|
Comrade Fakename posted:It’s US politics, but everyone should check out the saga of Bedbug Bret Stephens if you haven’t already, it’s some of the the greatest lols in years. I saw that a few days ago. I thought it was hilarious. I cried laughing for ages. I posted about it on FB but no one else seemed to find it funny. One friend was going 'is calling someone a bedbug even an insult?' 256= 16 squared. When I was a student in 1978, I used to walk past 256 Tottenham Court Road every day to get the tube and I would think "oh look 16 squared". How sad am I? Sorry I messed up this did originally say 14 not 16 and it was 16 squared I used to say to myself. This is what comes of multi-tasking. Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Aug 31, 2019 |
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:21
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 13:49 |
|
|
Here is a decent little page on purifying water for those interested, including how to purify with normal household bleach. Hopefully it won't come to that, but it's useful to know
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:24
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:I saw that a few days ago. I thought it was hilarious. I cried laughing for ages. I posted about it on FB but no one else seemed to find it funny. One friend was going 'is calling someone a bedbug even an insult?' It's gotten so much worse/funnier
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:25
|
|
|
Ms Fuchi posted:Here is a decent little page on purifying water for those interested, including how to purify with normal household bleach. Hopefully it won't come to that, but it's useful to know Can also get purification tablets from Milletts, Mountain Warehouse or Amazon etc.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:27
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:I saw that a few days ago. I thought it was hilarious. I cried laughing for ages. I posted about it on FB but no one else seemed to find it funny. One friend was going 'is calling someone a bedbug even an insult?' I'm afraid I have to say that's 16 squared. Though maybe that's the joke.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:29
|
|
|
Private Speech posted:I'm afraid I have to say that's 16 squared. Yeah sorry I'll go back and edit it. I did used to say 16-squared to myself.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:30
|
|
|
Just finished wrecking my voice outside Downing Street. Looked like there was someone close to the front throwing up Nazi salutes and swearing at everyone. Was a bit odd ...
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:32
|
|
|
SpaceCommie posted:Just finished wrecking my voice outside Downing Street. They really shouldn't let Rees-Mogg out in public unsupervised.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:33
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:Yeah sorry I'll go back and edit it. I did used to say 16-squared to myself. I only know it because computers, I'm sure you could get away with a typo for 18 squared or 14 squared. e: Unrelated but a typo of my own made me wonder - do unicode emojis work on SA: 📛🆒️🆓️🆔️⁉️ Private Speech fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Aug 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:34
|
|
|
Private Speech posted:I only know it because computers, I'm sure you could get away with a typo for 18 squared or 14 squared. I can see your emojis (using Windows / Chrome to view) Failed Imagineer posted:It's gotten so much worse/funnier Wow just checked it out on Graun: You're right! https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/aug/30/bret-stephens-bedbug-column-twitter
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:38
|
|
|
Dear god. Made the mistake of looking at the Facebook comments on an article about the (well attended) protest down here in Exeter. "We should go far right on them" etc etc. I loving hate this country sometimes. Did like the "don't they have jobs to go to" line though. On a Saturday. I know that's a go to line when there are protests but think what day of the week it is champ.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:38
|
|
|
Ms Fuchi posted:Here is a decent little page on purifying water for those interested, including how to purify with normal household bleach. Hopefully it won't come to that, but it's useful to know
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:41
|
|
|
Roblo posted:Did like the "don't they have jobs to go to" line though. On a Saturday. I know that's a go to line when there are protests but think what day of the week it is champ. In fairness having a job where you reliably have Saturdays off is way more common among Tories.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:45
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:I saw that a few days ago. I thought it was hilarious. I cried laughing for ages. I posted about it on FB but no one else seemed to find it funny. One friend was going 'is calling someone a bedbug even an insult?' There’s a new development today which raises the whole affair to the lolosphere. E: https://twitter.com/DavidKlion/status/1167578038483259394 https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1167586983436271616 https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1167589815354875905 https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1167594833231269890 Then the NYT lies to cover his arse: https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1167618185052508160 Comrade Fakename fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Aug 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:49
|
|
|
njsykora posted:In fairness having a job where you reliably have Saturdays off is way more common among Tories. Pretty sure this guy wasn't a labour voter.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:50
|
|
|
Non-Brexit minor news which is definately a novelty for NI politics https://twitter.com/JohnODowdSF/status/1167713720610557952?s=19 Sinn Fein MLA declaring an open challenge for the vice presidency of the party (and thus leadership of it North of the border and right to be Deputy First Minister if Stormont comes back). This is extremely out of the ordinary for SF - might be a sign that some of the lads up North are a bit frustrated with SF's losses in the Euros/Locals south of the border and want to take a more active role at the top. Of course there are people saying that if this has been openly declared it's likely it's been decided that Michelle O'Neill should be replaced already - SF does not like open factionalism in the party. kustomkarkommando fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Aug 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:50
|
|
|
Comrade Fakename posted:It’s US politics, but everyone should check out the saga of Bedbug Bret Stephens if you haven’t already, it’s some of the the greatest lols in years. I am so glad that Americans have now got the various sagas of Toby Young in return It is magical hearing people read his article about how no-one turned up to his stag do and so now friendship is dead
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:54
|
|
|
THIS IS MY JOB! THIS IS MY LIFE!!
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 14:56
|
|
|
Diet Crack posted:Let us all donate £1 to your survival. GoonFundMe. Unironically this tho? Tarnop set it up
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:04
|
|
|
I still think we should goon project to take over that castle during the brexit riots
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:10
|
|
|
UnlimitedSpessmans posted:I still think we should goon project to take over that castle during the brexit riots Buckingham? Seconded.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:21
|
|
|
Leeds protest had a good breakout march, SP had a dumb chant but we carried on through the rain fine.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:22
|
|
|
To any of the doctors in this thread, is trepanning a good cure for a headache? Because I'm really tempted to drill a hole in my skull just in case
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:23
|
|
|
forkboy84 posted:To any of the doctors in this thread, is trepanning a good cure for a headache? Because I'm really tempted to drill a hole in my skull just in case I mean, you probably won't have a headache afterwards, but not in a good way.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:36
|
|
|
forkboy84 posted:To any of the doctors in this thread, is trepanning a good cure for a headache? Because I'm really tempted to drill a hole in my skull just in case Yes but you have to drill the hole in the balls to release the pressure there, this is a common mistake
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:43
|
|
|
Failed Imagineer posted:Yes but you have to drill the hole in the balls to release the pressure there, this is a common mistake This is true, it redirects the qi to your brain. Qi is stored in the balls.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:47
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:Get some bottled water for rehydrating all that dried stuff and drinking. After all, Johnson did promise that the chemicals needed to purify water would definitely be available post Apocalypse.... Not trying to jump on anyone here, be prepared and all that, but what kind of brexit apocalypse are people thinking of that's going to cause the water supplies to turn off? Water companies have a legally mandated requirement to supply water in the case of an outage, and backup generators to keep plants going in the case of rolling blackouts because the continental electric interlinks went down etc. Cant' find a decent source, but look at page 22 of https://assets.publishing.service.g..._pdf___002_.pdf as a brief example. Food I can see getting some long life supplies just in case, to get through a couple of weeks of panic buying clearing shelves etc, but a couple of litres of water isn't going to last long compared to just filling up a bath tub the day before we leave. I can't quite get my head around the mindset. Is it people have worked themselves into a froth, just want to feel like they're doing something in a world they can't control, or are seriously planning?
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:50
|
|
|
RockyB posted:Not trying to jump on anyone here, be prepared and all that, but what kind of brexit apocalypse are people thinking of that's going to cause the water supplies to turn off? Water companies have a legally mandated requirement to supply water in the case of an outage, and backup generators to keep plants going in the case of rolling blackouts because the continental electric interlinks went down etc. Cant' find a decent source, but look at page 22 of https://assets.publishing.service.g..._pdf___002_.pdf as a brief example. The fear isn't the loss of the water itself, but the purification - cleaning it usually relies on imported chemicals.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:53
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1167812223630225409
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:55
|
|
|
Listened to the podcast, it was very good. Volume was a bit up and down occasionally, but my volume twister dial is close at hand and solved the problem. Is 1hr 20mins too long? The Dominic Cummings part felt like it lasted about an hour of that. A blogroll is what we used to have in the olden days on our blogs when we had a list of other blogs and links we liked in our sidebars. Like a rollcall of people on a blog - a blogroll if you will.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 15:58
|
|
|
Red Oktober posted:I mean, you probably won't have a headache afterwards, but not in a good way. So what you're saying is I'm onto a good idea. I mean, I was considering copying that episode of house where he was bet by Cuddy he couldn't go a week without Vicodin so he smashed his hand with what looked like a pestle. Also cutting my nose off so I could get access to my sinus and give them a good clean. But trepanning seems more novel. But I guess I'll settle for seeing if ibuprofen will take the edge off
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 16:04
|
|
|
Dead Goon posted:Listened to the podcast, it was very good. Volume was a bit up and down occasionally, but my volume twister dial is close at hand and solved the problem. Also just finished it - very enjoyable and informative  1 hour 20 is a pretty good length - and the topics are spaced out fairly well - I think it's just the subject of super rationalist Cum Daddy Dom that automatically makes anything seem longer than it is  Also Comment or Commentariat is pretty good. forkboy84 posted:But I guess I'll settle for seeing if ibuprofen will take the edge off What sort of headache is it? I normally get tension headaches, which stretches can help ease, although, if possible some painkillers and a siesta somewhere normally helps. [e]: https://twitter.com/Lokinash06/status/1167814833108127746 Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Aug 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 16:14
|
|
|
RockyB posted:Not trying to jump on anyone here, be prepared and all that, but what kind of brexit apocalypse are people thinking of that's going to cause the water supplies to turn off? Water companies have a legally mandated requirement to supply water in the case of an outage, and backup generators to keep plants going in the case of rolling blackouts because the continental electric interlinks went down etc. Cant' find a decent source, but look at page 22 of https://assets.publishing.service.g..._pdf___002_.pdf as a brief example. This: Tenebrais posted:The fear isn't the loss of the water itself, but the purification - cleaning it usually relies on imported chemicals. I have about 6 weeks supply in . I learned to do this living in the Middle East where (1) mains water could be dodgy and (2) when bottled water plants shut down because of purification problems not only did bottled water escalate in price, but it was also rationed to 2 x2l per day. Fine for me and my kitties but not if you were a family. For an outlay of under £20, worth it. And with 'use by' dates running into 2021 now, not a big problem. Just rotate a bottle a week out or whatever. I wouldn't fancy drinking water that had been festering in the bath for a few days - and you might find it drains away / evaporates slowly anyway.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 16:44
|
|
|
Dead Goon posted:Listened to the podcast, it was very good. Volume was a bit up and down occasionally, but my volume twister dial is close at hand and solved the problem. Yeah, I’ve found some handy tools to sort the volume issues in future, so the next episode should be a big improvement on that front. We were aiming for between an hour as the ideal and an hour and a half as the upper limit in general, though obviously preferring it to be closer to the one hour mark. That Dom Cummies bigbrain article was a long one, typically they’re a fair bit shorter, but with an article read it’ll always take up a big chunk of an episode with all the bullshit takes in it that need laughed at. I figured blogroll was a genuine term, I just couldn’t get past it sounding like bog roll, which considering the absolute shite that comes out of the “rationalsphere” felt v fitting. Im glad you enjoyed it Pesky Splinter posted:Also just finished it - very enjoyable and informative Thanks pal! Honestly that article was a cursed gift when I clocked it the day of recording. I had some simpering Sandbrook article from the mail as the article - which featured briefly in Comment or Commentariat - but the UberThunk being advocated there was just begging to be content, even if it did melt my brain reading over it multiple times.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 16:50
|
|
|
forkboy84 posted:To any of the doctors in this thread, is trepanning a good cure for a headache? Because I'm really tempted to drill a hole in my skull just in case
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:10
|
|
|
Pretty sure bottled water will still be widely available in one of the richest European countries, comrades I mean come on, I swear this thread sometimes... Everyone in Latin America would be long dead if civilisation was as fragile as you make it out to be We still have a good ~50 years before we really get hosed IMO Pochoclo fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Aug 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:14
|
|
|
Pochoclo posted:Everyone in Latin America would be long dead if civilisation was as fragile as you make it out to be Yeah, but we've seen 28 days later.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:16
|
|
|
What's the UKMT Discord, I'm an IRC goon by heart but I can lurk and never speak in both I suppose!
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:29
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/Hebsie/status/1167801183236440064?s=20 Sigh. Also Corbyn was at a demo in Glasgow. loving London melts can't conceive that there might also be stuff going on elsewhere.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:42
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 13:49 |
|
|
Btw guys good news, I was chatting to the DJ at my local last night and apparently pop punk is coming back in a big way.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2019 17:44
|
|
