The Scottish Independence Referendum, 18th Sept 2014

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It's Peter-bleeding-Kellman that called it! Boo-hiss Gerroff!
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I've also just realised that staying up til two in the morning watching footage of people moving boxes around Scottish sheds seems a bit exhausting.
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I'm waiting for the moment when Derek agrees that Gordon Brown should be given a medal.
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djewesbury wrote:I'm waiting for the moment when Derek agrees that Gordon Brown should be given a medal.
To quote one of my childhood heroes...

Never!
NEVer!!
NEVER!!!!
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DRT wrote:To quote one of my childhood heroes...
Oh REALLY?
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djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:To quote one of my childhood heroes...
Oh REALLY?
Now then, away from such blind alleys. What say you all to this referendum thing. I think they should have spent more on fireworks and lighting.
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djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:To quote one of my childhood heroes...
Oh REALLY?
I remember singing of him fondly on the terraces of Celtic Park.
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djewesbury wrote:It is NEVER too late for placemats, good God man, we're not savages. Just give me ten minutes.
Inspired by your zeal, I know have my bottle sitting on:
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Well done. But would Julian approve your glassware?
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djewesbury wrote:Well done. But would Julian approve your glassware?
It's a bottle-size circle for the bottle I am drinking from. I would like to have had a large bottle-circle top left, and a small tumbler-circle bottom right, but that would have required more time than I want to spend reading through postscript code right now!
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Are you drinking from… a tumbler?? Shameful. See the review thread.
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Sorry, Phil, I couldn't let it go.
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DRT wrote:Sorry, Phil, I couldn't let it go.
bloomin' auto-incorrect :( /shame.
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PhilW wrote:It's a bottle-size circle for the bottle I am drinking from. I would like to have had a large bottle-circle top left, and a small tumbler-circle bottom right, but that would have required more time than I want to spend reading through postscript code right now!
Am I meant to answer that? Probably not. But I shall anyway. One radius per page. Multiple radii on a single page would need a substantial rewrite of several thousands of lines. I strongly advise against.
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My ballot paper. I'll transcribe it tomorrow or the day after....
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I might have nodded off just after Glasgow failed to gain the lead. A splendid result.
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Wel done everyone. An impressive result. As evidenced by the noise of whining gNats.
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Despite the absence of exit polls, history will need to know what caused the outcome. Which of the six possible causes was it? 13.46? 26.103? G10.5 (please not)? 9.89? 29.157? 50.55?
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Well 29.157 was always going to vote No. I think it was more of a surprise that Yes failed to capitalise on 13.46 and 26.103. In the end though I have to give it 9.89, closely (and jointly) followed by the Highlanders. G10.5 spoiled his vote.
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