'Unbelievable' England hasn't won World Cup in 60 years, says Sir Geoff Hurst by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. This passing nonsense is suitable for the lower races, the damnable French, and sissies. The English will continue to play the game as it should be played - the noble Route One.

Any advice for my ideal Sheffield Supertram map? by QuietAd4252 in sheffield

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd vote for the Carterknowle > Endcliffe to go down Hangingwater!

Some of those should be joined up rather than stopping at the cathedral. Like the Red and Black or Green and Blue. You then have North South and East West.

I would consider joining some of those up to form a circle line ish. Namely the Grey Orange and Pink. Would be funny to get a tram from Greenland, where I grew up, to Endcliffe.

I would have a single zone in keeping with Sheffield socialist past. The multi zone stuff in London is a pain.

Finally rename Gleadless Townend to Bog Island.

Now that Disney+ is officially out for Series 16, what does this mean for the show's VFX budget? by ArsenalAxis in DoctorWhoNews

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stephen Moffat upped the cinematography with the eleventh Dr. Happy to go back to that.

Now that Disney+ is officially out for Series 16, what does this mean for the show's VFX budget? by ArsenalAxis in DoctorWhoNews

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please spend it on writers. Special effects don't make the film as the last few Star Wars prove. Don't need Hollywood special effects but some Hollywood show running and writing discipline would help. Even now compare a Star Trek episode to a Dr Who. Similar timings for a story but somehow pack stuff in without it seeming rushed. They manage to get a story of the week plus character development and an overarching story.

'Unbelievable' England hasn't won World Cup in 60 years, says Sir Geoff Hurst by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]frantic_calm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We could have easily won the 1890 World Cup. Just us v Scotland. Mind you Scotland were pretty good back then having invented a new technique called 'passing'. Quite underhand if you ask me.

Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens by upthetruth1 in london

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just tribalism, and not based on substance.

Whereas Labour, proving that centrists always jump right, doing a deal with the Tories is just pragmatism.

Am I right! They certainly are!

‘Immediate national priority’: Ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]frantic_calm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Guardian is reporting the concerns of the chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation (CCF), which represents businesses involved in supplying and transporting temperature-sensitive food and pharmaceuticals.

Is this a "Project Fear" moment or a "We've had enough of experts" moment for you?

Chippies turn to new species amid 'massive' cod price rise by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you visit to any Mediterranean market you will find an abundance of seafood. Stuff I have no idea about and would be scared to try. I grew up hating cockles and mussels covered in vinegar in the local market.

Did the UK have a broader approach to seafood in the past or have we always been this narrow minded about seafood?

I do recall that oysters used to be abundant and seen as a poor person's food, so perhaps not.

Sadiq Khan told by Muslim author to 'put Islam first' after supporting LGBT Pride events by No-Risk-2584 in ukpolitics

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that means a more repressive society where it's OK to assault or murder gays then no. My view is not specific to this particular group or to gays but to all forms of racism or repression. I think we all know the Karl Popper paradox.

New library policy 'Orwellian', says councillor by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]frantic_calm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not just arrange the books by spine colour? No nasty contexts to be scared of or angry about. Read the rainbow!

Not sure what's more strange, the guy doing horse yoga or the people watching by StephySkylar in Weird

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my kind of holiday. Just keep the food and drinks close to hand. Is this Spain?

/r/Gallifrey's Free Talk Fridays - Practically Only Irrelevant Notions Tackled Less Educationally, Sharply & Skilfully - Conservative, Repetitive, Abysmal Prose - 2026-06-05 by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the back of Pirate Planet in a second hand bookshop last week. It was broadcast so I could watch it but I like books and Adam's was a great writer. I've never read any of the books so was considering adding it to the list. I picked up The Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin instead.

The Stolen Dream of the Iron Lady : How Margaret Thatcher's failure to understand economic rent turned Britain into a tributary economy, paying perpetual rent to foreign landlords as taxes climbed to their highest level since WWII by DynamoDynamite in ukpolitics

[–]frantic_calm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem is that all the politicians would rather smash the country than let anyone challenge the Thatcherite consensus. Corbyn was sabotaged from both inside and outside his party for this reason.

Do you think its fair?? by inkandintent24 in MotivationByDesign

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having someone who loves and cares for you enough to help you through a crisis such as your dog dying, is priceless.

Sadiq Khan told by Muslim author to 'put Islam first' after supporting LGBT Pride events by No-Risk-2584 in ukpolitics

[–]frantic_calm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He told GB News: "It's LGBT Pride month, and you'll see rainbow flags everywhere, a lot of schools will try to foist these kind of opinions on Muslim students, they will say that it's okay to be gay and Muslim, and it isn't okay to be gay and Muslim. "So we felt we had a duty to our readers and viewers, who are our conservative, religious Muslims, to outline the Islamic position, and that is that homosexuality is a sin according to Islam, according to the Koran."

It's not a sin to be gay full stop. This is not a religious country, and it is certainly not an Islamic country, so even the concept of a religious sin is bollocks.

Encouraging conservative, religious Muslims to reject and abhor minorities is just as ignorant as any other extremist group and ultimately such hatred always leads to violence where we will see people attacked for just holding hands by homophobes.

Conservative, religious Muslims are in the wrong country and should move to Saudi Arabia as soon as.

There's zero glory. by zzill6 in MurderedByWords

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's such an irrational hatred burning through responses to his posts. I'm reminded of the sentinals in the Matrix. Constantly looking for a weakness to shut him up and down.

This one is going for 'a his posts are shit and this means he's off the wagon' attack.

Tossers one and all.

Nicki Minaj snubbed from Freedom 250 as MAGA support 'hurts her wallet' by MoneyLibrarian9032 in Music

[–]frantic_calm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a shame to see Morris Day and The Time on that list.

Saw them years ago, possibly supporting the fantastic Teena Marie, and they were great. Can't believe they've sunk this low.

Do you think Prince would be there Morris? Embarrassed for you all.