Two years ... and still no investigation?

[Paul Sherratt]

Is ' Bakewell Tart ' acceptable ?

[Simon]

Is ' Bakewell Tart ' acceptable ?

Certainly not, Paul. For purists say that such a concoction is simply a commercial perversion of the Original Pudding.

[french frank]

Thank you. I'm aware of how banter works on here and engage in it myself regularly enough.

I have now considered your comment and decided, rightly or wrongly, whether or not to accept it at face value.

I think it would have been more helpful, Simon, if you had made it perfectly clear what you had in mind with this thread rather than resort to innuendo, then there would have been something to discuss.

The result has been that there hasn't been one completely on topic reply because we don't know what you're implying.

[Paul Sherratt]

>>>Perversion of the Original Pudding.


Ok, thanks, Pud.

[Serial_Apologist]

Is ' Bakewell Tart ' acceptable ?

My view is there's no almond it...

[handsomefortune]

My post was sent in the same spirit of banter as is regularly exchanged between myself, Ams, Calum da jazbo, salymap, Anna, handsomefortune, and others too numerous to list, and accepted as such.

come to mention it, you do 'troll' (whatever that actually means....it's a bit subjective)? a tiny bit actually, ....about serialism.....and maybe vaughan williams ....and kenny wheeler!

it never occurs to me that posts i find unappealing are from 'trolls' tbh. more that personally i just don't find them of interest, or disagree..... but that's life!

but imo you, serial apologist, are a very unlikely candidate as a 'troll' ....if you are one, you are absolutely rubbish at it, and have presumably long since given up. or, are an extremely apathetic troll perhaps?!

either that, or simon is just mistaken, maybe got out of bed the wrong side? or has the devil on his back for halloween perhaps? or this particular week, with its beautiful big full moon, perhaps we are all under hypnosis and just don't realise as yet? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gr...%A9ctrica2.jpg

[Simon]

I think it would have been more helpful, Simon, if you had made it perfectly clear what you had in mind with this thread rather than resort to innuendo, then there would have been something to discuss.

The result has been that there hasn't been one completely on topic reply because we don't know what you're implying.

I see. Sorry. Well, I hoped that people would read the article and comment on it.

It's clear that it's an important issue for the Greeks, but I think also in general, for issues like the freedom of the press to investigate corruption at the highest level. We take it for granted, and inded they can go too far! - but as we all know there are many places where this freedom doesn't exist.

That the place where democracy was apparently first mooted could be a party to the jailing of a newspaper editor for this kind of story was, I think, part of the reason that it attracted such wide attention and it's good that this won't happen. But equally, it raises an important point about power - the argument that regardless of what "party" or agenda those in power purport to support, when it comes down to money those at the top are all the same. Out for themselves. This isn't an argument that I would necessarily support in blanket terms, but I'm well enough aware of how corruption works, and in the Greek case there seems to be no apparent good reason why the names on the list were not, if only cursorily, investigated. That none of them has used the system to evade tax is hard to believe.

My own work takes me to Switzerland quite a lot, and I've mentioned before in the past that, scenery apart, I'm always glad to get out of it. So the link between Swiss banks and this kind of possible sleaze doesn't surprise me. My comment that I think there's more to come out of this stands: I think, though I may be quite wrong, that somebody will break cover, or at least a more serious aspect will arise in due course.

Whatever, it's an interesting story to me, at any rate!

[Anna]

My own work takes me to Switzerland quite a lot

And, have they finally seen sense, Simon?

[Serial_Apologist]

come to mention it, you do 'troll' (whatever that actually means....it's a bit subjective)? a tiny bit actually, ....about serialism.....and maybe vaughan williams ....and kenny wheeler!

[Serial_Apologist]

And, have they finally seen sense, Simon?

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuw!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnfKmNRfLYU

[Simon]

And, have they finally seen sense, Simon?

I'm really sorry that I haven't grasped your reference. But you appear to have made S-A happy, so that's a positive at any rate.

[Anna]

I'm really sorry that I haven't grasped your reference. But you appear to have made S-A happy, so that's a positive at any rate.

Oh, myriad apologies Simon, was it not you that started the old R3 MB thread about Switzerland having common sense about Minarets and knocking them down or refusing planning? If so, apologies and who was it.
Yes, if I make S_A happy, that's ok. He's ok. If he's ok, then I am ok.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztmM91bqD3k

[Simon]

Oh, myriad apologies Simon, was it not you that started the old R3 MB thread about Switzerland having common sense about Minarets and knocking them down or refusing planning? If so, apologies and who was it.

I haven't a clue; I only vaguely recall the topic. But no need to apologize for anything, although I'm still not sure what you think they should have seen sense about...

[Flosshilde]

One goes away, one returns, & one finds that nothing much changes.



So comforting.



Except that I find, on another thread, that Mr Pee has returned!

[amateur51]

My post was sent in the same spirit of banter as is regularly exchanged between myself, Ams, Calum da jazbo, salymap, Anna, handsomefortune, and others too numerous to list, and accepted as such.

Only just seen this S_A