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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

I think there would be a market for a festive season only proper fancy metal big tin if sold alongside refill packs, which is what M&S do.

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It might reflect badly on him with some elements of his base but it’s far worse for Trump - Republicans have been saying this guy is a Muslim communist hell bent on destroying NYC and suddenly Trump is all smiles and what a great guy - helps splinter MAGA more and means less opposition to his plans

Yeah but now America is having a big ‘demand all our slaves go home’ push.

I asked the Amazon ai stupid stuff and its replies were quite deadpan.

I know they are all evil, planet destroyers etc but I quite like that Amazon’s AI Rufus has been designed purely to sell you stuff and does not give a shit about trying to flatter you or keep the conversation going like chat gpt does.

I didn’t watch any of it I’m still too scarred from the film.

There were a couple of TV series - most recently in 2018. I don’t think they were as blood drenched as the movie.

Real dedication to the code of ‘someone is wrong on the internet’

A cheese grater, the French translation of which is a bit worrying. Google it I’m not typing it out.

Do what now?

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I mean it’s creating an accurate simulacrum of a human with all their beliefs, values, memories, relationships and experiences, how long will it take? Three minutes.

Since the end of WW2 there has been a feeling of decline caused by the whole ‘not having an empire/being top nation anymore’ thing, but the reaction for many has always been to yearn for a past idyllic Britain that never actually existed except on chocolate tins and postcards.

Thanks guys, now I’m on a list. I meant would you put him in as ‘him’ given most people will expect to see him, or make an oblique reference based on your rules.

Do you already have a plan for Trump?

Although as the Twits pointed out it’s a great way to save food for later.

Judge for yourself: did the dossier accusing the BBC of doctoring a Trump quote…doctor a Trump quote?

Bedazzled!

Perhaps if they hadn’t dumped theirs in the harbour in the first place this wouldn’t be an issue.

I don’t think so because Craig’s first film was him becoming a 00 - but then they kept Judy Dench as M. I still think they should do a film where it turns out James Bond is a Dread Pirate Roberts situation and they brainwash a new agent into assuming the identity every few decades.

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My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings

Also he’s not being paid a trillion. He will get a trillion worth of stock IF he can grow Tesla’s stock from 1.6T to 8.5T by 2035, plus lots of other things like selling a million robots that don’t work yet. But people who only read the headline will think he’s a trillionaire which is prob his goal.

Upper class is when you’re supported your entire life but have only met your parents a few times.

Also it’s a lot easier to be magnanimous when just missing out is just an ‘oh well that’s a shame’ rather than ‘I’ve lost a life changing amount of money thanks to you’

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Although… originally they used lemons but the Navy switched to limes as limes were produced by British colonies. However limes have less VitC than lemons so scurvy came back www.reddit.com/r/todayilear...