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| Bedouin | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 1,068 | | Location | : | Athens, Greece |
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| | Posted : 26 Sep 2012 - 13:22 Post title : Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! | | | Here's why ...
As many will know this country is in a bit of a shambles financially (although still pretty resilient).
Anyhow, the politicians have implemented several really unreasonable (and perhaps some reasonable) laws in order to crack down on tax evasion.
This has resulted in a witchhunt on the population.
The population (especially those who have been targeted or harrased unfairly) have started to get their back up.
At the same time, the politicians have voted laws that reduce salaries for all public servants.
Ironically, the witchunt mentioned earlier has now turned on the politicians themselves, instigated by the judges and the judicial public servants generally, who have suffered or are under threat of salary cuts.
Nowthe politicians are running scared as the judicial system is uncovering several juicy scandals etc., which they thought they were immune to 
This is gonna be interesting. 
Anyway, this isn't the point of this post ... just supplying the background.
Over several months I have been telling my friends and acquaintences of your line in your post signature "My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's."
It has now started to become a slogan and also seems to be spreading a bit.
Naturally, I have attributed this to you ... credit where credit is due.
Just thought I'd let you know you have a loyal following.
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| DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Sep 2012 - 14:14 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: Bedouin) | | | Probably coming to a country near all of us soon.
Perhaps the one right next to our feet. 
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Sep 2012 - 14:37 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: Bedouin) | | | I would make it my first instinct if I could - but breathing takes the biscuit in the line of sensible things to do.
Glad I could help you guys out.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| SeanS | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,179 | | Location | : | Matlock, Derbyshire UK, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Sep 2012 - 22:17 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: mat1600) | | | Or to sound posh
'Meus primoris rectus instinct est respiro. Meus secundus est ut evade tax's.'
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| Tenzin1999 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 214 | | Location | : | Canberra, Australia |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 07:22 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: SeanS) | | |
SeanS wrote:
Or to sound posh
'Meus primoris rectus instinct est respiro. Meus secundus est ut evade tax's.' |
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I like it!!! 
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| mjgt | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 07:27 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: Tenzin1999) | | | Be very careful mat, you could find yourself in court as a witness for the defence. "He made me do it your honour" just ask Rob Halford how that feels
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 09:17 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: SeanS) | | |
SeanS wrote:
'Meus primoris rectus instinct est respiro. Meus secundus est ut evade tax's.' |
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Sounds good in any language.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Rodge | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/08/2012 | | Posts | : | 85 | | Location | : | Devon, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 11:29 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: mat1600) | | | Hope Nick Clegg doesn't read this forum - he could well be looking for Bridlington on the map right now!
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| feduke | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,441 | | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 13:27 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: Bedouin) | | | At this point in time I think I'd gladly take Greece's government over the one we now have. We'll be joining you soon in the world of financial chaos. We're in it already. We just aren't admitting it until after the November elections.
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| Bedouin | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 1,068 | | Location | : | Athens, Greece |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 14:08 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: feduke) | | | feduke wrote:
At this point in time I think I'd gladly take Greece's government over the one we now have. |
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No you wouldn't ... you'd be using your guns by now.
Actually, I am not kidding.
You guys wouldn't tolerate the obnoxious crap they have been dishing out, or the chaos they have created.
It's only because a significant portion of the population benefited in the past from favours etc. from these monkeys that they are not rebelling ... for now. 
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| DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 14:45 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: Bedouin) | | |
Looks like they were really out for fun yesterday. Be safe.
Today is Spain.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 27 Sep 2012 - 23:17 Post title : Re: Mat1600 ... you are starting to become famous here! (Re: feduke) | | |
feduke wrote:
At this point in time I think I'd gladly take Greece's government over the one we now have. We'll be joining you soon in the world of financial chaos. We're in it already. We just aren't admitting it until after the November elections. |
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