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Jakabite: Jul 31, 2010

Necrothatcher posted:

Dumb question incoming: I have to do an entry form before travelling to a country, with the official advice saying it must be done "up to three days before entry".

Does "up to three days before" mean the time limit to complete is three days before entry, or does it mean we can only complete it in the three days before entry?

I think the latter, my girlfriend the former.

The latter but to be honest they usually just hand them out on the plane. I�ve filled one of these out in the airport at the other end before passport control because of lack of pens on the plane so I�d not worry about it. It�s definitely not gonna be at least 3 days before as your gf says though, unless it�s totally different to any other country I�ve ever had to do it for. Going anywhere nice?

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bessantj: Jul 27, 2004

Guavanaut posted:

It sounds like a sleep paralysis thing.

A voice, phasy and crackling in static, comes from the corner of the room.

"Towns."

It feels so video gamey, like Sim City. Oh your town has 50,000 people in it it's now a city!

# ? Sep 4, 2023 11:32

sinky: Feb 22, 2011; Slippery Tilde

bessantj posted:

Looks like Rayner got Nandy's "shadow leveling up" role which, while I know it is, doesn't sound like a real thing.

It's not real when labour has committed to not improving things in any way.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 11:32

fuctifino: Jun 11, 2001

https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1698642771001721216

I wonder how many hours he spent practicing that response?

# ? Sep 4, 2023 11:44

Necrothatcher: Mar 26, 2005

Jakabite posted:

The latter but to be honest they usually just hand them out on the plane. I’ve filled one of these out in the airport at the other end before passport control because of lack of pens on the plane so I’d not worry about it. It’s definitely not gonna be at least 3 days before as your gf says though, unless it’s totally different to any other country I’ve ever had to do it for. Going anywhere nice?

Off to Singapore for a few days, then to Kuala Lumpur. Should be fun but looks a bit rainy at the moment.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 11:59

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

fuctifino posted:

I wonder how many hours he spent practicing that response?

He had some excellent tuition.

https://twitter.com/Normanjam671/status/1697907256598139055

# ? Sep 4, 2023 12:00

The Question IRL: Jun 8, 2013; Only two contestants left! Here is Doom's chance for revenge...

Necrothatcher posted:

Dumb question incoming: I have to do an entry form before travelling to a country, with the official advice saying it must be done "up to three days before entry".

Does "up to three days before" mean the time limit to complete is three days before entry, or does it mean we can only complete it in the three days before entry?

I think the latter, my girlfriend the former.

I would recommend trying to complete the form as soon as possible (now even) so you know exactly what information you need to complete the form and can do it in the shortest possible time frame.

What you don't want is to wait until 3 days before entry, start to do the form at that stage and then discover that they have asked you to produce the Purple Monkey Moon Diamond which you have to go looking for with only three days to spare.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 13:02

Gonzo McFee: Jun 19, 2010

https://twitter.com/LeftieStats/status/1698652571827581015

I'm looking for some men who really want to impress Jodie Foster.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 13:16

ro5s: Dec 27, 2012; A happy little mouse!

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/LeftieStats/status/1698652571827581015

I'm looking for some men who really want to impress Jodie Foster.

�I'll continue to fight for a Labour Goverment, to change this country for the better.�

:thunk:

# ? Sep 4, 2023 13:32

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

ro5s posted:

“I'll continue to fight for a Labour Goverment, to change this country for the better.”

The comma seems superfluous.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 13:38

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

Gonzo McFee posted:

I'm looking for some men who really want to impress Jodie Foster.

Scrapping any commitment to community mental health seems like a good way to get more quiet gardeners and Jodie Foster impressers.

bessantj posted:

It feels so video gamey, like Sim City. Oh your town has 50,000 people in it it's now a city!

tbf that seems like a better way of doing it than "a city is a settlement with a cathedral (a cathedral is a church in the middle of a city)" circular logic or "cities are places that the king says are cities". Anywhere with a certain population needs certain levels or incorporation, administration, and infrastructure even if they don't have a bishop or lord-lieutenant to wave a stick/sword around and wololo at civic events.

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

Anywhere can be a city if it wants, except Reading

# ? Sep 4, 2023 14:22

smellmycheese: Feb 1, 2016

Tories just falling apart lol

https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1698683073091764603?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg

# ? Sep 4, 2023 14:44

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Boy, that New Labour reshuffle. Liz Kendall at Work & Pensions

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/13/liz-kendall-backs-harriet-harman-in-labour-welfare-row

Steve Reed at Environment. Hilary Benn at Northern Ireland. Cool stuff

# ? Sep 4, 2023 14:46

Failed Imagineer: Sep 22, 2018

SplitSoul posted:

Rowling: Taliban ftw

X-posting from the Hit Takes thread cause this is a toaster even for the two of them weapons

# ? Sep 4, 2023 14:48

Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

labour having a loving "shadow levelling up secretary" is a joke lmao. just completely acquiescing to their political enemies literally setting the terms of the conversation

# ? Sep 4, 2023 14:51

Ronnie: May 13, 2009; Just in case.

Britain should be renamed to Arkham Island.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 15:04

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

Ronnie posted:

Britain should be renamed to Arkham Island.

Pakled Island

# ? Sep 4, 2023 15:20

Isomermaid: Dec 3, 2019; Swish swish, like a fish

Shadow leveling up is pointless because its still going to leave you weak against the Tories' bug types

# ? Sep 4, 2023 15:22

bessantj: Jul 27, 2004

Guavanaut posted:

tbf that seems like a better way of doing it than "a city is a settlement with a cathedral (a cathedral is a church in the middle of a city)" circular logic or "cities are places that the king says are cities". Anywhere with a certain population needs certain levels or incorporation, administration, and infrastructure even if they don't have a bishop or lord-lieutenant to wave a stick/sword around and wololo at civic events.

It is by holy law that a town becomes a city when the royal crow perches on the tallest building in the town thrice and that's the way I like it!

sinky posted:

It's not real when labour has committed to not improving things in any way.

They're into improving things for their rich mates.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 15:48

Doctor_Fruitbat: Jun 2, 2013

happyhippy posted:

Pakled Island

Lmao, it really is.

Steal everyone else's poo poo, refuse to learn how anything works, demand that someone else sort it all out when it breaks.

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Bobby Deluxe: May 9, 2004

Jedit posted:

The comma seems superfluous.

Only the first 'for' is superfluous.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 16:04

Angrymog: Jan 30, 2012; Really Madcats

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

Lmao, it really is.

Steal everyone else's poo poo, refuse to learn how anything works, demand that someone else sort it all out when it breaks.

And leadership determined by big hats.

# ? Sep 4, 2023 16:10

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

a school can collapse for many reasons,

# ? Sep 4, 2023 16:12

crispix: Mar 28, 2015; Grand-Maman m'a raconté
_{(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)}

Hello, dear

a leak

# ? Sep 4, 2023 16:18

DreddyMatt: Nov 25, 2002; MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT EVENTS IS EXCEEDED ONLY BY MY UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR PISS. FUK U AMERIKKKA!!

crispix posted:

a leak

If you leave a leak long enough and do no maintenance, it probably could cause structural damage.
And given the budget for remedial work on public buildings...

# ? Sep 4, 2023 16:40