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In court today - an unusual experience, I'm used to being the defendant in speeding cases so it made a nice change to turn up without a suit on - supporting friends who were witnesses against the local Neighbours From Hell. Despite being released and allowed to go home because the Defence solicitor was sick and didn't turn up, then getting a call to come back when a few miles from home it worked out well.
Instead of putting her hand up and saying "Yes, I swore at them, and called him a pervert" which is worth an £80 on the spot fine she decided "Not guilty" was a better idea. And has ended up with a five year Restraining Order which is going to royally annoy them both ... 
So ... what did I miss?
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So you got no chance to deliver some surprising testimony that turned the tables on everyone and got them into jail for a long time? Including the judge?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Regrettably not. The prosecution solicitor didn't even look like Perry Mason!
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Did they at least wear these wigs or is that also a thing of the past?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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 The Black Cap is right out as well, apparently.
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Perry was a defense lawyer, fer cryin' out loud.
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It would have been ironic if you had been done for speeding whilst on the way back to court.
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OriginalGriff wrote: saying "Yes, I swore at them, and called him a pervert" which is worth an £80 on the spot fine
Wait, that isn't allowed? Guess I need to strike Wales off my places to visit, that or budget for obscene language.
I jest but coming from the US that is a bit surprising, does it have to do with public decency or is profanity illegal?
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RJOberg wrote: is profanity illegal?
Surprisingly, Yes. Profanities (specifically blasphemy) are illegal. But AFAIK no one has been arrested or convicted for it for many years.
You're more likely to be arrested for saying positive things about God or Jesus instead of using their names inappropriately as some folks consider that to be a hate crime against people who have different opinions even if the people with different opinions are OK with it. I have deleted the rest of what I was going to write in case it was more applicable to the Soapbox and I don't want to go down that route.
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Swearing and abusive langauge in a public place is illegal in the UK under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986[^] and is normally used to sober up drunks who are being annoying: finding themselves £80 lighter the next day is supposed to get them to think more next time. Doubt if it works, but ...
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And was the person who was charged in this case drunk at the time - or does the complainant just have a thin skin?
Or both?
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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Long story - about seven years long - let's just say she truly deserves the title "Neighbour From Hell".
You wouldn't want to live next door to these two!
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OriginalGriff wrote: speeding cases
Knowing the welsh roads, speeding means hitting THE 60km/h speed limit, doesn't it ?
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I think my record was in excess of an indicated 140mph in a 70 zone. It's difficult to be sure, I was changing into top at the time, and wasn't watching the speedo that carefully.
Don't you just love Ducatis? 
This does not in any way, form, or manner constitute a confession officer.
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  Ouch. In France, you could not avoid jail time for this...
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On a sparsely occupied motorway in England, many, many, years ago in my much younger days I was in the fast lane, over-taking a string of cars doing about 85 - I was doing about 90, no real hurry. Zooming up behind me came a white AMG Merc in a hurry (aren't they always?), flashing his lights, honking his horn and getting upset because I was only doing 90! Having a specially built Audi Quattro (an ur-Quattro) with a "sport" engine from the rally version, I dropped down a gear and accelerated out of his way.
I got to 120 fairly quickly and found he was still less than 20ft behind me still flashing and honking. In a moment of righteous indignation, I floored it, accelerating to 135, then 145 - still behind me, although a little further back. Only when I reached 155 did he run out of oomph and fall behind, he had topped out at about 145.
Ahead I saw the road rise gently uphill with a crest ahead. I thought to myself, "If I were a police-car waiting to catch speeders, where would I hide?". I moved into the middle lane and hit the brakes a little. I crested the hill doing about 85, the AMG shot past me still doing 140+ just in time for the souped-up Jaguar police chase car on a launch ramp to start its lights and siren and charge off after him - they must be rocket assisted or something!
A couple of miles down the road I passed them, doing exactly 70. They had pulled him over, "License and registration, please sir - you won't need those anymore...". Karma! 
Impatience caused most accidents back then, inattention due to texting, etc. these days.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Gotta love Welsh roads. Friend of mine lives outside Carmarthen. We used to regularly go to an August bank holiday weekend barbecue and hooli at his field, which involved many land-rovers, off road bikes and other improvised vehicles (a range rover was converted to a quad bike once with the aid of a plasma cutter), a large bonfire and a "fairly large" sound system. The run in once over the estuary and avoiding the motorway was always fun.
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Quote: Well good morning Judge, how are you today
I'm in trouble, please put me away
A pretty thing took a shine to me
I couldn't stop her, so I let it be
I couldn't stop her, so I let it be
I couldn't stop her, so I let it be
I couldn't stop her, so I let it be
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"Dumb and Dumber" - sometimes concentrated in one person 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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OriginalGriff wrote: "Yes, I swore at them, and called him a pervert" which is worth an £80
One reason I will never leave America.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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OriginalGriff wrote: ended up with a five year Restraining Order
I always though that a restraining order was a menu at a brothel.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I didn't even know brothels served food.
I bow to your superior knowledge of the subject! 
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Abigail Disney visited Disneyland undercover. She is 'livid' about what she saw[^]
Entry level employees are making roughly $30K per years, while the "median" salary is closer to $46K per year. And these folks are having to "forage for food in other people's garbage." It's a sad state of affairs when that amount of money is "not enough" to get by.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Yes, the cost of living in Los Angeles is about the same as, let's say, in Hucklesnatch, Kentucky.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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