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This is the first I heard about this WTF
What a fooking idiot !!! his agent must be freakin' out ..and his kids....
What a fooking idiot !!! his agent must be freakin' out ..and his kids....
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China closes airspace after thousands report UFO
A CHINESE airport was dramatically closed after an ALIEN craft was detected by baffled air traffic controllers.
They spotted the UFO on radar screens forcing bosses to ground flights and divert planes away from Xiaoshan airport in the eastern city of Hangzhou.
The mysterious object glowed on monitoring instruments late on Wednesday night and was snapped by a stunned local.
Many reported seeing a comet-like fireball in the sky.
The craft eventually vanished from radar screens but airport chiefs launched an immediate probe into the sighting.
A bus driver, who witnessed the strange object soaring across the sky, said: "The thing suddenly ran westwards fast, like it was escaping from something."
Below is a clip from YouTube of some of the pictures that were taken and released in Chinese newspapers. For some reason the press over here are taking it all as a bit of a joke but the rest of the world are taking this very seriously, not least because....
THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR IN THE SAME AREA!!!!!!
A CHINESE airport was dramatically closed after an ALIEN craft was detected by baffled air traffic controllers.
They spotted the UFO on radar screens forcing bosses to ground flights and divert planes away from Xiaoshan airport in the eastern city of Hangzhou.
The mysterious object glowed on monitoring instruments late on Wednesday night and was snapped by a stunned local.
Many reported seeing a comet-like fireball in the sky.
The craft eventually vanished from radar screens but airport chiefs launched an immediate probe into the sighting.
A bus driver, who witnessed the strange object soaring across the sky, said: "The thing suddenly ran westwards fast, like it was escaping from something."
Below is a clip from YouTube of some of the pictures that were taken and released in Chinese newspapers. For some reason the press over here are taking it all as a bit of a joke but the rest of the world are taking this very seriously, not least because....
THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR IN THE SAME AREA!!!!!!
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Which came first? - Finally solved!
BOFFINS have revealed the chicken DID come before the egg after all.
Scientists cracked the age-old puzzle after discovering the formation of eggs is only possible thanks to a protein found in chicken's ovaries.
That means eggs have to be formed in chickens.
The protein — called ovocledidin-17 (OC-17) — speeds up the development of the shell.
Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick universities LAID out their findings in the paper 'Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein'.
They used a super computer to zoom in on the formation of an egg and realised the protein is vital in kick-starting the crystallisation process.
It works by converting calcium carbonate into calcite crystals which makes up the egg shell.
Dr Colin Freeman, from Sheffield University's Department of Engineering Materials, said: "It had long been suspected that the egg came first but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first.
"The protein had been identified before and it was linked to egg formation but by examining it closely we have been able to see how it controls the process.
"It's very interesting to find that different types of avian species seem to have a variation of the protein that does the same job."
It is hoped the discovery leads to the invention of new materials.
Yeh...all that mumbo jumbo about Proteins is very nice and interesting but can these scientists answer me this?!
How did the chicken come first if there was no egg for it to hatch out of?! Eh? Eh?!
BOFFINS have revealed the chicken DID come before the egg after all.
Scientists cracked the age-old puzzle after discovering the formation of eggs is only possible thanks to a protein found in chicken's ovaries.
That means eggs have to be formed in chickens.
The protein — called ovocledidin-17 (OC-17) — speeds up the development of the shell.
Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick universities LAID out their findings in the paper 'Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein'.
They used a super computer to zoom in on the formation of an egg and realised the protein is vital in kick-starting the crystallisation process.
It works by converting calcium carbonate into calcite crystals which makes up the egg shell.
Dr Colin Freeman, from Sheffield University's Department of Engineering Materials, said: "It had long been suspected that the egg came first but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first.
"The protein had been identified before and it was linked to egg formation but by examining it closely we have been able to see how it controls the process.
"It's very interesting to find that different types of avian species seem to have a variation of the protein that does the same job."
It is hoped the discovery leads to the invention of new materials.
Yeh...all that mumbo jumbo about Proteins is very nice and interesting but can these scientists answer me this?!
How did the chicken come first if there was no egg for it to hatch out of?! Eh? Eh?!
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Dumb animals or dumb owners?
A BRAINY dog trapped in a baking-hot car honked the horn until he was rescued.
The pooch panicked after the vehicle heated up to 32C (90F) and realised he had to get out.
So clever Labrador Max pressed the horn with his paw until help arrived.
Animal hospital worker Nancy Soares said the dog was in the car for around an hour in eastern Pennsylvania, US.
His owner had gone shopping and forgot that Max was in the car.
She heard the horn after unpacking at home, but saw nothing wrong when she looked out of the window.
But when it kept happening she went out to investigate and finally noticed Max sitting in the driver's seat honking the horn.
She gave him cold water to drink and soaked him with wet towels to cool him down.
He survived after suffering a bout of heat exhaustion.
People like this should not have the right to own a Dog. FFS...she heard her car horn go and all she did was "look out the window"?! Surely if your car is parked outside without you in it and the horn goes off you bloody go and have a look?!
Dogs should be at the forefront of your mind at all times if you're an owner. Saying you forgot about your Dog is simply not an answer. There's no difference in my mind between cruelty to a Dog and cruelty to a child!
Thank God on this occasion the pooch had more brains than it's stupid owner!
A BRAINY dog trapped in a baking-hot car honked the horn until he was rescued.
The pooch panicked after the vehicle heated up to 32C (90F) and realised he had to get out.
So clever Labrador Max pressed the horn with his paw until help arrived.
Animal hospital worker Nancy Soares said the dog was in the car for around an hour in eastern Pennsylvania, US.
His owner had gone shopping and forgot that Max was in the car.
She heard the horn after unpacking at home, but saw nothing wrong when she looked out of the window.
But when it kept happening she went out to investigate and finally noticed Max sitting in the driver's seat honking the horn.
She gave him cold water to drink and soaked him with wet towels to cool him down.
He survived after suffering a bout of heat exhaustion.
People like this should not have the right to own a Dog. FFS...she heard her car horn go and all she did was "look out the window"?! Surely if your car is parked outside without you in it and the horn goes off you bloody go and have a look?!
Dogs should be at the forefront of your mind at all times if you're an owner. Saying you forgot about your Dog is simply not an answer. There's no difference in my mind between cruelty to a Dog and cruelty to a child!
Thank God on this occasion the pooch had more brains than it's stupid owner!
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El_Guapo wrote:Yeh...all that mumbo jumbo about Proteins is very nice and interesting but can these scientists answer me this?!
How did the chicken come first if there was no egg for it to hatch out of?! Eh? Eh?!
Oh, that's easy, chickens are female so should always come first.......
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Pah! That's what toys are for! They can have their fun after I drop off to sleep....
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They can have their fun before we start if they want......
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Oh GOD no!!
Tried that once...
Was left feeling horribly inadequate lol
Tried that once...
Was left feeling horribly inadequate lol
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pmsl...el...the great el guapo inadequate...never...don't believe it
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Oi Abdul...which way did you say Mecca is again?
WORSHIPPERS in the world's most populous Muslim country have been facing Africa — not Mecca when praying, it emerged today.
Indonesia's highest Islamic body has admitted making a mistake when issuing advice on which direction followers should pray in.
It has now asked Muslims to turn slightly to the north so they are facing Mecca when they pray.
The holy city in Saudi Arabia is the centre of the Muslim world.
But the Indonesian Ulema Council wrongly announced in March this year that Mecca was due west of Indonesia.
The east coast of Africa is actually due west of the Asian country — whereas Mecca is several degrees to the north.
One of the council's prominent clerics Ma'ruf Amin said today: "After a thorough study with some cosmography and astronomy experts, we learned they've been facing southern Somalia and Kenya.
"We've revised it now to the northwest."
He said Indonesians need not worry, however, adding: "The miscalculation did not affect God's ability to hear their prayers.
"God understands that humans make mistakes. Allah always hears their prayers."
Indonesia is a secular country with a population of 237million, 90 per cent of whom are Muslim.
The influential Ulema Council often issues fatwas, or edicts, including several controversial rulings against smoking and yoga.
Many devout Muslims follow such decrees, believing that to ignore them is a sin.
Love this story lol
So you're telling me hundreds of thousands have been looking the wrong way when praying?! But when told of this the excuse by the Imams is:
"Er....s'ok loike! Allah c'n 'ear ya anyways. Dahn't worry baht it!"
Well...if God can hear their prayers anyway...why make them face Mecca to begin with? What am I missing?
WORSHIPPERS in the world's most populous Muslim country have been facing Africa — not Mecca when praying, it emerged today.
Indonesia's highest Islamic body has admitted making a mistake when issuing advice on which direction followers should pray in.
It has now asked Muslims to turn slightly to the north so they are facing Mecca when they pray.
The holy city in Saudi Arabia is the centre of the Muslim world.
But the Indonesian Ulema Council wrongly announced in March this year that Mecca was due west of Indonesia.
The east coast of Africa is actually due west of the Asian country — whereas Mecca is several degrees to the north.
One of the council's prominent clerics Ma'ruf Amin said today: "After a thorough study with some cosmography and astronomy experts, we learned they've been facing southern Somalia and Kenya.
"We've revised it now to the northwest."
He said Indonesians need not worry, however, adding: "The miscalculation did not affect God's ability to hear their prayers.
"God understands that humans make mistakes. Allah always hears their prayers."
Indonesia is a secular country with a population of 237million, 90 per cent of whom are Muslim.
The influential Ulema Council often issues fatwas, or edicts, including several controversial rulings against smoking and yoga.
Many devout Muslims follow such decrees, believing that to ignore them is a sin.
Love this story lol
So you're telling me hundreds of thousands have been looking the wrong way when praying?! But when told of this the excuse by the Imams is:
"Er....s'ok loike! Allah c'n 'ear ya anyways. Dahn't worry baht it!"
Well...if God can hear their prayers anyway...why make them face Mecca to begin with? What am I missing?
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ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!
A SHIP was turned away from a port after THOUSANDS of giant spiders spilled from its hold when it docked.
Workers had just begun unloading the ship's cargo when waves of the hairy beasts scrambled towards them at the harbour in the US territory of Guam.
The cargo — mainly insulation and beams for housing units — was instantly put back on the boat which was ordered to set sail from the West Pacific isle.
The ship was told to return to South Korea where it had last docked. It was not known where the giant spiders and thousands more smaller ones had come from or how the infestation occurred.
The Guam Department of Agriculture Director Joseph Torres said: "When you get this many from this many various sizes, it's definitely an infestation."
Mr Torres added: "It's not on Guam. We don't want it here."
Agriculture officials said they did not know what type of spiders were on the ship.
Officers from the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency had initially boarded the ship before it docked and given clearance for its cargo to be unlocked for offloading.
But when port workers saw the spiders, the containers were ordered back on the ship and it was anchored in the harbour.
The decision was later made not to let the ship return.
OMFGG!!
Glad they sent the ship back where it bloody came from!! Can you imagine the terror of the poor bastard that first unlocked the crate?! lol
A SHIP was turned away from a port after THOUSANDS of giant spiders spilled from its hold when it docked.
Workers had just begun unloading the ship's cargo when waves of the hairy beasts scrambled towards them at the harbour in the US territory of Guam.
The cargo — mainly insulation and beams for housing units — was instantly put back on the boat which was ordered to set sail from the West Pacific isle.
The ship was told to return to South Korea where it had last docked. It was not known where the giant spiders and thousands more smaller ones had come from or how the infestation occurred.
The Guam Department of Agriculture Director Joseph Torres said: "When you get this many from this many various sizes, it's definitely an infestation."
Mr Torres added: "It's not on Guam. We don't want it here."
Agriculture officials said they did not know what type of spiders were on the ship.
Officers from the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency had initially boarded the ship before it docked and given clearance for its cargo to be unlocked for offloading.
But when port workers saw the spiders, the containers were ordered back on the ship and it was anchored in the harbour.
The decision was later made not to let the ship return.
OMFGG!!
Glad they sent the ship back where it bloody came from!! Can you imagine the terror of the poor bastard that first unlocked the crate?! lol
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Would somebody please tell Nick Clegg to STFU?!
I'm getting really fed up with this idiot and his delusions of being somebody important.
Yesterday Cleggy was accused of putting British troops at risk of court action - after declaring the Iraq war was "illegal".
The Deputy Prime Minister sparked uproar in a major gaffe when he said the conflict, which cost the lives of 179 UK service personnel, broke international law.
His explosive blunder came as he stood in for David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons for the first time.
During clashes with Labour's deputy leader Jack Straw, Mr Clegg declared: "Perhaps one day you could account for your role in the most disastrous decision of all, which is the illegal invasion of Iraq."
His outburst left Tory ministers - who all voted FOR the invasion - looking stunned.
Within hours, Number 10 rushed out a statement stressing that Mr Clegg was merely expressing a "personal" view.
But officials stoked confusion by adding that the coalition had not decided if the Iraq War was legal or not.
They said the Iraq Inquiry was looking at the legality of the war. But the hearing has made clear it was "not a court of law".
Mr Clegg's comments were criticised last night by ex-Army chief General Sir Mike Jackson.
He said: "Nick Clegg was less than well advised to give his opinion in these circumstances." And senior Tory MP Patrick Mercer warned: "This is very worrying for those who took part in the conflict.
"It gives a clear go-ahead for those who claim some, or all, of our troops' actions in Iraq were illegal."
And Labour MP Michael Dugher added: "Our armed forces do a great job and when they go to war for our country they deserve their government's full support."
In a second gaffe, Mr Clegg told MPs the Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre at Clapham, Bedfordshire, was being closed "for good".
But within hours, the Home Office said only one section of the centre - where children are held - was being shut.
It stressed Yarl's Wood will "continue to function as an immigration removal facility for adults".
Meanwhile, Lib Dem support has plummeted to just 13 per cent, the lowest since Menzies Campbell was toppled as leader.
I'm getting really fed up with this idiot and his delusions of being somebody important.
Yesterday Cleggy was accused of putting British troops at risk of court action - after declaring the Iraq war was "illegal".
The Deputy Prime Minister sparked uproar in a major gaffe when he said the conflict, which cost the lives of 179 UK service personnel, broke international law.
His explosive blunder came as he stood in for David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons for the first time.
During clashes with Labour's deputy leader Jack Straw, Mr Clegg declared: "Perhaps one day you could account for your role in the most disastrous decision of all, which is the illegal invasion of Iraq."
His outburst left Tory ministers - who all voted FOR the invasion - looking stunned.
Within hours, Number 10 rushed out a statement stressing that Mr Clegg was merely expressing a "personal" view.
But officials stoked confusion by adding that the coalition had not decided if the Iraq War was legal or not.
They said the Iraq Inquiry was looking at the legality of the war. But the hearing has made clear it was "not a court of law".
Mr Clegg's comments were criticised last night by ex-Army chief General Sir Mike Jackson.
He said: "Nick Clegg was less than well advised to give his opinion in these circumstances." And senior Tory MP Patrick Mercer warned: "This is very worrying for those who took part in the conflict.
"It gives a clear go-ahead for those who claim some, or all, of our troops' actions in Iraq were illegal."
And Labour MP Michael Dugher added: "Our armed forces do a great job and when they go to war for our country they deserve their government's full support."
In a second gaffe, Mr Clegg told MPs the Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre at Clapham, Bedfordshire, was being closed "for good".
But within hours, the Home Office said only one section of the centre - where children are held - was being shut.
It stressed Yarl's Wood will "continue to function as an immigration removal facility for adults".
Meanwhile, Lib Dem support has plummeted to just 13 per cent, the lowest since Menzies Campbell was toppled as leader.
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sorry el but im going to go on a bit of a rant here.......i think its a sad ass situation that we have to share with and tolerate these idiots...as we know the vote was divided between the ...i dont know fuck all but i want to keep my benefits....the i work for the government in one way or another....and am scared shitless....and the people who actualy do something....the me and compensation society that has flourished under labour needs to stop now.be accountable for yourself.if you are so thick when you come out of school you cant see it....well thankyou labour.....this twat got there on a meal ticket....yes cleggy...i suspect your politics dont go beyond ban the fox hunt and no trident.....you are out of your depth and if your advisors cant help you, as i suspected from the start you shouldnt fucking be there.please for the sake of this country keep your mouth shut.we have enough with devolved scottish boys letting terrorists free. and the government appoligising for our troop actions on bloody sunday.we have enough labour shit to sort out ....no more goody two shoes england....please.....shut the fuck up clegg and go raise money for charity......sorry el and readers....it happens sometimes....xxxx
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chelseaz wrote:sorry el but im going to go on a bit of a rant here.......i think its a sad ass situation that we have to share with and tolerate these idiots...as we know the vote was divided between the ...i dont know fuck all but i want to keep my benefits....the i work for the government in one way or another....and am scared shitless....and the people who actualy do something....the me and compensation society that has flourished under labour needs to stop now.be accountable for yourself.if you are so thick when you come out of school you cant see it....well thankyou labour.....this twat got there on a meal ticket....yes cleggy...i suspect your politics dont go beyond ban the fox hunt and no trident.....you are out of your depth and if your advisors cant help you, as i suspected from the start you shouldnt fucking be there.please for the sake of this country keep your mouth shut.we have enough with devolved scottish boys letting terrorists free. and the government appoligising for our troop actions on bloody sunday.we have enough labour shit to sort out ....no more goody two shoes england....please.....shut the fuck up clegg and go raise money for charity......sorry el and readers....it happens sometimes....xxxx
Love it!! lol
I reckon we should burn the fucker at the stake too!! lol Bloody liberals!
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chelseaz wrote:sorry el but im going to go on a bit of a rant here.......i think its a sad ass situation that we have to share with and tolerate these idiots...as we know the vote was divided between the ...i dont know fuck all but i want to keep my benefits....the i work for the government in one way or another....and am scared shitless....and the people who actualy do something....the me and compensation society that has flourished under labour needs to stop now.be accountable for yourself.if you are so thick when you come out of school you cant see it....well thankyou labour.....this twat got there on a meal ticket....yes cleggy...i suspect your politics dont go beyond ban the fox hunt and no trident.....you are out of your depth and if your advisors cant help you, as i suspected from the start you shouldnt fucking be there.please for the sake of this country keep your mouth shut.we have enough with devolved scottish boys letting terrorists free. and the government appoligising for our troop actions on bloody sunday.we have enough labour shit to sort out ....no more goody two shoes england....please.....shut the fuck up clegg and go raise money for charity......sorry el and readers....it happens sometimes....xxxx
Brilliant Chel, if more people said what was really on their minds England wouldn't be in the mess its in right now. The PC brigade managed to shut people up and forced them to become nothing more than Zombies. The sheeple of England need to wake up now and fight for their country, they need to use their minds and their voices.
Thanks to Clegg (smarmy bastard) the pathetic 'Human Right' bill is still protecting murders, rapists and the scum of the earth. He needs a good kicking by the yobs and criminals he is protecting.
You go girl!!! Don't stop saying exactly what you feel x
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Nice Doin' Bizness Wiv Ya Mr Electorate!
DES res for sale. Refurbished to a high standard, no expense spared - because YOU paid for it.
And guess who's set to pocket the profit? Yes, ex-MPs are cashing in once again.
A News of the World investigation reveals that EIGHT MPs who went at the last Election stand to walk off with over £1MILLION between them after flogging off second homes largely paid for and done up on handouts.
And another has transferred ownership of her state-funded home to her adult children.
Rule changes mean current MPs can no longer make a killing. But former members escaped the new regulations.
Now critics-who in the past have included Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg-are calling for all profits to be paid back.
VERA BAIRD
THE ex-Solicitor General and ex-MP for Redcar has put her four-bedroom detached family home up for sale at £315,000 - that's £202,000 more than she paid for it nine years ago.
And the estate agent's brochure shows why. The "UPVC double glazing" was paid for by YOU, while the "gas central heating" comes from the brand new boiler YOU funded.
In fact, by designating the family home her second home, Ms Baird claimed expenses of tens of thousands of pounds for new flooring, a new roof, windows and a new porch.
In 2004/05 alone she claimed £7,916 on repairs, decoration and furnishings as well as £4,309 in mortgage interest. In total, between 2004 and 2008 she claimed £76,037.
Now the 178 per cent rise in the property value will leave her £145,440 after capital gains tax deductions if she sells at asking price.
Last night when we confronted her, she promised to consider the matter when the house was sold. "I am very mindful that in part, but not by any means wholly, the house has been funded by public funding and I will behave accordingly and morally and properly when it is sold," she said.
HOWARD STOATE
STOATE, a GP, has DOUBLED his money by selling a home that taxpayers' almost entirely refurbished - and landing a £102,500 in profit.
The ex-Labour MP for Dartford claimed £55,836 to renovate his one-bed London flat, just 15 miles away from his constituency home.
He didn't have a mortgage, instead claiming thousands he spent at B&Q and DIY stores, and £4,520 replacing windows. He bought it for £115,000 - last month he sold it for £217,500.
JACQUI LAIT
FORMER front bench Conservative MP Lait bagged profits estimated at over £100,000, after selling her second home on June 30 for £290,000. During the expenses scandal she was forced to repay £7,106 after claiming too much on interest repayments.
But it hasn't stopped her profiting from the flat she bought in 1998 with her husband Peter Jones.
Asked if she should be entitled to keep it, the ex-Beckenham MP said: "They were the rules of the House of Commons."
DENIS MURPHY
THE ex-Labour MP for Wansbeck bagged a £115,500 windfall after selling off his Kennington flat - spruced up on YOUR cash. The 61-year-old claimed thousands to re-decorate TWICE in three years, including refurbishment costing £1,430 in 2007/08.
In 2005/06 he claimed £120 for "jewelled tulip" curtains, and his second home claims were £83,194 in four years. He bought the flat in 2004 for £312,500, and sold it last month for £428,000.
COLIN BREED
LIB DEM Breed refurbished his second home in London, claiming £3,650 for redecorating and £1,806 for carpets in 2004. He splashed out £2,000 for storage heaters and £311 for window blinds. His monthly interest repayments were £665 in 2006/07.
The ex-MP for Cornwall South-East bought the home jointly with Janet Breed in 1997 and sold it for £250,000 on May 7 - the day after the General Election - making an estimated £120,000 profit.
FRASER KEMP
LABOUR ex-MP for Houghton and Washington East, Kemp also sold up the day after polling day - making a £220,000 profit.
He bought a home in south London, for £475,000 in 2005. In 2007/08 alone he claimed £23,075 in second home allowance. But hours after leaving the Commons he sold for £695,000.
Kemp, 51, has already been exposed for lavishing taxpayers' cash on a previous London property which he sold for an estimated £120,000 profit.
HARRY COHEN
ALREADY-disgraced Cohen has now locked in a £90,000 profit by selling the home he bought for £375,000 in 2005 for £465,000.
The three-bedroom house in east London rose in value partly due to tax-funded renovations such as £3,000 granite worktop, a new £3,065 boiler and £778 carpet.
The Commons Standards and Privileges Committee had previously ruled the ex Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead, 60, committed a "serious" breach of rules by claiming on a second home while renting out his main home.
STEPHEN HESFORD
HESFORD AGREES that any ex-MP playing the system should be stripped of profit. He's dropped the asking price of his three-bed flat in Kennington he bought for £205,000 to £330,000. The ex-Labour MP for Wirral West claimed £3,500 for a new bathroom, and £86,198 in second home expenses between 2004 and 2008, but says he wasn't cashing in.
He said: "We had to do the bathroom. It was coated in a weird film of hideousness. Those who clearly set out to use the system for their own ends deserve to repay. I didn't. I did the bathroom because I had to."
ANN CRYER
FORMER Keighley MP Cryer has gifted away her second home to her children.
She has already been criticised after she and her son John Cryer, then MP for Hornchurch, both claimed for living at a Westminster flat owned by her son-in-law.
But in 2005 she bought a flat in the block next door for £285,000 as a second home, claiming £10,126 in stamp duty and legal fees, and interest on her £150,000 mortgage.
She has now transferred ownership of the home to John and Jane Cryer.
Mrs Cryer strongly denies making a profit. She said: "On the contrary, I'll have to pay capital gains tax. I used all of my savings to buy it."
She said she had transferred ownership "because I could die at any time. I'm 70 and I want to make sure (my children) have ownership of it."
ALL the MPs should be liable for capital gains tax on any profit they make from selling. None is breaching any rules from the sales or property transfers, and expenses claimed will not always have been for redecoration, refurbishment or items sold with the property.
WANKERS!
DES res for sale. Refurbished to a high standard, no expense spared - because YOU paid for it.
And guess who's set to pocket the profit? Yes, ex-MPs are cashing in once again.
A News of the World investigation reveals that EIGHT MPs who went at the last Election stand to walk off with over £1MILLION between them after flogging off second homes largely paid for and done up on handouts.
And another has transferred ownership of her state-funded home to her adult children.
Rule changes mean current MPs can no longer make a killing. But former members escaped the new regulations.
Now critics-who in the past have included Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg-are calling for all profits to be paid back.
VERA BAIRD
THE ex-Solicitor General and ex-MP for Redcar has put her four-bedroom detached family home up for sale at £315,000 - that's £202,000 more than she paid for it nine years ago.
And the estate agent's brochure shows why. The "UPVC double glazing" was paid for by YOU, while the "gas central heating" comes from the brand new boiler YOU funded.
In fact, by designating the family home her second home, Ms Baird claimed expenses of tens of thousands of pounds for new flooring, a new roof, windows and a new porch.
In 2004/05 alone she claimed £7,916 on repairs, decoration and furnishings as well as £4,309 in mortgage interest. In total, between 2004 and 2008 she claimed £76,037.
Now the 178 per cent rise in the property value will leave her £145,440 after capital gains tax deductions if she sells at asking price.
Last night when we confronted her, she promised to consider the matter when the house was sold. "I am very mindful that in part, but not by any means wholly, the house has been funded by public funding and I will behave accordingly and morally and properly when it is sold," she said.
HOWARD STOATE
STOATE, a GP, has DOUBLED his money by selling a home that taxpayers' almost entirely refurbished - and landing a £102,500 in profit.
The ex-Labour MP for Dartford claimed £55,836 to renovate his one-bed London flat, just 15 miles away from his constituency home.
He didn't have a mortgage, instead claiming thousands he spent at B&Q and DIY stores, and £4,520 replacing windows. He bought it for £115,000 - last month he sold it for £217,500.
JACQUI LAIT
FORMER front bench Conservative MP Lait bagged profits estimated at over £100,000, after selling her second home on June 30 for £290,000. During the expenses scandal she was forced to repay £7,106 after claiming too much on interest repayments.
But it hasn't stopped her profiting from the flat she bought in 1998 with her husband Peter Jones.
Asked if she should be entitled to keep it, the ex-Beckenham MP said: "They were the rules of the House of Commons."
DENIS MURPHY
THE ex-Labour MP for Wansbeck bagged a £115,500 windfall after selling off his Kennington flat - spruced up on YOUR cash. The 61-year-old claimed thousands to re-decorate TWICE in three years, including refurbishment costing £1,430 in 2007/08.
In 2005/06 he claimed £120 for "jewelled tulip" curtains, and his second home claims were £83,194 in four years. He bought the flat in 2004 for £312,500, and sold it last month for £428,000.
COLIN BREED
LIB DEM Breed refurbished his second home in London, claiming £3,650 for redecorating and £1,806 for carpets in 2004. He splashed out £2,000 for storage heaters and £311 for window blinds. His monthly interest repayments were £665 in 2006/07.
The ex-MP for Cornwall South-East bought the home jointly with Janet Breed in 1997 and sold it for £250,000 on May 7 - the day after the General Election - making an estimated £120,000 profit.
FRASER KEMP
LABOUR ex-MP for Houghton and Washington East, Kemp also sold up the day after polling day - making a £220,000 profit.
He bought a home in south London, for £475,000 in 2005. In 2007/08 alone he claimed £23,075 in second home allowance. But hours after leaving the Commons he sold for £695,000.
Kemp, 51, has already been exposed for lavishing taxpayers' cash on a previous London property which he sold for an estimated £120,000 profit.
HARRY COHEN
ALREADY-disgraced Cohen has now locked in a £90,000 profit by selling the home he bought for £375,000 in 2005 for £465,000.
The three-bedroom house in east London rose in value partly due to tax-funded renovations such as £3,000 granite worktop, a new £3,065 boiler and £778 carpet.
The Commons Standards and Privileges Committee had previously ruled the ex Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead, 60, committed a "serious" breach of rules by claiming on a second home while renting out his main home.
STEPHEN HESFORD
HESFORD AGREES that any ex-MP playing the system should be stripped of profit. He's dropped the asking price of his three-bed flat in Kennington he bought for £205,000 to £330,000. The ex-Labour MP for Wirral West claimed £3,500 for a new bathroom, and £86,198 in second home expenses between 2004 and 2008, but says he wasn't cashing in.
He said: "We had to do the bathroom. It was coated in a weird film of hideousness. Those who clearly set out to use the system for their own ends deserve to repay. I didn't. I did the bathroom because I had to."
ANN CRYER
FORMER Keighley MP Cryer has gifted away her second home to her children.
She has already been criticised after she and her son John Cryer, then MP for Hornchurch, both claimed for living at a Westminster flat owned by her son-in-law.
But in 2005 she bought a flat in the block next door for £285,000 as a second home, claiming £10,126 in stamp duty and legal fees, and interest on her £150,000 mortgage.
She has now transferred ownership of the home to John and Jane Cryer.
Mrs Cryer strongly denies making a profit. She said: "On the contrary, I'll have to pay capital gains tax. I used all of my savings to buy it."
She said she had transferred ownership "because I could die at any time. I'm 70 and I want to make sure (my children) have ownership of it."
ALL the MPs should be liable for capital gains tax on any profit they make from selling. None is breaching any rules from the sales or property transfers, and expenses claimed will not always have been for redecoration, refurbishment or items sold with the property.
WANKERS!
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Biggest Benefit thieves anywhere in the world!!!
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holy fooking hell......everyone is a criminal...the MP's...bank bosses....every body...I don't believe it !!!! grrrrrrrrr I am getting as grumpy as Meldrew these days....
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Hey Hon..could you give my back a scratch?
A PARALYSED man was eaten alive by maggots in his bed while his partner slept beside him.
The 61-year-old stroke victim died in an ambulance on his way to hospital in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.
His back had been partly devoured.
Paramedics notified police after discovering the squalid conditions he was living in.
His 34-year-old partner was questioned and said the man "had not wanted to be washed for a long time".
Local police said the couple had been together for around a decade and the victim's partner had slept in the same bed as him right up until his death.
I'll spare you a picture on this one...lol
A PARALYSED man was eaten alive by maggots in his bed while his partner slept beside him.
The 61-year-old stroke victim died in an ambulance on his way to hospital in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.
His back had been partly devoured.
Paramedics notified police after discovering the squalid conditions he was living in.
His 34-year-old partner was questioned and said the man "had not wanted to be washed for a long time".
Local police said the couple had been together for around a decade and the victim's partner had slept in the same bed as him right up until his death.
I'll spare you a picture on this one...lol
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I knew it!!
JOE McELDERRY told last night how gossip on the social networking website Twitter persuaded him to come out as gay.
The X Factor champ, who hit No1 with his single The Climb, was targeted by hackers who broke into his account and "outed" him for a joke.
A post read: "It's been difficult living a lie for so many years."
But as the shock subsided, proud Joe admitted the message made him realise his true feelings.
He told The Sun: "I was really angry at first - thinking, 'How dare they hack me'?
"But after a while I looked at the message and thought, 'Well, they're not that far from the truth'.
"I think the Twitter thing was the point when I realised I was gay. I just looked at it and thought, 'Should I be more bothered about this'?
"Because I wasn't, that's when it clicked and I thought maybe I was. It was a turning point, definitely."
Geordie Joe, 19, added in the garden of his West London flat: "I was doing an interview recently and I was asked the same questions I always get asked, 'Are you single? Have you got a girlfriend'?
Thrilled
"Before I've always said no. I was not attracted to anyone at the time so thought it was a fair answer.
"Then I thought, 'Actually, my feelings have changed - this is how I feel now'. The penny has dropped."
Joe, who won X Factor last year under the guidance of CHERYL COLE, told his 48-year-old mum Eileen the news on a train journey from Newcastle to London last week.
He was returning from a break in his native North East. The singer said: "I told my mum first on the train. I'd been really quiet and she asked what was wrong.
"I just said to her, 'Listen, I've got something to tell you. You know the Twitter thing? I had nothing to do with it, Mum, but it was true'.
"She said, 'What, that you are gay'? And I said, 'Yeah.'
"It's a bit uncomfortable. Not because I am ashamed of it. I just find it weird discussing anything like that with family. She was reading The Sun when we pulled up to the station and I thought it was the time to tell her."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3076084/Joe-McElderry-admits-that-he-is-gay.html#ixzz0vGTxipmM
Good on him for coming out. No need to be ashamed of who you are in this day and age. Hope he finds happiness
(Still gonna take the piss though...lol)
JOE McELDERRY told last night how gossip on the social networking website Twitter persuaded him to come out as gay.
The X Factor champ, who hit No1 with his single The Climb, was targeted by hackers who broke into his account and "outed" him for a joke.
A post read: "It's been difficult living a lie for so many years."
But as the shock subsided, proud Joe admitted the message made him realise his true feelings.
He told The Sun: "I was really angry at first - thinking, 'How dare they hack me'?
"But after a while I looked at the message and thought, 'Well, they're not that far from the truth'.
"I think the Twitter thing was the point when I realised I was gay. I just looked at it and thought, 'Should I be more bothered about this'?
"Because I wasn't, that's when it clicked and I thought maybe I was. It was a turning point, definitely."
Geordie Joe, 19, added in the garden of his West London flat: "I was doing an interview recently and I was asked the same questions I always get asked, 'Are you single? Have you got a girlfriend'?
Thrilled
"Before I've always said no. I was not attracted to anyone at the time so thought it was a fair answer.
"Then I thought, 'Actually, my feelings have changed - this is how I feel now'. The penny has dropped."
Joe, who won X Factor last year under the guidance of CHERYL COLE, told his 48-year-old mum Eileen the news on a train journey from Newcastle to London last week.
He was returning from a break in his native North East. The singer said: "I told my mum first on the train. I'd been really quiet and she asked what was wrong.
"I just said to her, 'Listen, I've got something to tell you. You know the Twitter thing? I had nothing to do with it, Mum, but it was true'.
"She said, 'What, that you are gay'? And I said, 'Yeah.'
"It's a bit uncomfortable. Not because I am ashamed of it. I just find it weird discussing anything like that with family. She was reading The Sun when we pulled up to the station and I thought it was the time to tell her."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3076084/Joe-McElderry-admits-that-he-is-gay.html#ixzz0vGTxipmM
Good on him for coming out. No need to be ashamed of who you are in this day and age. Hope he finds happiness
(Still gonna take the piss though...lol)
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Who's a dirty boy then?
ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi shared a bed at his official residence with THREE escort girls at once, it was claimed yesterday.
Hooker Maria Teresa De Nicolo's allegation emerged as 73-year-old Berlusconi was preparing for today's working dinner with PM David Cameron.
And it left aides fearing embarrassing questions from newsmen.
De Nicolo, 38, said she was invited to Berlusconi's Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome last summer by a businessman facing a corruption probe.
She said there was a party with "15 girls" and added: "I spent some hours with two girls from Rome and Berlusconi."
She claimed that next morning the media tycoon gave her jewellery.
A scandal over the parties first erupted last year but De Nicolo's new statement to prosecutors threatens to reignite it.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3080669/Italy-PM-Silvio-Berlusconi-bedded-3-call-girls-at-once.html#ixzz0vdONq6dd
This guy is every red-blooded italian man's hero!! lmao!
ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi shared a bed at his official residence with THREE escort girls at once, it was claimed yesterday.
Hooker Maria Teresa De Nicolo's allegation emerged as 73-year-old Berlusconi was preparing for today's working dinner with PM David Cameron.
And it left aides fearing embarrassing questions from newsmen.
De Nicolo, 38, said she was invited to Berlusconi's Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome last summer by a businessman facing a corruption probe.
She said there was a party with "15 girls" and added: "I spent some hours with two girls from Rome and Berlusconi."
She claimed that next morning the media tycoon gave her jewellery.
A scandal over the parties first erupted last year but De Nicolo's new statement to prosecutors threatens to reignite it.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3080669/Italy-PM-Silvio-Berlusconi-bedded-3-call-girls-at-once.html#ixzz0vdONq6dd
This guy is every red-blooded italian man's hero!! lmao!
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NOt just every red blooded Italians hero! EVERY RED BLOODED MALE'S HERO!!
Can we have him as our Prime Minister?? He'd get my vote!
Can we have him as our Prime Minister?? He'd get my vote!
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Grab a pizza this!
PIZZA has topped curry as Britain's favourite dish.
We now scoff £749million worth a year - more than double the £330million spent on Indian meals.
Last year, Brits bought 466 million pizzas from shops, compared to 191 million curries.
And there are an estimated 12,700 restaurants serving the Italian dish - beating the UK's 12,000 Indian eateries and 10,500 fish and chip shops.
Over 90 per cent of Brits now eat pizza at least once a week - and the biggest increase is in buying them at supermarkets.
Nine years after cabinet minister Robin Cook declared chicken tikka masala our national dish, we are more likely to eat a margherita.
Experts say sales have boomed because they are fast, fit in with busy lives and with TV viewing.
Tesco pizza buyer Adam Chadwick - whose supermarket sells 117 varieties - said: "It's the ultimate TV dinner and good for sharing. And it doesn't get in the way of watching the action."
The plain cheese and tomato margherita is still the most popular, 20 years after its UK debut.
But tastes have got more sophisticated.
The top 10 flavours are:
1. Margherita
2. Pepperoni
3. Ham & Pineapple
4. Cheese Feast
5. Meat Feast
6. Sloppy Giuseppe
7. Ham, Mushroom & Mascarpone
8. BBQ Chicken
9. Chicken & Bacon
10. Bacon & Mushroom
Great to see Pizza taking over as the UK's fave dish! Next step is for you Brits to learn how to bloody make it properly!!
Ham & Pineapple?!! PINEAPPLE?!!!
Mascarpone?! On a freakin PIZZA?!!!
Next thing you lot will be telling me you deep fry them too! lol!
Oh...wait a minute...
PIZZA has topped curry as Britain's favourite dish.
We now scoff £749million worth a year - more than double the £330million spent on Indian meals.
Last year, Brits bought 466 million pizzas from shops, compared to 191 million curries.
And there are an estimated 12,700 restaurants serving the Italian dish - beating the UK's 12,000 Indian eateries and 10,500 fish and chip shops.
Over 90 per cent of Brits now eat pizza at least once a week - and the biggest increase is in buying them at supermarkets.
Nine years after cabinet minister Robin Cook declared chicken tikka masala our national dish, we are more likely to eat a margherita.
Experts say sales have boomed because they are fast, fit in with busy lives and with TV viewing.
Tesco pizza buyer Adam Chadwick - whose supermarket sells 117 varieties - said: "It's the ultimate TV dinner and good for sharing. And it doesn't get in the way of watching the action."
The plain cheese and tomato margherita is still the most popular, 20 years after its UK debut.
But tastes have got more sophisticated.
The top 10 flavours are:
1. Margherita
2. Pepperoni
3. Ham & Pineapple
4. Cheese Feast
5. Meat Feast
6. Sloppy Giuseppe
7. Ham, Mushroom & Mascarpone
8. BBQ Chicken
9. Chicken & Bacon
10. Bacon & Mushroom
Great to see Pizza taking over as the UK's fave dish! Next step is for you Brits to learn how to bloody make it properly!!
Ham & Pineapple?!! PINEAPPLE?!!!
Mascarpone?! On a freakin PIZZA?!!!
Next thing you lot will be telling me you deep fry them too! lol!
Oh...wait a minute...
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yum el...my favourite is marnier....it's fresh seafood....i'm lucky to live next door to a great italian restaurant...di meo...think i'll have one for dinner.
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chelseaz wrote:yum el...my favourite is marnier....it's fresh seafood....i'm lucky to live next door to a great italian restaurant...di meo...think i'll have one for dinner.
What the hell is Marnier? It's Marinara! MARINARA!!
You got that?!!
ARRRRRGH!
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