UKMT Summer 2020 - Two Pints of Saline and Abacavir for Drip

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feedmegin: Jul 30, 2008

escapegoat posted:

https://twitter.com/NWJK/status/1269628544281387008

Slavery was legal back then? Well that changes everything!

Actually it never was legal in Bristol or the rest of the UK (post 1066).

Edit: 37 Dalehouse Lane was my childhood home

feedmegin fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Jun 7, 2020

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feedmegin posted:

Actually it never was legal in Bristol or the rest of the UK (post 1066).

There were a fair few slaves kept in Bristol though, legal or not. There's the whole Bristol slave trail memorial tour about it even. Being a Caribbean trade port it was an important point of transshipment.

I mean I get your point.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:11

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

Trin Tragula posted:

Picking up this up from yesterday because it's one of the best bits of criminal law there is - even if the offence cannot be complete without an actual child being involved somehow, you can certainly attempt the offence if you have the necessary mens rea; it's a long-held principle that you can attempt the impossible.

A pickpocket who dips his hand into your empty pocket commits attempted theft even though there's nothing there to steal; a man who gives you talcum powder while believing it's cocaine has attempted to supply drugs; a man who hits your corpse in the head, believing you to still be alive, and intending to kill you, commits attempted murder even though the victim is already dead.

It definitely gets all wooly though, outside of undercover police building long cases of trying to build evidence showing beyond reasonable doubt that the intent was there, and attempted murder isn't murder. I assume that's why the "could a minor have access to this message?" interpretation came about in whatever US state brought a similar law in 2010, to get around any "of course I reasonably believed that the person I was messaging was a 42 year old nonce hunter from Stoke, I was just winding him up" claims from people snared by amateur vigilantes not checking all the boxes off.

Re: fake drugs, there's a big and interesting debate in legal circles over whether the crime there should be attempted supply of drugs or fraud, since presumably the man who gave me talc accepted some money for it, but I guess that requires proving that the person selling the talc is aware that it is not what he says it is.

happyhippy posted:

Wasn't most of the old buildings in Bristol made by forced slavery?
I remember reading at least one town in the UK has a poo poo ton of slave built government buildings,

Funded, definitely. There was never much appetite for the type of explicit chattel slavery the UK spread across half the world on the island itself though.

Guavanaut fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Jun 7, 2020

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:13

frankenbeans: Feb 16, 2003; Good Times

Kin posted:

So, in a new [topic]chat, it turns out that with all this extra time at home, i've come to realise that the TV in my living room isn't the right size for how we're using it.

We're basically sitting too far away (or my eyes are getting worse) and the furniture we've got doesn't really work well for shifting things about to put us closer to it (either we or the TV would sit in the middle of the room).

I'm seeing 70"+ TV's for the same price i paid for my current one back when i got it about 8 years ago so i figure i might as well make the jump to something ridiclous and stop straining to read things for the next 8 years.

My question, where the gently caress do i go in the UK to get a decent priced TV stand for something that big? Everywhere i look seems to want like �200+ for what's essentially a hollow wooden box with a couple of shelves in it.

Check Facebook Marketplace, it's full of this poo poo around here.

We upgraded to a 4K TV which weighed a lot less than our last one. We replaced our old Ikea unit with one we found on Facebook Marketplace. Some builder had made his own out of 1x2 pine and it was good and solid with a decent amount of storage and it had motherfucking lava lamps built in. Think it cost us about �40. Then I got a glass based pole stand from Amazon for about �60 (search amazon for FITUEYES Stand).

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:16

Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻

Here's hoping similar iconoclasm happens in other cities in the U.K.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:17

Gyro Zeppeli: Jul 19, 2012; sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

happyhippy posted:

Wasn't most of the old buildings in Bristol made by forced slavery?
I remember reading at least one town in the UK has a poo poo ton of slave built government buildings,

Glasgow was built almost exclusively on the profits from building slave ships and the tobacco industry.

And speaking of Glasgow:

https://twitter.com/MQuinnYCL/status/1269595229012791296

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:17

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/bbcrb/status/1269644536281776128?s=21

lol

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:18

Aphex-: Jan 29, 2006; Dinosaur Gum

About loving time. There have been dozens of petitions and peaceful attempts at taking that statue down over the years which have all been ignored.

Hopefully this now spurs them on to finally change the names of all the stuff that his name is on in Bristol.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:21

happyhippy: Feb 21, 2005; Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup; Pillbug

Looking forward to the Boris statue that will replace it.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:23

Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

those tweets are a great three-part story of good decisions

"yes good on them. the statue should be put in a corner of a museum or something, not in a public place"
"yes, good point. the statue should be put in a corner of a museum beaten up from being rolled around and specifically with the arse detached"
"okay yes, better idea, leave it to rot at the bottom of the river with maybe a viewing platform or something for people to spit on him from. maybe dredge it up in 20 years where it's still recognisable but rusted to hell and then stick it in the museum. with the arse still off."

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:23

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

I mean, dumping a body in the harbour is a pretty fitting way to commemorate Colston.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:29

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

https://twitter.com/selfisoceles/status/1269650585307004929

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:30

perc2: May 16, 2020

happyhippy posted:

Looking forward to the Boris statue that will replace it.

Bristol is a Labour city

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:30

Jrbg: May 20, 2014

People who claim to care about history must be ecstatic that everyone now knows who Colston is thanks to the statue being torn down

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:35

Solefald: Jun 9, 2010; sleepy~capy

I loving love you so much Bristol

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:37

sebzilla: Mar 17, 2009; Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.

Probably the only good thing to have happened so far in this gently caress-awful year. Really brightened my day.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:38

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

That is all loving wonderful.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:39

History Comes Inside!: Nov 20, 2004

perc2 posted:

Bristol is a Labour city

Surrounded by awful Tory shithole towns (like mine :sigh:

)

That loving statue had it coming

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:41

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

This is a great alternate view of the first bit.

https://twitter.com/_jackgrey/status/1269625428400132096

I love the reaction.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:43

ShaneMacGowansTeeth: May 22, 2007; I think this is it... I think this is how it ends

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:44

Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

Good riddance to the statue, stated it in the other thread but the Francis Drake one in Plymouth should be next. A rapist, a slave trader, a thief... what an idol!

It's Plymouth though, which only last year had Theresa May unveil a statue of a woman who said that 'Hitler had the right idea for the Jewish problem', whilst May attacked Corbyn on antisemitism.

I'm sure most UK towns/cities have lovely statues, tear the lot down.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:50

jabby: Oct 27, 2010

Private Speech posted:

Being a Caribbean trade port it was an important point of transshipment.

Why are you trying to erase shipment?

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:52

Drone_Fragger: May 9, 2007

Ratjaculation posted:

Good riddance to the statue, stated it in the other thread but the Francis Drake one in Plymouth should be next. A rapist, a slave trader, a thief... what an idol!

It's Plymouth though, which only last year had Theresa May unveil a statue of a woman who said that 'Hitler had the right idea for the Jewish problem', whilst May attacked Corbyn on antisemitism.

I'm sure most UK towns/cities have lovely statues, tear the lot down.

May and Boris, it wasn�t just the one. That statue being commissioned was a disgrace.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:53

Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

Drone_Fragger posted:

May and Boris, it wasn�t just the one. That statue being commissioned was a disgrace.

and the local Labour MP, unfortunately.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:54

JoylessJester: Sep 13, 2012

Bet the former Colston Hall, is glad it's closed and announced its renaming already.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:56

XMNN: Apr 26, 2008; I am incredibly stupid

lol I missed this from the egg man

https://twitter.com/sajidjavid/status/1267143682400178178?s=20

"show some goddamn respect" lol

# ? Jun 7, 2020 16:57

XMNN: Apr 26, 2008; I am incredibly stupid

Ratjaculation posted:

Good riddance to the statue, stated it in the other thread but the Francis Drake one in Plymouth should be next. A rapist, a slave trader, a thief... what an idol!

It's Plymouth though, which only last year had Theresa May unveil a statue of a woman who said that 'Hitler had the right idea for the Jewish problem', whilst May attacked Corbyn on antisemitism.

I'm sure most UK towns/cities have lovely statues, tear the lot down.

this one outside st George's hall/opposite lime Street in Liverpool has always struck me as particularly egregious, he's literally trampling on indigenous resistance

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:02

Pencils R Cool: Feb 16, 2011

Can't remember what the rules are re:Weetposting but the founder of We Are Lit Media, the UK's premiere anti-populist website is currently having a Twitter meltdown after posting yet another Enlightened Centrist take.

https://twitter.com/thediyora/status/1269655146805460998

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:06

sinky: Feb 22, 2011; Slippery Tilde

Wish Boris died of rona and got replaced with this one

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/1269635552472637441?s=20

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:09

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Perhaps we could replace the statue with a looping video of people throwing it in the river.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:09

BalloonFish: Jun 30, 2013; Fun Shoe

Nothing much to add other than, as a former resident of Bristol, it makes me far happier than I expected to see the Colston statue get dunked in the Floating Harbour after all the 'going through the proper channels' failed. It's genuinely lifted my mood on a dreary wet indoors day!

When I lived there I sometimes found Bristol's willingness to promote itself as 'City on The Edge' and for the city's establishment to make a big deal about how anti-establishment, creative and rrrrrradical the place was a bit tedious. But, god, it's good to know there are still plenty of people there who actually walk the walk.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:11

Bobstar: Feb 8, 2006; KartooshFace, you are not responding efficiently!

That's awesome.

I am a fan of the Best� range of TV units. You can customise them the way you like by colour, foot-having-ness, shelves, doors, drawers. And the widest base unit's 1800mm wide which should fit a giant TV. The planner tool does seem to use flash though, lol.

Bobstar fucked around with this message at 12:54 on Aug 12, 2020

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:11

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

https://twitter.com/Andrew_Adonis/status/1269657417308143617

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:14

Endjinneer: Aug 17, 2005; Fallen Rib

It would be a good idea to collect all these statues into something like Budapest's Szoborpark, but I think that lacks a bit of imagination. Much better would be to airdrop them in obscure and dismal parts of the landscape for use as navigational aids. Then people will have a really good reason to learn about our historic figures. Blundering about on Kinder Scout in the fog you come across two stockinged bronze feet poking out of the peat. Is that Kitchener or Nelson? It'll be a long walk home if you haven't learnt your history.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:23

justcola: May 22, 2004; La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Various UK protests and that Bristol statue has brought me joy this weekend

Ktb posted:

I've got a very basic German grammar textbook that I used doing German GCSE a long long time ago. Found it having a clear out so it's sitting in a pile of stuff to donate. It's pretty small so if you're prepared to give your address to an internet stranger I can post it to you. Not got PMs but you can email me at ktbsilver on gmail if you want it.
E: title is Grammatik Ohne Panik

E-mailed you, thanks!

ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:

I'm not sure if I've been looking at too many images from the Daily Star/Sport but this guy looks very familiar, maybe the same one as 'my wife sucked off our neighbour whilst I clapped for carers' or 'pervert sues government for quarantine as he's obsessed with sniffing bus seats' - can't remember

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:25

Lungboy: Aug 23, 2002; NEED SQUAT FORM HELP

Ratjaculation posted:

and the local Labour MP, unfortunately.

Pollard is my MP, he didn't seem to understand why there could be a slight problem with a statue to Astor.

# ? Jun 7, 2020 17:37

Ash Crimson: Apr 4, 2010

justcola posted:

Various UK protests and that Bristol statue has brought me joy this weekend

E-mailed you, thanks!

I'm not sure if I've been looking at too many images from the Daily Star/Sport but this guy looks very familiar, maybe the same one as 'my wife sucked off our neighbour whilst I clapped for carers' or 'pervert sues government for quarantine as he's obsessed with sniffing bus seats' - can't remember

pissflaps has fallen on hard times