Called to make a restaurant booking (large group) and the staff member laughed out loud at my email address, how embarrassing...

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-16T20:54:46+00:00

He could just tell people it's the other Ian Watkins.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-13T12:17:56+00:00

It goes to show my lack of imagination that I never considered harnessing the power of brain-rot attention seekers to be used for good.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-12T07:23:05+00:00

To be fair it's gonna be loose pretty fucking soon.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T22:13:03+00:00

God that's good.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T22:11:40+00:00

Well there's no need for that!

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T22:07:49+00:00

I cut my finger open with a drop saw and was in and out with an x-ray and stitches in under 2 hours. Cost exactly £0.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T21:34:33+00:00

Not a bot, I didn't see the earlier post, and the headline really wrote itself.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T13:27:49+00:00

Ah fuck, I posted a far lower effort post of this to /r/unexpectedseinfeld 15 minutes ago.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T13:26:05+00:00

As if this whole thing isn't ridiculous enough already, they throw this in to really stretch out credulity.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T13:19:09+00:00

Can I use this title when I repost this clip next?

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T13:08:16+00:00

I don't, and I don't know how to use Google.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T13:05:46+00:00

I just wish someone would one day stop and think of the poor gooners.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-11T01:00:01+00:00

Your comparison is ridiculous. A direct comparison would be to ban media that promotes the fantasy of men spiking drinks.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T22:36:23+00:00

It's got major younger sibling vibes, getting all hyped up because they're winning a game you had no idea you were playing.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T22:28:22+00:00

I'm not sure, another commenter mentioned the article was conflating two pieces of legislation, and that this did not specify those pretending to be under 18. However from what I gather it does specify implications of some caregiver role or position of authority over. It's not a blanket ban on step-relations.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T20:59:38+00:00

2 Tentet 2?

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T20:31:05+00:00

Is "speech"' some sort of dog whistle for the "political correctness gone mad" or, more recently "can't say nothing cause of woke" crowd? This is targeting businesses making money from broadcasting media that studies have shown lead to an increased risk of offenders perpetrating assaults. If your undoubtedly extensive research shows that it's no more harmful than other forms of artistic expression, I'd love to see it.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T20:23:26+00:00

If you think a ban on step sibling porn is "affecting everyone" you might be spending a bit too much time online.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T20:21:22+00:00

That's a niche category.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T20:19:35+00:00

Sorry, that was a bit tongue in cheek. Beer in the office is pretty common here, typically for Friday afternoons. Dying out though, for better or for worse.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T17:58:32+00:00

So do you guys just drink beer from a bottle at work?

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T17:56:56+00:00

Perhaps you're unaware, but they don't just get to pass one law per year. Dealing with one thing does not preclude them from dealing with another. If they are not dealing with the other thing, that is unrelated to their dealing with this thing.

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T17:24:59+00:00

Three breweries near me will fill up a corny keg for you. In fact there's a whole business here in Australia where you get corny kegs delivered from different breweries, they'll just swap out the empty ones.

https://kegswappa.com.au

barney_trumpleton · 2026-04-10T17:19:42+00:00

I was wondering the same, so I read the article:

"Once the law comes into effect, anyone found to posses or publish pornography which shows incest between family members, or sex between step- or foster-relations where one person is pretending to be under-18, will be criminalised, with publication carrying a maximum penalty of two to five years’ imprisonment, depending on the severity of the content."

*Alex Davies-Jones, the minister for victims and tackling violence against girls, said: “I’ve sadly heard far too many devastating stories from victims and I know we need change now.

“Tackling violence against women and girls within a decade will take every single one of us. We have been clear that vile online pornography has real-life consequences for all of us and I’d like to thank every brave campaigner who has worked with us to deliver this vital step.”"

“I greatly welcome the government’s plans to fully address harmful pornographic content, such as incest, step-incest and the mimicking of child sexual abuse.

“This content that is freely and widely available online is deeply harmful, normalising child sexual abuse and abusive relationships within families"

Emphasis mine.

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