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mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

fuctifino posted:

There was a summer?

sorry we in north america stole all of it i think and concentrated everything into a solid month

# ¿ Sep 1, 2021 01:03

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 19:12

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

OwlFancier posted:

It's literally just toasted sugar which explains why it tastes fabulous. You take sugar and do the thing that makes everything taste good to it.

I don't know if there is a specific step you have to stop at but yeah it's up there with "boil a can of condensed milk to make caramel" in terms of knowledge that is probably equal parts impressive and ruinous for your dietary health.

I don't know if it as commonly used outside the UK for some reason though, or at least as a thing you buy and use at home rather than in commercial baking.

sort of; i've seen lyle's for sale in north america but for the most part we use corn syrup or molasses as a replacement which serves the same purpose. commercially it's often straight glucose syrup instead.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2021 15:46

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Ghost Leviathan posted:

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, CHARLES

what, you�re not into overhearing his dirty thoughts about camilla?

# ¿ Sep 5, 2021 06:14

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

those isi whippers are also in every single restaurant, coffeeshop, etc., that makes its own desserts or even just its own whipped creams. tons of chefs will have them at home, to say nothing of the ridiculous number of home cooking enthusiasts

# ¿ Sep 6, 2021 17:30

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

OwlFancier posted:

What is the propellant in normal squirty cream because if that's also nitrous oxide I feel like that presents a problem.

I assume the reason you use nitrous oxide is because carbon dioxide would acidify the cream and curdle it?

it would make it taste acidic but it's mostly that nitrous is much less soluble in water, so it immediately comes out when you release the pressure, thus aerating the cream. carbonated cream would probably pour out into a puddle and fizz

# ¿ Sep 6, 2021 17:55

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

those seem like big jumps. how stable are rates and changes, generally, in the uk

# ¿ Sep 7, 2021 12:57

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1435195547816759296

# ¿ Sep 7, 2021 13:49

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Friend has just been kicked out of the Labour Party (not just suspended) after more than 50 years for being on a zoom call in March with a group that wasn't proscribed until July. Another friend expelled likewise for being on a different zoom call - again prior to the relevant group being proscribed (though his party membership mirrored mine - in during the 80s/90s til Iraq then back in when the party became socialist again for a couple of years under Jammie Corbster.

lmao amazing

# ¿ Sep 8, 2021 16:51

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Darth Walrus posted:

https://twitter.com/votedannorris/status/1435582695422271495?s=21

Yes, that's the Dan Norris - former MP and current Labour Metro Mayor for the West of England.

Starmer knows not what he has unleashed.

millions around the world supports the idea that anyone outside of england a) knows b) cares

# ¿ Sep 8, 2021 20:07

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Communist Thoughts posted:

Brits care a lot more about animals than people so the alpaca is gonna bring down kier or Boris

finally jo�s time to shine

# ¿ Sep 8, 2021 23:19

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

you guys are boring, changing poo poo up in building design is Very Cool

# ¿ Sep 10, 2021 15:13

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

the hybrid tank/main system in parts of the uk was so hard for me to understand when i first read about it.

lol growing up i only had a cistern. we periodically just dumped a cup of bleach it in to make it safe.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2021 18:21

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Chubby Henparty posted:

Out on the town having the time of my life with a bunch of friends. They're all just out of frame, laughing too.

i wonder if he liked to run through fields of grain as a lad, all naughty

# ¿ Sep 11, 2021 16:30

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

learnincurve posted:

I think it�s mandatory. For a bit my dad worked in �Washington DC, not Washington state, Washington DC� which is it�s actual real name.

theoretically though it's usually context dependent and most people will say washington ordc when talking about the seat of the federal government

presumably though that was sarcasm with the washington dc, and the america both

# ¿ Sep 11, 2021 22:11

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Bobby Deluxe posted:

He's almost right, the antisemitic left do crank in harmony. Worker solidarity, gland in hand.

undoubtedly a good ol circle terf

# ¿ Sep 13, 2021 15:30

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1437780860506357768

quote:

A royal spokesperson has confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II sent a message to Kim Jong-un last week.

The Queen got in touch with Kim on 7 September, two days before the 73rd anniversary of its founding as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to The Daily Beast.

The message read: "As the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrate their national day, I send my good wishes for the future."

A royal spokesperson explained: "It was a message sent by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) on behalf of Her Majesty to the people of North Korea on their national day."

apparently they wish her a happy birthday every year and she's never sent a return message until now

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 17:24

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Communist Thoughts posted:

Eh its just a joke about him being handsome and charming and her being a protective parent
I'm probably giving her too much benefit of the doubt by a mile but that's how I read it

The actual best tweet is her saying leftists snowflakes are "dumbing down panto"
Which might be the funniest thing ever said

that might fly if it wasnt for the rest of the thread

# ¿ Sep 15, 2021 20:51

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Trickjaw posted:

https://twitter.com/jrc1921/status/1438037455538696194?s=19

perfection

# ¿ Sep 16, 2021 02:37

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

OwlFancier posted:

I wonder if that includes perfetti van melle, if so you get no more mentos, chupa chups, or fruitellas.

will anyone really miss them

(alternately how will anyone get past an awkward sitch without The Freshmaker???)

# ¿ Sep 19, 2021 15:49

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

happyhippy posted:

Protip: If you soak your hoarded toilet paper from last year with petrol, you can hoard more petrol.

too busy fermenting that into booze

# ¿ Sep 25, 2021 21:22

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Haramstufe Rot posted:

you don't even need a passport to go to many popular non-EU holiday/work locations (e.g., Turkey).

If I was the UK, I'd quickly implement a similar scheme as Turkey does. Nobody likes to spent the lengthy process of applying for and then schlepping around a huge-rear end passport just for vacation or business trips.

how big are your passports???

# ¿ Sep 25, 2021 22:20

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

NotJustANumber99 posted:

noone ever asked corbyn if he would pull the llama trigger

as it turns out he�s actually a vegetarian except for llamas. just can�t get enough of �em

# ¿ Sep 26, 2021 00:21

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

lol https://twitter.com/Wildraar/status/1441879025190846465

# ¿ Sep 26, 2021 02:17

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Angepain posted:

The most horrific crime the centrists can imagine is calling someone some kind of bigot when it is theoretically possible they might sort of intend to not be one

for sure

i also lol when they're all "it's class war!!!" and i'm like hell yeah it is, let's get some more

# ¿ Sep 26, 2021 02:50

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Spangly A posted:

The Observer
Keir Starmer in crucial vote on Sunday as left opposes plan to fight antisemitism

(Presented without comment)

lmao unbelievable

# ¿ Sep 26, 2021 18:38

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Far-right group Britain First registers as a political party

boob posted:

Party leader Paul Golding said he was "ecstatic" and would start "building the electoral arm of our party".

The party was deregistered in 2017 after it failed to renew its registration on time.

An Electoral Commission spokesperson said the party's application had "met the legal criteria".

The watchdog assesses potential new parties to ensure they comply with legal obligations and that their proposed names, descriptions and emblems do not risk misleading or confusing voters.

Parties also need to show that their constitutions or membership policies do not breach equalities law.

The Electoral Commission does not consider a group's political views when deciding whether or not to register a party.

Britain First campaigns on an anti-immigration message and has called for a halt to all further immigration except in specific cases.

The group has developed a strong online following, attracting attention when one of its anti-Islamic videos was retweeted by the then-US President Donald Trump.

However it has performed less well electorally, with Mr Golding securing only 1.2% of the vote when he stood in the 2016 London mayoral election.

In 2018, Facebook removed the group's pages saying it had repeatedly violated its community standards.

The decision came shortly after Mr Golding and the party's deputy leader Jayda Fransen were found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment.

In 2019, the group was fined �44,200 by the Electoral Commission for "multiple breaches" of electoral law, including a failure to keep accurate financial records or donation reports.

first thought: is there going to be another jo cox

second thought: when you order keith on wish.com

# ¿ Sep 28, 2021 01:03

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

keep punching joe posted:

Having seen a couple of 'community' facebook groups turn absolutely toxic in terms of bigotry and racism, I'm sure that this plan for a network of cop whatsapps will work perfectly.

we call our hyper local fb group the nosy neighbours group because it�s filled with posts like I SAW A MAN WITH A BACKPACK WALKING UP THE SIDEWALK AND HE LOOKED AT A HOUSE SHOULD I CALL THE POLICE

# ¿ Sep 28, 2021 09:51

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Pork Lift posted:

https://twitter.com/jessicamordenmp/status/1442556048338997248

lol shes getting roasted and i love it

https://twitter.com/cymrurouge/status/1442754860903018498?s=20
https://twitter.com/b11ckchps/status/1442753845784977409?s=20

Failed Imagineer posted:

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1442749903675998208?s=19

Read this and involuntarily shuddered lol.

From Galaxy Brain to Galaxy Britain

look we're willing to let you do whatever you want within the confines of terf island but i think the international community needs to step in to prevent the spread

Apraxin posted:

https://twitter.com/bresh671/status/1442609932268933123
This feels a little too on the nose, even by 2021 standards.

garbage. bet they were joking about it the whole time

# ¿ Sep 28, 2021 15:21

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# ¿ Sep 28, 2021 21:34

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 19:12

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Noxville posted:

Am increasingly of the opinion that the Labour right don't give a poo poo about Starmer or have any expectations of him leading them into an election, and only have him in to do as much of the dirty work as possible before his position with the entire membership (or what's left of it) is completely untenable so they can then bring someone in to take over with a clean pair of hands.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2021 16:35

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