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Who is your first pick in the deputy leadership race? This poll is closed.
R. Allin-Khan	6	1.60%
R. Burgon	80	21.33%
D. Butler	72	19.20%
A. Rayner	35	9.33%
I. Murray	5	1.33%
P. Flaps	177	47.20%
Total:	375 votes

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Grey Hunter: Oct 17, 2007; Hero of the soviet union.
Accidental destroyer of planets

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Who else felt the urge to watch Contagion last week?

Watched it with the wife (her choice) on Friday.

Its scary how realistic is is. There are a few film short cuts, and they never really say what the death toll is - R0 gets mentioned a lot, but no mention of leathality.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 11:47

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 23:46

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

Simsandwich posted:

Labour in Scotland

jesus christ every time I hear about the state of scottish labour I figure well at least they've hit rock bottom now, and then something new comes along. is their plan to become so godawful that they cause an integer underflow in the malfunctioning matrix computers producing this godawful hellworld and wrap around to being good again

# ? Mar 1, 2020 11:49

FairyNuff: Jan 22, 2012

Jose posted:

https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1234060929479905282?s=19

lol die now to avoid the brexit rush

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:00

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Jose posted:

Lmao

https://twitter.com/Otto_English/status/1234060644493774849?s=19

that's what makes it british

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:17

Debbie Does Dagon: Jul 8, 2005

The British Museum is basically like when a serial killer keeps trophies of their victims

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:38

Jaeluni Asjil: Apr 18, 2018; Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

In fairness, I should point out that the British Museum is not the only trophy room for tomb robbers, I was astonished to find in a museum in Firenze a whole section of Egyptology robbed by Italian explorers.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:43

StarkingBarfish: Jun 25, 2006; Novus Ordo Seclorum

Just moved in to my new place and trying to work out what Internet looks like in the UK for the first time in a decade. Are Andrews & Arnold still the recommended isp for good tech support, and least likely to shop you for downloading Linux isos? Anyone with a similar rep but less spendy?

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:44

Loonytoad Quack: Aug 24, 2004; High on Shatner's Bassoon

StarkingBarfish posted:

Just moved in to my new place and trying to work out what Internet looks like in the UK for the first time in a decade. Are Andrews & Arnold still the recommended isp for good tech support, and least likely to shop you for downloading Linux isos? Anyone with a similar rep but less spendy?

A&A are amazing. Zen Internet are the other top tier, non-mass market ISP that are recommended, you won't go far wrong with either.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 12:49

StarkingBarfish: Jun 25, 2006; Novus Ordo Seclorum

Cheers, will give both a look in.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 13:00

NotJustANumber99: Feb 15, 2012; somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

I've got zen. They're pretty good I think, getting the speed they said, able to get through for tech support. But i'm a terrible customer so I've already fallen out with them anyway.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 13:01

RockyB: Mar 8, 2007; Dog Therapy: Shockingly Good

Frankly I've never had much of a problem with Sky. Broadband tends to just work these days.

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Who else felt the urge to watch Contagion last week?

Bottle of whiskey, Contagion and Children of Men double bill (I like to think Zika and Corona got together to stomp on human fertility). Maybe add in that London Bridge scene from 28 days later. A good Saturday night.

Maybe get a bit of Hitchhikers in there as well: Don't Panic

[img]https://lpix.org/3670182/justTheFluBro].PNG[/img]

# ? Mar 1, 2020 13:14

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

Yup definitely experiencing a lot of anxiety bout going and Being Around People for money right now. Job starts tomorrow.

Yay(!)

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:23

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Updated the list of previous threads, so when we're all killed by coronovirus, our supermutant descendants may have a record of our time before The Event.

Previous Threads

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:26

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

Simsandwich posted:

Glasgow, North East, in a CLP that is rigged by the Orange Order and chaired by a former BNP activist (i wish I was making this up).

In Glasgow most of the CLP execs are ran by Progress types, a lot of militarist/Trident lovers too. Know a lot of members of my CLP campaigned for Kate Watson rather than Paul Sweeney because he was Catholic. Our 2021 MSP candidate was selected due to the Order being able to mobilise support for him. The situation in Glasgow is pretty dire due to these kinds of allegiances, deals and mobilisations. The Order is pretty much able to march due the debt that a lot of councillors owe them, as a lot of the local wards only return Labour candidates due to their steadfast commitment to unionism.

Matt Kerr has launched a challenge for Scottish Labour's Deputy Leader. He recently walked out of Glasgow City Chambers rather than support a city budget based on austerity principles. He is a supporter of tenants rights organisation Living Rent as well as the No Evictions Campaign, who are working to prevent mass Evictions of asylum seekers from their housing provided by the Home Office and Serco through a number of private landlords. He is opposed by Jackie Baillie (alongside Union Jack suit wearing UK deputy leader candidate Ian Murray) who has came out in support of Labour Councillors in Aberdeen who entered into a coalition with the Tories and have since been suspended by the party.

Its a complete mess and Labour in Scotland is on the verge of extinction due to administrative positions being held by members in thrall to a military industrial complex that requires UK state investment in order to survive.

Don't think there is anywhere else in the UK like it, would love to hear if there is though!

Wait wait. The former seat of Michael Martin, the first Catholic Speaker of the HoC since the reformation, is now being run by Orange Order types? lol

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:31

Strom Cuzewon: Jul 1, 2010

Pro-tip - in the absence of a surgical mask or a dust-mask, you can substitute with a full-face welding mask.

Bonus: Your inability to see anything will stop you leaving the house, and thus limit your risks of exposure

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:33

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

Also Amazon is selling ahegao dust masks, which seem to be selling slower than the plain ones.

This will also prevent people interacting with you and thus limit exposure.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:36

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

Pro-tip, masks are for cowards. Surely your British stiff upper lip will fight off disease all on its own.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:38

sinky: Feb 22, 2011; Slippery Tilde

thespaceinvader posted:

Yup definitely experiencing a lot of anxiety bout going and Being Around People for money right now. Job starts tomorrow.

Yay(!)

Being an unemployed recluse has it's upsides :cool:

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:38

Wiggly Wayne DDS: Sep 11, 2010

it's all over england now:
https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1234110794687819777

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:39

thespaceinvader: Mar 30, 2011; The slightest touch from a Gol-Shogeg will result in Instant Death!

I am genuinely tempted to wear a respirator, but I suspect it wouldn't help, it's not like my eyes aren't a mucous membrane that the virus can use to get access anyway.

Le sigh.

I expect to get ill anyway when I start a new job. I won't be able to tell if it's just a cold or if it's the zombie plague.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:41

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

Time to rebuild the Antonine Wall to ensure the plague can make it no further north than Falkirk. Once Covid-19 kills all the soft southern bastards in Glasgow & Newcastle the hardened Teuchter masses will stream forth to resettle the abandoned wastes.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:41

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

forkboy84 posted:

Pro-tip, masks are for cowards. Surely your British stiff upper lip will fight off disease all on its own.

That might possibly be true in my case.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 14:49

Red Oktober: May 24, 2006; wiggly eyes!

Latest podcast is tough listening on the back of the South Carolina result, that�s for sure.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 15:14

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

it's all over england now:
https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1234110794687819777

Wondered why my local GP started wearing this;

# ? Mar 1, 2020 15:22

Miftan: Mar 31, 2012; Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

Pesky Splinter posted:

Wondered why my local GP started wearing this;

Because they're rad as gently caress, I'd assume.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 15:28

Coohoolin: Aug 5, 2012; Oor Coohoolie.

Red Oktober posted:

Latest podcast is tough listening on the back of the South Carolina result, that’s for sure.

Wouldn't worry, SC was also going to plop for Biden, it's his one hit wonder. None of the other candidates are getting momentum from it, and Biden won't do well anywhere else- be hasn't set foot in a Super Tuesday state for a month now.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 15:37

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

Pesky Splinter posted:

Wondered why my local GP started wearing this;

What do they do with the winged stick? :ohdear:

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:17

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

Guavanaut posted:

What do they do with the winged stick?

It's not a winged stick it's a winged hour glass, and the stick is actually a lead that's being pulled taught. When he takes his winged hour glass for a walk, as being shown here, he constantly says "aren't we having fun?" because he's a dad.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:20

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

Guavanaut posted:

What do they do with the winged stick?

What do you think? It goes up your bum.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:22

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

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

It's not a winged stick it's a winged hour glass, and the stick is actually a lead that's being pulled taught. When he takes his winged hour glass for a walk, as being shown here, he constantly says "aren't we having fun?" because he's a dad.

That seems too wholesome, although if he was a dad walking his winged hour glass, surely he'd be saying "doesn't time fly?" :dadjoke:

forkboy84 posted:

What do you think? It goes up your bum.

The more things change.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:25

Camrath: Mar 19, 2004; The UKMT Fudge Baron

Stopped for lunch on the way back from LARPCon. Mrs A, your stepdad found me! Gave them the best deal of all weekend.

Finished at more than double my original targets and even smashed my self imposed stretch goal. I can�t stop grinning tbh.

I�ll be announcing new flavours and a new Goon Special in the next couple of days, so keep your eyes open!

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:32

NotJustANumber99: Feb 15, 2012; somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

The 17th century was pretty sexist.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:38

mehall: Aug 27, 2010

forkboy84 posted:

Wait wait. The former seat of Michael Martin, the first Catholic Speaker of the HoC since the reformation, is now being run by Orange Order types? lol

I think there's been a few boundary changes since he originally stood, and what with ScotLab being pretty poo poo, a lot of folk gave up and went SNP, which means that only the die-hards stuck by Labour, e.g. mostly die-hard unionists.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 16:46

Sloth Life: Nov 15, 2014; Built for comfort and speed!; Fallen Rib

There's Corona virus in Buxton and I came back from there last week. This is it guys, I'm probably dyin as we speak.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 17:07

Jaeluni Asjil: Apr 18, 2018; Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

I knew things would be bad post-brexit, especially if we have to use up our food supplies for the coronavirocalypse but I didn't think we were at siege of Leningrad state yet:

Baked babies in Home Bargains.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 17:28

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

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

I knew things would be bad post-brexit, especially if we have to use up our food supplies for the coronavirocalypse but I didn't think we were at siege of Leningrad state yet:

Baked babies in Home Bargains.

Good old Mash Direct. They do Gluten Free Beer Battered Chips and Onion Rings, which are great for my coeliac Wife.

I also didn't realize that they are a NI company. When we went Ooop Norf around Christmas Time we saw that they were selling Christmas themed ham and cheese potato bites, and ones with apricot and walnut stuffing. They were delicious.

Wish they sold more of their products here.

# ? Mar 1, 2020 18:09