Mr.SB

simonlfcgreen, how many ace threads have there been now? LEG

(Shhh I know, I was just messin with Dennis.)

Haven't read it yet but I can tell its not a serious article with all the smiley faces with sunglasses. Edit: Or is it a very long joke?

When did I miss this thread? Another SLFCG classic for the archives.

I don't even need to watch it to know that the programme is poison to the mind and the eyes. The title alone makes me despair of humanity.

There's a programme on BBC IPlayer called What Darwin Didn't Know and narrates the advances in the theory of evolution since Darwin's time. Very informative, highly recommended if the theory still confuses you.

He's in a predicament though eh? He can't post without getting slated but if he doesn't post, he can't correct his detractors. He's in such a pickle.. a strange position, I just can't describe the situation he's in...

I think you are confusing the supply curve and the demand curve factors. As consumers, we do not consider the cost of labour or the cost of raw materials, all we consider is the product and the price we would pay for it. Since labour is an input cost, how much 'better' is judged by the producer and not the consumer.

It does beg the question how an Italian firm can bring in Italians, house them and still be cheaper than the British tenders. I think the Italians are probably getting severely underpaid and probably will have a rough time out here. Some ethical questions and a large gray area exists in the EU freedom-of-labour system.

I've just read that five UK and two European contractors responded to the tender offer from Total (a French company by the way). Is it surprising that they chose the cheapest option though? Strange that this incident has precipitated the protest as actually, no jobs were lost in that no redundencies were made among the local hires.

Once again, to the employer, cheaper is also better, all things remaining constant. Of course when you bring in quality of work, it becomes a lot more complicated. Like you pointed out, quality can affect how much 'better' the input is, thus a cheaper alternative may end up costing more in the end. Quality is also a lot more subjective than price, so while you may slag off Indian labour as 'shit', I'm sure other examples can point to British labour as 'shit'. More importantly, since quality of inputs and especially labour seldom manifest in the short term, the effects are not felt till much later in the medium to long term (like you pointed out as well). Unfortunately, the capitalist is answerable to his shareholders who demand quick returns and reserve judgement on investment-worthiness based on quantitative statistics such as profits, revenues and cost. Hence, where quality of labour can be argued, cost of labour is the dominant statistic used. Thus it is not surprising why so many companies choose the 'better' option of cheaper labour.

Hysterical reply, as 'better' is certainly not the wrong word to use. For the capitalist, cheaper (input costs) is also better, (ceteris paribus). *Disclaimer: I am not a communist or an anti-capitalist.

Yea but how scared of you is he?

Dirk works hard for sure. (Oh how I love to tread the fine line between the GF and the *F.)

He looks like Humpty Dumpty, or how I imagine Humpty Dumpty to look like.

2 criminals escaping conviction are stopped by a vigilant lamppost. BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand inmates foil own escape Hilarity.

Possible candidates (that I would have chosen to rep): Noos (2 below) Sexy Stouffer (3 below) Paul (6 below) NP weeksie

Spotify is ace for sampling music, legal means without resorting to BT piracy.

5th might also mean that H&G will be forced to sell?

I too, think that Rafa's lost the plot. Signs of something amiss since his atypical outburst against Fergie. Pressure or something has got to him. It doesn't help that our club is managed by such shites. I would not be against a change at the helm as long as we get to keep the spanish players especially Fernando Sexytime Torres, Xabi Alonso and Albert Riera.

Masch is bossing a little now.

Haha, Chelski fans booing their team off at the break, how small time is that??? Glory hunters.

12 monkeys. Made me think. 9/10

NEVER!!! I have too much merchandise invested in LFC to switch :whistle:.

Hah ace I'm glad RDJ got the nomination. Surely a future classic line [YOUTUBE]dXnI0IjQFxw[/YOUTUBE] RDJ: HUR, What do you mean "you people"?