Declan

Will rang me Dad when I was about eight, and a big Mister Men fan. I answered the phone "Mum Mr Tickle's on the phone!". She replied "ahh yes Will Tickle" and that was the funniest thing I had ever heard.

That's not too bad! Considering I was basically trolling! But "Too plain to bother paintin’ " is terrible. The Map itself is a nice thing and there's some good stuff in there. But I take your original point about whether energy should go to improve the biosphere or celebrate it.

Oh wow. I can't believe they included mine on the map.

Do the government see Biosphere as a marketing tool?

He comes across like he drove his kids to school in a massive people carrier and considers a school bus a frivolous luxury. And a parent budgeting their expenditure is defrauding the state.

You want me to provide a source for the tax and NI rates in the IOM and UK? https://www.gov.im/categories/tax-vat-and-your-money/income-tax-and-national-insurance/individuals/residents/rates-and-allowances/ 22% income tax https://www.gov.im/categories/tax-vat-and-your-money/income-tax-and-national-insurance/national-insurance-contributions/rates-and-thresholds/ 11% VAT https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-income-tax/income-tax-rates-and-allowances-current-and-past 20% income tax up to £37,701 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68481815 since announced. 8% NI https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/statistics-isle-of-man/earnings-survey/ Median gross wage in IOM £673 per week = £35k pa Where's your evidence for - "If we followed UK the vast majority of workers would be paying substantially more in taxes"

Average wage earners pay tax 22% in the IOM and 20% in UK. They pay 11% NI while the UK is 10% and rumoured to be dropping to 8%. VAT is the same. Rates and council tax seem comparable depending on location. How are we paying substantially less tax?

Congratulations on your award Adrian.

So with the split term thing they would all have five years just they would be renewed in two tranches. How would probation work? Who would decide an MHK had failed to meet the grade? Maybe the electorate voted for someone who promised not to be a cookie-cutter MHK and the criteria for passing probation was matching the incumbants or CS's definition of a good MHK?

I'd probably support a shorter time between elections (or even half the seats up for reelection every 2.5 years so in Rushen Dr Wotsit would be up now and Watterson in September 2026, then Dr Wotsit's successor in spring 2029). But really, does it matter how often the elections are because we don't vote for or against the government or for or against a set of policies. We could vote them all out and only the faces would change. The same sort of people would replace them, and guided by the senior CS, they'll peruse the same sort of policies.

Your sock puppets are not your friends.

There's all this talk of ditching Cannon. But there's no talk of who the replacement would be? Also would changing the CM change anything?

And how many people do you recall killed by falling effluent or donkeys?

You didn't mention a donkey. You said "You're more likely to be killed by a blow to the head from a block of frozen shit falling from an aeroplane than you are by the TT." Many more people are killed by donkeys than by falling effluent. In fact I can't find any. SO Gizo going about his everyday life in the Isle of Man has an infinitesimal chance of being killed that way. Quite a few people on the Isle of Man have been "killed by TT" - mainly competitors I grant you, but spectators have died in accidents around the course, also people have also died after visitors have collided with them. In fact I'd suggest Gizo is more likely to die due to a dodgy TT Burger than falling effluent or a killer donkey.

Ahh the TT fan's creative grasp of probability! Spring must be around the corner.

Don't want something like this ... https://gef.im/news/politics/ministers-ireland-outburst-11209/

Every possible legislation could have a tariff of life! I think the OPs point is we don't have this legislation, but in other jurisdictions it can carry a life sentence.

Wonder who will play tonight. Could be a tough one.

Hush. We don't need another puntastic tribute act.

In a way it's real start was a few months later. Manx.Net forums shut in April 2004 (ish). Manxforums and Slim's Manx Online were set up to fill the gap. The user base generally moved to Slim's forum, but that closed after a few months and manxforums became the main local forum in about July. It's a credit to Uni etc that it's kept going this long. Given the pressure that's at time come its way from melomaniac millionaires, pusillanimous politicians, and disreputable djs, and that's before we consider it's user base.

One of the manifestos is just questions like -

Hasn't that always been the case?

Incredible

Edge’s communication with the public over the Peel drag queen incident and the southern swimming pool issue was bad enough to warrant her replacement.

Tuchel is leaving Munich. Unfortunately, Alonso is also an ex-Bayern player. Looking at his playing career at Real, Liverpool, and Bayern he won the Champions League, Domestic title and cup at each except the title at Liverpool and Champions League at Bayern.