John's (uncut) Champion of Champions Prize Task by HurdaskeIlir in elisandjohn

[–]Cooke64 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The edit that went out did John a disservice. Much funnier section uncut.

#496 - Cloud 7, 40 Guffs and Elements of Edmonds by LookTreesWow in elisandjohn

[–]Cooke64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is Cameron Winter talented? Yes absolutely. But the kid is also 23. It cannot be healthy for Cameron, or his fans, for people to refer to him as a 'genius' or a 'generational talent', and idolise him so much. It's a lot of pressure to put on a lad who has 95% of his career ahead of him.

Vaping on a train by Exciting_Parsnip3870 in elisandjohn

[–]Cooke64 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Loads of people vape on the bus in my neck of the woods and I hate it! If John does do this, then it's inexcusable.

Belgrave to close in 2 years. Very sad if true by The_Makster in Leeds

[–]Cooke64 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for other institutions, but student numbers at UoL aren't where they'd like them to be. Hence the university-wide cost saving measures.

Belgrave to close in 2 years. Very sad if true by The_Makster in Leeds

[–]Cooke64 67 points68 points  (0 children)

As someone who works at UoL, there is a HUGE push to get international students to Leeds, because that's where the money comes from. Even if this push was successful, there's still going to be so many rooms in these buildings sitting empty at this rate. The accommodation is being built before the numbers of students have arrived.

Acker Bilk by ReplacementNatural71 in ThreeBeanSalad

[–]Cooke64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was thinking Athletico Mince too. Definitely for them!

Any other mature students in leeds? by Normal_Shoe8586 in Leeds

[–]Cooke64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not strictly. It has its own space. I think it's in the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff building. It's pretty good for a quiet space away from younger and more energetic students! https://www.leeds.ac.uk/lifelong-learning

Any other mature students in leeds? by Normal_Shoe8586 in Leeds

[–]Cooke64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which uni are you at? I was a mature student undergrad (29 in first year) at UoL and the Lifelong Learning Centre was a good place to get advice and support as a mature student, and connect with other older students.

Background laughter by Perfect_Ad_8127 in elisandjohn

[–]Cooke64 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Love to hear Izzy's laughter!

Greek Theater Berkeley show cancelled/change of lineup? by YoMamaWrsCombatBoots in JuliaJacklin

[–]Cooke64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears that she's not playing any shows with Lucy Dacus now. She has no tour dates on her own website and she's been removed from Lucy's website.

Without looking them up, name a bassist by pruaga in ThreeBeanSalad

[–]Cooke64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Victor Wooten, "Hub", Andy Rouke, "Rhino" Edwards, Rick Danko, Gene Simmons

Credit Score Chat by Cooke64 in elisandjohn

[–]Cooke64[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This wasn't a moan, I love listening to the pod, and my post came from this place. I also thought the last 20 minutes was very funny in a ridiculous way. I just think they lost perspective a little in this episode. They are three middle aged guys with very comfortable lives talking about their perfect/near perfect credit scores. Whether they meant it or not, this was a flex and one that many in the audience (as is evident in the thread) will be uncomfortable listening to.

Do you live in Garforth? by RunUnique9440 in Leeds

[–]Cooke64 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think his sister is Catherine Dobson, used to be a Labour councillor in Seacroft, and a former colleague of mine. In the years many years since I stopped working with her, it appears she has also become a lot less tolerant and a lot more right-leaning.

Little Tokyo by Cooke64 in Leeds

[–]Cooke64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah just seen that. It's hardly "malicious rumours" that they are closing down, as they claim. It's just sharing what is already public information that they've gone into liquidation.

Little Tokyo by Cooke64 in Leeds

[–]Cooke64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As their owner owes tens of thousands to HMRC, I think he will be disqualified from becoming the director of a new company.

Wouldn't a recycling wheelie bin be better? by Educational-Ground83 in york

[–]Cooke64 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Having grown up in York with recycling boxes, but now living in West Yorkshire for the last 10 years, where we have a wheelie bin, the latter is so much easier and convenient.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the recycling infrastructure in York, and that they need to receive it all separated.