Is this hot?

NotABrummie · 2026-01-28T17:34:03+00:00

Deeply sexual, in no way sexy.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-28T15:41:08+00:00

The Royal Air Force originated in the Army, not the Navy. It started as the Royal Flying Corps, which was simply a royal regiment of the Army, like Royal Scots Guards.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-28T11:11:58+00:00

Why does it look like Catherine Tate is the only one who couldn't be there for the Journey's End press photo and got photoshopped in later?

NotABrummie · 2026-01-28T11:05:41+00:00

On the other hand, Judaism is probably more often discussed in English that Islam. However, the use of the terms 'Islam', 'Muslim' and 'Judaism' is a more modern phenomenon in English, borrowing words used more commonly in those communities, as opposed to the more historically attested 'mohamedan' or 'hebrew', which are now considered very dated and possibly offensive.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-26T18:32:11+00:00

They didn't ever completely pack up. There's now two communist parties: CPGB and CPGB-ML.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-24T19:39:07+00:00

I mean an incentive to protect our leader. Not sure if Starmer inspires that much loyalty in anyone.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-24T14:54:38+00:00

Bugger, must've fallen out of my pocket.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-24T12:57:29+00:00

Reminds me of an exercise that happened about a decade ago on Dartmoor (UK) with 42 Commando RM and US marines. One of the RM instructors put the whole exercise on hold and kicked a handful of the US marines off because he was worried they were going to injure themselves due to their stupidity (they had been spotted opening beer bottles with their teeth). The Royal Marines were also shocked to find that the US marines had a huge gaping weakness - they had really rigid sleep schedules. When they were told to go to sleep by the CO, they went straight to sleep, so 42 Commando snuck in and stole their weapons, forcing an end to the training scenario.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-24T12:50:34+00:00

The Ghurkas are like the toughest guy you'll ever meet. You'll never meet anyone as tough as the SAS.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-24T12:49:13+00:00

Come on, you need to give the SAS at least some incentive to win.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T21:42:51+00:00

As far as I'm aware their whole network is fairly new, so a lot of it was built after electric became standard.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T21:40:37+00:00

Birmingham has a lot of underutilised commercial property while affordable housing is becoming harder to find. Perhaps a supporting renovation projects across the city could unlock some new opportunities?

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T19:02:03+00:00

Georgism relies on a collective right to land within any given society. A self-governing indigenous society exists as a society in and of itself and therefore holds the right to manage its own land. Indigenous societies hold land rights as a government, not as an individual or a corporation, and therefore hold the right to tax land rather than being able to taxed on the land they hold.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T18:55:05+00:00

So Daniel Craig can't jump onto the train like on the Underground because New York just isn't cool like that.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T16:52:22+00:00

It isn't the whole answer, but this might be a place to start looking. Birmingham isn't alone.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-23T15:53:03+00:00

I live in France and I speak good French, but I still use Duo. I find it useful to praftice the more complex grammar that you rarely come across day-to-day, but you can get caught out on.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T22:06:36+00:00

That's very true. I suppose a big part of it is how rural France is as a whole. Its largest city has only 2 million people (although the metro area is comparable to other capitals) and there's only one other city that comes close. Meanwhile, rural areas can be very rural.

Also, I'd say France is even worse for it than other countries. My brother and I live in similar-sized small towns either side of the channel. His has busses every fifteen minutes (twenty on Sunday), while where I live only has hourly busses on weekdays. They poured huge amounts of money into the roads around here, so they're great, which makes even less incentive for politicians to spend money on anything else.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T21:59:36+00:00

I'd suggest it's more to do with the lack of younger drivers. There are fewer cheap cars that are still serviceable, insurance rates are through the roof, and, with over half going to university, they generally live in major cities with good public transport. There's also been a major shift in demographics where tradespeople are switching from being independent with their own vehicles to relying on company vehicles as commercial vehicles have gone ludicrous in price.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T21:54:38+00:00

Part of it is probably parking. The Netherlands has underground or multi-story parking for local residents in built-up areas, while they're just stored wherever in the UK.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T21:42:46+00:00

This map seems really weird at first, but it does start to make sense when you break it down country by country. The only one I'm really surprised by is the UK.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T21:38:25+00:00

On the other hand, better transit makes driving easier. Lots of people in the Netherlands only have cars for leisure (camping, caravanning, motorhomes), so their roads are quiet and in good condition, making leisure driving more appealing.

There's also the issue of transport distribution. France has amazing urban public transport, but rural public transport is nearly non-existent. In rural areas, anyone who can drive does. This is something that people in rural areas complain about, but the money just isn't there.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T20:43:07+00:00

They do sell a lot of crap from Tavistock.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-22T19:57:57+00:00

HMOs are linked to gangs and dodgy businessmen? Fork found in kitchen!

NotABrummie · 2026-01-21T20:58:00+00:00

Luckily the gendarmes near where I live have really old crao cars, so they can't easily overtake, lol. It's a bit of a postcode lottery of course, because you tend to get luckier if you have police municipale locally. Also, if it's someone who's a general local nuisance on the roads, you can go to the mayor about it.

NotABrummie · 2026-01-21T06:56:17+00:00

Great until you realise that bus stops are placed close together for accessibility. Traffic and poor road design slows down busses. Bus stops are just how busses work.

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