Let it snow,let it snow,let it snow

[westgrandboulevard]

If, by 'endearing', you're meaning Ed M., I wouldn't have thought the electorate will go for him in a big way....but who knows, they might....

[144man]

If Winston Churchill was standing for PM, no one would ever vote for him based on his looks.

[westgrandboulevard]

I agree, but Winston Churchill had 'gravitas', and looked like he could walk the walk [[albeit with a stick!), as well as talk the talk....

[144man]

If I've got a straight choice between someone who looks bad eating a bacon sarnie and someone who forgets their kid in a pub, I know who I'd rather vote for.

[westgrandboulevard]

In the past, I've voted Conservative and then Labour [[twice).

Neither of those gentlemen really impress me [[they seem more suited to John Lewis, and I don't mean just the menswear department)....but I do think the voting pattern will be, as it often is, a case of 'better the devil you know', if the opposing candidate does not have a sufficiently powerful manifesto and personality, to make any proposed changes seem more impressive to voters than the party in power and, therefore, less risky.

This time around, I don't think that will happen..but, of course, I may well be wrong.

[144man]

I think at the coming election in England [[but not Scotland), people will be voting to keep the main party they don't like out rather than getting a party they do like in.

[westgrandboulevard]

Yes, I would agree with that...but there's nothing positive about those voting tactics, and likely to be nothing positive to follow the election.

[144man]

Of course all those problems would be solved by making me Supreme Dictator. However I don't fancy the prospect of ending upside down, hanging from a meat hook

[westgrandboulevard]

Quite. So much easier to sit at a table, cutlery poised, and demand "Where's the beef?"

[Jerry Oz]

Don't have closed minds. Braised loin of dictator might not be such a bad meal if prepared by the right chef.

[[I'll avoid the horrible word plays off of 'loin', 'dictator', and 'eating' for sake of decorum.)

[arr&bee]

Polls,polls,polls everywhere.

[144man]

That's just your opinion!

[Jerry Oz]

And I respect every man's opinion, regardless of how ridiculous it is.

[144man]

So what's wrong with women's opinions then?

[Jerry Oz]

Nothing. But, when I want them, I'll give them to them.

[arr&bee]

I ran into a poll the other day,it darn near knocked me down.

[westgrandboulevard]

The same thing happened when you ran into a bar, didn't it....

[arr&bee]

I'm barred from bars.

[westgrandboulevard]

Yes, your natural habitat is in an open plan zoo, with moats.....

[Jerry Oz]

Actually, it's an open urban zoo with mofos...

[westgrandboulevard]

Survival of the species is obviously still paramount.

[Jerry Oz]

That seems to be the least of mankind's motivations in 2015. More like survival of the message.

[westgrandboulevard]

Many would say they see no difference.

[Jerry Oz]

Maybe, but they're lying to themselves and us. The message, for the messengers, is validation through acting on the word of others. Even if that action is contrary to common sense or the survival of the species. That's the danger of religion. It's cool to believe and honor God but it should be personal. Less cool to think that you can force His word [[in your interpretation of it) upon someone who is not like minded. Usually there is someone, somewhere, pulling strings to make sure he is empowered by the zeal of others.

And then you get the polar opposite who believe that only their needs matter. It's all primeval. Get more power, collect more mates, sire more offspring so that your gene pool can live forever. And guess what? That's the same mindset that some religious leaders have and it's their primary motivation for 'spreading the message' as referenced in the above paragraph.

So it all comes full circle. The message is important ultimately for the survival of self and that need is what allows the strong to survive. Yin, meet Yang.

[arr&bee]

Yin and yang,they owe me money.

[westgrandboulevard]

Is there anyone who you think may not?

[Jerry Oz]

Him? Of course not. He once took a wad of navel lint from a homeless man in lieu of payment after telling the man asked him if he knew the time. Every week, the homeless man is reminded that the amount he owes grows due to vigorish.

[arr&bee]

him? Of course not. He once took a wad of navel lint from a homeless man in lieu of payment after telling the man asked him if he knew the time. Every week, the homeless man is reminded that the amount he owes grows due to vigorish.

those charges are trumped up,my fingerprints were never found on that lint.

[westgrandboulevard]

Because you clutched that lint with your bare feet, didn't you.....and don't you lie to me....

[arr&bee]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...darn it west you're too good,now look i have a nice bribe..opps,err,ahem,hehe...a nice cash offering now go buy something nice...you're desended from[sherlack hemms]that famous british sloth.

[Jerry Oz]

Isn't it elementary?

[westgrandboulevard]

Of course, my dear Watson.

[144man]

If you know what's good for you, you'll stay away from the Reichenbach falls.

[westgrandboulevard]

I like a bit of edge.

If I find I simply can't stay away, I'm sure we'll all meet again, sometime, somewhere....

[arr&bee]

It's all a mystery to me.

[Jerry Oz]

Call Scooby, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Greg. They're good at solving mysteries.

[westgrandboulevard]

It's certainly a mystery that they're good at solving them.

They all look as if they might be a bit....well.... vulnerable.

[Jerry Oz]

That's where the Scooby Snacks come in play. Shaggy and Scoob take 'supplements' that energize them and allow them to solve crimes. Just goes to show you that Adderall has its effective uses.

[westgrandboulevard]

I believe I could solve crimes with just one multivitamin tablet, and a cod liver oil capsule.

[Jerry Oz]

Not me. I would need all of the make-believe forensic tools that they use on television to figure out where I put my reading glasses in order to read the case files. Forget about solving crimes.

[westgrandboulevard]

You'll find those reading glasses where you always put them - on top of your head.

[Jerry Oz]

If I could only keep from losing my head from time to time...

[westgrandboulevard]

If you had a spare, you'd find yourself ahead.

[arr&bee]

I once wondered why my vision had inproved so much,until i discovered that i still had my glasses on...darn hooch.

[westgrandboulevard]

I see.....

[Jerry Oz]

I had a similar problem. My eye was hurting every time I drank a cup of tea, so I went to the doctor. He advised me to remove the spoon before sipping and somehow, the pain stopped.

[westgrandboulevard]

Remarkable. Your doctor is possessed of great insight.

[Jerry Oz]

He's great like that. He's a true visionary.

[westgrandboulevard]

Sounds totally out of sight....

[Jerry Oz]

And easy on the eyes...