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Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

Nick Cohen reading this and muttering amateur...

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Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

smellmycheese posted:

While the government tries to squeeze asylum seekers into London hotels, you can actually pay a small fortune to stay in a London themed hotel, complete with David Beckham themed rooms.

https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1661647054886535168?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg

Pool connected to the shitter for that authentic English feel

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
Hey now, British universities are the best in the world, and we're only going to get better. By which I mean more stuff like this:
https://www.thejc.com/news/news/iran's-'suicide-drones'-are-being-developed-at-british-universities-3lUpJ4vPCpCIqRaYwvkRR0

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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A friend is going to the very poorly named festival Kisstory this weekend

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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I'd like to see him wriggle out of this jam!

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
Only the Kramer may elicit laughs by entering a doorway

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

Mr Phillby posted:

It has some jokes though, the man put a turkey on his head for example.

Simpsons Mr. Bean did it

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
He's more like Barney after getting thrown out of Moe's dot gif

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Being able to see two of the most self-involved and least reflective people in the UK scrapping and making arses of themselves in real-time is probably the only thing I'll miss twitter for

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
Liking Narnia can help appreciate other fantasy a lot more eg Magicians

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Miftan posted:

I've never actually read the Narnia books, but I watched a full season of the magicians and it was fine but then out of nowhere they had to drink some god sperm and there was a full on rape scene so Narnia must be really REALLY bad.

I think that's called going Old Testament

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Don't need no pens for oracy mate

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
Oracy will fix society

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Guavanaut posted:

I thought Jack Russells were responsible for most actual dog attacks resulting in injury but 'scary breeds' were responsible for most of the media reports.

I could see that, my sister's own Jack Russell sent her to hospital after biting her face

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Failed Imagineer posted:

The vast majority of ads I've been served by twitter for the last few weeks have just been for TetraPak milk cartons. Just like...the concept of the TetraPak carton.

It's confusing, but I'm pretty sure it means that Elon isn't making loving poo poo off me with his broken-rear end moribund website. It'll be gone soon either way

My favourite part was when I would get a promoted tweet trying to sell me something, and before the video for the ad played, they play a different video ad first. So I click away and only end up tricked into seeing the first bits of the pre-advert. I'm sure I would be overjoyed if I were an advertiser paying a nazi to promote my business.

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
I think someone must have misheard someone say he was being anti semantic and then was too embarrassed to admit they'd made a mistake so just ran with him being anti semitic instead

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

Jel Shaker posted:

i think it helps that 2% is so little that you can boil the frog, but 4% is quite noticeable and labour relations will quickly deteriorate with strikes etc

Also worth noting is that a basic pension might track at about 3% interest, so if normal inflation is 2% then it seems better, but if it's 4 or even 8% then, well, better hope that the state implements Quietus before we get old

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Renfield posted:

I thought the Tripple-Lock meant that pensions go up by the same as Average Earnings, Inflation or 3% - whichever is higher ?

So when inflation was low, pensions went up in real terms, and now they keep track with inflation

Sorry, I meant a workplace pension, should have made that clear! The triple lock is the other insane side of the coin.

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?

This does make it seem like the original guy was telling porkies but I can't be mad given the starmtrooper response... rather than "oh that doesn't sound right, let me check" it was "the plebs don't deserve it and furthermore it's illegal".

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
And then they'll get put back into dire hotels in the area instead. The cycle will continue at a cost of mere billions

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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smellmycheese posted:

Funny thread here where a landlord taking 2k a month off people for a 700 quid mortgage is claiming he’s a a socialist (and rightly getting roasted)

https://twitter.com/cookingstats/status/1686280271258062848?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg

Presumably he's donating the house to the council after his tenants have paid off his mortgage, right? Oh no he'll just have a free 500K property, silly me.

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Bobstar posted:

I feel like trying to explain this to landlord-defenders is like that 8-day workout schedule thing. Just doesn't compute.

You got the free increase in value of the house
You also got the free house

But I paid for the house??

But who paid you for the house?

Etc

"But I worked hard to pay for that house"

"You're a landlord"

"Yes but I only get 100 a month profit from the house, that's not a lot of money for such hard work"

"But you also get a house"

"But I worked hard to pay for that house "

Ect ect ect

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Guavanaut posted:


The Jamie Oliver Story

"Awright boys and girls, now you've seen what goes into the pie, who still wants to eat it?"

Sadjamie.gif

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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OwlFancier posted:

I would suggest that if it's a place for storing people who aren't allowed to leave, it is, in fact, a prison.

They are allowed to leave the boat, it's not actually a prison, as far as I'm aware. No doubt the locals wish it was though.

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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NotJustANumber99 posted:

I wonder what their plan is? Looking at Google earth is an odd setup, pub an old farmhouse off on its own up a long track/lane. Like I can't see it getting permission for a big money making housing estate?

So was it just for an individual mansion? Hope someone gets proper(ty) hosed over.

This basically happened with a local pub here, although the unlawful demolition was stopped partway. Instead we just had half-destroyed ruins for a couple of years, then they got the go-ahead and now we're getting a new old person's home. I still think it'll actually be expensive shoebox flats but who knows

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Trying posted:

old people are all terrible. The young, also

He'll yeah middle aged krew respresentin'

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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The fire brigade should be made to apologise to him (like with Lucy Letby)

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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Nothingtoseehere posted:

Feels much more likely to be operator failures or commercial hackers than hostile state action. The UK military apparatus supporting Ukraine isn't exactly reliant on civilian air control

Currently waiting in Europe for a flight to a completely different UK airport, which is delayed because you know Ryanair

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Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

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I was very lucky to get back to Stansted last night, could have been a lot worse for me. And then someone pinched my debit card, again got lucky in bad circumstances as my bank realised and texted me so it could be cancelled before more than £15 had been used.

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