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Bug Squash posted:Had a bit of a weird one yesterday. A couple of guys on electric scooters and balaclavas tried to mug me as I got out of my car near Riddrie as I was visiting Glasgow. They sped off once they realised I had a good grip on my bag and had at least half a foot over them, so they yelled at me like I was the rear end in a top hat in that situation. I don't think I've ever felt less threatened in my life. I believe this behaviour is called a "Polmadian shot".
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Endjinneer posted:I believe this behaviour is called a "Polmadian shot". "Parthian Shot"..... unless your sentence was meant for comedic effect? 
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I have never seen your press savage the Tories as badly as this and Boris is still going to clobber Starmer worse than he did Corbyn.
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Nonsense posted:I have never seen your press savage the Tories as badly as this and Boris is still going to clobber Starmer worse than he did Corbyn. Are even papers like the Mail and Express turning on them?
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Nov 21, 2021 20:57
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People's fundamental interests haven't changed: the older homeowners and landlords who make up the 40% bloc of the Tory vote remain rock solid and will support them next election regardless.
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Nov 21, 2021 21:23
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the media want rid of Boris, they don't want rid of the Tories altogether
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therattle posted:Are even papers like the Mail and Express turning on them? The Mail did, but - entirely unconnected I'm sure - that editor, Geordie Greg, has been fired and a new, more Dacre-like, tory-friendly editor installed. Remains to be seen if the attacks on the tories continue or whether it reverts to Boris-worship The Express has had some pleading front pages 'please PM, please apologize then it'll all go away and we can continue to worship thee'
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I pretty much view the current government as a coalition between the media and the tory party, this is best understood as a leadership challenge from within. There certainly won't be an election.
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A small amount of incumbency fatigue (which will be reported by the Guardian as "I'd like to see Boris/nu-Boris wriggle his way out of betraying the red wall") will be more than offset by the utter enthusiasm-sapping  of Mr Stamper
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And now for something completely different: Does anyone know what these are? They're a pair and one has a L and the other a R on it. They're mirror images. We think they might be something to do with bicycles but we're not sure. 
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Looks like a specialist bracket of some description, presumably for attaching an object to something else. I would assume the wing nuts go in perhaps slots in another part and would allow you to adjust the position of the thing being bracketed, or the position of the brackets relative to the thing being enclosed in them. Other option is they are a gripper screw like you would find on a christmas tree base, presumably intended to go around a piece of large box section or square drainpipe. The extra bits stuck on the end suggest it is likely part of a larger set of metalwork whatever it is. OwlFancier fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Nov 21, 2021 |
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Just Another Lurker posted:"Parthian Shot"..... unless your sentence was meant for comedic effect? Maybe I meant Partickan shot? therattle posted:Are even papers like the Mail and Express turning on them? At the moment corruption + channel crossings = bad news coverage. If house prices went up 1% tomorrow all would be forgiven. I do a low altitude flyby of the redtops every time I'm in the co-op and their headlines tend to be middle-england worldview issues driven whereas the broadsheets and the sun will spike stuff based on party allegiances. The speed with which the Mail/Express turn is amazing. It's like the Times/Telegraph/Graun all back a horse in the race, while the Mail knows it's not invited so it backs the veterinarian with a gun.
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Do most places carry the morning star or is that just apparently everywhere I go?
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OwlFancier posted:Do most places carry the morning star or is that just apparently everywhere I go? Everywhere you go I think! Never seen it on sale in my town. Waitrose sells 'the quality', Home Bargains sells the red tops, Smiths sells both + all those specialist magazines (no, not those ones*, stuff like Railway Enthusiast, Runners Delight, Loadsamoney Monthly, Eat Yourself Thin, and other such made up names as I can think of). *cum to think of it, I don't think there's anywhere in town to get THOSE sort of specialist magazines.
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Wonder if there is a particularly militant cell in boro then, everywhere seems to get it. I think they all get the papers from menzies so I dunno why it would be different unless that's also just a regional thing. Always strikes me as funny because they obviously are always doing something entirely different to the other papers.
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:And now for something completely different: universal internal undisclosed elongation abstraction brackets pretty obvious really.
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I've seen solar panel brackets that look a lot like that I'm guessing there's a slotted square tube that the wingnuts go into as OF suggests and the whole thing pivots to allow an adjustable angle of support
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:And now for something completely different: They're pannier racks I think. I think you're missing the rest of it though.
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OwlFancier posted:Do most places carry the morning star or is that just apparently everywhere I go? Coop usually have it & RS McColl. Anywhere else and the odds of finding it are slim.
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Strange metal objects: So I sent to my mad keen cyclist nephew and he doesn't know at all what they are so looks like the bike / pannier thing is out of the question. On the remote off chance NN99 was being serious I googled that  Thanks for the other suggestions which seem to suggest whatever they are there is more that is long gone, so I think it will be off to the scrap metal container!
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forkboy84 posted:Coop usually have it & RS McColl. Anywhere else and the odds of finding it are slim. I've seen it in coop, mcolls, asda, and I think sainsburys and morrisons too.
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Nov 21, 2021 22:43
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put them on ebay as mystery brackets
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Just Another Lurker posted:"Parthian Shot"..... unless your sentence was meant for comedic effect? Actually this is a common mistake, it's actually called a "Parting shot", named after the horse riders that pioneered it, the Parting empire
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:And now for something completely different: You could make a semi decent spreader bar out of those
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Actually this is a common mistake, it's actually called a "Parting shot", named after the horse riders that pioneered it, the Parting empire
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:You could make a semi decent spreader bar out of those Call me an old person but I had to google that. Am I glad I googled that? Whose to say!
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i'll punch you in the bracket!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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https://twitter.com/uk_domain_names/status/1462544770493042697
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Tories: *looks at 100k needed for picking fruit/veg* Tories: *looks at 80k refugees who get to UK every year* Tories: *looks back at 100k needed for picking fruit/veg* Tories: Lets ship them off to the moon!
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Call me an old person but I had to google that. Am I glad I googled that? Whose to say! Trap sprung 
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OwlFancier posted:Do most places carry the morning star or is that just apparently everywhere I go?
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The co-op or the newspaper?
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happyhippy posted:Tories: *looks at 100k needed for picking fruit/veg*
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I single Morning Star on the floor of the shop with a loop of rope around it, staff watching patiently from behind the counter as Bobby Deluxe edges closer
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happyhippy posted:Tories: *looks at 100k needed for picking fruit/veg* There are probably a fair few qualified medical persons too who could have some sort of 'UK qualifying course' created to check they meet UK requirements.
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To be fair there is a large cage hanging over the newspaper rack with a sign on it saying 'behold the corbynite traitor'
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