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Refugee from Birdland. Betting, cricket, lefty politics, rugby, Everton... cba with multiple accounts, so you have to put up with all of those.

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...he said, in his Pulitzer acceptance speech...

08.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Um yeah. Those of us that don't have him as our president do much the same, every single day.

It doesn't feel great from here either.

08.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not saying that's what ChatGPT would say...

...but I'm not *not* saying that, either 😜

08.10.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't realise you were Turkish...

08.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no expert, the guy told me that a blow to a helmet would knock you out of your senses.

08.10.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A carefully researched source* tells me that

1) the most effective weapon against plate armour was a mace, and

2) the knights considered it beneath their dignity to use one.

*OK, one of the guys doing a demo for kids at Warwick Castle.

08.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think it matters how many researchers a party can afford when it insists on applying a very narrow church purity test to all potential employees (and candidates).

08.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have limited sympathy for PE bros chasing fantasy growth. The problem is that the bubble now draws in tracker funds... ie, almost everyone.

08.10.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The worrying thing is how much of that stupid money is ordinary people's pension funds.

08.10.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*except for the Brother black-and-white laser one that everyone gets because it just works.

07.10.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You mean... they didn't even tell... Jilly Cooper!?

06.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's amazing how that happens when a simple net search for a product now uses AI, whether the shopper asks for it or not.

06.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't that also a little difficult during a shutdown?

06.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The centre *voters* will always be there, though. And both AN and LFI seem intent on driving away those who fail their respective purity tests.

06.10.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which is weird, after an election where the left and centre united on "fuck, not *those* guys" in the second round.

06.10.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not a Macron fan by any means, but trying to form a government with a 33/33/33 split of mutual loathers who *will not compromise on anything* is not easy.

All MΓ©lenchon appears to have done is to make the two blocks to the right of him more likely to compromise *with each other*.

06.10.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The Nazis didn't have the option of raiding and arresting a few coat owners, though.

06.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unusual to see one coming, though... one can tweak pension allocations, etc etc.

(I was out far too early btw).

06.10.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Chicago White Six baseball player

A Chicago White Six baseball player

Sox Fan

You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

06.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One for Mark E Smith...

...the hip priest.

06.10.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get Real Around The Fountain

06.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meet Is Murder

06.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not too sure about Euphonist/Euphoniumist either 😜

06.10.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please say the Benny Hill music was playing...

06.10.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, the piccolist?

06.10.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The conductist agrees with you.

06.10.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Ours don't work, so maybe you should limit yours..."

06.10.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book burner alert 😜

06.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An offer you cannot refuse.

06.10.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of the joke about her crossing the Polish border.

Name?

Angela Merkel.

Occupation?

No, just visiting.

05.10.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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