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TWAT OF THE WEEK


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  • Started 2 years ago by Scroat
  • Latest reply from rikkor

Tags:

  • Abba tribute band. (Wait for it.)
  • Cassock lifter.
  • Fishers of men.
  • Gove
  • Holy pederasty Batman!
  • Moanings at Severn.
  • Priest hole.
  • Roman hands and...
  • Severn will get you ten.
  • Severn? You don't look a day over 5.
  • Suffer the children to come on me.
  • Vicar of diddle me.
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  1. allmyownstunts

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    Get well soon, Sauce. Sounds like you've had a horrendous time.

    Most GPs earn a vast amount less than the figures quoted in the media. Those that do earn more than six figures (in Scotland at least) are in remote and rural areas and pay their staff out of their salaries as well as handling a 365 days a year on-call commitment.

    GPs did get a huge and badly-needed improvement to their contracts a few years back, which is costing the NHS a lot to service. But their workloads increased vastly (I harldy ever see my husband these days which is quite possibly why I am on NB so much) and now we are all cowering under the government-led media backlash implying that GPs are all fat lazy overpaid bastards, in order that their contracts can be whittled away in the months to come, with no public outcry.

    Thanks for the oppotrunity to give everyone a giggle! xx

    Posted 2 years ago #
  2. edward hack

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    My first partner was a Roman Catholic priest...I shared his bed for 11 years (1988-1999)...he loved God, hated religion. Hated religious sychophants even more....was of the opinion religion was such a personal affair it should and could never be shared with others.
    We lived in an old wooden shack on the banks of the river Severn in Shropshire, he had a small chapel in the garden (a rickety old shed)
    No bells, no smells.
    Best years of my life and not once did he ever raise the subject of religion unless I (usually pissed) asked for it.
    Religion for him was with his Lord which he honoured at home, in his own time.
    He was not considered suitable material to run a parish because of his (bohemian) beliefs and outwardly gay attitude.
    I found out when he died he had been a priest at Woormwood Scrubs for a while.
    RIP that man.
    Nuff said

    I never doubted them for a second

    Posted 2 years ago #
  3. sauce

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    He sounds like a wonderful person, Ed. RIP indeed. xx

    Sorry Stunts, I wasn't having a dig at GPs. I think our doctors are fabulous and have to work bloody hard (and spend years training) for what they earn. But they probably don't want to add a huge pile of paperwork and pen-(mouse-)pushing to the equation. If they're anything like teachers (of whom I know a number) they want to actually do their job not fill in bloody forms.

    No easy ways to deal with savings - whatever happens, however careful, some are going to affect care, treatment, access and waiting list times.

    PS Feeling much better already

    Posted 2 years ago #
  4. Skylarking

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    RIP Ibid

    Thanks for sharing, Edward - especially on a site more used to mocking people's ridiculousness etc.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  5. Scroat

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    I'll second that Mr Hack. A fitting tribute indeed. He must be sadly missed.

    Getting back to my initial suggestion, all I said was that I thought it a bit weird. I'm not doing a Dawkins and advocating that the clergy be put up against a wall and shot. It's just that I don't understand their stance on this issue.

    Heard one such prelate on the radio yesterday saying they're not being sexist or mysogenistic. They are opposed to women bishops because so many of the churchgoing population won't recognise their validity of bishops. Or something.

    Does bring a whole new meaning to the Bishopric though. Bishopfanny has a certain ring to it.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  6. Scroat

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    Bishoptwat?

    Posted 2 years ago #
  7. ramblesnake

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    Being a strict Roman Baptist I'm not too bothered about the C of E but are you doing Islam next week?

    Mr H I've been pretty sure for a long time you were originally red indian-ooops, native american. Thanks for the confirmatiion.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  8. rikkor

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    Edward, I believe that I saw the movie adaptation of your youthful escapades. It was called "Take Me Up The Severn", I believe. The priest was played by Orson Welles.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  9. Skylarking

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    True story: There was actually a church in Liverpool who invited their Bishop to a special yoof event. After a delicious bbbq, young people could ask his Rt Reverendness whatever difficult questions they wanted. And the church called the event (in all innnocence one must assume) "Bash the Bishop". FACT. I have witnesses...

    Posted 2 years ago #
  10. Mrblacker

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    You are Jehovah and I claim my free pass to heaven

    Posted 2 years ago #
  11. rikkor

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    Blacker, I witness your request to Jehovah.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  12. rikkor

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    My tags are inspired. Their haiku or twitter-like brevity gets my creative juices flowing. PHWOAR!

    Posted 2 years ago #

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