And on the plus side the tragic deaths veto means I’m not an Ophelia, which would have been very irritating this month.

Me parents were aiming for “names from Shakespeare; zero tragic deaths” but unfortunately I was number four and they were kind of tired and also running out so they sort of forgot to check if they’d remembered correctly. Not in Shakespeare, just obscure and Welsh. But at least I like it.

How interesting! Thanks!

I have only had mashed potatoes with ordinary fridge milk, what does adding evaporated milk do?

Yes, that’s the whole point of the thread: Recognising dogwhistles is a useful skill.

Yes, I only got a personal one in 2000, and it was still an exception then - and only due to a generous grandparent. Nor was it immediately wired up to the internet.

Also, “the household had a computer” and “the *kids* were allowed to use it” are not at all the same thing. All my home ed buddies had kid-accessible computers (even the poorest of us), and none of the school kids. Even more wealthy ones.

I had a little Redwall fansite and it had little custom Redwall puzzles I’d made and if people emailed me their answers I’d email them their points so they could list them on their own little Redwall fansite with little custom puzzles they’d made.

… oooh. I need to check if there’s an NHS equivalent because I was having a wildly bad time on a generic awhile back.

That’s right up there with “having a bank account that is ever in the positive, regardless of amount, is bourgeois”.

I’m both so very sorry for your loss, Gus was always a delight even at social media/blogging remove, and delighted to greet Turkey, who already looks a charmer.

Gosh I sure do love having multiple identities that get used as shields for terrible ideas with no actual regard for my humanity, agency or needs!

London, UK, miaow.

Not once do the exploited garment workers cross their minds, of course. Wrong sort of poor people (not useful for justifying Shein hauls).

Eventually it hit “okay but what if my HOUSE BURNED DOWN and I needed to replace my entire wardrobe immediately lest I be naked” (yes really) and I gave up. Some people really do not want to give up silly Shein hauls.

Yeah, I think people like us generally prefer clothes you can wear over and over. You have to have a certain amount of cash to think throwaway fashion is a reasonable choice. Shein is for 200 quid hauls, not simply clothing bodies.

But what about the dirt poor plus size folks who want to look like they belong to an edgy diy fashion subculture with none of the actual work? <— actual argument I witnessed with my own eyes

Woman writes on chalkboard: THE TIME YOU JUST SPENT READING MY POST, GETTING UPSET, AND THEN SCOLDING ME COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO: -Share a donation link to a food bank -Boost a fundraiser for a family in need -Email your representative -Link to an important news story -Share a telephone call script Literally anything else but, let’s face it, you just like to scold people.

Bluesky has a scold issue, people bursting into hobby posts to scream that the OP should be DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I have come to the conclusion that we must fight fire with fire and scold the scolds.

That’s an excellent t-shirt.

BBC deciding what to do with new series of MasterChef fronted by Gregg Wallace Latest episodes were filmed before Wallace was sacked and more co-workers made allegations against him

Personally I think they should hire Tig Notaro to say all his lines and cgi her into the show in his place

It is after all the traditional way of coping with such things

He’s going to be very disappointed in his replies if the horny people notice. Taco trucks on every corner all over again.

More of a hazard at events than a general one, really, but it’s certainly quite popular at those (I don’t like coronation chicken, but to be fair, I am generally hard to feed).

So you can’t, then.

Oh lord I think she put on even more than I do and basically everyone I’ve ever met considers my mustardy sandwiches to be lethally inedible, mistaaaake

Please write to your MPs and ask them to vote against these cruel cuts. I do not think anyone voted Labour to get more austerity.

Explain to me how 800,000 disabled people losing their PIP isn’t a cut.

Things you can make with your hands. Can be anything - even Lego kits work - but something you physically create and have A Thing at the end. If you don’t have any indoor greenery (plants or cut flowers) get some, that helps with not getting out much if you don’t have any outdoor space.

Thank you.

There was a fairly famous murder victim with ny uncommon name, and the headlines were… somewhat alarming. “[NAME] MUST DIE”, etc.

I wonder if perhaps that they know you have an athlete history helps nix the worst instincts in the bud, also.