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Post by Weyland on Jun 19, 2011 19:00:10 GMT
Hmm, bikes. In Australia they call Bikers Bikies.The Australian word for afternoon is arvo. Tinnie and/or tube for can. Barbie for barbecue. Need I say more. Yes, I do. They also have seriously degenerate vowels, almost as bad as the "Home" Counties. Strine Alphabet: Bladdy A (eye), bladdy B, bladdy C, bladdy D, etc. Sounds about right. |
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Post by trubble on Jun 19, 2011 19:26:17 GMT
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Post by everso on Jun 19, 2011 19:56:24 GMT
The Great Escape (come to think of it, this one's always on my list) Good choice. The great proto-Rocker himself in action.  [It was a Triumph, however wildly unlikely that may seem in the context. Replica in the Imperial War Museum, I hear.] [Did I tell you I have a Triumph?] [Did you see THIS, Ev?]Yes, I saw that Weyland. Cute. Mr. E. still hankers after a nice Vespa. He couldn't afford one when he was a Mod and had a beaten up old Lambretta instead. I had an email yesterday from my uncle who lives in Florida. He's just been to a motorcycle museum in Birmingham, Alabama (http://barbermuseum.org/) and said it was wonderful, with lots of English bikes. He used to ride a Triumph motorcycle back in the 1950s. Actually, I think he still has it. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 19, 2011 20:15:04 GMT
Concur. Last week I visited a Beachcombers' Museum on the island of Texel. Pics to come on you-know-where. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 20, 2011 10:17:25 GMT
Interesting tale. If he's been staying there 20 years without being challaned, and IF he has a piece of paper to found his occupation of the house on (which I doubt), then, under Scots law he'd own it. (But Scots law doesn't apply.) It's annoying the hell out of me because I can't remember what it's called. I'm hoping that Housey will know. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 20, 2011 18:12:15 GMT
It's annoying the hell out of me because I can't remember what it's called. Squatting. It's a bit like crouching, only different. (Dutch: kraken.) A particularly appropriate nickname on this occasion. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 20, 2011 19:26:21 GMT
It's annoying the hell out of me because I can't remember what it's called. Squatting. It's a bit like crouching, only different. (Dutch: kraken.) A particularly appropriate nickname on this occasion. No, squatting is a criminal offence in Scotland. If you found a claim for a piece of land (and, of course, therefore any houses on it) and you have some kind of title deed (Requirement of writing to transfer heritable property) and you use that land for 10 years without being challenged, the land becomes yours in law. Found it. If the person who transferred the land to you did not have good title themselves, but nonetheless made an a non domino transfer to you, your title becomes unchallengeable after 10 years based on the doctrine of positive prescription. (To think I used to know all this shit by heart.) |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 20, 2011 19:43:50 GMT
Squatting. It's a bit like crouching, only different. (Dutch: kraken.) A particularly appropriate nickname on this occasion. No, squatting is a criminal offence in Scotland. If you found a claim for a piece of land (and, of course, therefore any houses on it) and you have some kind of title deed (Requirement of writing to transfer heritable property) and you use that land for 10 years without being challenged, the land becomes yours in law. Found it. If the person who transferred the land to you did not have good title themselves, but nonetheless made an a non domino transfer to you, your title becomes unchallengeable after 10 years based on the doctrine of positive prescription. (To think I used to know all this shit by heart.) But you said "I can't remember what it's called". So what's it called? . . . Jimmy? |
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Post by trubble on Jun 20, 2011 20:03:43 GMT
I think it's called Riot's Law? Best not to challenge!
There's a similar law about the finding of cash down the back of a sofa. That's called Alph's Law.
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 20, 2011 20:16:05 GMT
No, squatting is a criminal offence in Scotland. If you found a claim for a piece of land (and, of course, therefore any houses on it) and you have some kind of title deed (Requirement of writing to transfer heritable property) and you use that land for 10 years without being challenged, the land becomes yours in law. Found it. If the person who transferred the land to you did not have good title themselves, but nonetheless made an a non domino transfer to you, your title becomes unchallengeable after 10 years based on the doctrine of positive prescription. (To think I used to know all this shit by heart.) But you said "I can't remember what it's called". So what's it called? . . . Jimmy? I just told you what it was called. Positive prescription. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 20, 2011 21:17:55 GMT
But you said "I can't remember what it's called". So what's it called? . . . Jimmy? I just told you what it was called. Positive prescription. Oh FFS be serious for once, Riot. "Positive prescription" is about as meaningful as "Big Society". What's it really called? |
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Post by aubrey on Jun 21, 2011 8:19:23 GMT
We squatted when we first came to London. The only illegal bit was breaking in (which we never had to do). Both places we squatted were empty two years after we left.
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Post by jean on Jun 21, 2011 9:40:25 GMT
Go and say that on MCL, aubrey.
It's a bit quiet at the moment - they need something to bring on a spluttering fit.
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 21, 2011 10:11:27 GMT
We squatted when we first came to London. The only illegal bit was breaking in (which we never had to do). Both places we squatted were empty two years after we left. Squatting is not a criminal offence in England and Wales. Squatting is a criminal offence in Scotland. We have our own legal system because we're a different nation. Try to get your head round that Aubrey; it's really not so hard. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 21, 2011 10:12:22 GMT
I just told you what it was called. Positive prescription. Oh FFS be serious for once, Riot. "Positive prescription" is about as meaningful as "Big Society". What's it really called? Well it's been called positive prescription for hundreds of years in the Scottish system of property law (which is different from the English one) so I wouldn't like to take it upon myself to rename it when the greatest minds of the European enlightenment would have understood it. |
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Post by everso on Jun 21, 2011 11:15:34 GMT
Go and say that on MCL, aubrey. It's a bit quiet at the moment - they need something to bring on a spluttering fit.  Don't you just love it when they have those spluttering fits though? Bless them. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 21, 2011 14:21:08 GMT
We squatted when we first came to London. The only illegal bit was breaking in (which we never had to do). Both places we squatted were empty two years after we left. Squatting is not a criminal offence in England and Wales. Squatting is a criminal offence in Scotland. We have our own legal system because we're a different nation. Try to get your head round that Aubrey; it's really not so hard. He knows, Riot. We know. Stop being so precious. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 21, 2011 14:22:54 GMT
Oh FFS be serious for once, Riot. "Positive prescription" is about as meaningful as "Big Society". What's it really called? Well it's been called positive prescription for hundreds of years in the Scottish system of property law ( which is different from the English one) so I wouldn't like to take it upon myself to rename it when the greatest minds of the European enlightenment would have understood it. You don't say. It's still a shit term. Just as bad as English legal gibberish. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jun 21, 2011 14:47:00 GMT
My Grannie always said I was precious. |
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Post by Weyland on Jun 21, 2011 14:56:05 GMT
My Grannie always said I was precious. Marketing? |
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