General Musings

[Del-icious]

Loses points for not spraying the St. George's Cross red.

[Del-icious]

My bursd has jury duty on Monday so she was just looking up what will be happening on the day.

Why do you have to opt out of doing a religious oath?

Surely affirming the oath should be the standard rather than swearing on god

[Charlie Kelly]

There wasn't any oath when I was on jury duty at the High Court.

[Big Physical Acey]

affirming the oath

You either take the oath, or affirm. Not both.

[Del-icious]

You either take the oath, or affirm. Not both.  

Regardless should affirmation not be the standard? Genuinely surprised that you would swear on god unless you made the point to affirm.

Fuck knows CK, that's where she's going and the info she's reading say the jurors will be asked to swear the oath or affirm.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

You can swear on whatever you want no? I plan on swearing on a printout of Acey's best posts when the 5-0 finally catch up with me.

[Picards Forehead]

You can swear on whatever you want no? I plan on swearing on a printout of Acey's best posts when the 5-0 finally catch up with me.

Quite handy to be able to carry a printout of them in your wallet

[Herman Boyce]

2017 Anniversary Games: Tom Bosworth smashes one mile walk world record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/40549175



Is there a more pointless world record, or event even, than the one mile walk?

I don't get it. I'm sure he's a very good walker, but what's the point? How do you even become a competitive walker? Does someone decide you're just never going to be a professional runner and suggest walking instead?


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[Roger H. Sterling]

Regardless should affirmation not be the standard?  Genuinely surprised that you would swear on god unless you made the point to affirm.

Fuck knows CK, that's where she's going and the info she's reading say the jurors will be asked to swear the oath or affirm.

Tell her just to do the oath. Everyone does and if elect not to you've got to stand by yourself and give some gay affirmation thing.

[Del-icious]

She'll do the affirmation thing for sure.

[shaun.lawson]

[Shteve]

She'll do the affirmation thing for sure.

[Big Physical Acey]

Quite handy to be able to carry a printout of them in your wallet

Morph: yes, it absolutely should be the standard. Then again, you still have gowns, maces and wigs (no jokes pls) in court, so they're not exactly known for being at the cutting edge of progress.

The clerk asks the jury for a show of hands for the oath and affirmation respectively before administering either. Usually about 60/40 in favour of oath, based on what I've seen. Nobody will bat an eyelid.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Do it on the Quran

[CritchSmile]

Does anyone else find George Carlin fairly tedious?

[Big Physical Acey]

Yes. Bill Hicks too. Why not just tell some funny jokes?

[Del-icious]

I would as well.

I thought church and state were mostly separate in the UK so surprised these traditions still exist.

[2MatoFish]

I would as well.

I thought church and state were mostly separate in the UK so surprised these traditions still exist.

The queen is the head of state, she derives her power from God and she's the head of the established Church, in england anyways.

By and large we're too nice to let stupid stuff like that actually interfere with the daily workings of life, but ultimately it all comes from God.

[Bill Cosby]

Just had a mars bar for the first time in years. Where the fuck is the rest of it?

[Mr A]

Just had a mars bar for the first time in years. Where the fuck is the rest of it?

It sounds like it is probably in your fat belly.