Should the UK grow up and seriously restrict alcohol use/ownership

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Ban it?

Poll ended at Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:28 am

Ban it outright
1
8%
Ban it for emotional people
0
No votes
Ban it for low IQs
2
15%
Ban it for people that lack the capacity to only have one
1
8%
Keep the same insane drug laws that allow alcohol use
9
69%
 
Total votes: 13

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Re: Should the UK grow up and seriously restrict alcohol use/ownership

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Logic says

Motorcycles have few legitimate uses and those uses can be done using other forms of transport.

Motorcycles are dangerous. They kill people, and leave many others with life changing injuries.

The cost to the NHS and the UK economy cannot be justified in these straightened times.

Therefore motorcycles are banned. All motorcycles must be handed in to the authorities by 1 June 2023. There will be no exceptions.
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Motorcycles aren’t designed to kill things
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Docca wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:50 pm Motorcycles aren’t designed to kill things
If you crash into someone whilst on a bike purposfully that is classed as an assault with a deadly weapon by the law.

So maybe they are!

Every bike i have got on has tried to kill me so i'm living proof... :wtf:
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Greenman wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:55 pm

So maybe they are!

No, they're not designed to.
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Docca wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:50 pm Motorcycles aren’t designed to kill things
I can assure you that not all guns are designed to kill things. Specialist target guns are certainly not, and are actually very inefficient at killing. They are usually heavy, cumbersome, and their ammunition is designed for accuracy above any striking power. Some are even still single shot.

Never mind, your mind set, "guns are bad, ban them" is a popular refrain in the Home Office, and with many MPs. Most of them metaphorically sing "la, la, la, guns kill, la, la, la." at any attempt to actually educate them, as do you.
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I prefer single shot for target shooting. Refilling mags is just not convenient.
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:13 pm I prefer single shot for target shooting. Refilling mags is just not convenient.
It also gives the ultimate in accuracy. Nothing moves except the firing pin,
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Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:25 pm
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:13 pm I prefer single shot for target shooting. Refilling mags is just not convenient.
It also gives the ultimate in accuracy. Nothing moves except the firing pin,
Accuracy is what separates us from American's.
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:37 pm Accuracy is what separates us from American's.

Punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language.

What American’s what, you damned dope?
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JackyJoll wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:40 pm
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:37 pm Accuracy is what separates us from American's.

Punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language.

What American’s what, you damned dope?
American person, more than one, is a plural, so the apostrophe.

As you say, punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language, you damned dope.
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:40 pm
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:37 pm Accuracy is what separates us from American's.

Punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language.

What American’s what, you damned dope?
American person, more than one, is a plural, so the

As you say, punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language, you damned dope.
Americans - plural . No apostrophe
American’s - belongs to an , or all Americans . Apostrophe.

Not difficult
And I am as dyslexic as they come.
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm American person, more than one, is a plural, so the apostrophe.
You really don't understand how wrong you are, do you? Plurals are denoted by the addition of an 's'. A single American, a group of Americans. The apostrophe is used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters, as when "it is" is truncated to "it's" or "is not" is truncated to "isn't".
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm As you say, punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language, you damned dope.
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Well I'm glad we've cleared that one up.
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Aren't you going to ask for 'proof', which you'll then reject because it doesn't suit your point of view?
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:40 pm
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:37 pm Accuracy is what separates us from American's.

Punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language.

What American’s what, you damned dope?
American person, more than one, is a plural, so the apostrophe.

As you say, punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language, you damned dope.
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Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm
American person, more than one, is a plural, so the apostrophe.
Quoted, out of sheer admiration.
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Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:20 pm
Ant wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:44 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:40 pm


Punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language.

What American’s what, you damned dope?
American person, more than one, is a plural, so the

As you say, punctuation is what separates you from people who can write their own native language, you damned dope.
Americans - plural . No apostrophe
American’s - belongs to an , or all Americans . Apostrophe.

Not difficult
And I am as dyslexic as they come.
Americans’ - belonging to more than one American.
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We have done apostrophes, can we have views on the Oxford comma?
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Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:06 pm We have done apostrophes, can we have views on the Oxford comma?
Do you mean “May we?”
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What's the plural for more than one side grinder?