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Pobby

Well I have seen some things that people will bet on but this
http://www.online-betting-guide.co.uk/news/18228232/Credit+Crunch+Could+Lead+To+Massive+City+Riots+According+To+Bookies.html

How many of you can see full blown riots on London streets?

piggeh

paris looks like good odds! Might stick a tenner on.

bandraoi

The London mob had an unparalleled spirit and a tendency to protest at the drop of a hat. It's an interesting thread in history to study.

piggeh

How does the looting side work, is it literally every man for himself or do you organise things (eg women take the clothes shops, men take electricals for example). It would be nice if we could organise the looting as I need a 37" LCD TV. Quite happy for others to take the 40" TVs and above.

Being out of work I can loot whenever is suitable for others. Thanks.

Jennifer_Jane

I'll only riot if it's very close to home, I'm extremely lazy, and mean with petrol.

Pobby

Not been in any riots myself but got pretty close when tis one kicked off



http://www.1968andallthat.net/node/109

I was there with a pacifist group but I`m afraid that went out of the window for me when I got backed up by a mounted copper against a parking meter. Most of the other demos I went on were peaceful affairs.

Ian_Griffiths_Halifax

I want to loot the Banks and Building Societies. I'm going to nick their "1.25% Gross Interest Rate for a year on £25,000 savings" posters. They are going to sell for a mint on Ebay in 10 years time.

Ian_Griffiths_Halifax

Dooooooooooooooonut wrote: »

Sadly at present it seems to be smash a shop window and grab anything that you can carry. Fools.

Yea, I could never understand that. Like nicking a tent and a camping stove from a camping shop in winter. Why not nick the ski jackets?

Ian_Griffiths_Halifax

Pobby wrote: »

I got backed up by a mounted copper against a parking meter.

Ooooeeeerr missus! :eek:

piggeh

Dooooooooooooooonut wrote: »

Well if people had any sense, which they don't seem to have done yet, they would follow my plan

First you loot JJB Sports and get baseball bats, then you loot a gun shop - and yes they do exist in London - there's one on St. James' for example although I've never been in (a few looters may have to be sacrificed here so make sure you're not at the front of the queue. Staff have to be captured alive to open the safes.)

Then off to Jack Berkleys, get a few rollers/rangies and up the M11 to the place they print money (forget the name of it) and get them to quantitatively ease you at the point of your gun. Then shoot em anyway, because when they make the film about it this will have more dramatic effect and establish you as a hard !!!!!!!.

Sadly at present it seems to be smash a shop window and grab anything that you can carry. Fools.

Sounds like a plan as long as my character isn't played by Vinny Jones or Danny Dyer. In fact can we ensure that Danny Dyer is one of the ones that gets sacrificed? It would be a double bonus if that were the case.

Cleaver

This thread has the potential to be as funny as the 'Have you started storing food yet?' thread a couple of months back.

My money would always be on Paris first. I'll have it as a double with Andy Murray to win Wimbledon.