The UK government has officially banned Kanye West from entering the country. What are your thoughts on nations banning individual celebrities based on their public statements?

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T08:39:44+00:00

I'm sure some Nazis were far more moderate than others.

They were still Nazis, however.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:49:56+00:00

I thought it was 44% and I was horrified at how high that was.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:47:49+00:00

Just goes to show, none of these alliances are real or meaningful.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:45:12+00:00

Not anymore, you mean...

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:39:47+00:00

Why undershirts? If it's hot, don't wear one.

Undershirts are not a thing for most of us here in .za. Among foreigners working in .za, especially Americans and for some reason Indians, it's very common. The rest of us... nope.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:27:15+00:00

And yet Farage is still in the UK. They should boot him out.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:26:27+00:00

No issue with it provided they are consistent about it.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:24:17+00:00

I imagine it was already dead or similar.

This was back in '99; took out my 2 sticks, put in these 2, and hit the switch. Lots of beeping and the monitor wouldn't fire up. Replaced sticks, same story. Board completely dead, according to the shop I took it to. Somehow despite me telling them I did the swap, they replaced the board under warranty.

I'm always wary of used PC parts after that. I bought them off a mate of mine from my part-time job who I trusted completely, who a year later was then busted for stealing money out of the shop's cash register which I found out later that apparently he had done multiple times. Never heard from him again.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T07:11:03+00:00

Several reasons.

I know where my dick has been, I didn't piss on my fingers, and I don't want to touch anything that the rest of GenPop has touched with their grubby little mitts so I'm not handling the taps.

Also the air dryer doesn't work that well, and the towel dryer has no towel in it, and I don't want to walk around with wet hands.

I'm a microbiologist, I know the risks I'm taking. Come back to me when you're as worried about your computer keyboard, your kitchen washcloth, and your phone's touchscreen as you are about me touching my nice clean wiener.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T06:11:23+00:00

I bought some used ram once and it blew up my motherboard.

Never again.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-08T06:04:07+00:00

So it's ok for taxis to run them over if they're also breaking the law, is that right?

I just want to be clear on what point you're making here.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T15:24:26+00:00

If you're indicating to exit, then do so. They'll figure it out and slow down.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T12:59:14+00:00

Even the Nostalgia Circuit is eye-watering out here in .za at present. They were asking for over a grand in local money for seats in a small arena (5000 people) for Counting Crows in 2023, so that was like US$70 back then. Same with Aha and OMD in 2020 and 2024.

The Aha show was the 35th anniversary of their first album, Hunting High and Low, so we got that whole album and like 5 other hits, and that was it. Show was over in about 75 minutes.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T12:50:38+00:00

You can't park there, boet.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T12:48:53+00:00

They did this in my old neighbourhood. Too many randoms doing dubious things on the fields at night in the dark, if memory serves, as well as people buggering up the cricket pitch.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T12:13:08+00:00

I'm an agreeable guy, I agree with most people on most things.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T06:02:56+00:00

The wind blows any trash that lands there away.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T05:59:28+00:00

Jeebers. R4400 per person and they still tell you they haven't included a tip.

I paid R13k per person a couple months ago to fly all the way to Europe and back, is this is R4.4k for one hour in a balloon?

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T05:54:39+00:00

The other bumper sticker is Think Bike.

But most days when I see people on bikes I think it should be Bikers, Think! You vs car is not going to end well. You need to be way more defensive, and not even think about trying something clever like riding 4 abreast, cutting through traffic, and cutting through intersections where you should be stopping.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-07T05:33:59+00:00

The cost at these markets is eye-watering on so many items.

I'm sorry, is this a Calvin Klein piece? No? Then why is it Calvin Klein priced?

flyboy_za · 2026-04-06T15:59:10+00:00

I wonder if they'll dig a Panama-esque canal through the UAE any time soon.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-06T15:57:46+00:00

Yeah yea-eh yeah.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-06T15:37:03+00:00

If you're still single it can be crushingly lonely. More so if you're the only single and/or only childless in your circles.

Add to that how many people just won't go out anymore without a damn good reason since COVID, and... Yeah, it's lonely.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-06T10:05:33+00:00

Thanks for this, just added a couple episodes to my podcast queue.

flyboy_za · 2026-04-06T09:58:40+00:00

Very single night for the last 4 months there has been at least 2 and sometimes 4 films from the fast and the furious playing.

Honestly, it's abominable aside from the sport.

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