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ZedLeg wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 10:53 am There’s nothing logical about it though. Reform have nothing to offer the country except turning the place into a haven for oligarchs and grifters.

Unless you’re really into the idea of putting people in camps.

So why do you think people are voting for them?

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Beany, Sane_Dave, HBPhil, Don Fisher, not sure - maybe Wolfy666

The one holding the camera!

08/02/2005, in The Brown Bear.

DeskJockey wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 1:43 pm I'm not sure, but I'm guessing about 20 years?

Nathan's database says at least 21

What happened to 6 pints in The Brown Bear and then next door to The Empress a feed and homemade vodka chilli shots?

jamcg wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 10:28 pm

I'm not sure the white haired chap was doing all that much there!

Just finished watching Mr Inbetween on Disney+. It really is excellent. Highly recommended.


I only twigged recently that this was on Disney+

Have seen loads of clips on yuchoob, but it is (of course) way better watching whole episodes. I'm only half way through S2 but enjoying. 8-)



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Not bought a pair of shoes for about 20 years now

https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_gb/for-life-info

Garage = ride on mower, shirley?

10 secs press?

https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/2 ... %20process.

Proper cow juice here, blue top, gold top, Jersey - whatever has the highest fat content.

:lol:


https://media.tenor.com/TaJHitQxNtUAAAAM/oh-no-you-didnt-ken-jeong.gif


:lol: the former owners have a smart meter for the electricity (I’ve never had one previously) and the numbers flashing up on the screen are already giving me palpitations :?

We haven’t the equivalent for gas ...

Bouquet, fragrance and redolence don't have bad connotations?

As we're just waffling. Interesting fact: in Danish there are words for good ("dufter") and bad ("lugter"/"stinker") smells. In English there is only a word for bad smells (AFAIK).

Bonus facts, "lugter" is negative when used alone, but can be positive if you add the word "godt" (good) after. You ...

Yep, professional movers with packing service is essential! Best thing is to try and get rid of the wife and kids for the day, they’ll be way more stressful than the movers!


Just make sure you pick out what you need before they swarm your place. Such as your passport when you are about to move ...

Tangentially related: just upgraded my 2 x 23" FHD monitors to a single 38" QHD ultrawide (HP Z38C), and ermagehrd what a change! Why did I wait so long?

Need is driven by how we work in the office. All desks have 49" ultrawides running 5120 x 1440 resolution, and my puny old FHDs just couldn't ...

Mito Man wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:52 am Anyone remember on the early days of YouTube there was that German guy who made ridiculously powerful catapults, crossbows and trebuchets? Just thought of him after reading this

Jorg Sprave?

Still going - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVZlxk ... RJXhAGq42Q

Bought the lucky cat to go with the collection, hopefully it will get as lucky as the other two over time

Mito Man wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:05 pm Feels like people just aren’t driving very much. Roads in and around London feel far less busy now. I suppose between the much greater adoption of EVs and WFH it’s a much lesser issue these days than last time around.

It's also Easter holidays for schools.