UKMT August 2019 - we (UK) should simply invade Ireland peacefully

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NotJustANumber99: Feb 15, 2012; somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

Sanford posted:

On related matters, does anyone know how to do a keepsake box or something?

This one maybe?

# ? Aug 12, 2019 12:56

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# ? May 20, 2024 04:26

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

Good news!!!

https://www.channel4.com/news/government-profits-double-in-four-years-as-immigration-laws-tighten-and-visa-fees-rise &%23160;

quote:

Government profits double in four years as immigration laws tighten and visa fees rise

Year after year, to pay to live in the UK, whatever the status, has gone up and up. Immigration costs are indiscriminate. It's like a game of snakes and ladders: a failed application for technical reasons sends the individual back to the beginning to start all over again, and to pay all over again.

The figures show that profits from immigration fees in 2014 totalled £260m. Last year those profits doubled, to £500m.

Take Child Citizenship for example. In 2014 the fee was £669, the cost of processing just £144. By the end of last year the fee was £1012, while the actual cost to the Home Office was only £372. Last year's profits were £24m.

In some areas of immigration, the costs to the applicant have soared, while the Home Office costs have actually fallen.

Take Indefinite Leave to Remain. In 2014 the fee was £1093, while processing costs were £248. Four years on, that fee had more than double to £2389, while Home Office costs had actually dropped, to £243.

Sorry i meant bad news

# ? Aug 12, 2019 12:58

Sanford: Jun 30, 2007; ...and rarely post!

Diet Crack posted:

You can find some decent suits and jackets in op shops. I�ve picked up loads of good stuff for �5 and you�re supporting a good cause. You also tend to get proper wool suits rather than the polyester poo poo which is awful.

I think every fella should own at least one suit for formal events.

Well he�s got a nice one now that I totally don�t mind getting for him, I was just pissed off that he passed over two opportunities then tried to make out like it was his mums fault he wasn�t ready this morning. I was fully on board with needing to hand out ties and help do them up - who wears a tie these days - just expected they could sort themselves out with, for example, trousers.

Anyway his plate at the wake was seventeen sausage rolls plus a bowl of monster munch so I�ve warmed up to him a lot.

thespaceinvader posted:

Ideally, make the things not just be things about the funeral.

That�s a really good point, thank you.

Sanford fucked around with this message at 13:01 on Aug 12, 2019

# ? Aug 12, 2019 12:59

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

CGI Stardust posted:

This is a good idea, doesn't have to be anything fancy. Maybe when the time comes to sort out his personal effects she might be able to get something additional to remember him by.

Yup. Leave some space in the box, your memories are meaningful, theirs are far more so.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 12:59

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Good news!!!

https://www.channel4.com/news/government-profits-double-in-four-years-as-immigration-laws-tighten-and-visa-fees-rise &%23160;

Sorry i meant bad news

Ah, we found the magic money tree

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:01

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

CGI Stardust posted:

This is a good idea, doesn't have to be anything fancy. Maybe when the time comes to sort out his personal effects she might be able to get something additional to remember him by.

I'd go for sometime between the two. There's something quite final and mechanical about sorting out someone's personal stuff and partitioning it up into who gets what and what gets sold and then it's all over, so sometime before then but after the wake. Make a little time (tea or something, nothing formal) for it.

I've never done keepsake boxes, but we've done the "go through all their old slides/polaroids/whatever as a small group" thing, and that's usually done around then. I've no idea how that's going to go as the digital age people start dying.

thespaceinvader posted:

Leave some space in the box

This too.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:05

Sleve McDichael: Feb 11, 2019; ~nice~

Wannabe strong lads and lasses: start out with something simple and linear (Starting Strength, Greyskull LP) then when that stops working, move to something intermediate and linear (Madcow, Bill Starr 5x5) or bodybuilding (Cavefish)/powerlifting (5/3/1) specific.

And don't be scared of the gym! Stick your headphones in, ignore everyone, lift weights. There will always be someone stronger (and weaker) than you, so don't let ego be a barrier

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:21

SpaceCommie: Oct 2, 2008; I'm escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by Capitalism ...

SPACE!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/10/jeremy-corbyn-could-defied-many-100-labour-mps-preparing-commit/

The Torygraph posted:

Jeremy Corbyn could be defied by as many as 100 Labour MPs preparing to commit to a second referendum

Alternatively:

The Torygraph posted:

100 Labour MPs to defy Corbyn by commiting to the current party policy on Brexit

Had a fun time canvassing with Watford Labour over the weekend. Someone straight up told me they'd vote Labour but that Corbyn keeps talking Britain down and sides with all the wrong'uns.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:22

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

My big issue with going to proper lifting (other than the barrier to entry of it needing to be moved to and from, but that's my own problem, rather than a general one) is learning proper technique. Getting it wrong can gently caress you up, and getting it right takes some training, surely?

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:22

SpaceCommie: Oct 2, 2008; I'm escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by Capitalism ...

SPACE!

thespaceinvader posted:

My big issue with going to proper lifting (other than the barrier to entry of it needing to be moved to and from, but that's my own problem, rather than a general one) is learning proper technique. Getting it wrong can gently caress you up, and getting it right takes some training, surely?

I've started doing some dumbbell work at home and I'm mostly fine, but anything with the dumbbells over my head is killing my lower back. I'm reducing the weight and trying to work out whether it's just core weakness or a posture thing, but other than that I'm mostly learning form from YouTube and not cranking the weight up too quickly.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:27

Aphex-: Jan 29, 2006; Dinosaur Gum

thespaceinvader posted:

My big issue with going to proper lifting (other than the barrier to entry of it needing to be moved to and from, but that's my own problem, rather than a general one) is learning proper technique. Getting it wrong can gently caress you up, and getting it right takes some training, surely?

The starting strength book goes in depth with all the lifts and their motions, focusing on proper form. I don't do SS as a program but the book was really useful to begin with. That, along with youtube videos, and then the Form Check thread in YLLS and it's hard to go wrong. Just remember to start out light and only go up in weights if you can keep the proper form.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:28

Private Speech: Mar 30, 2011; I HAVE EVEN MORE WORTHLESS BEANIE BABIES IN MY COLLECTION THAN I HAVE WORTHLESS POSTS IN THE BEANIE BABY THREAD YET I STILL HAVE THE TEMERITY TO CRITICIZE OTHERS' COLLECTIONS

IF YOU SEE ME TALKING ABOUT BEANIE BABIES, PLEASE TELL ME TO

EAT. SHIT.

Crosspost from CSPAM (with slightly fixed grammar) because I do like both articles quite a bit:

Looks like Farage is now not even pretending anymore: Meghan has made Prince Harry less popular, says Farage

BBC posted:

"And then - a brave British officer who did his bit in Afghanistan - he was the most popular royal of a younger generation that we've seen for 100 years.

"And then he met Meghan Markle, and it's fallen off a cliff."

Brexit! (Party leader)

e: And a bonus Brexit! article from the Graun: How we met - �When he got through passport control, I was deliriously happy!�

quote:

A few months later, Nkosi came to the UK so he could meet her family and friends. Clara waited at Gatwick for him. Hours passed. �Finally I got a call, about five or six hours after his plane landed, saying he was being detained and questioned.� She was interviewed a couple of times on the phone, sitting in an airport cafe. �Eventually they told me he was going to be sent back to Trinidad and Tobago, that they weren�t satisfied that he was coming here on a holiday to see his girlfriend.�

Clara managed to find out where Nkosi was being held and, having missed the visiting hours, she pleaded to be able to see him. She was told she had 15 minutes. �It was pretty bittersweet,� she says. The obstacles to being together, says Nkosi, �made me work harder � that became the inspiration�.

Clara had qualified as a primary school teacher and for the next two years went to Tobago every school holiday. Nkosi tried again to come to the UK last year. This time, despite being questioned for several hours again, he was allowed to enter. �When he got through, I was almost delirious with happiness,� says Clara.

Friendship with all nations indeed.

(he still doesn't get to live in the UK despite them now being married mind you, that was just to visit)

Private Speech fucked around with this message at 13:38 on Aug 12, 2019

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:33

CGI Stardust: Nov 7, 2010; Brexit is but a door,
election time is but a window.

I'll be back

ed: ^^^

quote:

"we�re all completely ignoring, the real problem the Earth faces, and that is the fact the population of the globe is exploding but no one dares talk about it, no one dares deal with it, and whether Prince Harry has two kids is irrelevant given there are now 2.6 billion Chinese and Indians on this Earth." ... While not on the recording, other media outlets have reported that Farage described Harry as �the prince of wokeness"

thespaceinvader posted:

My big issue with going to proper lifting (other than the barrier to entry of it needing to be moved to and from, but that's my own problem, rather than a general one) is learning proper technique. Getting it wrong can gently caress you up, and getting it right takes some training, surely?

Coaching or getting someone to check your form (in-person or recorded) is quite important before doing heavier lifts, especially squats and deadlifts. Speaking from personal experience as I got two disk bulges from a bad squat :v:

CGI Stardust fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Aug 12, 2019

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:33

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

lmao just saw this

They're removing comments quickly.

CGI Stardust posted:

"we�re all completely ignoring, the real problem the Earth faces, and that is the fact the population of the globe is exploding but no one dares talk about it, no one dares deal with it, and whether Prince Harry has two kids is irrelevant given there are now 2.6 billion Chinese and Indians on this Earth." ... While not on the recording, other media outlets have reported that Farage described Harry as �the prince of wokeness"

So he's going to fund schools for women and girls in India with his wealth instead of nazi billboards then?

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:43

NotJustANumber99: Feb 15, 2012; somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

Its a selfish decision to choose to work out, which is why I don't. The world needs more weaklings to be crushed underfoot and consumed as resources rather than strongmens.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:46

Sleve McDichael: Feb 11, 2019; ~nice~

CGI Stardust posted:

Coaching or getting someone to check your form (in-person or recorded) is quite important before doing heavier lifts

A word of warning - I have seen trainers at my gym teaching some insanely bad form on both squat and deadlift, and would recommend the YLLS form check thread if you're comfortable with recording yourself and constructive criticism.

Also, Alan Thrall's form videos on youtube are great for learning squat/deadlift/OHP, and vicsnatural is a good bodybuilding-centric resource if you want to get curls etc correct.

NotJustANumber99 posted:

weaklings to be crushed underfoot and consumed as resources

I'm vegetarian though :ohdear:

# ? Aug 12, 2019 13:53

namesake: Jun 19, 2006; "When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

Sleve McDichael posted:

I'm vegetarian though

Me too but I'm still chomping on the bit to eat the rich.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:01

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Working out is socialist, it's owning the means of gain production.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:01

Regarde Aduck: Oct 19, 2012; c l o u d k i t t e n; Grimey Drawer

namesake posted:

Me too but I'm still chomping on the bit to eat the rich.

champing

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:09

marktheando: Nov 4, 2006

namesake posted:

Me too but I'm still chomping on the bit to eat the rich.

Regarde Aduck posted:

champing

I can never remember which way round that goes so both ways seem wrong to me.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:11

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

Regarde Aduck posted:

champing

Eh, it just means the same thing, for all intensive purposes

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:12

Regarde Aduck: Oct 19, 2012; c l o u d k i t t e n; Grimey Drawer

Yeah I have no idea why it's champing just that it's a thing people like to correct others so I played the part

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Eh, it just means the same thing, for all intensive purposes

omg

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:12

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Chomping is the baritone version of champing.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:13

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Chomping is biting, whereas champing is now camping in a church.

Really.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:14

brian: Sep 11, 2001; I obtained this title through beard tax.

Guavanaut posted:

Chomping is biting, whereas champing is now camping in a church.

Really.

why is this so offensive

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:17

marktheando: Nov 4, 2006

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Eh, it just means the same thing, for all intensive purposes

Haha I resisted the temptation to make this post. But I'm good, I obey the rules of English.

I tow the line.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:17

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

brian posted:

why is this so offensive

glamping

marktheando posted:

Haha I resisted the temptation to make this post. But I'm good, I obey the rules of English.

I tow the line.

It's toad the line.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:20

Pilchenstein: May 17, 2012; So your plan is for half of us to die?; Hot Rope Guy

SpaceCommie posted:

Had a fun time canvassing with Watford Labour over the weekend. Someone straight up told me they'd vote Labour but that Corbyn keeps talking Britain down and sides with all the wrong'uns.

I feel like they were probably lying to themselves :v:

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:25

CGI Stardust: Nov 7, 2010; Brexit is but a door,
election time is but a window.

I'll be back

NotJustANumber99 posted:

Its a selfish decision to choose to work out, which is why I don't. The world needs more weaklings to be crushed underfoot and consumed as resources rather than strongmens.

Thank you for your service. We will make your life in the holding pens comfortable.

Sleve McDichael posted:

I'm vegetarian though

oh you poor soul

https://twitter.com/talkRADIO/status/1159740239130312704

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:26

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Where will the madness end?

Stamping - camping in the street
Ramping - camping on an exit ramp
Swamping - camping in Belgravia
Damping - camping downstream of that damaged dam
Clamping - camping inside a giant bivalve mollusc
Restamping - camping in a restaurant

CGI Stardust posted:

https://twitter.com/talkRADIO/status/1159740239130312704

Man does not live by bread alone, but also awful takes.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:28

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

On the one hand, the UN. On the other hand, spiked online contributor, brendan o neill.

Brendan o neill has more letters and punctuation in his name so he's probably like ten times as right.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:28

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

OwlFancier posted:

On the one hand, the UN. On the other hand, spiked online contributor, brendan o neill.

The topic: Awful pissy takes about communism. Fingers on buzzers.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:30

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

The trot to nonce pipeline is real

https://twitter.com/spikedonline/st...ingawful.com%2F

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:32

CGI Stardust: Nov 7, 2010; Brexit is but a door,
election time is but a window.

I'll be back

As in the crack ping thread, pretty sure RCP/LM/Spiked (or members of) played a part in defending the PIE

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:34

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

What is the crack ping joke? Do i want to know?

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:35

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Jose posted:

trot to nonce

good girl

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:35

Sleve McDichael: Feb 11, 2019; ~nice~

CGI Stardust posted:

oh you poor soul

https://twitter.com/talkRADIO/status/1159740239130312704

I'll squat this bean-headed looking nerd into the stratosphere with my plant fuelled muscles :ssj:

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:35

Sanford: Jun 30, 2007; ...and rarely post!

Does anyone know if sodium valproate production/supply is likely to be effected by brexit, or how you�d find out? Asking for a friend who needs it to avoid violent and debilitating seizures.

# ? Aug 12, 2019 14:41