Green Crap

[davieG]

This sort of holier than thou, patronising spin gets right up my nose. Their personal so called 'carbon footprint' must be astronomical never mind saving the air fuel for what appears to be a fairly pointless, doomed to be unproductive jolly.

Charles goes 'green' in Caribbean

Heading to the Caribbean on a flight full of holidaymakers was probably a first for the Prince of Wales. Most passengers aboard the commercial flight to Trinidad and Tobago probably were not aware they were flying with the heir to the throne and the Duchess of Cornwall - but this was part of a plan to reduce the carbon footprint of their royal tour.

The prince is visiting the Commonwealth Islands of Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia, Montserrat and Jamaica to "reinforce Britain's ties" to the region.

And rather than flying from one island to another, they have hired the Leander-246-ft (75m) yacht equipped with a sauna, gym, hot tub, two master suite cabins, three en-suite double guest cabins and five twin guest cabins.

The prince's staff have been careful to point out that they have hired it at a discounted rate rather than paying the normal price of £40,000 a day.

As you walk around the brightly painted streets of Trinidad and Tobago's capital Port of Spain it is hard to see any traces that the Prince Charles and Camilla have arrived. Apart from the traffic jams perhaps.

Most people have not taken much notice, perhaps a sign of the growing gap between the island nation and its historical ties to the UK.

They may drive on the right but increasingly the nations in the Caribbean look more to the north - to America and Canada rather than to Europe.

So what effect will the Prince's visit have here?

I spoke to Joyce Bleasdell, a Trinidadian on holiday from New York.

'Stop the killing'

She wanted to know: "Why is he here? Has he got something in mind to tell the people of Tobago or is he coming on a vacation?"

Officials from Clarence House hope the trip will spotlight issues on all the islands and demonstrate the bond and commitment that Britain still has with them.

Sustainable development, environmental protection and crime are just some of the things on his agenda on this tour, but do local people see them as issues he needs to highlight?

I asked a local photographer Andre Alexander if he could make a wish for his nation what would it be.

His response was "for people to stop the killing". The country has seen its murder rate spiral in the last few years.

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[Zingari]

phew thats a relief i thought you were going to tell us you'd had a dodgy curry last night

[The People's Hero]

I really don't care about green issues.

Sorry - I just don't.

I now have a 3.0 V6 engined car, so everyone driving a Prius etc.... well, you do as you like, but I'm ruining it for ALL of us.

[lildave3]

I really don't care about green issues.

Sorry - I just don't.

I now have a 3.0 V6 engined car, so everyone driving a Prius etc.... well, you do as you like, but I'm ruining it for ALL of us.

I bet I care less.

[The People's Hero]

I bet I care less.

Well, there is less of you, so I'd be hard pushed to compete.

[andyh1884]

I bet he didn't fly economy class. It's just one big publicity stunt.

If he was that bothered about his carbon footprint he'd have gone in a rowing boat or better still he could've swum there.

At the end of the day, we can do all we like reducing our carbon footprint by insulating our homes, driving 'greener' cars, recycling stuff but this country has a population of 60 million compared to a global population of 6 billion. We're never gonna make the slightest difference. It's places like China & US that need to be 'doing their bit'.

[The People's Hero]

Carbon Footprint is this year's Millennium Bug or PORK GIVES YOU CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING OUR CHILDREN, RAPING OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND PISSING IN OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE SLEEP or LABOUR POLITICIAN IS A COMMUNIST AND WILL TAKE YOUR HOUSE AND CHANGE IT IN TO A COMMUNE.

Ignore it and it will go away.

My advice is to buy a car with a massive engine and rev it very loudly whenever someone starts jabbering about the environment.

They could always move to Wales and live in the Valleys. Do they? Do they fu ck. They hang around cities and towns preaching to the occupants about their evil ways.

Wan kers.

I'm off to spray a few cans of deodorant at the hole in the ozone layer.

[danny.]

My 2.5 V6 car also makes me a non-carer..

actually, I do care. But I look at an area the size of belgium being chopped down each year in the rainforests and china and the US pumping so much pollution out, I realise our entire country wouldn't make a scrap of diferent to the world if we all got rid of our cars completely, so what's the point?

[BigGibbo]

Carbon Footprint is this year's Millennium Bug or PORK GIVES YOU CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING OUR CHILDREN, RAPING OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND PISSING IN OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE SLEEP or LABOUR POLITICIAN IS A COMMUNIST AND WILL TAKE YOUR HOUSE AND CHANGE IT IN TO A COMMUNE.

[The People's Hero]

My 2.5 V6 car also makes me a non-carer..

actually, I do care. But I look at an area the size of belgium being chopped down each year in the rainforests and china and the US pumping so much pollution out, I realise our entire country wouldn't make a scrap of diferent to the world if we all got rid of our cars completely, so what's the point?

It's all about learning to shrug your shoulders and point the finger of blame at somebody else.

That is what life is ALL ABOUT.

[Lovejoy]

When I saw the title I thought we were in for yet another Plymouth Argyle thread, but thankfully not.

[The People's Hero]

People don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient, then they repent.

[Zingari]

People don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient, then they repent.

i like that i might adapt that as a way of life , so long as the repenting bit is not too "sack cloth and ashes"

i wouldn't mind putting a couple of bob in the poor box

[The People's Hero]

i like that i might adapt that as a way of life , so long as the repenting bit is not too "sack cloth and ashes"

i wouldn't mind putting a couple of bob in the poor box

Dylan said it.

That's good enough for me.

[Zingari]

Dylan said it.

That's good enough for me.

the magic roundabout was full of useful stuff like that

[The People's Hero]

The Magic Roundabout taught me to speak French.

[Zingari]

The Magic Roundabout taught me to speak French.

i always sound gay whenever i try to speak french

[The People's Hero]

i always sound gay whenever i try to speak french

It's hard not to sound gay, when propositioning a man, my friend.

[l444ry]

Crap Circle appears on site of former Paris Hilton

Paris, France. The strange occurrence of bizarre Turd Circles, now officially called 'Crap Circles' has spread to France after tourists, initially assuming the smell was that of the French, discovered more amazing patterns made from waste products of metabolism and other non-useful materials.

Renowned Japaneese Turd expert, Dr. Pyu Maihatuyu, is headed to France when he returns from Hannah in Montana, to see for himself the truly remarkable structure made from shit.

The Crap Circle has formed on the site of the old Paris Hilton Hotel, which was destroyed a few weeks ago in an unexplained explosion and is attracting crowds of onlookers.

"It's a sign" said Welsh tourist Dia A Rea "They're coming, the aliens are coming!"

Manny Ure, a native of Brooklyn, New York is convinced that the turds are a sign of the apocalypse and impending doom. "Its the end of the world!" he screamed, flushed with fear.

Professor Arnold Scatt, another expert in poop is trying to calm the impending spread of panic. "Everyone needs to relax until Maihatuyu has inspected the droppings. I need to ask for calm. It's my dooty, as a respected expert of faeces."

[the_bowman]

In response to above

"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission"

[potter3]

My mates dog did a green crap once If that helps...

[act smiley]

One of my housemates decided to buy some recycled bog roll from the Co-op and dear god, its just newspaper I swear. Not had a fun evening cause of that stuff, makes the Tesco Value stuff look premium.