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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th March 2024, 12:50 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,541
QUOTE=Vixen;14281322]My best subject at school...

QUOTE=Vixen;14281322]My best subject at school was languages. After the first year, having come top in most subjects, in the second year I was placed in the top academic stream, which meant giving...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th March 2024, 12:25 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,541
Nice one! :p

Nice one! :p
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd January 2024, 10:24 AM
Replies: 342
Continuation Brexit XII
Views: 19,632
Interesting, they were definitely all over the...

Interesting, they were definitely all over the school I was at in the mid 70s. At least The Don has confirmed they weren't just a figment of my imagination. :p The one I quoted and the two he added...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st December 2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 342
Continuation Brexit XII
Views: 19,632
I'm surprised no Ukian has brought up the...

I'm surprised no Ukian has brought up the indoctrination rhymes from the 70s like:
A litre of water's a pint and three quarters.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th October 2023, 02:54 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 7,404
Insert card? You Americans with your quaint olde...

Insert card? You Americans with your quaint olde timey ways. Tap card or point phone. Quicker and not at all like sex.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd July 2023, 07:20 AM
Replies: 2,179
Views: 135,415
Indeed, or strolling out on a frosty morning,...

Indeed, or strolling out on a frosty morning, hopping into your toasty car and driving off past the dinosaurs scraping the ice off the windows of their ICE vehicles. :p
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th May 2023, 12:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,586
Why?

Why?
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 14th April 2023, 01:15 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,488
Can the mods close this thread please. This post...

Can the mods close this thread please. This post is the most succinct, accurate yet almost incomprehensibly profound analysis of the origins of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland that could...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st March 2023, 11:51 PM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,394
Stephen Lawrence was murdered in 1993, 14 years...

Stephen Lawrence was murdered in 1993, 14 years after the Tories got into power. The following four years of the Met not bothering to identify his killers also happened under a Tory government.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st March 2023, 01:38 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,394
Your overall point may or may not be valid, but...

Your overall point may or may not be valid, but that is probably the worst possible example you could pick to try to prove it. :boggled:
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th March 2023, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
I think it's slightly simpler than that, after...

I think it's slightly simpler than that, after all the previous leader of the DUP was a woman. I think the DUP position is just that the only legitimate Stormont Assembly is one with a DUP First...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,334
It gets better ...

It gets better

https://mobile.twitter.com/anotherglassbox/status/1633128682641293317?t=8J19ZD3BDnTLaannXNCMtA&s=19

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Hmmm.... That is only a problem if you actually pay the exit...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2023, 07:22 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
The Conservatives have deliberately made it...

The Conservatives have deliberately made it impossible to claim asylum in the UK because they don't want asylum seekers in the UK.

The only foreigners we want are "useful" ones like Russian...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th February 2023, 12:46 PM
Replies: 399
Views: 18,145
Nope, that's definitely just you.

Nope, that's definitely just you.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2023, 08:58 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 36,697
I know jack **** about underwater searches, but...

I know jack **** about underwater searches, but I think you converted 2.09 m/s to mph.

The 2.09 figure is a volumetric flow of cubic metres per second, which means you need to know the cross...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th February 2023, 06:22 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 9,651
You missed her shrill voice and strident manner...

You missed her shrill voice and strident manner from the bingo card.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th February 2023, 12:53 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 15,402
Oh dear, someone blew his interview. :)

Oh dear, someone blew his interview. :)
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th February 2023, 12:03 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 15,402
Why is it important that they funnelled the money...

Why is it important that they funnelled the money in separate independent parts? surely it would be more important to do it in a secret and covert manner?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th February 2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 342
Continuation Brexit XII
Views: 19,632
Now, be fair, the government still has over two...

Now, be fair, the government still has over two years to make that article a reality. :p
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd February 2023, 02:51 PM
Replies: 3,480
Views: 309,443
And the first step in pontificating about...

And the first step in pontificating about relations between countries and regions is to learn what they are called.
Actual pontificating is step two.
Forum: USA Politics 1st February 2023, 04:35 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Maybe. This is the two handed drinking one I...

Maybe. This is the two handed drinking one I remember
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th January 2023, 12:51 PM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
I get the impression you don't like dudalb very...

I get the impression you don't like dudalb very much. :p
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2023, 02:52 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
That is about Facebook, my post was about...

That is about Facebook, my post was about Twitter.
They are different things.
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2023, 05:40 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Trump Twitter account unbanned...

Trump Twitter account unbanned (https://nypost.com/2022/11/21/why-donald-trump-cant-tweet-despite-elon-musks-welcome-back-to-twitter/).
I can't find anything contradicting this, what were your links?
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2023, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
They must have big rocks in Canada for you to...

They must have big rocks in Canada for you to live under. He's been back on Twitter for weeks. He hasn't tweeted though.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2023, 06:28 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 9,704
Is that how we are supposed to say up now?:p

Is that how we are supposed to say up now?:p
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th January 2023, 07:46 AM
Replies: 3,480
Views: 309,443
I think it highly unlikely that the negotiations...

I think it highly unlikely that the negotiations to rejoin the EU could be started, concluded, and ratified in a single parliament, I think it would need the support of both major parties to have any...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th January 2023, 10:25 PM
Replies: 2,008
Views: 84,755
Too late to fix I know, but shouldn't those two...

Too late to fix I know, but shouldn't those two bullet point references to Hubble physics be to Helland physics?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st January 2023, 01:47 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,687
Quadarius?? WTAF?

Quadarius?? WTAF?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th December 2022, 05:30 AM
Replies: 3,483
Views: 132,144
And did the flasher have an innie or an outie?

And did the flasher have an innie or an outie?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th December 2022, 05:07 AM
Replies: 3,480
Views: 309,443
The scariest part of that article is the level of...

The scariest part of that article is the level of support there seems to be for the idea that the problem is that the current government isn't xenophobic and brexity enough. :eek:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th December 2022, 06:19 AM
Replies: 2,008
Views: 84,755
That's very harsh! Read the next post, Mike had a...

That's very harsh! Read the next post, Mike had a lovely discussion with ChatGPT! :p
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th December 2022, 09:20 AM
Replies: 1,119
Views: 25,343
Why? It is clearly not the thread topic and...

Why? It is clearly not the thread topic and no-one has suggested that Lady Hussey was aware of irregularities in Sistah Space's accounts which prompted her follow a racist line of questioning.

I'm...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th December 2022, 03:26 PM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
Thanks for that, too few people realise that A&E...

Thanks for that, too few people realise that A&E capacity is an immutable constant of the universe which cannot be changed by funding.
Even fewer know what exponential means.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2022, 08:41 AM
Replies: 3,483
Views: 132,144
Uh-huh

Uh-huh
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th November 2022, 06:36 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 7,495
Apparently that doesn't happen in England either....

Apparently that doesn't happen in England either. (https://fullfact.org/immigration/scott-benton-small-boats-economic-migrants/)
Cite for the highlighted? Not from a Daily Mail editorial, Suella...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th November 2022, 01:23 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 7,495
I don't think that bit is strictly true. At the...

I don't think that bit is strictly true. At the time of the independence referendum it was already Tory party policy that if they won the next election they would hold a referendum on EU membership,...
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2022, 12:39 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 6,386
Yep.

Yep.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th November 2022, 08:50 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 8,483
He seems to be pretty much sold out for this...

He seems to be pretty much sold out for this tour, but there are a few seats going in Seattle in Feb for $75 - $180 depending on location.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd November 2022, 03:20 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
Don't forget-: Gideon "George" Osbourne ...

Don't forget-:

Gideon "George" Osbourne

Iain Duncan Smith - actually surname 'Smith', given names 'George Ian Duncan', note the spelling of 'Ian'. He also faked his CV.

Diane 'Dido' Harding...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd November 2022, 01:49 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 2,986
Maybe, depends how you treat them, which would...

Maybe, depends how you treat them, which would depend on the particular space.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2022, 09:21 AM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,334
On a small screen it's a barely visible white...

On a small screen it's a barely visible white tick inside a blue roundel. 'Blue tick' seems to be a perfectly cromulent summary to me.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th October 2022, 03:14 PM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
Disgusting! And he didn't even have the decency...

Disgusting! And he didn't even have the decency to resign like all the Tories caught engaging in serious misconduct.

Oh, wait..............................:rolleyes:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st October 2022, 07:13 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,599
Doesn't seem likely, Ogopogo is a *******...

Doesn't seem likely, Ogopogo is a ******* plesiosaur after all. :)
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th October 2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
Of course, Boris Johnson and Theresa May are also...

Of course, Boris Johnson and Theresa May are also still MPs.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th October 2022, 02:12 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 10,447
Surely governments around the world taking...

Surely governments around the world taking effective action to reduce CO2 emissions would be a major victory for these idiots?
Or is there a secondary, artwork glazing goal behind their actions?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th October 2022, 03:56 AM
Replies: 928
Views: 41,621
I'm not entirely convinced that 'Lunch Box...

I'm not entirely convinced that 'Lunch Box Sessions' is a suitable woke alternative to 'Brown bag lunch'.
(Link (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/lunchbox-reference-puzzles-judge-1.164607), if the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th October 2022, 08:27 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,685
I'm kind of sympathetic to your position, but on...

I'm kind of sympathetic to your position, but on the other hand 'We don't really know what our algorithms are going to do, so it's not fair to hold us liable if they ever do something really bad'...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2022, 06:20 AM
Replies: 3,153
Views: 174,049
She is copying the Private Eye satirical articles...

She is copying the Private Eye satirical articles 'A Doctor Writes', not claiming to be a psychiatrist.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th October 2022, 06:49 AM
Replies: 697
Views: 48,511
And European countries finding out that the US...

And European countries finding out that the US did this because it didn't trust their commitment to opposing Russia will really strengthen the global alliance against Putin. :rolleyes:

If the US...
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