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unilad.co.uk For a moment I confused it with Lad Bible, then I found out Lad Bible bought it out so they're the same thing nowadays anyway LADS LADS LADS edit: 17 is a prime number m8 innit
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Lady Demelza posted:Does anyone else remember the mid-90s film Different for Girls? It was about two childhood friends who reconnect as adults, and one of them is a transwoman. From memory, it was pro-trans (and anti-police), although I imagine there would be all sorts of cringey moments on a rewatch. They had a male actor playing the transgender character for starters. On that note, Coronation Street had a trans character starting in 1998: https://twitter.com/RussellHayward/status/1453861254913740802?s=20 Now I didn't actually watch Coronation Street but from what I've read others saying it seems to have been handled quite well?
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As far as I've heard on my currently limited reading into British LGBT cultural history it has held up pretty well, aside from having a cis actor play her. I think most people forgive that as an aspect of the time it aired and not a deliberate form of transphobia/limiting of the role.
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Christmas Fudge Released! I've been quiet for a while online, biding my time as I slaved over the bubbling hell-pots of fudge to truly blow your socks off with some brand new seasonal flavours! It's also our second birthday this week- since I soft-launched just before the election in 2019, I've produced in total well over a metric ton of fudge, with over 45 flavours in my collection (and with more being added every week!). This would never have been possible without the support of this community, both in getting it started and making it thrive. A lot of you have bought a /lot/ of fudge, and I'll be eternally grateful! Now, soppy stuff over. We all know what you really are here for.. Fudge Menu New Flavours! *Mince Pie: Rich fruity mincemeat is smothered in our rich dairy fudge for this seasonal special. *Brandy^2 Snap: Why Brandy^2? Because this combines delicious and creamy brandy infused fudge with crunchy hunks of Brandy Snap. *Black Forest Gateau: Cherries, Kirsch and Organic Dark Chocolate are combined in this delicious take on the classic desert. Returning Favourites! *Original Vanilla *Milk Chocolate *Orange Creme *Caramilk *Strawberry Milkshake *Peanut Butter Crunch (VERY limited stock!) Vegan Flavours: * Veganilla * Vegan Chocolate (Limited stock) * Vegan Cookies * Vegan Biscoff * Vegan Maple Syrup and Pecan Everything now is live and for sale at https://www.fudjit.co.uk All fudge comes in 100g bars and costs £3.50 per bar, plus P&P. As always, use the goon special discount code 'Roastbeefisbest' to get 5-for-4 on checkout. Happy fudging Christmas!
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Good luck Camrath, I'm afraid I'm going to pass as fudge appears to bypass my self-control circuits
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There's too many crackheads so we're gonna take their ability to get a job away. Which will cure them By cure they mean slavery or dead.
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Happy Christmas, Camrath. I've been exercising an uncharacteristic amount of self control for most of this year so I've ordered a nice end of 2021 treat
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WhatEvil posted:On that note, Coronation Street had a trans character starting in 1998: Yeah it was handled excellently if I remember correctly. My family was a big fan of corrie back then, used to watch it together. I seem to remember her husband Roy just went 'yeah so what' when asked about it and that was it really. Course they had some characters written to be transphobe, after all its a story in a soap opera and you have to have tension. But it ended up no one giving two shits about it.
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Thanks, I was half-reading the article and half going on what I was told when someone in a bank I worked at showed what would happen as a demonstration of some of their security. It was a neat surprise! No, the article says it's illegal (and I can certainly believe a bank security person would tell you it was too). It's a good-enough simplification for both a short read on a website and a quick chat, I just can't resist a "Well, actually...".
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big scary monsters posted:Honestly creating high quality images of notes shouldn't be a barrier to anyone with a couple grand and a bit of imagination I really can't imagine that this stuff is built into e.g. camera modules for the Raspberry Pi, so probably not even that much. Imaging something is just not that hard. The hard bit is either the special paper or now the special plastic with see through bits out the other end.
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TACD posted:I’m rapidly oscillating between wanting to get rid of my US citizenship so I can open a savings account This is harder than you might think and also you are liable to tax on your assets on the way out (which is why I myself never took up US citizenship over there, plus the insane 'we will tax you wherever you are in the world' stuff)
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Failed Imagineer posted:Lou's unveiling his new Mambo Number 1488. A little bit of swastika in my life A little bit of Hitler, I'm alright A little bit of Bormann's all I need A little bit of Eichmann is what I see A little bit of Rommel in the sun A little bit of Goering all night long A little bit of Krystallnacht for the cash A little hating Jews makes me go fash Reich number three!
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Lady Demelza posted:The problem with a 'failsafe' ID card is that routine interactions are focussed on establishing that somebody has the card, not on establishing their ID. At the moment people can muddle through with utility bills and bank cards as well as passports. With a specific ID Card, it'll end up as the sort of situation where if someone gets mugged, has their house burn down, or posts their ID off to get their details updated, and they suddenly can't do anything because they don't have the one magic card. Provisional driving licences aren't always accepted as ID, for reasons that nowhere has been able to articulate. Link your card to your biometrics and every time you use it to verify your identity you get your thumbprint scanned. Makes replacing them easy as well unless you've managed to burn off your prints.
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Jedit posted:A little bit of swastika in my life
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I thoroughly enjoyed all the vegan fudges I bought last month and even managed to make them last a couple of weeks. Will definitely get more in future but have already overspent on Christmas stuff so it'll have to be next year sometime. Keep up the good work though Camrath, hope your business continues to thrive!
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sebzilla posted:managed to make them last a couple of weeks. You don't need to lie to us, this is a safe space.
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Excellent timing on the fudge, I needed a present for someone and the only suggestion I got was nice snacks.
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WhatEvil posted:On that note, Coronation Street had a trans character starting in 1998: This is what I don't get, trans women have been using women's toilets for decades now surely. If it was a big thing for trans women to assault cis women in the toilets then it would have come up before now, so why has the light been shone on it now?
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bessantj posted:This is what I don't get, trans women have been using women's toilets for decades now surely. If it was a big thing for trans women to assault cis women in the toilets then it would have come up before now, so why has the light been shone on it now? Because it's based in hate, not facts.
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Because what the media and idiots are terrified of at any given time almost never has any bearing on actual reality and is just a reflection of whatever stupid poo poo they've been reading or imagining or saw in a movie once.
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Miftan posted:You don't need to lie to us, this is a safe space. The trick was sharing them with my daughter and only allowing her (and myself) a small square or two each day. After a while she forgot about the fudge, at which point I quietly scoffed the remainder of the bars, one per day, because when nobody's looking I'm a massive glutton.
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I allowed myself a full fudge order because gently caress it its Christmas and I'm still down 10kg. If I put it back on. I'll just lose it again in January. I hope.
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Andrew Neil posted some factually correct vaccine stuff, and is being attacked for it. https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1467608874085662722 https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1467604286200766470 https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1467603386078052364 https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1467606166863859712
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If anyone is interested in a socialist novel (fiction but has connection to real events) set in the Welsh Valleys coal mines pre WW2 (and written in 1937)I highly recommend Cwmardy by Lewis Jones. I found it in my late father's books a couple of weeks ago and just started reading it last week, just 50 pages to go. I'll be ordering the follow up book "We Live" when I've finished this. Despite it being written over 80 years ago, it's an easy read. Wiki about the author (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Jones_(writer)) quote:Lewis Jones, writer, and political activist of the left, (28 December 1897 – 27 January 1939) was born in Clydach Vale in industrialised South Wales.[1] Pre-NHS, pre-welfare state, and somewhat pre-unions. Big Jim is a miner and his son Len can't wait to leave school and get down the mine. The book covers strikes over the mining company's attempts to cut the wages, when the police and army were sent in, Len developing as a leader and other matters of poverty. I find myself wondering how much of Lewis Jones is reflected in Len! You can read it online here: https://www.library.wales/digital-e...0%2C3732%2C3173 Available from various bookshops, too. These real life events (Tonypandy 1910) are reflected in the book: http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/events/tonypandy.asp Senghenydd pit explosion 1913 in which 439 miners were killed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/waleshistory/2011/10/the_senghenydd_pit_disaster.html Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Dec 6, 2021 |
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feedmegin posted:This is harder than you might think and also you are liable to tax on your assets on the way out (which is why I myself never took up US citizenship over there, plus the insane 'we will tax you wherever you are in the world' stuff) Am looking to pay some smart legal people to figure it out since it seems like such a minefield. From what I can find out though the exit tax only applies if I have more than ~$500k in assets though? Extremely to that
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:unilad.co.uk Went to school with the guy who founded Lad Bible. He was a wanker.
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Camrath posted:Christmas Fudge Released! Yessssss all the faff and anxiety about coming back to the UK to visit family is worth it cos I can order fudge to enjoy here!
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feedmegin posted:This is harder than you might think and also you are liable to tax on your assets on the way out (which is why I myself never took up US citizenship over there, plus the insane 'we will tax you wherever you are in the world' stuff) While the savings account thing is entirely new to me, the US has double taxation treatiea with most of the world, where you can deduct taxes paid to one country from tax liability to the other. I am most familiar with the Sri Lankan terms on the matter but I'd be real shocked if we didn't have one of those with the UK. i guess the savings account thing is about reporting requirements?
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I was interpreting it as "I have no money because it goes to paying taxes"
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:If anyone is interested in a socialist novel (fiction but has connection to real events) set in the Welsh Valleys coal mines pre WW2 (and written in 1937)I highly recommend Cwmardy by Lewis Jones. Thanka, this sounds awesome, he sounds awesome. Will definitely check it out.
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https://twitter.com/DerbyChrisW/status/1467489072482500608?t=5K9N1NMllmmxeWsAJVmb_Q&s=19 The war on Rayner continues,
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Normal Island https://twitter.com/dubslife1/status/1467595398655234053
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Taser's are pretty impressive though, aren't they? I thought he'd be down for longer though.
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What's going on with that door?
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Guavanaut posted:What's going on with that door? Twatflap
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Angrymog posted:Taser's are pretty impressive though, aren't they? I thought he'd be down for longer though. The moment the voltage stops the effect stops, and that's part of the problem because plod use them, like here, in completely inappropriate circumstances. The bloke was unarmed and not an active threat to anyone, even himself, but was being non-compliant, and police use them like magic wands that make people stop what they're doing and do what they're told. Mind you there's another school of thought that using them like this results in less injuries than wrestling a non-compliant person to the ground and is so actually safer, but the problem with that is a) nobody's actually bothered to quantify that and b) it only reinforces the magic wand thinking and you end up with people getting taser darts in the eye or 10,000 volts across a heart defect they didn't know they had just because a copper couldn't be bothered de-escalating. Guavanaut posted:What's going on with that door? One-piece window that's been kicked out of its frame but is still hanging on by the sealant at the top.
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Turn the sound off and it goes pretty well with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayVLYgjd9Rk https://twitter.com/IeKcdesign/status/1467596406269558786
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GreyjoyBastard posted:i guess the savings account thing is about reporting requirements? smellmycheese posted:Twatflap
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