Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

John_Pierpoint

Sorry I did not pick up on the simple averages justifying the probability of dying before claiming the lottery prize.

What happens if you die between purchase and claim: powerful incentive to your executor and the government to get the probate sorted out and share the loot 60:40 ?

Here is link to the pension time bomb (it smells a bit of "National Socialism" & Right Wing leanings, but presumably they would not have been so stupid as to fudge the figures?)
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/uk-united-kingdom/Age-_distribution

Hopefully the Grauniad will be publishing some of their wonderful "flower petal" graphs soon, to explain the census figures; as long as it does not turn out to be a GIGO exercise.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/feb/26/population-ethnic-race-age-statisticshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/feb/26/population-ethnic-race-age-statistics

Generali

Someone tells a joke about giving animals matching names. The trouble is, they don't die together so you end up with salt and brandy!

John_Pierpoint

Goosey hint here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/member.php?u=228178

michaels

Sorry - I was trying to agree with you but didn't make myself very clear. If you make being famous part of your 'business' they I don't see that you have any right to complain if other parts of your lifestyle that you don't want disclosed are. If you become newsworthy due to some incident (as in a victim of a crime or whatever) then the rest of your life should remain private.

Generali wrote: »

I take your point but it's a bit hard to see how your arguement applies to people that fought and died in a war or had the misfortune to be murdered or their kids to be murdered.

John_Pierpoint

Did the "too posh to push" mothers-to-be do their NCT classes?

My horror was the danger of almost having son in the hospital car park: "Keep on blowing out the candles - I'm ringing the bell"
[Inserts small finger into cheek and makes popping noise]
Grandson was born into a cross between a rubber dingy and a paddling pool at home.

lostinrates

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Goosey hint here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/member.php?u=228178

Cheater! :D

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

Someone tells a joke about giving animals matching names. The trouble is, they don't die together so you end up with salt and brandy!

You just make next life partner part of the theme. If the gander goes first the goose can go ''back'' to her first husband.

Davesnave

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Did the "too posh to push" mothers-to-be do their NCT classes?.

I had a panic attack during an NCT class. though it was nothing to do with the subject matter. Honestly.

In a way, the experience was a lucky one, as the person running the course was married to someone who suffered similarly and had connections in the medical world. I gained a great many insights.

When I collapsed, this woman knew what was wrong as soon as I grunted, "Don't worry, this happens a lot!".

I was gobsmacked.

LydiaJ

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Goosey hint here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/member.php?u=228178

lostinrates wrote: »

Cheater! :D

??? Am I dim, or has lir removed the hint? I can't see what J_P is referring to.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

??? Am I dim, or has lir removed the hint? I can't see what J_P is referring to.

I think you are meant to look for posts made elsewhere on MSE, but I think you should have a guess first.