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Super Gammon, in his caravan, itching to blame the darkies and foreigners https://twitter.com/bbcquestiontime/status/1403116139987845125?s=19
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On a related note, there's a similar controvery in Bristol right now. Up on the high ground in Clifton, close to the Avon Gorge, is a gorgeous 18th century shopping street full of pubs, coffee shops and specialist stores. It's one of the gems of Bristol. However, its gorgeousness is somewhat marred by 90% of the street being given over to traffic, with 2 lanes and parking on both sides of the street restricting pedestrians to narrow stretches of pavement less than 4 feet wide. However, something is being done about this and plans are afoot to pedestrianise the street, giving the space back to people and allowing tables on the street, market stalls to be set up etc. Guess what the olds think of all this? https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/clifton-protesters-against-pedestrianisation-block-5501515 
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Jun 11, 2021 07:11
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ah yes protesting pedestrianization by blocking traffic.
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Jun 11, 2021 07:14
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What's going on in manchester? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/everyone-makes-mistakes-says-teen-20644989 'Everyone makes mistakes', says teen who karate-kicked 74-year-old man into River Mersey.
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Jun 11, 2021 07:29
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mediaphage posted:Nelson residents fight to overturn Pendle Council tree plantation Ha we’re having img this exact same thing locally, they’re making empty playing fields into a community garden and some people on Nextdoor are angry about how having benches for people to sit will mean youths will congregate there and be generally menacing
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Jun 11, 2021 07:45
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People are right to be scared of trees. I watched a documentary in which a bunch of trees sheltered some pot smoking short-arses before destroying the home of an elderly White man.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:08
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OwlFancier posted:"feel unsafe around so many trees" lmao "needs alcohol to get through the working day" also applies
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Jun 11, 2021 08:10
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Back in my day we weren't coddled like these yooths today. No you can't plant trees what if children climb them???
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Jun 11, 2021 08:11
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The scary thing is these bastards literally control our lives.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:15
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Jippa posted:What's going on in manchester? quote:His mum, who supported him in court, said: "For me, I want the elderly gentleman to get better because my son’s not a rogue. Ma'am we regret to inform you your son may be a rogue. She sounds thick as hell tho lol
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Jun 11, 2021 08:18
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I think I've climbed exactly one tree and not because I don't like climbing but because some arsehole seems to go around cutting off the lower branches.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:20
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Irish media continues to  over Biden gently tutting in Johnson's direction. Predictably craven but also funnyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2021/0611/1227454-biden-johnson-ni-talks/
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Jun 11, 2021 08:22
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Noxville posted:Ha we’re having img this exact same thing locally, they’re making empty playing fields into a community garden and some people on Nextdoor are angry about how having benches for people to sit will mean youths will congregate there and be generally menacing One of the things about living abroad for a few years is that it gives you some perspective on the country you grew up in. The biggest things that struck me about the UK after living in Germany were how lovely our drinking culture is, and how much this country loving despises its children. Just incredible amounts of fear and hatred.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:23
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On one hand Karate kicking a pensioner into the river is bad, on the other hand pensioners largely suck. Maybe both sides share some blame here?
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Jun 11, 2021 08:23
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I used to climb trees all the time as a kid, never did me any harm. other than the time I grabbed a branch and it broke, leaving me with a broken arm, obviously.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:37
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I used to fall out of trees a lot, we had social services round one time
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Jun 11, 2021 08:42
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mediaphage posted:Nelson residents fight to overturn Pendle Council tree plantation wonder what the venn diagram would look like with “olds who reminisce to yoofs about scrumping when they were young” to “olds terrified of yoofs and fruit trees in a public park”
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Jun 11, 2021 08:50
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Noxville posted:Ha we’re having img this exact same thing locally, they’re making empty playing fields into a community garden and some people on Nextdoor are angry about how having benches for people to sit will mean youths will congregate there and be generally menacing That seems to be every other post on Nextdoor as it is mainly old ppl that use it.
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Jun 11, 2021 08:52
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OwlFancier posted:"feel unsafe around so many trees" lmao "Bloody trees coming round here planting themselves in our green spaces."
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Jun 11, 2021 08:53
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Imagining your local weed dealer hanging out in the foliage in a full ghillie suit
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Jun 11, 2021 08:57
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Failed Imagineer posted:Ma'am we regret to inform you your son may be a rogue. She sounds thick as hell tho lol He's clearly a Monk, though. endlessmonotony posted:"needs alcohol to get through the working day" also applies Pretty sure these people don't work anymore. British retirees just seem terrified of literally everything that isn't them and people exactly like them. (and I'm not even sure about that)
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Jun 11, 2021 08:59
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Failed Imagineer posted:Imagining your local weed dealer hanging out in the foliage in a full ghillie suit Not that I have ever tried but I would assume people just... buy drugs on their phones nowadays rather than itinerant weed peddlers going tree to tree hoping for someone to approach them and request to partake of their dank.
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Jun 11, 2021 09:06
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OwlFancier posted:"feel unsafe around so many trees" lmao What do you expect when you ask Saruman the White for his opinion? efb Runcible Cat fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Jun 11, 2021 |
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Jun 11, 2021 09:54
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Jel Shaker posted:wonder what the venn diagram would look like with “olds who reminisce to yoofs about scrumping when they were young” to “olds terrified of yoofs and fruit trees in a public park” I was going to say exactly this. Same with the pedestrianisation of Princess Vicky Street - people mingling, market stalls, cafe tables, local independent shops. Just like the Good Old Days! But no, gotta be able to drive all the way from Redland(! - it's a half an hour walk!) to park right outside the import wine shop.
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Jun 11, 2021 09:57
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Trickjaw posted:The scary thing is these bastards literally control our lives.
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Jun 11, 2021 09:58
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mediaphage posted:Nelson residents fight to overturn Pendle Council tree plantation Top bants in the comments. 'dogging theme parks'
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Jun 11, 2021 10:03
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Things like this are good to keep bookmarked so you can throw them in their faces when they whinge about how the snowflake youths wouldn't be able to storm the beaches of Normandy.
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Jun 11, 2021 10:03
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OwlFancier posted:Not that I have ever tried but I would assume people just... buy drugs on their phones nowadays rather than itinerant weed peddlers going tree to tree hoping for someone to approach them and request to partake of their dank. I mean if I were to partake in such things I would use my laptop because its hard to into darkweb via phone, but generally yes
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Jun 11, 2021 10:04
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Skarsnik posted:Top bants in the comments. 'dogging theme parks' tbh i'd much prefer loitering yoofs with drugs and widespread dogging to busybody tory pensioners
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Jun 11, 2021 10:09
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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mediaphage posted:Nelson residents fight to overturn Pendle Council tree plantation lol these are literally the same arguments residents around my area have against putting in a traffic-free ped and cycle route between the villages and towns. It would be such a boon because the road used to get between them is so dangerous but apparently if a cycle path was built then it would be way more dangerous and there would be drug dealers and parties and yoofs and children would feel unsafe.
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Jun 11, 2021 10:10
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Why not just turn the park into a municipal cannabis plantation? You don't get the shade issues of woodland and it's unlikely that anyone would try selling drugs there.
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Jun 11, 2021 10:10
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Failed Imagineer posted:I mean if I were to partake in such things I would use my laptop because its hard to into darkweb via phone, but generally yes Why haven't I seen more crypto nerd tears, they must have been beautiful
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Jun 11, 2021 10:14
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OwlFancier posted:Not that I have ever tried but I would assume people just... buy drugs on their phones nowadays rather than itinerant weed peddlers going tree to tree hoping for someone to approach them and request to partake of their dank. An acquaintance of mine moved to London for a few years a while back, he told me he didn't really know anyone in the city, so ended up just googling, and found some random dude on some random web forum that he was able to buy weed from. Like someone had their phone number there or some poo poo I know it's been "practically legal" in the UK for a while, but googling "weed dealer phone number london" or whatever it was and that actually working is still a bit surprising
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Jun 11, 2021 10:19
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keep punching joe posted:Surprised at Spain and Italy, that pool has subverted my expectations of both countries. At a cursory glance, the divide appears to be between "countries that had fascists in charge" and "countries that want fascists in charge".
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Jun 11, 2021 10:20
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Borrovan posted:You just reminded me that I had about a fiver left over from a few years back in a bitcoin wallet on my old laptop, so I checked the exchange rate & ah man I wish I'd remembered that a few months back Yeah I cashed out like 600 euro of BTC that had quintupled in value while it rested in my account for no particular reason. Do Drugs Get Paid
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Jun 11, 2021 10:25
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what are benches if not trees, weaponised by the youth
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Jun 11, 2021 10:27
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OwlFancier posted:Not that I have ever tried but I would assume people just... buy drugs on their phones nowadays rather than itinerant weed peddlers going tree to tree hoping for someone to approach them and request to partake of their dank. I buy my weed off the internet. I don't know what 'the kids' do these days but suspect it involves WhatsApp, CashApp and dudes on bicycles/ scooters delivering.
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Jun 11, 2021 10:28
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Going to start up a business where I sell drugs but I do it in a trenchcoat while smoking rollups in really obvious places and generally try to look as suspicious as possible at all times, it's ironic. For an extra charge I can sell it to you out of a silver breifcase.
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Jun 11, 2021 10:30
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mediaphage posted:Nelson residents fight to overturn Pendle Council tree plantation Although most Gammons would probably think Bretonnia has the right idea about society if only they weren't so French.
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Pistol_Pete posted:On a related note, there's a similar controvery in Bristol right now. Up on the high ground in Clifton, close to the Avon Gorge, is a gorgeous 18th century shopping street full of pubs, coffee shops and specialist stores. It's one of the gems of Bristol. However, its gorgeousness is somewhat marred by 90% of the street being given over to traffic, with 2 lanes and parking on both sides of the street restricting pedestrians to narrow stretches of pavement less than 4 feet wide. This protest is completely pointless as the road they have blocked off in the picture is one that practically no-one uses. However, if the proposals are correct then it would actually seem a bit weird to close the road they are intending. The Green line is the road the protestors have closed. The red line is the proposal by the council. The Green road has no parking anyway, so you have to walk to the restaurants there. The red line is pretty much the only way into the area without having to go considerably all the way around the houses.
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