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Frog Act posted:Can we get another sasquatch update, possibly featuring arguments about whether sasquatches are actually biblical giants? Have some Sasquatch fanfic.   
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Why are all the memes so bloody awful from the conspiracy crew.   Also, beware metal falling from the sky.  Also barbie is evil.  Name left because he's a public fuckwit.
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letthereberock posted:When the question is “why is thing in America but not in Europe?” the answer is race. It’s always race. Tipping isn't as big a thing in the UK because we have far better regulations and minimum pay. Everyone still generally tips in restaurants here but it's a bonus, not something staff rely on to live. This isn't IOSM so to make up for it, I'll go find some crazy to take your mind off living in America with it's 13th century labour laws. Edit: my crazy acquaintance flogging her latest snake oil. I'll have to go find the stuff about the power tube that she also sells, it's proper crazy. 
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If you're not following the UK attempt to keep up with the USA in terms of crazy, it's worth a look. Here's a heap of poisonous slime explaining why it's OK to drive around to test your eyesight before embarking on a trip for several hours with your young child and wife instead of possibly allowing your wife to drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ICDyGBpA2M (I am bad at Internet and haven't figured out how to embed videos)
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I'm very tempted to pop out and pick up a copy today then frame it for posterity.
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May 27, 2020 11:36
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May 30, 2020 09:12
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That guy has very sexy vagina bones going on. Edit: conversation has moved on and this comment now looks crazy. Oh well.
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Mister Olympus posted:I stopped when it did the word thing then the faces thing then put the words ABOVE THE FACES so it MAKES YOU THINK DARK SKINNED PEOPLE ARE BAD WHOA If you do a few of them then you'll probably get different results. It's not an exact science but it's not Facebook tier only a genius can get this right. Which brings me to this: a while ago, I screwed around with the targeted ads, which has meant I now have furry porn being advertised on Facebook. (clicking through leads to a very long and terribly written start to one of those alpha wolf stories) 
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Doves are Christian, pigeons are from hell.
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Punkin Spunkin posted:
I used to live near ish him and knew people that knew him. Apparently he's just very grumpy irl and doesn't like people much. I've been past his house but you'd never know, it has the biggest hedges imaginable all around.
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Jun 16, 2020 23:42
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The overwhelming number of white men in the UK that want to tell me how racism isn't a problem and they don't see any of it is incredibly frustrating.  
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Absurd Alhazred posted:It's okay, these people only know how to lie and make bad faith analogies. After spending time arguing with friends online about current issues around racism, if you point out something that is racist that they are unaware of, it is just a matter of time before they call you racist.
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HAH this is because we're realising that bras are mostly pointless except to hide the fact that women have nipples. I've been ranting about this for months now.
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Samovar posted:So... China is good now? Tbh, I've actually read a few things about TikTok being pretty horrendous for data collection so while it is a silly kids app, that doesn't mean there's not some dodgy stuff going on. Also I came across this and can't work out if it's a goon thing or not pls help. 
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rodbeard posted:I'm trying to figure out why the poster thought it belonged in the thread and I'm speculating that they thought the random photo of a child was supposed to be the person being hit on in the joke instead of an unrelated reaction image. Yeah OK, I'm horrified by the actual implication now, gently caress. Thought it was an unrelated picture with a stairs /protected joke but poo poo, didn't think of any other awful thing. Now I feel bad.
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Pookah posted:Exactly - there has to be a baseline where we agree on fundamental rights and solid evidence-based argument. Once those are out the window, it's pointless and exhausting. My partner and I actually have opposing political views in terms of the party we vote for but we're both moderates and tend to actually agree on most things. We both have to be a little careful with family but luckily, there's no arseholes which makes it easier. Also, being in England and not America helps. Don't think I could stomach a trump supporter. But yeah, it can work if you agree on most of the basic stuff. But anyway, have some stupid.  
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World War Mammories posted:"opposing" in terms of labor vs tories? if so, call me crazy, but I think voting for the party that gave your country boris johnson, dominic cummings, "350 million a week to fund the NHS instead," and brexit is comparably stupid to supporting trump Yeah, Labour /Tory split. Both anti brexit though which I think helps. Don't think I could cope with someone that was pro brexit still. I know a good few people who voted brexit but since have changed their minds on that. Also, it's worth remembering that Dominic Cummings wasn't a well known figure until he decided to try to bullshit an entire country live on TV.
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Data Graham posted:Wait, I thought Brexit was a done deal? Is the whole country against it now that there's no turning back? Yeah it's a done deal, now all the idiots who voted are beginning to realise what a massive gently caress up it is but we voted so we're all going down together and it sucks balls.
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Pookah posted:Is your partner still tory? It gets worse. He's a 4channer
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EL BROMANCE posted:It's important to note that, just like US politics, given the opportunity they would still vote the same way. Brexit was a really strange one here though. Unlike normal politics where you've either mostly got your team or don't care, this suddenly came out of nowhere and info was blasted about on topics that we'd never had to really consider before. I mean, who actually knows about fishing rules unless you're involved, you know? So a lot of reasonable (ish) but not overly smart people voted to leave. Now, when the realisation that it's a poo poo show is appearing, the penny is finally dropping. It's gonna be great when the deep and hard recession hits as well. Yay.
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PurpleXVI posted:Brexit was never about economic issues, it was about racism. All those "reasonable but not overly smart"-people were just afraid of muslims moving into the neighbourhood. Well depends on your point of view. For the working class, it was getting rid of the foreigners. For the middle class, they were largely tricked into thinking the economy might improve but also secretly glad the Muslims might get deported. For the wealthy, it meant they can avoid the big clamp down on corruption that the EU was putting in place. Because they're in control, they told everyone else that it would be great for the economy and hinted very strongly that we'd be able to get rid of all the people that are different. Also lol at the concern posts.
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Antigravitas posted:You could probably fill an entire thread just with "Idiots on Social Media talking about Brexit". Sadly, many many people are quite stupid.
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PurpleXVI posted:So you're saying for some of them it was racism, for others it was racism AND greed. You gotta start with the premise that within an inherently systemic racist society, it takes active work to fight against the deep racist ideas and therefore, even when we're trying to be progressive, we have to accept our own racism when we deal with anything relating to race. Taking from that point of view, I know very progressive people that get this. I also know a lot of people that aren't burning crosses but can't really understand systemic racism. For example, a large number of people here think that racism is bad, we don't have a problem here in the UK but also we have a problem with immigrants. They're not bad people, they're just not able to grasp that these three statements contradict each other. Maybe it's the word 'reasonable' that's not right here. I mean that they're not fundamentally bad humans, they're just not smart enough to really grasp how systemic racism works. Ugh ugh I'm becoming that guy that fills up this thread with discussions. I'll stop. Sorry folks, I'll come back only with good IOSM
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Baron von Eevl posted:Ok so goatman aside what do you all call the dish of a slice of bread toasted with an egg fried in a hole in the middle? I've always called it "toad in a hole" but my wife calls it "egg in a hole." Egg just sounds too literal. As mentioned above, it's eggy in the basket and it's referenced in V for Vendetta. Toad in the hole is British food at its best. Also, duck eggs boiled with soldiers is the best breakfast and you can't tell me otherwise.
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OwlFancier posted:So if I There's some incredible crazy further in the comments. 
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Save Our Water Bears! Also I've found the most the most racist UK Facebook group but I'm just too exhausted to post anything from them right now.
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Manuel Calavera posted:It looks a lot like this toxic lagoon. This isn't far from me and despite the fact I know about how toxic it is, I still wanna go check it out some time.
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Every single year, the same myth goes round that the Royal British Legion can't sell poppies in X place because it'll offend people /muslims. Every year the RBL has to put out a statement saying that this isn't true. Someone helpfully reminded my local town of this. Literacy is not strong in my town.  
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I have no idea about the nerd reference. Disney Cinderella reference? Sorry, I only speak passable nerd so that's my best guess.
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Josef bugman posted:What do you mean "both sides of the political spectrum"? The only new parties have been centerist or on the right. Well yeah, there haven't been any new ones for the left here I guess but I was thinking more of Change UK and the Brexit party. In my area, we had some key CUK group people and their absolute level of hubris was amazing. By both sides, I suppose I meant both Labour /con groups more than anything. The fact they decided CUK was the best name for them is amazing.
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A house close to me here in small town UK is absolutely covered in flags and posters, including a pro police version of the union jack, where it's all black and white with a blue line. Never seen one before but it's something. I assume they're idiots anyway. I'll try to sneak a photo later.
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Tried to get a photo earlier but it was raining and I think I just looked crazy but yeah, this is the flag house. The signs change all the time but there's lots of war memorial things, especially a few mentioning VJ day.
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OK, first, no-one has even mentioned how amazing British fish and chip shops are. Here's one near me and its amazing. Second, here's some idiocy on British social media.  
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Elviscat posted:you can't get a decent high-ABV IPA in the country that loving invented it. This is bizarrely and absolutely incorrect. I'm in the trade and you totally can get a good IPA here between 5 to 7% abv unless you're drinking in the poo poo places. Also we say eye pee ay pretty much everywhere. Plus, this stuff is god tier food. Fight me. 
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