Famous Belgians

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Famous Belgians

Postby Iain » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:26 pm

Belgium…, the country for which most idiot, "comic" British-artists use to replace the "Irish" joke. (Belgium, only a little bigger than Scotland and..., "name me a famous Belgian"?)

To the North..., we have the Flemish. (Dutch..., linked linguistically to Holland) Cannabis "free," legal euthanasia, Rubens, Van Dyke, Van Goch, Tin-Tin, Lucky Luke and the Smurfs to mention but a few..., plus the world's biggest diamond industry.
To the South..., the Walloons. (French..., and considered by many to be potentially linked to France) Browning FN, (British forces with their SLR's, GPMG's and 9mm's among others) ..., and the country as a whole..., the world's biggest chocolate industry, and the world's biggest beer producer.

Now, Belgium has been without a government for over 200 days, I was told today ! :roll: Surprise, surprise ! Some time ago..., we even spent more than one year without a government and the country still continued to pay its taxes and move on, without the slightest hindrance. One might even be inspired to ask such a stupid question as..., "what exactly are MPs there for"? Or perhaps..., "exactly what do they do with their time"?

Anyway, in the meantime.., it became my New Year's resolution to try to convince the whole world that members of parliament should only be paid six months-a-year, for six month's work. During a working month, they will create two working months for their secretaries..., who research their work and write their speeches. This would reduce GB parliamentary costs by a fortune. (especially as most of them are working in the "black," others are spending a fortune with their accountants to devise the best way to create fraudulent invoices..., while the others are using tax-payer's money to prepare their autobiographies)

Now..., where do I start ? :lol:

PS Campbeltown..., you are a lucky lot with your 20% VAT ! :wink: (Belgium has had 21% for the past 15 years !) And in addition, it's only because I'm in Belgium that I'm not prepared to be a Campbeltonian M/P candidate ! You lucky lot ! :lol:
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby bakbjerg » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:06 pm

Iain wrote:...PS Campbeltown..., you are a lucky lot with your 20% VAT ! :wink: (Belgium has had 21% for the past 15 years !) And in addition, it's only because I'm in Belgium that I'm not prepared to be a Campbeltonian M/P candidate ! You lucky lot ! :lol:


Consider yourself lucky in Belgium as well. VAT is 25% here in Denmark :roll:
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Isa » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:16 pm

Iain wrote:name me a famous Belgian"

Hercule Poiret :D

Iain wrote:name me a famous Belgian"?)

we even spent more than one year without a government and the country still continued to pay its taxes and move on, without the slightest hindrance. One might even be inspired to ask such a stupid question as..., "what exactly are MPs there for"? Or perhaps..., "exactly what do they do with their time"?


I have often wondered the same thing about Council office staff? They have maternity leave sickness and holidays but don't seem to take on the same quota to fill in. Makes you wonder if they could get rid of some of them permanently.

I'll get my coat :shock:
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Iain » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:20 pm

bakbjerg wrote:
Iain wrote:...PS Campbeltown..., you are a lucky lot with your 20% VAT ! :wink: (Belgium has had 21% for the past 15 years !) And in addition, it's only because I'm in Belgium that I'm not prepared to be a Campbeltonian M/P candidate ! You lucky lot ! :lol:


Consider yourself lucky in Belgium as well. VAT is 25% here in Denmark :roll:



Wow !!! And I thought we were being hung, drawn and quartered ! :lol:

Denmark ! My first Pipe Major in the Scots Guards was Robert (Bob) Kilgour, he settled down in Denmark. Saw him a few years ago judging in a Belgian pipe band competition.

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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Iain » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:38 pm

Isa wrote:
Iain wrote:name me a famous Belgian"

Hercule Poiret :D

[quote="Iain"]name me a famous Belgian"?)

Wow ! :) Love Agatha Christie too !

And how about Jacques Brel ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11PIXoqJ ... re=related
With others, I drank a beer with him in a Namur tavern many moons ago !
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby EMDEE » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:57 pm

Iain wrote:"name me a famous Belgian"?


Henri Vieuxtemps :D
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby bill » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:29 pm

Name a famous Belgian?

Eddy Merckx, five times winner of the Tour de France.


Audrey Hepburn, the famous actress was born in Belgium,so she must be Belgian.
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Malky » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:21 pm

bill wrote:Audrey Hepburn, the famous actress was born in Belgium,so she must be Belgian.

Think she was british although she was born in Belgium.

Only Belgian I can think of is Plastic Bertrand. Not sure if he is classed as famous though :@ :)

EDIT: Wife has just said Rubens the painter was Belgian, so that's another one :)
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Kintyre Forum News » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:34 pm

Iain wrote:name me a famous Belgian"


Eddy Merckx ffs!!!!! :D
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby numberplease » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:15 pm

How about the Muscles from Brussels, Jean-Claude Vandamm? Doesn`t do anything for ME though!
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby numberplease » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:18 pm

King Leopold?
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby bill » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:15 am

Certainly the most successful Belgian in the pop charts has been The Singing Nun.Tragically she took her own life years later.

"Dominique" was a world wide hit in the early 60s.Needless to say I did not buy a copy, :roll: though there was a copy in the house. :oops:

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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Iain » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:05 am

You are all surprising me..., you know more about Belgium than I do !!
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Iain » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:19 am

EMDEE wrote:
Iain wrote:"name me a famous Belgian"?


Henri Vieuxtemps :D


A reply from a true musician Emdee ! :) So I suppose we could add Adolphe Sax..., the inventor of the saxophone ! :lol:
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Re: My New Year's resolution.

Postby Bitter End » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:20 pm

Name a famous Belgian? here are two for the motor racing fans

Lucien Bianchi and Jacky Icks
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