http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 06:45:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165725 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:54:51 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 165725@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>We need more appreciation of feedback of that calibre around here. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165719 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:30:33 +0000 andrewl81 165719@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks. Genuinely appreciated the feedback. All taken on board. I'll go away and edit. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165675 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:27:59 +0000 shaggy 165675@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>maybe 'to instigate reviews after failure of lies at by-election'? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165670 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:11:25 +0000 Yikes 165670@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very good - FP material.</p> <p>Agree with VCG and Sinnick's points.</p> <p>Maybe 2nd last para ends with "start working on some pretty big lying" it could continue with adding a snappy and humourous example. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165578 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:50:45 +0000 Sinnick 165578@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yes, like it. 4*. Love the Bulgaria sentence.</p> <p>Agree with VCG's point, the punchline needs, er, more punch.</p> <p>If I had to pick at it, the title might be a little more succinct. Also, you could use other words or phrases to replace the word "lie" - eg, exaggerate, promise, misrepresent, misunderstand, fib, porkies, economical with truth, etc, etc. You could get away with the word or alternatives even more frequently - to good effect.</p> <p>Could mention a training course at Munchausen University ? (sorry, I just made that up) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165574 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:35:55 +0000 Titus 165574@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yeah - good theme. Stars. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165570 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:21:05 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 165570@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I like this.</p> <p>"marginal and slightly racist liars" is a wonderful description of UKIP.</p> <p>I think it would end a little more strongly if you changed "start lying" to "get back to those sort of lies" or something. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=57166#post-165564 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:33 +0000 andrewl81 165564@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The National Executive of both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party have promised to undertake a wide ranging review looking at the quality of their lies after voters in Eastleigh turned their backs the falsehoods offered by the mainstream parties.</p> <p>At the by election, caused by the resignation of legendary Lib Dem liar Chris Huhne, voters elected Mike Thornton. </p> <p>Commentators have speculated that the Liberal Democrat had won the seat after personally lying to the whole constituency. </p> <p>Local political commentator and expert on local lying Scamp Rake said, "Mike Thornton promised us all that his council would not build houses on green belt land. And then he did. That's an incedible piece of lying. When you add that to the Nick Clegg's lying over the Rennard affair and NHS reform and Student Loans you can see the efforts the Lib Dems are putting in to getting those lies out there." </p> <p>In a stunning result for marginal and slightly racist liars UKIP the voters of Eastleigh took a clear shine to their fable that 70% of Bulgaria was going to move to the constituency unless UKIP was elected.</p> <p>Scamp Rake had harsh words for David Cameron on the quality of his lying, "The Conservatives aren't lying. They are quite openly being cunts. If David Cameron wants to start winning back former Tory voters then he needs to start working on some pretty big lying. </p> <p>A former Labour party member in the constituency claimed he couldn't back Ed Milliband until he know what lies he stands for. The voter said, "Normally when it comes to lying I'd back Labour 100%. I, like many party members remember fondly the lie that took us into a war in Iraq, but that was a long, long time ago. If Ed Milliband wants to be taken seriously he needs to start lying" </p>