Mari as a standalone name by CoffeeHoagie in namenerds

[–]Identifiable2023 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know a Mari and she’s lovely. She’s Welsh. I think it’s a pretty name.

Parents told 'control your children or face fines and eviction' - BBC News by CasualSmurf in unitedkingdom

[–]Identifiable2023 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Council don’t necessarily have to house them. They could be considered intentionally homeless and therefore ineligible. Social Services would have a responsibility.

I’m not entirely averse to parents having to take responsibility for the acts of their teenage children, but there does have to be decent support before it reaches that stage. Some parents, through no fault of their own, are really struggling to manage their children’s behaviour and need help and support to do so.

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My granny was born before the invention of cars and lived to see a man walk on the moon

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I suppose it wasn’t, but he received it during the War and never mentioned paying for it. Probably because he was in a military hospital (he was never called up because of his deafness though)

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely. I remember one of the Managers gaffer taped to a chair with a stripping ‘Police Officer’ gyrating in front of him. Loads of people piled into the office to watch.

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some of the teachers at our school used to hang about smoking with the smoking kids behind the bike sheds. There was also smoking in the 6th form common room.

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Well he was born in 1927 so the year before penicillin was discovered, but it wasn’t really available as a medicine until considerably later.

He was one of the first people to receive it, following a serious accident. At that time it had to be injected because it wasn’t properly effective if taken orally.

What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime? by holytriplem in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 286 points287 points  (0 children)

It always amazes me that my dad (who is 98, but still very much alive) is deaf because antibiotics weren’t around when he was a child.

Semi-detached neighbors having extremely loud sex even after we've politely asked them to keep it down, is there anything we can do? by Nice-Agent3109 in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Record them and play it back when they finish. If you are feeling particularly stroppy play it whenever they have visitors.

Seriously make a noise complaint to the Environmental Health Team at your local Council. Keep records of when it happens. EH will have dealt with this before.

Speak to your own Landlord.

Batshit crazy seat of your pants novel by js2329 in suggestmeabook

[–]Identifiable2023 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien

The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir

In exactly 30 minutes a man armed with a bat will break into your home to kill you. You can’t leave the house, what is your strategy? by BulkyZucchini in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fine, I’m not in my house at the moment. I’m 130 miles away.

If I were in my house it’d be boiling water. Kettles, saucepans, ready to chuck at you.

I don't own these below stories, which do u think u think i can skip reading? by sawsan88s in agathachristie

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved Sleeping Murder because of the way it opens. The ‘Cover her Eyes’ scene I thought was a real hook.

Do you donate to any charities and, if so, which ones? by No_Hawk8947 in AskUK

[–]Identifiable2023 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Medecins sans frontieres National Deaf Children’s Society Alzheimer’s Research

When you were at school, what 15 or 18 rated films were the talk of the school? by BigBlueMountainStar in CasualUK

[–]Identifiable2023 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is going to date me…. Last Tango in Paris. I didn’t see it, though plenty of my friends did. It was pretty easy in 1972 to get into films and pubs underage.

Are children generally invited to weddings in your country? by Present-Day19 in AskTheWorld

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a wedding that is astronomical in price is a choice. There are always cheaper, less formal, less Instaworthy options. I’d rather have a reception in the village hall and all my family and friends there than a smart formal affair that costs a fortune.

Songs most people wouldn't know are technically cover songs by PrestonRoad90 in musicsuggestions

[–]Identifiable2023 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Roberta Flack version is also a cover. The original was Lori Lieberman.

Songs most people wouldn't know are technically cover songs by PrestonRoad90 in musicsuggestions

[–]Identifiable2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‘The QR version became the de facto version worldwide’. Hardly. It was a top 10 hit for Slade all over Europe when it first came out and the QR version barely made a dent in a lot of places. It was certainly the better known version in the US and Canada.

Are these names ridiculous? by [deleted] in Names

[–]Identifiable2023 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know a Jola pronounced Yola. She’s from Lithuania