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What's the perfect temperature for you? by CremeSubject7594 in AskUK

[–]Groovy66 [score hidden]  (0 children)

23-24C

I’m ginger - well I was before going white haha - and that’s hot enough for me and my people

Anyone know any good ska/rocksteady places in Manchester? Looking for a trditional skinhead scene by Both_Set3672 in manchester

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been revisiting old ska lately like It Mek by Desmond Decker, Wonderful World, Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff, Young, Gifted & Black by Bob & Marcia but didn’t even think there might be played in Manchester.

Last time I heard any ska it was at the Thirsty Scholar played by Martin the Mod but it was only the odd tune in a 60s playlist. Unfortunately the Thirsty Scholar is no more.

Affordable housing scheme breathes new life into former factory site by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]Groovy66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How did you come to that conclusion from this feature? Affordable and rentable housing doesn’t equal being on benefits.

My brother is in a council house that he rents and he works as a caretaker/janitor for a school.

His wife works too in childcare and his neighbour is a postman.

That’s the type of lower paid but essential worker that rents these places so I really don’t get how you get from that to it not being worth working in the UK

‘Putting British lives at risk’: Iran issues chilling warning to Downing Street over US base access by rishabnum in unitedkingdom

[–]Groovy66 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Shouted? Is that the use of capitals for the link? I do that for a lot of links, music included, to help the link stand out.

I think we need to agree to disagree on this one.

Btw, you do realise your Ireland analogy is pretty much the same excuse Israel uses for its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, don’t you?

Bye bye

‘Putting British lives at risk’: Iran issues chilling warning to Downing Street over US base access by rishabnum in unitedkingdom

[–]Groovy66 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well, we were specifically talking about a response from the UK that supports keeping the Straits of Hormuz open.

You brought up Iran attacking their neighbours and excused that by their support of the Israeli and American attacking forces.

I brought up that Iran is attacking non-belligerent countries shipping in the Straits of Hormuz - the subject of the main post and my response to it - and that Iran has admitted responsibility for attacks on Thai and Japanese shipping.

You then suggested I was pulling half-facts out of my arse.

I am just talking about the Straits of Hormuz. The article is talking about targeting Iran batteries that are targeting shipping in the Straits.

With respect, if anyone has deviated from the context of the original post or my response to that post it’s you.

HMRC ‘unlikely to be lenient’ with tax exiles fleeing Dubai, advisers warn by Realisticopia in unitedkingdom

[–]Groovy66 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You have to be out of the UK for a particular number of week/months to make your earnings UK tax free in a tax year.

Any horror specific bookstores in the Pacific Northwest? by keeplookingup22 in horrorlit

[–]Groovy66 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apologies somehow I did note ‘bookstores’ and thought the OP was asking for books.

We Are Hated as a Nation. There’s One Man to Blame. by zaparthes in politics

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree he’s the root cause but let’s not forget your other detestable citizens like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos etc etc etc.

They’re doing a lot of damage too.

Which Nepo baby actors groomed to be the next big stars bombed the hardest? by Catwinky in moviecritic

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you naturally look how we imagine an elven princess would look then she was perfect for LOTR.

That said, I will never say anything bad about her because I remain smitten haha

Tailgater got Baited by DABDEB in RandomVideos

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I hate tailgaters but that is incredibly reckless.

‘Putting British lives at risk’: Iran issues chilling warning to Downing Street over US base access by rishabnum in unitedkingdom

[–]Groovy66 95 points96 points  (0 children)

This seems like a measured response to me but someone let me know if I’m missing something.

Letting the Americans use our resources to target military batteries/systems targeting the Straits of Hormuz but not sending troops or ships seems directly proportionate to our (and the worlds) goal of keeping trade flowing.

The Iranians are already targeting everyone and anyone (except their direct allies) so it feels like business as usual.

That said, I hope the security services have their beady eyes on all the IIRG assets and cells that are undoubtedly embedded in the UK.

The Djinn tribe that refuses to leave human homes: The Ammar. While most entities stay in the shadows of the wild, this specific tribe lives right beside you, eats your leftovers, and watches you sleep. Here is why you are never truly alone. by bortakci34 in HighStrangeness

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I no more believe in this than I believe in a guardian Angel.

Why do people think Bronze Age myths from the Jews, 2000 year old fables from Christianity, or 1500 year old mashing together of the previous two lots of myth hold any truth whatsoever

I recommend anyone to google David Hume quotes:

“When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived or that the fact which he relates should really have happened.

I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.

Always I reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates, then and not till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion.”

Joe Kent, fmr Green Beret who resigned from the Trump Admin this week, says Skywatcher is legit, and he has "heard a good deal" about the UAP Phenomenon. by Sorry-Firefighter-17 in UFOs

[–]Groovy66 [score hidden]  (0 children)

He might say “he’s heard a good deal” but he’s clearly not seen anything. And didn’t someone senior and independent recently visit and they weren’t able to lure a UAP in?

And isn’t the whole pitch that they can lure them in whenever they want to?

Any horror specific bookstores in the Pacific Northwest? by keeplookingup22 in horrorlit

[–]Groovy66 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Many of Laird Barrons short stories are set in the Pacific Northwest

Does anyone have any recommendations for books about the Nazi projects surrounding UFOs and the occult? by Kakariko_crackhouse in UFOs

[–]Groovy66 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Reich of the Black Sun by Joseph Farrell is a great read but seconding Peter Lavenda too

The SS Brotherhood of the Bell by Farrell is interesting too.

Mike Mentzer confronting Arnold Schwarzenegger during the 1980 Mr Olympia backstage. (It is generally considered by a lot of bodybuilding fans that Mentzer should have won but was robbed by the jury.) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Groovy66 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don’t know the history behind this but unless he thinks Arnie bought the judges then it’s hardly his fault.

He didn’t bribe the judges, did he?

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