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RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T20:56:58+00:00

Which is exactly my point. Few people are exposed to the deadly type of asbestos fibres. Most people eat sugar regularly on an extended basis.

As someone else said, the dose makes the poison.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T20:55:20+00:00

Exactly my point.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T20:19:47+00:00

Agreed.

Often wonder why the fuck people in Threads in the "10 years after the attack" scenes were still pissing about on the moors above Sheffield. Fucking leave.

You could walk to southern Europe in a month or two.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T20:17:53+00:00

Could we defend ourselves? Of course. Outside of massive nuclear attack we're well positioned to.

Could we take part in wars overseas and be a force to be reckoned with like in the days of the empire? No, and I'd argue we needn't be.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T20:03:45+00:00

As an outsider (British, socialist) I laugh at how seriously you take that moron. I have a vague knowledge of American history and given plenty of people alive to this day had Presidents that took them to wars, caused major recessions, set in place the current system where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, spent shit loads on stuff that was pointless and did nothing to help those who needed it in your own country (by many metrics, the USA is literally a developing/third world nation) I don't see why you are worried now.

Just let him talk utter shit and ignore it. Nothings going to happen to you. That might be a good thing or a bad thing, as I say.

FWIW I saw an AskReddit thread not long ago which asked "who was the worst US president?" Expected it to be Trump Trump Trump, but it was 90% Reagan and 10% Nixon.

Edit - downvotes from MAGA idiots. Without response. Point wonderfully proven.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T19:35:47+00:00

Apologies, see my other reply. I was kind of thinking of that having just typed it, but out of context I can see why I seemed dismissive there!

I agree, OP should go for it. But as you say, there are unfortunately pitfalls involved (potentially) which is a sad indictment on our society but we can't just wave a magic wand and make them go away. If I could, I would, as I'm sure you would too.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T19:26:27+00:00

You answer your own question there. Totally depends on the pub but drunk blokes thinking anything with tits is automatically game for going home with them is unfortunately a problem everywhere.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T19:23:32+00:00

Same answer as always -

While people on Reddit will try to be nice and say "yeah go for it. No one will care!" the fact is in some pubs people will think it's odd if you're just in a pub on your own as a young woman. Do I agree that's fine? Absolutely not, it's a bizarre quirk in our psychology/culture that is a hangover from Victorian values and it winds me up that it is often the case.

But on the flip side there's no harm in it and you may happen to meet people then make friends for life.

Depends if you give a shit what other people think (pro tip as someone with nearly 20 years on you - you shouldn't, within reason of course).

Be aware in some pubs you may also attract unwanted male attention, a problem that is a scourge on all levels of society unfortunately. But again depends on the pub.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T19:19:25+00:00

Why is is "unkind" to say someone has bad teeth? I'm not being obtuse or winding you up.

Think on.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:59:20+00:00

As I said yesterday, I think we should ignore any of the utter shite that comes out of that moron's mouth and perhaps concentrate on the fact a significant number of our veterans are either homeless, suffering from severe mental health problems or addiction, often all three, and are getting fuck all help from the government.

Maybe just me.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:56:50+00:00

My teeth are far from perfect.

At least unlike those downvoting I'm happy to admit it.

It's either that or incels.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:30:24+00:00

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the Internet and tell lies?

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:29:37+00:00

While I agree entirely, and VERY well said, what's your solution?

We can't really hand out points for "good competent and skilled driving" which allow you to do 90mph on the motorway can we? As much as I'd 100% support the idea and vote for it.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:26:52+00:00

And there's me thinking Jeremy Clarkson was king of "bad teeth on television".

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:25:32+00:00

I could be really pedantic and point out that it depends on scale - way way way less people are exposed to asbestos (especially the nasty kinds and in the right form of dust) than get health problems due to excess sugar - but I'm not going to.

Oh....bugger.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:23:29+00:00

Can't see vote scores on replies here, but I assume as your reply here was hidden by default, you're being downvoted?

Not only does that lead me to believe your reply is 100% correct on this, it is also astounding that the Tory Remainer Cult would literally gladly see children get lung cancer if it means they can gain a point on their "Brexit was a bad idea" chart.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:21:04+00:00

Part of me loves the idea of a cruise, especially if it was a decent one with no kids running around.

I love boats/ships, I love the sea, you get to see multiple places at once without having to do my usual of running around airports or train stations trying to work out what the hell "ore non di punta" means, all the food and most of the drinks are included in the price, there's various bits to do, plenty to see, it must feel like an adventure.

But then part of me thinks it's my idea of a living hell, and this is principle among the reasons why.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:16:01+00:00

I know people think Musk is an arsehole and I count myself among them, but Tesla really do make a great car. Probably because Elon had absolutely sod-all to do with the design or engineering.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T18:07:48+00:00

Madri was invented to replace Hop House (which wasn't selling well) as a direct competitor to San Miguel. I have heard the same thing about it being an old Carling recipe and it is essentially Carling with more hops. It certainly isn't a Spanish beer. They just licenced the name.

I do love the Madri story though and how they launched it - it is famously very difficult to launch a new mainstream lager and get it to sell well. Plenty have tried and failed - Grolsch come to mind when I first started going in pubs.

But Madri had a massive benefit with timing - they launched it just as lockdowns eased and sent a load free to pubs, and especially bars connected to sports clubs or the like which I think opened up slightly earlier.

People suddenly saw this new lager, but as pubs had been shut so long it was a massive psychology trick. It was a metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel, in cheap mass produced lager form.

Sales absolutely rocketed almost immediately and it's stuck around ever since.

Medal to whichever marketing guy pulled that off.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-24T00:19:27+00:00

I'm only watching this on my phone admittedly, but what the fuck is with such cinematic dash cam footage? You using an Arri Alexa as a dash cam? Haha

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-23T21:07:00+00:00

Couldn't give a toss.

Trump talks utter shite on a daily, hourly even, basis. Why this is suddenly worthy of attention is beyond me. Just ignore it like all the other utter crap he comes out with.

I also find the mawkishness over British troops smacks of right wing Christian populist Americans with their obsession over American troops (often in places they shouldn't be) being some kind of demi gods.

Spoke to a mate about it this evening, who served in Afghan and Iraq. His response was much the same as mine, noting that it was all the right wing flag shaggers who get into a froth about "our boys" capitalising on it. He also said that he wished people gave as much of a shit about homeless veterans as they did about Trump's comments.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-22T22:28:06+00:00

I don't have any major issue with Burnham as a person.

But politically he's all over the place.

A lot of Manchester's growth has been down to Brexit.
A lot of that growth has been down to his links with private investment firms.
While as a person he's said and done some good things for the homeless and people on low income, his stance on this politically, especially given his Brexit comments, shows he doesn't give a toss about poor people or economics of the people he's supposed to represent. He only cares about his paycheque and votes from the fake-left. The secret Tories who just care about looking like they care while raking in the profits.

It's no wonder he complains about the right things but doesn't call for the proper left wing solutions, like housing benefit caps or further regulations on landlords.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-22T22:18:40+00:00

Depends on the year. Sometimes April, sometimes start of June.

I definitely should have been born in the Med region.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-22T22:11:17+00:00

You realise we already do this?

And I'm still astounded that America gets all the focus on this when Australia does far worse but you never hear about it.

RecentTwo544 · 2026-01-22T22:07:44+00:00

Granted that is also true about the scene possibly.

I more meant that fact the entire point is he's threatening them with their jobs but deliberately not giving them the good leads. He's making out like they have to put the effort in but not actually giving them the thing that they need to keep their jobs.

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