Residents of Knightsbridge fight off Saudi billionaires

Residents of Knightsbridge fight off Saudi billionaires

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master L

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226 posts

211 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I doubt anything will happen or Boris would ever get involved.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1301419/In...


Mr Dave

3,233 posts

201 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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The title of the thread made me think they were zombie Arab billionaires which could lead to a pretty good film actually.

TotalControl

8,217 posts

204 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Mr Dave said:
The title of the thread made me think they were zombie Arab billionaires which could lead to a pretty good film actually.
hehe

dreamz

5,289 posts

199 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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TotalControl said:
Mr Dave said:
The title of the thread made me think they were zombie Arab billionaires which could lead to a pretty good film actually.
hehe
i can just see some john major look alike with a chain saw in the movie...

Mobile Chicane

21,171 posts

218 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Daily Mail in 'London Attracts Rich People' Shocker. rolleyes

AJS-

15,366 posts

242 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I heard of one who went to Northumberland for a week of shooting, bought a Range Rover, then gave it to the guide at the end of his stay as a tip. Which must have been nice.

I'm full of admiration for self made millionaires, but a part of me wishes I was just born filthy rich and could swan around doing stuff like that.

littlegreenfairy

10,134 posts

227 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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They also tried to ban students in the South Ken halls. Apparently they lowered the tone of the place.hehe That didn't work either.

Edited by littlegreenfairy on Monday 9th August 07:15

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

232 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I know it's the Mail, but what the shuddering fk do the s who write this st want? Rich people buying rich peoples' things, ffs.

On the one hand, it's all "OMG RICH PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY" and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek" - oh, the humanity.

Never mind lack of capital punishment, or a work ethic, or immigrants, or any of the other clichés about why Britain is Broken: it's exactly this sort of vapid st that is the reason Britain is broken. An obsession with nothing.


DickyC

51,502 posts

204 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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CommanderJameson said:
...and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek"...
Jeez! Don't do that to me. When I read that I could see her with Derek Nimmo.

anonymous-user

60 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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We've got their rich coming here and spending loads of money, they've got our chavs going there and shagging on the beach. Sounds a fair swap. hehe

HOGEPH

5,249 posts

192 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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DickyC said:
CommanderJameson said:
...and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek"...
Jeez! Don't do that to me. When I read that I could see her with Derek Nimmo.
Or Derek Guyler!

davido140

9,614 posts

232 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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CommanderJameson said:
I know it's the Mail, but what the shuddering fk do the s who write this st want? Rich people buying rich peoples' things, ffs.

On the one hand, it's all "OMG RICH PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY" and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek" - oh, the humanity.

Never mind lack of capital punishment, or a work ethic, or immigrants, or any of the other clichés about why Britain is Broken: it's exactly this sort of vapid st that is the reason Britain is broken. An obsession with nothing.
clap spot on.

long may they come over here and spunk millions and millions of pounds up the wall, we need it.


g3org3y

20,962 posts

197 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Mobile Chicane said:
Daily Mail in 'London Attracts Rich People' Shocker. rolleyes
Pretty much. Non story tbh (as expected from the Daily Mail).

Twincam16

27,646 posts

264 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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CommanderJameson said:
I know it's the Mail, but what the shuddering fk do the s who write this st want? Rich people buying rich peoples' things, ffs.

On the one hand, it's all "OMG RICH PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY" and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek" - oh, the humanity.

Never mind lack of capital punishment, or a work ethic, or immigrants, or any of the other clichés about why Britain is Broken: it's exactly this sort of vapid st that is the reason Britain is broken. An obsession with nothing.
I have a nasty feeling the Triviality sector (red-tops, Daily Wail/Diana Express, Gossip mags/Men's weeklies/ITV2/Big Brother) perform roughly the same function as the Roman gladiator games. Keeps the masses hooked on gory spectacle, thus distracting them from anything really serious that might cause them to ask awkward questions of the government.

Twincam16

27,646 posts

264 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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davido140 said:
CommanderJameson said:
I know it's the Mail, but what the shuddering fk do the s who write this st want? Rich people buying rich peoples' things, ffs.

On the one hand, it's all "OMG RICH PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY" and on the very same page it's "Same dress, different man: Cheryl recycles dress she wore with Ashley for date with Derek" - oh, the humanity.

Never mind lack of capital punishment, or a work ethic, or immigrants, or any of the other clichés about why Britain is Broken: it's exactly this sort of vapid st that is the reason Britain is broken. An obsession with nothing.
clap spot on.

long may they come over here and spunk millions and millions of pounds up the wall, we need it.
And give us the sight of a truly rare supercar too - I've never seen a Koenigsegg in a city-centre before.

anonymous-user

60 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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AJS- said:
I heard of one who went to Northumberland for a week of shooting, bought a Range Rover, then gave it to the guide at the end of his stay as a tip. Which must have been nice.
Surprisingly not that uncommon. A friend of mine knows the owners of a very expensive shoot, the wealthy shooters often give their guns and range rovers etc to the games keeper/beaters/loaders at the end of the weekend.

petemurphy

10,226 posts

189 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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if we're paying for these cars via the ridiculous cost of petrol these days its the least they could do to bring them over here for us to look at.

wonder if any are actually into cars and hence wonder if they are on pistonheads! hello lend us a £5 if so smile


Neil H

15,347 posts

257 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Certainly makes Knightsbridge more interesting when you have Veyrons rumbling past, takes your mind of all the frigging tourists clogging the pavements up.

ironictwist

7,127 posts

211 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I can feel the rising blood pressure of the person writing & some of the people commenting on that page from here hehe

AJS-

15,366 posts

242 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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petemurphy said:
if we're paying for these cars via the ridiculous cost of petrol these days its the least they could do to bring them over here for us to look at.

wonder if any are actually into cars and hence wonder if they are on pistonheads! hello lend us a £5 if so smile
Haha, I suppose if you own an oil company giving out Range Rovers (V8 Auto ones) is probably a shrewd bit marketing.