http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: OT - Distasteful person not welcome in Scotland en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:49:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-292359 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:02:55 +0000 neddie 292359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>You know that song Walk Like an Egyptian?</em></p> <p>That may actually come across OK to an average Egyptian (maybe not so much an Egyptian leader)</p> <p>When I was in Cairo, we constantly had hawkers and other randoms coming up to us and saying, "You walk like an Egyptian, you look like an Egyptian" as their chat-up* line.</p> <p>*Chat-up, as in trying to get you into their "cousin's" jewellery / souvenir / Sheesha shop. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-292349 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:45:23 +0000 paddyirish 292349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team">This article</a> is worth reading, but this bit has to be shared. Worth reading until the end.</p> <p><em>Chris Christie was sitting on a sofa beside Trump when Pennsylvania was finally called. It was 1.35am, but that wasn’t the only reason the feeling in the room was odd. Mike Pence went to kiss his wife, Karen, and she turned away from him. “You got what you wanted, Mike,” she said. “Now leave me alone.” She wouldn’t so much as say hello to Trump. Trump himself just stared at the TV without saying anything, like a man with a pair of twos whose bluff has been called. His campaign hadn’t even bothered to prepare an acceptance speech. It was not hard to see why Trump hadn’t seen the point in preparing to take over the federal government: why study for a test you will never need to take? Why take the risk of discovering you might, at your very best, be a C student? This was the real part of becoming president of the US. And, Christie thought, it scared the crap out of the president-elect.</p> <p>Not long after the people on TV announced that Trump had won Pennsylvania, Jared Kushner grabbed Christie anxiously and said: “We have to have a transition meeting tomorrow morning!” Even before that meeting, Christie had made sure that Trump knew the protocol for his discussions with foreign leaders. The transition team had prepared a document to let him know how these were meant to go. The first few calls were easy – the very first was always with the prime minister of Great Britain – but two dozen calls in you were talking to some kleptocrat and tiptoeing around sensitive security issues. Before any of the calls could be made, however, the president of Egypt called in to the switchboard at Trump Tower and somehow got the operator to put him straight through to Trump. “Trump was like ... I love the Bangles! You know that song Walk Like an Egyptian?” recalled one of his advisers on the scene.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287051 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 23:04:28 +0000 I were right about that saddle 287051@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anybody who isn't scared now isn't paying attention. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287048 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:59:24 +0000 unhurt 287048@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats me too</p> <p>@morningsider interesting times </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287044 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:40:08 +0000 Morningsider 287044@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I could swear I just saw the President of the USA stand beside a Russian dictator and say he believed his assurances that Russia didn't interfere in US elections, as opposed to the word of the US intelligence agencies and congressional committees.</p> <p>Am I going mad? Did that really happen? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287043 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:10:40 +0000 I were right about that saddle 287043@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-trial-runs-for-fascism-are-in-full-flow-1.3543375">This is what I was marching against.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287028 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:53:26 +0000 unhurt 287028@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They'd have cause - unlike Trump, <a href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1427">rats are capable of empathy</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287027 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:50:11 +0000 Frenchy 287027@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>someone complained</em></p> <p>A rat, presumably? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=3#post-287026 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:40:21 +0000 unhurt 287026@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a report from @Sheeptoucher that a member in good standing of the Balerno community afixed a Trump mask to the rat in the Bash the Rat game at the farmer's market - and someone complained... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-287025 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:29:43 +0000 ARobComp 287025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Missed as was at a wedding in the lakes. </p> <p>We did have archery set up for the post wedding brunch activity and the grooms father who is an archery instructor had brought multiple trump masks attached to watermelons on sticks with Apples on the head for us to shoot at. </p> <p>Was rather fun although should note that medals were awarded for hitting the apple, not hitting trump. Accuracy not animosity... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-287004 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:37:09 +0000 fimm 287004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I went too, although I don't usually do demonstrations (apart from PoP). Didn't spot any CCEers or even SRD's banner but I did leave before the speeches started.<br /> My mother was pleased that I went. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286974 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:23:04 +0000 gembo 286974@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pictures I saw of the machine gun cops they were all smiley rather than serious, not that that helps </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286972 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:12:30 +0000 I were right about that saddle 286972@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Trixie</p> <p>The machine-gun dudes on the Meadows seemed like overkill right enough. I guess they were concerned about white supremacists. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286970 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:53:17 +0000 Trixie 286970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd thought about bringing my bike but decided it might be a hazard if we got packed in a bit. I really wish I had though. I had a grand time walking down the closed roads to come and meet the march and was jealous of the cyclists. Can we not have that route for the next 'Let's Ride'? I found it funny that few other pedestrians took advantage of having the Bridges to walk on pre-march and stuck to the crowded pavements. The police were being very reasonable about non-marching cyclists using the closed roads which was nice to see. ("Aye, on ye go, keep it slow and try to stick to the correct side of the road where you can, mate").</p> <p>Quite a strange thing to see quite so many serious police prowling the edges of such a good-natured crowd tho. Kids and dugs are (mostly) all that's needed for effective crowd control. They keep everyone mellow. Naebody wants to scare the bairns or step on the dug. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286963 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 23:16:31 +0000 chdot 286963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Our long time friendship is why I am the only British TV journalist he speaks to (this was my fourth interview with him since he ran for President, two as a candidate, two as POTUS.) </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5954517/PIERS-MORGAN-close-personal-Donald-Air-Force-One.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5954517/PIERS-MORGAN-close-personal-Donald-Air-Force-One.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286961 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:19:46 +0000 Rosie 286961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I only go to POP demos, but did go to this. Lots of non-demo types there I thought. Favourite sign:- "Against this sort of President". Very polite...</p> <p>Is this the biggest demo in Edinburgh for quite a while? Did the indy demos pull in more than this? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286959 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:01:49 +0000 gembo 286959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats, there is a Mrs Foxy. Is she played by Anjelica Huston? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286957 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:49:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 286957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>Never. Chatted with Foxy and met Mrs Foxy too. Foxy moaning about parking his Merc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286956 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:19:29 +0000 gembo 286956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot not enough.</p> <p>@ejstubbs, Alex latterly tried to extract himself that is true but they have definitely played some rounds together and had chummy chats in the clubhouse afterwards like a couple of good pal blokes. in my head. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286955 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:16:22 +0000 gembo 286955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Iwrats, for nano second thought you had gone off The Fantastic Mr Fox but you are correctly dissing Liam not Colin. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286952 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:48:36 +0000 I were right about that saddle 286952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ejstubbs</p> <p>Sorry bout that. Had hoped it might embed.</p> <p>Fox is a dog. 'Leader of the free world' my bottom bracket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286951 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:31:39 +0000 ejstubbs 286951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>@iwrats</strong>: Sheesh, you could have put a warning on that! Seeing Liam Fox fill my entire browser window like that made me feel physically ill...</p> <p>For those who would prefer a tiny wee version of Mr Fox to the full-screen horror, try <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-44832448/liam-fox-trump-protesters-an-embarrassment-to-themselves">this link</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286950 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:27:11 +0000 ejstubbs 286950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>@gembo</strong>: <em>my recollection is that Alex Salmond used to be quite chummy with The Donald.</em></p> <p>Not after Trump lost the windfarm battle: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/16/donald-trump-loses-appeal-windfarms-scottish-golf-course">Alex Salmond branded Trump “three times a loser”</a>! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286948 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:15:56 +0000 I were right about that saddle 286948@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Liam Fox is a base lickspittle.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p06dqv06/44829539" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p06dqv06/44829539</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286946 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:13:35 +0000 chdot 286946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Trump unites the left factions.”</p> <p>Enough?</p> <p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/opinion/columnists/paul-mason-donald-trump-wants-to-turn-the-uk-into-a-wrecking-ball-in-europe-we-are-facing-an-international-far-right-alliance/" rel="nofollow">https://inews.co.uk/opinion/columnists/paul-mason-donald-trump-wants-to-turn-the-uk-into-a-wrecking-ball-in-europe-we-are-facing-an-international-far-right-alliance/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286945 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:01:47 +0000 gembo 286945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats, spotted the silver haired gentle man. Explaining something to a Comrade. I thought the vibe was mellow. Liam Fox is a complete rule 2. JC is on him </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286944 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:46:36 +0000 I were right about that saddle 286944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent vibe with some CCEery, many Nats, Colin Fox, Andy Wightman and one poor confused pro-Trump boy marching quietly with us, wrapped in a Union flag, until the cops hoiked him out. Later seen swigging Jack Daniels from the bottle on his own. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286943 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:15:13 +0000 gembo 286943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent banner.</p> <p>I met Paul Laverty the film maker (I Daniel Blake is one he has written recently) at the meadows on his bike.</p> <p>He said his favourite banner was We shall Overcomb</p> <p>Friendly vibe, spoke to SWP, CP and momentum. Trump unites the left factions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286942 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:09:18 +0000 SRD 286942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Final version:<img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1803/43357310342_2afff65e9a.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18983&page=2#post-286938 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:53:51 +0000 gembo 286938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ejstubbs, my recollection is that Alex Salmond used to be quite chummy with The Donald. To me some of The Alex's rhetoric was a sort of Trump-Lite. Whereas Nicola Sturgeon is altogether more measured in her rhetoric and indeed in her circle of friends. I believe she is to be commended as she is off on the Pride March today and not interested in meeting the orange Bigot. </p>