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People on benefits should be put in the stocks

495 replies

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 17:47

...and have rotten eggs and tomatos thrown at them.
How dare they go on holiday and be allowed to have christmas presents etc
They should live on bread and dripping.

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HecTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 03/12/2010 17:52

I favour the rack.

Or the judas chair.

cupcakebakerer · 03/12/2010 17:53

Not sure of the point if this post - are you on benefits? Perhaps not so funny to some is that people on benefits who have no reason not to work (able bodied, not carers, no childcare issues etc etc) are actually entitled to a 'Christmas bonus' payment. Wish I got one from my employer...

MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 03/12/2010 17:54

Oh I agree! and they should have to wear a bell around their necks so we can hear them coming and avoid them

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 17:54

Should tomatos have an'e' in it
Tomatoes?
Tomatos?
Hmm with an 'E' i think now.

What's the Judas chair?

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MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 03/12/2010 17:55

Cupcake, people on benefits get a bonus? since when?

MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 03/12/2010 17:55

I'm sure its no E

curlymama · 03/12/2010 17:55

Think you might be going a tad too far with throwing things at them, but you are absoloutely right. How dare they go on holidays paid for by those of us that do work!?

pagwatch · 03/12/2010 17:58

but if you include all of us who get child benefit the stocks would have to be fucking huge. Soooo many tomatoes.......

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 17:58

YES... they should wear a bell and call out
'unclean,unclean' as they walk past all the good/decent working people of the world.

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ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 03/12/2010 18:00

But who will pay for the tomato's ?

The TAXPAYER, that's who Xmas Angry

muriel76 · 03/12/2010 18:00

Not all people on benefits.

Just the idle shirkers on benefits....

FreakoidOrganisoid · 03/12/2010 18:01

Nah using eggs and tomatoes helps feed us thereby allowing us to put the money saved on food towards holidays.

Just stone us.

pagwatch · 03/12/2010 18:02

I am an idle shirker
But am not on benefits
Perhaps I will grow toms
Or learn to shoot bigots.
Bigot shooting would be great for 2012.

Errmmmm · 03/12/2010 18:03

I think I would eat more tomatoes if I were assured that each and every one contained an E.

muriel76 · 03/12/2010 18:03

You're safe from the stocks then Pagwatch

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 18:03

What about the ducking stool? Xmas Grin

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lollipopshoes · 03/12/2010 18:03

It definitely has an E in it.

Which is all I have to say

Xmas Grin Xmas Biscuit
ratspeaker · 03/12/2010 18:03

OOO I can see you getting sued by a vegetarian coeliac

I take it this was a sarcastic thread started in response to the zombified thread earlier

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 18:05

Ah,bigot shooting could be part of the next olympics Xmas Grin

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MillyR · 03/12/2010 18:06

No doubt big society volunteers will be asked for in order to build the stocks and supervise the hecklers.

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 18:06

Sarcastic? Moi? Xmas Smile

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judasisacarrot · 03/12/2010 18:08

The only benefit that is given "christmas bonus" is Disability living allowance. they get an extra £10.
it is to cover the extra expense of the December month.

but of course disabled are just bone idle and lazy too huh.

I do wish people would get their facts straight before spouting such ignorance as fact

SuePurblybiltByElves · 03/12/2010 18:09

Have you thought of forced work parties to grow the tomatoes?

MerrilyDefective · 03/12/2010 18:14

The big society volunteers will be too busy snooping on young mothers.
Making quite sure they are reading bedtime stories and not feeding their offspring Turkey Twizzlers.

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cupcakebakerer · 03/12/2010 18:16

You are wrong actually: www.tssa.org.uk/article-51.php3?id_article=1983

Also did it occur to you that not all people on 'disability' are disabled.

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