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Dec 24, 2023 00:26
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Yeah they put all that vaseline down in the toilet cubicles.
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Dec 24, 2023 00:37
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mr_jolly posted:I get so bloody angry about how greatest hits radio have been begging everyone to donate a gift/bit of cash for a Christmas present but also have a daily competition where the prize has been over 200k for one person for the past few weeks. How about just pausing make me a winner for a few days and chucking that money into the gift fund? It'll sicken you more when you realise that the actual money they make from the calls for make me a winner is greater than the £200k prize they give out. Given how often they push that loving thing I suspect it's their main means of keeping the lights on rather than the ads.
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Dec 24, 2023 00:46
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Guavanaut posted:Same reason they don't show the other guy in the og nativity scene. The caganer? Not sure how you'd do that with a hoover.
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Dec 24, 2023 00:53
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The Dickens Understander has logged on 
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Dec 24, 2023 00:55
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Phone post so can't quote IDF tell Egypt to withdraw from Rafah (crossing from Gaza to Egypt). https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-779275 [Callingitnow] Here it comes, limited strike nuclear accident to wipe out thousand upon thousands of Palestinians now they've been herded south near to Rafah [/Callingitnow]
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Dec 24, 2023 01:31
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All cordless vacuums are poo poo. They might be easier to use if you have mobility issues but they don't retain anything other than powderised dust and dirt and have a million points of failure. HENRY SUPREMACY
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Dec 24, 2023 02:35
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We have a Dyson which is handy but a bit poo poo. Our cleaner acted disappointed in me until I relented and got a Henry as well, which is great tbf Yeah yeah 
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Dec 24, 2023 03:48
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So if I wanted a new vacuum, what should I buy then? I have a eufy cordless and it's nice for dust and cat fluff but it can't even suck up cat litter!
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Dec 24, 2023 06:11
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I've got a Dyson v8 and I've generally been happy with it. The accessories are good, and the motorised carpet brush thingy is very well designed. It does a really good job of getting cat hair out of the carpets etc. Only thing I don't really like about it is that it complains a bit often that the filter is clogged and says it needs washing but like I say, it does deal with an insane amount of cat hair so I think overall it does quite a good job. I will never go back to a corded vacuum now. IDK if I'll get another Dyson if/when this one dies - not really because I'm disappointed with the performance of it, just because they're pretty expensive. I guess I'll have a look at what's available at the time.
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Dec 24, 2023 07:28
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Our cordless vacuum is meant to be one of the best ones which doesn't cost like £500 and honestly it's a pain in the arse. It's obviously easier to lug around, but I find I spend more time declogging it than I do actually vacuuming, and then it's not even particularly effective anyway. It does make rooms look vacuumed, but you have to just go around manually picking up all the slightly larger than dust-mote-sized things it's missed.
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Dec 24, 2023 08:12
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I got a Harry hoover from the Henry range because it has a specialised brush for pet hair (we had a husky at the time) but the Hair-o-Brush broke beyond repair after a year or so. Still a decent hoover otherwise
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Dec 24, 2023 08:26
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Mebh posted:I decided to injure my brain further and watch the spate of private eye end of the year Ian hislop interviews. Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only masochist here. loving hell Hislop, you really are just another wing of the establishment. It boils my piss that "Stopping the collapse of the NHS" and "sending people to Rwanda" are considered just as radical for these ghouls. 1965917 fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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Dec 24, 2023 09:42
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1965917 posted:. 
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Dec 24, 2023 09:44
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I got a train yesterday, which was an utterly stupid idea in hindsight, but I woke up this morning to find that my delay repay claim has already been approved! Just unbelievable that the one part of the rail network that seems to function efficiently is the bit where the train companies apologise for their lovely service and give you all your money back.
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Dec 24, 2023 10:10
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1965917 posted:Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only masochist here. For a long time, I've seen Hislop and his like as a type of 'controlled opposition': superficially irreverent and daring, but ultimately reinforcing the existing power structure. They make out that they're mavericks, bravely telling truth to power but really they're just court jesters.
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Dec 24, 2023 10:10
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O̵̠̻̘̖̗͕̞̮̟͇̠̲̼̥͓͉̙̿͊̆Ņ̴̨̜̱̫͔͚̱̦͖͇͒̈͋̓̈́͐͂͑̔̍͊͆̿̕E̸̛̟̜̬̘̟̝͔̞͖̒̌̈́̄̂͊͊͊͠ͅ ̷̧̞͙̟͂̑̔͆̉̽̂͋͆͌͝͠D̷̝̩̩̊̅̐̀̌͋̒͝A̶̡̳͕̮̩̬͈̦̯̟̞̬̥̋̍̓̋̈́̿͐̓͒̀͛͗Y̴͉͉͖͖̼͙̤̪̪̌̉̋̈́̏͒̉̋́̂̋͊̈́̓̈́͜ ̵̖̬̫͚͍̓̀̾̄͝U̸̧̼̞̪̜̦̯̺͐̃̔̑̅̀̌̍̾͒͂̄ͅN̶̛̲̬̦͓̙̘̩̞͉̠̝̞͇̤̝͍̓͌̇̄̈́̈́͒̈́͒̋̎͛̀̕͝͝T̶̨̢̨̝͚̦̤̮͎͎̙̯̩̗̩̜̝͂̈́̀̓̆̂͌̈͒̕̕̚̚Ȉ̴̩̮͉̗̱͙̓͒͝L̴̨̟̩̹̫̱̰̱̪͔̰̹̓͝ ̵̢̧̭̙̗͖̮͉̝͕̞͓͊̈́͜͜Š̵̥͚͇̹̠͌A̵̹̤̽̈́̂T̶̙͈̺͉͇̼̔͜Ạ̴̛̀͊̊͗͋͗̊̔̑͘N̶͓̲̠̙͛̈́̐̔̾̈́̿̍͗̕͝
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Dec 24, 2023 10:25
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Dec 24, 2023 10:29
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And a rmo- sghscrmbas vb' chriistibr to you too!
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Dec 24, 2023 10:31
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:And a rmo- sghscrmbas vb' chriistibr to you too! Welsh really is a beautiful language
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Dec 24, 2023 10:47
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Pistol_Pete posted:For a long time, I've seen Hislop and his like as a type of 'controlled opposition': superficially irreverent and daring, but ultimately reinforcing the existing power structure. They make out that they're mavericks, bravely telling truth to power but really they're just court jesters. yeah i finally cancelled my subscription because i still like most of the cartoons, except a fair number of of the cartoons recently have been pretty meh, anti trans or “old person opinion”. also a few issues ago they had an article from the premise that the al-shaifa hospital was bombed by hamas shrapnel and the fact that basically the entire world except western liberals believe that it was an israeli jdam is a sign of russian disinfo - so yeah im no longer accidentally submitting my eyes to such garbage
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Dec 24, 2023 10:53
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Pistol_Pete posted:For a long time, I've seen Hislop and his like as a type of 'controlled opposition': superficially irreverent and daring, but ultimately reinforcing the existing power structure. They make out that they're mavericks, bravely telling truth to power but really they're just court jesters. Absolutely. His ilk think of themselves as shining a light on the powerful, cutting down those in charge with a rapier wit. But ultimately they're comfortable with things just as they are and they're never saying anything really daring. Court jester is the perfect term, they'll mock individuals or policies or even parties, but they're never going to call for any sort of solutions. And when someone comes along with a mind to actually make a few improvements, well, we saw how Corbyn was treated. He thinks we can plant HOW many trees?!
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Dec 24, 2023 10:55
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I'm away to my sisters for few days so have a good Hogswatch everyone.  
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Dec 24, 2023 11:38
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Oh I intend to be watching some hogs alright.
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Dec 24, 2023 11:46
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Mebh posted:So if I wanted a new vacuum, what should I buy then? I have a eufy cordless and it's nice for dust and cat fluff but it can't even suck up cat litter! we got a shark a few years ago and it sucks! which is really good cause that's what we bought it for. cleans right to the edges, easy to clean and change filters/dustbin, hasn't needed any parts and will literally rip carpet up on the right settings only arseache is that using the attachment pipe/hose thingy requires you to take all the power cable off if you really need a cordless then get a makita 2x18V backpack one and become the appliance
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Dec 24, 2023 12:07
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DesperateDan posted:if you really need a cordless then get a makita 2x18V backpack one and become the appliance Oh I need this
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Dec 24, 2023 12:19
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DesperateDan posted:we got a shark a few years ago and it sucks! Straddling the line between dustbusting and ghostbusting
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Dec 24, 2023 12:20
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happyhippy posted:O̵̠̻̘̖̗͕̞̮̟͇̠̲̼̥͓͉̙̿͊̆Ņ̴̨̜̱̫͔͚̱̦͖͇͒̈͋̓̈́͐͂͑̔̍͊͆̿̕E̸̛̟̜̬̘̟̝͔̞͖̒̌̈́̄̂͊͊͊͠ͅ ̷̧̞͙̟͂̑̔͆̉̽̂͋͆͌͝͠D̷̝̩̩̊̅̐̀̌͋̒͝A̶̡̳͕̮̩̬͈̦̯̟̞̬̥̋̍̓̋̈́̿͐̓͒̀͛͗Y̴͉͉͖͖̼͙̤̪̪̌̉̋̈́̏͒̉̋́̂̋͊̈́̓̈́͜ ̵̖̬̫͚͍̓̀̾̄͝U̸̧̼̞̪̜̦̯̺͐̃̔̑̅̀̌̍̾͒͂̄ͅN̶̛̲̬̦͓̙̘̩̞͉̠̝̞͇̤̝͍̓͌̇̄̈́̈́͒̈́͒̋̎͛̀̕͝͝T̶̨̢̨̝͚̦̤̮͎͎̙̯̩̗̩̜̝͂̈́̀̓̆̂͌̈͒̕̕̚̚Ȉ̴̩̮͉̗̱͙̓͒͝L̴̨̟̩̹̫̱̰̱̪͔̰̹̓͝ ̵̢̧̭̙̗͖̮͉̝͕̞͓͊̈́͜͜Š̵̥͚͇̹̠͌A̵̹̤̽̈́̂T̶̙͈̺͉͇̼̔͜Ạ̴̛̀͊̊͗͋͗̊̔̑͘N̶͓̲̠̙͛̈́̐̔̾̈́̿̍͗̕͝ I’ve seen this effect quite often. How do you do it, as I can’t find the right terms to search for it?
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Dec 24, 2023 12:25
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Most of my floors are laminate and there are too many finicky spaces for a full size vacuum, so a thin cordless one is what I need tbh.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:25
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:there are too many finicky spaces, so a thin cordless one is what I need tbh. Same, op, same
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Dec 24, 2023 12:28
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Catzilla posted:I’ve seen this effect quite often. How do you do it, as I can’t find the right terms to search for it? It’s usually called Zalgo text, there’s a generator for it you should be able to google now you know the term.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:29
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Catzilla posted:I’ve seen this effect quite often. How do you do it, as I can’t find the right terms to search for it? Zalgo generator. Named after this:  Can't find the original Family Circus cartoons which had the text on them.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:30
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Reveilled posted:It’s usually called Zalgo text, there’s a generator for it you should be able to google now you know the term. Thanks!
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Dec 24, 2023 12:30
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Dabir posted:Straddling the line between dustbusting and ghostbusting bustin' makes me feel good
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Dec 24, 2023 12:37
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Ms Adequate posted:Absolutely. His ilk think of themselves as shining a light on the powerful, cutting down those in charge with a rapier wit. But ultimately they're comfortable with things just as they are and they're never saying anything really daring. Court jester is the perfect term, they'll mock individuals or policies or even parties, but they're never going to call for any sort of solutions. And when someone comes along with a mind to actually make a few improvements, well, we saw how Corbyn was treated. He thinks we can plant HOW many trees?! 140 years ago W.S. Gilbert wrote an entire opera, which was hugely popular with the middle and political classes, where the premise is "the entire British political establishment is silly and indolent...but the real comedy is found in the people who want to change it. Aren't they the truly silly ones! Hawhawhaw!" 'Private Eye' is the direct lineal descendant of "Punch' and 'Fun' which defined that sort of middle class safe satire. It means that Hislop and his ilk can't (or won't, whichever it is) differentiate a figure like Corbyn because their entire humour/analysis is rootrf in the notion that 'they're all as bad as each other' and that they exist to document and chortle at the inherent absurdity and hypocrisy of British politics. Never asking why it's so absurd and hypocritical and getting the knives out for anyone who actually asks those questions. It's all cart before the horse stuff. All politicians are incompetent, grifting, contemptible liars that I, the respectable, educated, worldly, sensible, middle class professional can see right through and laugh at, and I'm clever enough to 'know' that the system can never change and I just have to sit on the sidelines, watching HIGNFY and Question Time and reading Private Eye and feeling enlightened and superior. Therefore, when a different sort of politician comes along with ideas like "not letting the NHS collapse", "making local buses affordable", "plant trees to reverse Britain's denaturing" and "getting rich people to pay a similar level of tax as they did in the 1980s in order to pay for a functional and prosperous society" it has to be comical, impractical, dishonest nonsense because that's all politicians say. If it's not the case, then they're not all the same, they're not all as bad as each other, the system can be changed and we'll look rather silly, uncurious and blinkered. And that can't be the case. So Jeremy Corbyn must be an extra special devious liar who we must put special effort into putting in his place. Hoover chat: When I bought this place I acquired a Henry which, as others have said, is a good cleaner but is heavy, awkward thing to lug around. So we have a cordless Hoover, erm, hoover for the weekly suck-up which does fine although the roller brush does get easily clagged with pet/fiancee hair. BalloonFish fucked around with this message at 12:54 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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Dec 24, 2023 12:50
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happyhippy posted:Zalgo generator. Created by a goon called , erm, Shmorky.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:51
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DesperateDan posted:bustin' makes me feel good https://youtu.be/0tdyU_gW6WE?si=j4JIqg-XJwFnrmIT
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Dec 24, 2023 13:09
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BalloonFish posted:the weekly suck-up
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Dec 24, 2023 13:12
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I always used to get Private Eye because some of the backpage reporting is still the best investigative journalism in the country. But at this stage in our decline, without a theory of political change, what is the point. I can know all the criminals in my local council thanks to a rotten boroughs column, but if all Private Eye can do is tut at them, while also mocking anyone who challenges that status quo. Then Private Eye is itself an impediment to change, by demarking the limits of what is acceptable, and what solutions can be employed. They take the energy and dedication of that rare actual journalism, and turn it into the legal bickering mush that is the very lifeblood of the british state. The Post Office IT system debacle is a telling one, it was horrific following that for years in the Eye, but... what was the outcome : some of the people abused eventually got a little money back and some of the survivors names kinda cleared - it's hard for me to see that as a victory for that brand of mocking centrism. No handcuffs for the perpetrators, no justice, no radical change, just years of pain for innocent people and then the pain is then graciously allowed to stop by the very system inflicting it - and we should be thankful! It's not enough for me anymore, what Hislop calls a victory looks more like him selling me a noble but pathetic defeat - because that is all he can even imagine, and would happily stomp on anyone who dared imagine more. - Furious of Tunbridge Wells
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Dec 24, 2023 13:54
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Jel Shaker posted:yeah i finally cancelled my subscription because i still like most of the cartoons, except a fair number of of the cartoons recently have been pretty meh, anti trans or “old person opinion”. also a few issues ago they had an article from the premise that the al-shaifa hospital was bombed by hamas shrapnel and the fact that basically the entire world except western liberals believe that it was an israeli jdam is a sign of russian disinfo - so yeah im no longer accidentally submitting my eyes to such garbage 99% of the other cartoons are absolute drek, chicken scratches in service of weak puns or decades long running one gag strips. Boy those north london boys sure like fallafel. Boy those yobs are violent. Yes the supermodels one is just stickfigures they're unhealthily thin thats the joke thats always the joke. Dont get me started on 'Apparently' which is like if you gave a particularly boring middle class person a pack of felt tip pens. Celeb has some nice crosshatching which sets it apart a little. None of them have any bite at all though.
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