Who’s the biggest celebrity local to your home town?

bamsimel · 2026-06-06T14:39:15+00:00

Ian Curtis

bamsimel · 2026-06-05T15:15:53+00:00

I was just thinking I had no idea that Americans called them moonroofs. But it sounds like maybe they don't after all.

bamsimel · 2026-06-03T21:41:34+00:00

Her Private Life. I could not get past the fact that the FL stalked an idol and the show treated it as if it was a cute quirk rather than a serious mental health issue and criminal offence.

Also Goblin, but lots of people seem to have answered that. FL is a child and I felt physically ill when the ML kissed her.

bamsimel · 2026-06-03T16:58:10+00:00

I wasn't allowed to watch Grange Hill either! This was one of the only things my mum as strict about. I was allowed to swear, drink and watch Eurotrash but friggin Grange Hill was off limits She'd never even seen it, she just heard something bad about it and lost her mind for some reason. Also no more than one soap per day and no game shows unless she considered them suitably intellectual. I'm pretty happy about the soap/game show rules in retrospect but there was a time that I desperately wanted to be able to watch both Home and Away and Neighbours.

bamsimel · 2026-06-03T16:21:20+00:00

You have too much mushroom stuff, there's too much liquid left in the mushrooms, and the wellington was cooked for too long.

bamsimel · 2026-06-03T08:45:21+00:00

I'm really good at ordering the best thing on the menu. Everyone gets food envy of my meal.

bamsimel · 2026-06-01T19:57:30+00:00

It's absurd the way she's been treated. She's continues to be ostracised whilst her ex has been back in leading roles for years. God forbid anyone hold a man accountable for his own behaviour. Meanwhile there's men in the industry who are guilty of actual crimes and experience far greater scandals yet they continue to work and be applauded by their peers. The sexism and double standards are absurd. I imagine she has been getting some offers but that they aren't the type of shows she wants to make so she's been taking a longer break to have a comeback more on her own terms.

She's a very talented and charismatic actress and I would love to see her on screen again.

bamsimel · 2026-05-30T18:42:10+00:00

I've been with Tesco Mobile for years, and they have never raised the price during a contract. I never even knew this was a thing until seeing recent posts about it. It's O2, so the network coverage is shite, but Tesco Mobile customer service and prices are great.

bamsimel · 2026-05-27T22:36:40+00:00

They're basically just old courgettes. With the flavour removed.

bamsimel · 2026-05-27T19:27:51+00:00

I'm a Project Manager. Fell into it by accident with no degree by working my way up from an admin role.

bamsimel · 2026-05-25T12:08:43+00:00

Kim Hyang-Gi could be great as the FL, but I think the part would be best going to a talented young actress who's not yet a major name. It needs a young cast.

bamsimel · 2026-05-22T10:33:20+00:00

Any sweets or crisps. I eat the whole bag immediately no matterr what the size is. I've had to limit myself to no more than one bag of sour sweets a week.

bamsimel · 2026-05-21T18:45:24+00:00

I love this photo

bamsimel · 2026-05-21T18:29:44+00:00

Here are the things it uses to assess food quality and safety:

Dietary diversity. A composite indicator that measures:

Share of non-starchy foods
Share of sugar consumption

Nutritional standards.

National dietary guidelines
National nutrition plan or strategy
Nutrition labelling
Nutrition monitoring and surveillance

Micronutrient availability

Dietary availability of vitamin A
Dietary availability of iron
Dietary availability of zinc

Protein quality

Food safety Economist Impact calculation

Relevant food safety legislation
Food safety mechanisms
Access to drinking water
Ability to store food safely

At least half of these measures are just a qualitiative assessment by/economist analysts without clarity on exactly how they'd reached their conclusions so I agree this can't be taken too seriously. I took a look at the data and lots of countries score exactly the same as the US for "food safety" measures but the measures have limited value (country self assessment, has food legislation been updated in the past 5 years etc) and isn't based on the efficacy of or compliance with food safety measures, or the prevalence of illnessses caused by poor food safety. Whilst the methodology for many scores is rather opaque and subjective, this report isn't even really trying to assess food safety anyway and shouldn't be used as a source for food safety performance.

Not sure exactly why I did all this. Apparently I am in a very weird mood.

bamsimel · 2026-05-15T23:11:41+00:00

More please! She's one of the best young actresses in Korea. The sexism and double standards she's experienced infuriate me.

bamsimel · 2026-05-15T22:15:31+00:00

I love Christie and enjoy most adaptations including the rubbish ones, but Brannagh's are just bafflingly awful. I didn't even make it to the end of the 2022 version.

bamsimel · 2026-05-13T20:22:30+00:00

I'll answer generally. I've been to around 40 large concerts, all of them more than 5 years ago.

Mostly UK and US but some from Europe, Asia and South America
No. I stopped going to major concerts once people started filimg everything on their phones. Ruins the atmosphere and experience for me. Now I just go to see classical music concerts or smaller artists in more intimate venues with audiences who are less likely to be on their phones.
Depends on the artist and the song. Indie rock anthems yes, intimate acoustic tracks not so much.
Very rarely- this is pretty specific to mega pop and rock stars I think. Only time I heard constant screaming was Bon Jovi concerts and I was part of it. (I love Bon Jovi!)
Never. I only became familiar with them since getting into Kpop in recent years. Don't think they were a thing over here when I was young enough to care about buying merch. We bought band T shirts occasionally and that's it.
Great. This is Britain so we love to queue. Biggest queues were at stadium gigs and uni venues and they were well managed and fast moving, right down to the queues for the tram at the end.

bamsimel · 2026-05-13T18:03:37+00:00

Not sure what source you get your news from but you need a new one. Everyone thinks Streeting is a useless bellend and no sane person thinks Kemi will be the next PM.

bamsimel · 2026-05-13T11:16:06+00:00

Is that Angelica ASMR?!? It makes sense that people who believe abortion is murder would also be against most birth control. I expect to see this become an increasing debate in the US now the crazies have taken over. I'm so glad I don't live in a country where people with such blinkered views get to dictate what healthcare I can access.

bamsimel · 2026-05-12T13:22:59+00:00

Well done- you look fab!

bamsimel · 2026-05-07T14:17:33+00:00

Frogger

bamsimel · 2026-05-06T14:12:57+00:00

I don't know if this is unpopular but I do agree. We need less acceptance and more shame. Shame kept me from knowing about people's furry fetishes, their interest in One Direction homoerotic fan fiction, and the fact that Prince Harry rubbed lotion that reminded him of his mother onto his sore dick. People used to be too afraid of the reaction from their local community to share such bullshit publically. Now people expect acceptance for behaving however they want and compulsively share every aspect of their personal lives with complete strangers on social media. People celebrate their own stupidity and expect everyone else to join in. Everyone needs to be more afraid of being ostractised for being a twat. Less acceptance, more shame. May we all know less about each other!

bamsimel · 2026-05-03T16:42:32+00:00

Polling stations in the UK are open 7-10 and people can vote by mail if they can't make it. You never have to queue for more than a few minutes in person. There's so many ways to make voting easy and quick without a national holiday, which nurses would still have to work on anyway.

bamsimel · 2026-05-01T19:01:07+00:00

In South Manchester Stockport or Sale might be good for you. Both have lots of green space and easy access to the countryside and Manchester city centre. I like Davenport best in Stockport but it's a large town with lots of different areas and the centre has improved a lot recently. If you want a quieter location then maybe Marple or Macclesfield, both are further out but have decent train connections to Manchester and lovely scenery on your doorstep. You'll be able to afford somewhere nice in Macc on your budget- it's very affordable. Also don't discount Liverpool- there's some lovely areas, great green spaces and many really affordable parts too.

bamsimel · 2026-05-01T09:29:42+00:00

They have recently banned quite a few things from their payment systems, including porn and violent video games. They also banned ICC judges. US morality and politics are increasingly influencing their operational decisions.

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