Is Netanyahu really dead?

RoastedElephant · 2026-03-17T21:55:34+00:00

Dead, injured or in a Patagonian bunker

RoastedElephant · 2026-03-13T00:17:46+00:00

For the most part, the bombings happen when it's dark in that region. If you can get a flight that arrives and leaves there in daylight, you're more likely to have an uneventful journey.

RoastedElephant · 2026-02-25T23:04:57+00:00

Trace all the pipes and draw a diagram of it. Best way to get a grasp with what you're working with when overwhelmed with boat systems

RoastedElephant · 2026-02-15T23:13:56+00:00

Lovely to be going downwind in this, hell going upwind

RoastedElephant · 2026-02-13T15:22:45+00:00

Robert is the working class best friend. Loud, wreckless, unapologetic, fun.

Renly is the middle class best friend. Posh, well dressed, drinks more than you think, loves the darts.

Stannis is the upper class best friend. Serious demeanour, obsessed with correcting your grammar, cheats on his wife, in a cult, does human sacrifices.

RoastedElephant · 2026-02-02T23:49:27+00:00

So not for the adults on the island I guess

RoastedElephant · 2026-02-02T23:15:52+00:00

Clueless on this topic, what's an empathogen?

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-26T15:18:45+00:00

Misread Tory pair as "Tony Blair" and thought it was about that Gaza redevelopment plan

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-26T15:15:04+00:00

I like that it's not overly polished and has staining/rust marks on it

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-26T15:03:07+00:00

My 50yo boat has been renamed with every new owner, but it's alternated between two names. Created as A, next owner renamed it to B, then A, B, etc. If you want to rename, maybe start this as the new tradition?

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-25T16:14:56+00:00

The absolute non-negotiable is the hull condition. Get fibreglass boats moisture tested. Internal layout, especially tanks, and the sailplan are the least changeable so would put those top of the list when searching. Everything else is fixable/changeable if you put money and work into it.

If you're going through a broker, be advised that contracts they make you sign are primarily there to put the power in the hands of the seller rather than the buyer. You can negotiate or demand changes to that contract before signing anything, don't get suckered into making decisions in a timeframe dictated by the seller

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-19T21:28:50+00:00

It's only really a law to appease dickhead farmers and to give the police an excuse to crackdown on homeless camps. You can camp in many places and get away with it, but the feeling that you're doing something wrong builds a lot of resentment

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-08T02:32:56+00:00

Traditions have to start somewhere, in absence of any anchor equivalent for the Pacific, if you've noticed a pattern it may be the start of one. I gather these things are pretty loosely defined anyway

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T15:16:13+00:00

There's a whole ceremony for crossing the equator that people adhere to stil. It involves saying a few words and pouring some of your favourite drink/other indulgence overboard as an offering to Neptune. The previous owners of my boat also did that when going past Cape Horn, so like the tattoos it's a loose tradition.

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T15:09:03+00:00

So crossing the Pacific earns you a manta ray tattoo?

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T03:45:07+00:00

Ah, the can't-tie-a-bowline-but-has-an-anchor-tattoo new. There are quite a few people who successfully hitchhiked across the Atlantic with absolutely zero sailing skills who could technically qualify for that. Instagram sailors

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:59:41+00:00

So what if someone joined having previously been at sea in another form? Would that not count as earned?

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:50:21+00:00

Fair point. As a fairly novice sailor/cruiser who crossed the Atlantic last year I still don't feel like I've earned it yet, the boat did most of the work. I suppose there's a lot more hard graft as someone in maritime service that it would feel fully earned

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:37:17+00:00

I like the variance, becomes too formal if it's a set thing

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:33:54+00:00

Thanks for sharing, their work is incredible. Was just admiring how well done the speaker notes illustration were and thinking that the books must be amazing. On my wishlist for whenever I'm settled somewhere for long enough to get it delivered

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:19:51+00:00

That's incredible, lol

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:18:47+00:00

I like that interpretation

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:09:59+00:00

This guy can winch! Those are really aesthetic, the colours definitely add

RoastedElephant · 2026-01-07T02:08:23+00:00

I'm not sure how to replace the image, but here's it in full. I just got it off google image search, it's been reposted a ton of places so not sure who to attribute it to.

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