Scottish independence

I'm all for it. Plus the immediate reinstatement and extension of Hadrian's Wall to keep them away from the rest of us. If it works we could do it with the Welsh as well.

Anyone see any problems with that?

Posted By: Peculiar Swan on January 22nd 2007 at 12:33:19

Message Thread

Scottish independence (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 22, 12:33:19
- Don't forget they would have most of the oil (n/m) (General Chat) - bongo33, Jan 22, 12:40:24
  - How the fuck is it their oil? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:49:40
    - It's in what would become their territorial waters if they were an independent nation (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 22, 12:55:34
      - though territorial waters only extended 12 miles? (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:56:46
        
        but the North Sea got carved up into areas for oil exploration/production (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Jan 22, 19:57:36
        
        Haregoo (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 22, 13:00:51
        
        There is no need for me to open the link as I already knew I was talking shite. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 13:02:24
    - ask the US, they nick it daily (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 12:54:42
    - PS no need to swear dear (n/m) (General Chat) - bongo33, Jan 22, 12:53:43
      - sorry (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:58:04
    - Due to the law of the sea and boundaries or something (General Chat) - bongo33, Jan 22, 12:53:08
      - It's got fuck all to do with them (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:55:27
        
        They also have proper mountains, many islands and shit loads of snow. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 22, 12:58:05
        
        and tartan, shortbread and lulu and they invented lots of shite (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:59:23
        
        and Del Amitri (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 13:00:16
        
        Sheena Easton (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jan 22, 13:03:58
        
        Lynne Faulds-Wood (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 13:06:40
        
        I heard that Haggis didn't properly originate from scotland (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 12:56:51
        
        Nor did Robert the Bruce. Born in Essex. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 12:58:23
        
        Robert the Bruce? (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 13:00:38
        
        ended up in the cast of flying docters (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 13:01:20
        
        o (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 13:01:42
        
        same difference, they all drink to excess and talk shite. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 12:57:47
        
        I thought that was our board? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 12:59:44
        
        It is!! The oil is ours then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 13:01:33
  - Then it wouldn't be long before the US invaded. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 22, 12:42:20
    - Yes, due to lack of nukes (General Chat) - bongo33, Jan 22, 12:46:13
- Hadrian's Wall runs entirely through England now (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 22, 12:38:18
  - Problem with the Antonine (General Chat) - romayellow, Jan 22, 12:41:13
    - Quite a lot of Hadrian's Wall was turf only as well (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 22, 12:57:44
      - Well my boy..... (General Chat) - romayellow, Jan 22, 14:06:00
        
        Trade barrier, easier to raise taxes (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 22, 14:32:45
        
        HE was also (General Chat) - romayellow, Jan 22, 15:31:22
  - OK... (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 22, 12:38:51
- You know that walkers advert where they take the British Isles to jamaica? (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 12:38:09
- Offa's Dyke (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 22, 12:37:52
  - I'm sure I've seen her in a video somewhere (n/m) (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 22, 12:38:18
- Agreed (General Chat) - romayellow, Jan 22, 12:36:20
- i'm not... i'm sure it will see the english taxes rise. (n/m) (General Chat) - Alan, Jan 22, 12:34:25
  - England subsidises Scotland to the tune of ?30bn a year (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 22, 12:43:52
  - Have you done a study on it, taking into account the Laffer Curve? (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Jan 22, 12:42:28

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