Much in common (From York Press)
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Much in common
11:48am Saturday 11th February 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter
THE recent hook-up between the councils of York and Blackpool may seem an odd mismatch, but they do have much in common.
Both places have an iconic structure dominating their skyline; both are heavily dependant on visitors and both have donkeys.
Matthew Laverack, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York.
Comments(16)
Buzz Light-year
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1:49pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree
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1:52am Sun 12 Feb 12
Buzz Light-year wrote:It's humorous, but, obviously you have missed the joke ? !!!
Apart from self-publicity, what is the point of this letter?
Buzz Light-year
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10:02am Sun 12 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree wrote:Yes totally.
Buzz Light-year wrote: Apart from self-publicity, what is the point of this letter?It's humorous, but, obviously you have missed the joke ? !!!
Where is it?
last of the mandms
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12:50pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree
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1:56pm Sun 12 Feb 12
last of the mandms wrote:Ha, ha LOL...... very good !
Matthew had intended to include a joke but City of York Councils insistence on a 50% affordable jokes ratio meant providing any level of humour was no longer viable for a small local comedian.
City of York Council are the biggest joke and the Labour councillors and officers behind the affordable housing policy gag are a bunch of comedians !
James Alexander - the Bernard Manning of York politics ? !!!
Mr Crabtree
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2:02pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Buzz Light-year wrote:Here's a clue....
Mr Crabtree wrote:Yes totally. Where is it?Buzz Light-year wrote: Apart from self-publicity, what is the point of this letter?It's humorous, but, obviously you have missed the joke ? !!!
Eeyore's in the cabinet ? !!!
Buzz Light-year
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2:54pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree wrote:Oh wow, well lol, rofl, pmsl and lmao all rolled into one.
Buzz Light-year wrote:Here's a clue....
Mr Crabtree wrote:Yes totally. Where is it?Buzz Light-year wrote: Apart from self-publicity, what is the point of this letter?It's humorous, but, obviously you have missed the joke ? !!!
Eeyore's in the cabinet ? !!!
Newsflash to the Edinburgh fringe: You have to update your material! Calling people names framed with a story from last year is the new funny.
We did have an event in town with actual donkeys.
Maybe your man could have been a little bolder and called someone donkey outright, the "joke" might have worked then.
Is that a false address?
Brickyard
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4:19pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree
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5:53pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree
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5:57pm Sun 12 Feb 12
Brickyard wrote:Are you infering that Councillors are also freemasons ?
Matthew, are you infering that your lodge has donkeys?
lis0r
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10:41am Mon 13 Feb 12
Mr Crabtree wrote:If you have to explain a joke, then it's not funny.
By way of explanation, the Bernard Manning comparison is based on Bernard's bad jokes and JA's bad policies !
Mr Crabtree
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12:30pm Mon 13 Feb 12
lis0r wrote:It wasn't meant to be funny.... bad jokes and basd policies are anything but, funny !
Mr Crabtree wrote: By way of explanation, the Bernard Manning comparison is based on Bernard's bad jokes and JA's bad policies !If you have to explain a joke, then it's not funny.
Mr Crabtree
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12:41am Tue 14 Feb 12
Buzz Light-year wrote:I am not Matthew Laverack and neither is my donkey.
Mr Crabtree wrote:Oh wow, well lol, rofl, pmsl and lmao all rolled into one. Newsflash to the Edinburgh fringe: You have to update your material! Calling people names framed with a story from last year is the new funny. We did have an event in town with actual donkeys. Maybe your man could have been a little bolder and called someone donkey outright, the "joke" might have worked then. Is that a false address?Buzz Light-year wrote:Here's a clue.... Eeyore's in the cabinet ? !!!Mr Crabtree wrote:Yes totally. Where is it?Buzz Light-year wrote: Apart from self-publicity, what is the point of this letter?It's humorous, but, obviously you have missed the joke ? !!!
I am reliably informed that all letters sent by Matthew Laverack to York Press contain his official UK address and telephone number together with his current overseas address. The editor decides which address to publish.
Anyone accusing Mr Laverack of acting improperly or providing false addresses in correspondence to the press need to be aware that their comments are slanderous.
No donkeys were harmed in the posting of this blog.
Mr Crabtree
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12:45am Tue 14 Feb 12
delete 'slanderous' and replace this with 'libellous'.
Buzz Light-year
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10:30am Wed 15 Feb 12
Lot of effort you put in to defending someone who isn't you. Anyone would think you were Mrs. L.
Pretty sure it needs to be a statement or assertion and not a question to be libel.
Wouldn't libel be something more like oh I dunno, calling councillors donkeys?
pedalling paul says...
12:30pm Sat 11 Feb 12