No sitting there being spoon fed whilst dribbling incoherently.
Frees up hospital beds and council housing and services etc.
And what major inventions/breakthroughs have come from someone aged over 80?
This may be a tough one to sell to the general public though.....
Do you actually believe that all elderly people are braindead, bumbling, dribbling buffoons when they reach 80. You might have your own thoughts about doing this to yourself when and if you turn 80, but to suggest compulsory euthanasia for all is outrageous. I run a sheltered housing complex for the elderly, come and spend a day with us, you may well want to change your mind when you meet some of my 80 plus residents. I have recently run computer courses to which many 80 years olds attended, most have never switched a computer on in their lives. Come and have a look at the certificates of achievement they recently recieved. You are very wrong in making this statement and I would be very happy to prove it to you!
I'll let my nan know. She was 90 on Sunday. Lives on her own. Gets herself around. She said on Sunday she liked dancing and she liked my idea of installing a light up dance floor on the middle of her living room so she could have a disco every night in the evenings.
Fella I worked with a couple of years ago had a theory on how he would solve the country's drug problem.
I can't remember the full details but it basically involved nationalising drug dealing so that the government knocked out all confiscated hard drugs at say 10p a pop. This would mean that drug dealers couldn't make a profit so would go out of business. Then, his masterstroke, was for the government to poison the drugs in their possession and basically kill off every drug user in the country.
He was a quiet family man and was deadly serious. He couldn't see the flaws in his masterplan, even when I pointed out that if it was 10p a pop wouldn't there be a risk that one of his daughters may become hooked on the stuff if it was so cheap. He just looked at me blankly.
And about this time of year I always wonder if my idea for an air-conditioned helmet would have any legs - a super lightweight hood that circulated cool air around your bonce no matter what the temperature was outside. Add a filter and it would cut out polluted air too.
Ideal for use on sweaty tubes, etc. Add a tube to allow you to drink in comfort in a sweaty boozer.
[cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite]I would like to see an island for all the chavs and idiots to live in together, leaving the rest of us alone. It would include people such as Heat/FHM magazine readers, Big Brother/X-factor watchers, Sky 4 fans who have no connection with "their" club, ASBO holders, religious fundementalists and anyone over 12 who watches WWE...
And grumpy old twats like me...
It already exists mate, its called the United Kingdom
[cite]Posted By: Cordoban Addick[/cite]Mr One Lung
"Compulsory euthanasia at 80.
No messing about eeking out your pension/savings - you know exactly how much and how long you have got to spend it.
No sitting there being spoon fed whilst dribbling incoherently.
Frees up hospital beds and council housing and services etc.
And what major inventions/breakthroughs have come from someone aged over 80?
This may be a tough one to sell to the general public though....."
I have images of Micheal York and Jenny Agutter running around whilst the scenery shakes. Mainly though I have images of Jenny Agutter.
Good call!
On that euthanasia thing, do I get e refund if I die before 80?
[cite]Posted By: Stig[/cite]Alcohol antidote. Get as pissed up as you like, then drink the antidote to drive home safely. It would also spell the end to hangovers as well.
[cite]Posted By: Stig[/cite]Alcohol Antidote II - now with liver repairer and heart protection.
[cite]Posted By: Stig[/cite]Alcohol Antidote III - comes with a four pack of Special Brew in case you want to revert to a state of pissedness.
By jove, I believe you may have just hit the said nail right on the bonce
[cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]theres a decent chippy in the west end by the blue posts pub near the little market where all the strip joints and sex shops are..
Berwick Street?
I used to frequent there on pay day fridays when I worked in Soho. It's v popular.
There is also one by Leather Lane market off High Holborn.
[cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]theres a decent chippy in the west end by the blue posts pub near the little market where all the strip joints and sex shops are..
Berwick Street?
I used to frequent there on pay day fridays when I worked in Soho. It's v popular.
There is also one by Leather Lane market off High Holborn.
berwick street market thats the one, que a mile long on a friday lunch time.
A bath where you can sit up the deep end but not have a plug up your arse (i know that will disappoint some on here) nor taps in your neck. It would have to be done on some kind of lever/see saw system.
Would be quite strange in your world if somebody had a heart attack one day before they reached 80 and the hospital did all they could and saved their lives and then killed them the next day!
Would love to see a world where the ethos is to charge a fair price for a fair job - not try to screw people, wanting as much money for as little work/product as possible. Have a much lower maximum wage and a much higher minimum one.
Ensure armed forces are funded only to be a defensive force so we can't enter any future wars even if we wanted to.
Have trainspotters run the railways - they love the bloody things so would do a far better job for relative peanuts than is done now by people wanting to make a profit at our expense - If the service was rubbish they would top themselves.
Bring utilities back into public ownership whith the ethos to be a cheap as possible and make profiteering from basic services a dirty word.
Review the financial services sector and banks so that we are not at the whim of a big casino and look for ways to get the country back to it's manufacturing roots.
Mr OneLung's euthanasia utopia is already here in the NHS.
They don't call it euthanasia of course in case people protest. Liverpool Care Pathway is the preferred term in Orwellian NHS speak and essentially it gives doctors and nurses carte blanche to stop treating, feeding and giving drinks to patients they want to eliminate for whatever reason with little or no comeback for relatives.
The Shag 'n Sleep is a revolutionary new condom that it coated on the outside with a layer of nitrazepam. So just as you are ready to enjoy a nice post-coital kip, so is she. No talking, no cuddling and no having to bring her to the boil artificially, just a nice little sleep for both of you.
WARNING: Be careful not to confuse this with the Shag 'n Sleep Forever which is a condom aimed at the over eighties liberally coated inside and out with pentobarbital for that final congress. (NB - I am only joking)
All humans to be given five 'death spells' (I will let the marketing boys re-brand this) These are all you get in all your life. You can only start using them after the age of 21. (we can have a referendum to alter this if required) you can only use one against any one individual, or animal.
If someone really, really deserves it, or really, really pisses you off, you can choose to give them one of your death spells. If five other people do the same, the object of the 'spells' dies instantly, though organs can be used for tansplants and medical research.
After a while people will behave better. People who have received say four 'spells' will really make an effort to be nicer.
I can see absolutely NO drawbacks to this plan, and have written to the US government with my idea as they seem best placed to research and implement this life changing idea.
They rejected my idea of edible beer cans that taste of crisps
[cite]Posted By: Cordoban Addick[/cite]Not patented yet but ...
A bath where you can sit up the deep end but not have a plug up your arse (i know that will disappoint some on here) nor taps in your neck. It would have to be done on some kind of lever/see saw system.
Already got one mate. Only drawback - the bloke who fitted it got it the wrong way around, so we still got the taps in our back...LOL
Mrs Large and I always talk about moving to Cyprus and opening a car wash business. Very dusty out there, all have nice cars but hardly ever see a car wash. In fact I can only remember ever seeing one. Someone's going to make a mint one day.
I'm fed up of having to put up with pubs pretending to be trendy bars and catering for the 20 somethings. I don't want to eat rubbish food, stand in a crowded bar surrounded by chrome and mirrors, listening to crappy music pumped out really loud for the benefit of the bar staff and their mates whilst some chav and his mates discuss the finer points of what he did to his girlfriend last night. I just want to be able to sit with a decent pint and maybe something to eat, in nice, comfortable surroundings where you can hear the person next to you speaking without a Brian Blessed impression.
*not to be confused with old mens pubs and the Liberal. I've put the 35 year age limit on it to take account of the underage drinkers coming in at 30...
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Funny you should say that... my great uncle used to take his 90 year old Dad to their local pub where they got free drinks because the bar had a sign up saying free drinks to over 70s when accompanied by a parent.
"Compulsory euthanasia at 80.
No messing about eeking out your pension/savings - you know exactly how much and how long you have got to spend it.
No sitting there being spoon fed whilst dribbling incoherently.
Frees up hospital beds and council housing and services etc.
And what major inventions/breakthroughs have come from someone aged over 80?
This may be a tough one to sell to the general public though....."
I have images of Micheal York and Jenny Agutter running around whilst the scenery shakes. Mainly though I have images of Jenny Agutter.
I'll let my nan know. She was 90 on Sunday. Lives on her own. Gets herself around. She said on Sunday she liked dancing and she liked my idea of installing a light up dance floor on the middle of her living room so she could have a disco every night in the evenings.
:-)
I can't remember the full details but it basically involved nationalising drug dealing so that the government knocked out all confiscated hard drugs at say 10p a pop. This would mean that drug dealers couldn't make a profit so would go out of business. Then, his masterstroke, was for the government to poison the drugs in their possession and basically kill off every drug user in the country.
He was a quiet family man and was deadly serious. He couldn't see the flaws in his masterplan, even when I pointed out that if it was 10p a pop wouldn't there be a risk that one of his daughters may become hooked on the stuff if it was so cheap. He just looked at me blankly.
Scary!
Ideal for use on sweaty tubes, etc. Add a tube to allow you to drink in comfort in a sweaty boozer.
Genius or what.
Would obviously make different heights available.
Gardens, parks, golf courses etc.
If only I took some notice during Biology / Chemistry.
Brilliant - definitely a LOL moment
On that euthanasia thing, do I get e refund if I die before 80?
By jove, I believe you may have just hit the said nail right on the bonce
What a cracking Idea!
Berwick Street?
I used to frequent there on pay day fridays when I worked in Soho. It's v popular.
There is also one by Leather Lane market off High Holborn.
berwick street market thats the one, que a mile long on a friday lunch time.
.
A bath where you can sit up the deep end but not have a plug up your arse (i know that will disappoint some on here) nor taps in your neck. It would have to be done on some kind of lever/see saw system.
Post 7....dont nick Racon's idea.
Would love to see a world where the ethos is to charge a fair price for a fair job - not try to screw people, wanting as much money for as little work/product as possible. Have a much lower maximum wage and a much higher minimum one.
Ensure armed forces are funded only to be a defensive force so we can't enter any future wars even if we wanted to.
Have trainspotters run the railways - they love the bloody things so would do a far better job for relative peanuts than is done now by people wanting to make a profit at our expense - If the service was rubbish they would top themselves.
Bring utilities back into public ownership whith the ethos to be a cheap as possible and make profiteering from basic services a dirty word.
Review the financial services sector and banks so that we are not at the whim of a big casino and look for ways to get the country back to it's manufacturing roots.
Agree with the mute button on the wife.
They don't call it euthanasia of course in case people protest. Liverpool Care Pathway is the preferred term in Orwellian NHS speak and essentially it gives doctors and nurses carte blanche to stop treating, feeding and giving drinks to patients they want to eliminate for whatever reason with little or no comeback for relatives.
WARNING: Be careful not to confuse this with the Shag 'n Sleep Forever which is a condom aimed at the over eighties liberally coated inside and out with pentobarbital for that final congress. (NB - I am only joking)
These are all you get in all your life. You can only start using them after the age of 21. (we can have a referendum to alter this if required)
you can only use one against any one individual, or animal.
If someone really, really deserves it, or really, really pisses you off, you can choose to give them one of your death spells.
If five other people do the same, the object of the 'spells' dies instantly, though organs can be used for tansplants and medical research.
After a while people will behave better.
People who have received say four 'spells' will really make an effort to be nicer.
I can see absolutely NO drawbacks to this plan, and have written to the US government with my idea as they seem best placed to research and implement this life changing idea.
They rejected my idea of edible beer cans that taste of crisps
Already got one mate. Only drawback - the bloke who fitted it got it the wrong way around, so we still got the taps in our back...LOL
I'm fed up of having to put up with pubs pretending to be trendy bars and catering for the 20 somethings. I don't want to eat rubbish food, stand in a crowded bar surrounded by chrome and mirrors, listening to crappy music pumped out really loud for the benefit of the bar staff and their mates whilst some chav and his mates discuss the finer points of what he did to his girlfriend last night. I just want to be able to sit with a decent pint and maybe something to eat, in nice, comfortable surroundings where you can hear the person next to you speaking without a Brian Blessed impression.
*not to be confused with old mens pubs and the Liberal. I've put the 35 year age limit on it to take account of the underage drinkers coming in at 30...