Sean

this reads as though you never really bought into that marketing campaign

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork._T...

It ran in Oz, did it not run in UK?

having made a loss last FY, Cricket Aus really, *really* needs some 4 day tests this series

My first ever job (after hours shelf stacking) had a "work after hours, paid as >= 18" rule when I first started (~17yo) - so they hired 17/18 y/o

Daytime (who could attend the vote) traded it for a few extra $0.0x/h so we go an influx of 15/16 y/o who couldn't lift some of the boxes

the other bit of jewellery that occured was that for religious workship

I'm sure other religions have similar to crucifix on a necklace or rosary beads

this one is a real classic of the "how have you started there" that unzoomed does

bc it's really not what you get when you look at the maps of that city, or I'd imagine if you'd been

so bad that it stuck in the memory though so got it in 1

Just went and looked up the Labour 2024 manifesto.

First page is a big picture of Starmer and the word "Change".

Second page is the word "change" repeated over and over and over

Third page is "Change" and "Labour Party Manifesto 2024"

today's action even more interesting for trying to work out the selections

don't think I'd have said they were bad in my teens but as someone in the age group described I'd note FM were more on AM around that era

speaking of tacky, somewhat amazed he didn't go the gold wallpaper route

A blackface performance made it to air in Oz in 2009, risking the torching of Harry Connick Jr's rep by association

do you have info on how this compares to previous years?

is this year particularly volatile or is it always like this?

I grew up in Oz, where I remember them being quite banned for personal use from mid-late 80s

Personally I do quite like the bang part of the light-show, but it will be interesting to see the extent to which drones will change that over time as well, esp if get consumer level ones

IOC better be paying attention

Grange Hill, shown sometimes on the ABC in the 80s/90s as I was growing up seemed to me very much from another world

works even better than normal in UK at present as you're left wondering what ng could stand for

side note: alt text has "kerming" rather than I assume intended "keming" or "kerning" but perhaps this is intended to avoid using alt text to explain joke

I wonder the location of the furthest south sign with "THE NORTH" and the location of the furthest north sign with "THE SOUTH" [esp with matching on the other side of the road]

I know the US is a bit of a divided country and some people would see Trump as King but you do have to wonder who they got in to do the work

bsky.app/profile/gung...

moadoph.gov.au

Was just about make that point that it's more the Federalised system (ie States) rather than any Federal institutions that are causing the friction at present

With the best will in the world Scotland and Wales aren't going to put any real amount of grit in the gears (NI already isn't)

I look forward to a new generation of [lazy] headlines of the form:

"Scotland demands £xx from Bradford for..."
"Bradford moves to counter Russian..."
"Starmer backs Bradford inquiry into..."

If you like caramel would recommend giving the caramel Tim Tams a try too

few as willing to offer the required kickbacks while also being willing to vandalise a national monument though

oblig "bit tough on the dragon"

this seems a bit "they say there's no pleasure like the absence of pain, so I'll punch you"

I was honestly almost ready to assume it was a Lib Dem council due to UK level representation (just checked and it appears MSP is LD as well), but thought I better check

Not afraid of being a bit different the Orcadians

Orkney Islands Council - Wikipedia

interestingly delivers for an Independent-run council (19 IND, 2 GRN according to wiki)

Other (Labour) councils should perhaps be asking why it couldn't deliver for them also

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney_...

ACT - private school - def remember something similar but don't remember obstacle course, yes to sit ups and "reach"

still have the print out somewhere as remember seeing it in last 5 years

the State, in its infinite wisdom, has divested itself of any other legislative/governmental wrenches, screwdrivers, etc leaving only the hammer of s106, meaning that all problems are become s106 nails

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the OP photo does have it (4th one if left to right) but appreciate it does get a little lost