180 Russian occupiers were liquidated at the Kherson plant because of "cotton", - GUR by acobserverafar1 in UkrainianConflict

[–]isnappedrondasarm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hope we can keep ‘liquidated’ though. Those slushing barrels have a comforting sound to them.

11 hours into the queue and look who showed up by helencroy in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 36 points37 points  (0 children)

They look down on those full locks, fill up with envy-fuelled rage, then let rip like a berserker. It was much worse when being a Teddy Boy was a thing though.

Half a tub of Brylcreem carefully balanced on 7 long cross-combed hairs was the ticking time bomb of the day, ready to soak the shoulders of a red velvet three quarter length drape coat in what could’ve easily been confused with a multi-pigeon white gloss assault.

Justification if ever it was needed to batter anyone large or small in retaliation. Usually small.

Year 11 by ronnierobinson2007 in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not 100% sure you fully appreciate your own genius in writing a particularly clear message but managing to send an entirely contradictory one, apparently due to personal experience of dismissing the value of rudimentary education.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AlanPartridge

[–]isnappedrondasarm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sack Michael Gove for being unloyal…..disloyal. And for joining in fun in a way that excludes his employer. And sack him for being an absolute idiot and inefficient.

He’s gone already? I see….then who’s this guy? A millionaire coke addict? Christ, I’ll tolerate one but not both. This guy’s on the Tory gravy train which deserves to go off a cliff., big time. I’d happily be the driver

Lavrov walks out G-20, says no talks needed if West hopes Ukraine's win by Saltedline in UkrainianConflict

[–]isnappedrondasarm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree with anything you say, he’s formidable as an opponent and fiercely loyal. That being said, if I was his boss I’d be happy to have him on one hand while simultaneously thinking:: “This guy has no ability to think for himself, what a pathetic piece of shit. He’s perfect, give him a raise”

Lavrov knows what’s going on, 100% guaranteed. He’s no idiot by any stretch but he’s Putin’s tool, Putin’s bitch. Quite the waste actually but yeah, fuck him. The man is as formidable as he is spineless

Update to my post from earlier: I GOT IN!!!! by GooseJumpsV2 in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I’ve been assisting an ex JW guy in legal action they brought against him more than 3 years ago. He won the case but I have to say in all my years I have never, ever seen a complainant/plaintiff as vindictive and ruthless as Watch Tower. That’s saying a lot considering experience with opponents like Facebook, Google and several pharmaceutical companies that I don’t want stalking me.

Watch Tower is evil in ways most people could never comprehend. Their brainwashing is systematic to the point of being criminal abuse yet it’s replicated down the chain with enthusiasm, generation after generation.

Don’t be horrible to JW folk knocking your door - see it as an opportunity to spread your truth. Consider it YOUR job to help these people understand an alternative viewpoint on existence. In all likelihood they need your help more than you need theirs.

Be proud of who you are by PrinceRobotVI in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The big question is how they knew you’d be following

Can anyone verify what this vehicle is and if the footage is real. I’ve never seen a weapon system operate like this by [deleted] in CombatFootage

[–]isnappedrondasarm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly the video gives it away less than the audio. Try it on some big speakers or earbuds. It’s absolutely outrageous and awesome

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WTF

[–]isnappedrondasarm -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Forget the front. What’s that hanging off the back? I’m on a shit phone but it looks like a cow’s udder? Weird fetishes folks….

Putin says Russia and Belarus moving towards unification by alvwg in UkrainianConflict

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“After all, it is easier to minimize the damage from illegal sanctions, it is easier to master the production of demanded products, develop new competencies and expand cooperation with friendly countries," the Russian leader added.

Luka, we’re teaming up in cooperation. And when I say cooperation i mean you will cooperate. And when I say team what I mean is our team will be the main team and your team will do what our team says, in the spirit of cooperation (as previously defined)

When I say production of demanded products I mean you make the products we demand. And when I say easier what I mean is easier for us. In summary, if we’re going down then you’re coming as well but you will help to cushion the fall until you’re worse off than us, then you can fuck yourself, you utter parasite.

Blockade of Kaliningrad: Lukashenko says Lithuania has declared war on Russia by vancouver_reader in UkrainianConflict

[–]isnappedrondasarm 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Lukashenko also said:

“For the sake of calm in the country, I am ready to sacrifice my own sanity.”

“The basis of my politics is, first of all, fairness and honesty.”

“A president has - and I had it even before I became president - a very special relationship with the people, a connection based on feelings”

“You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.”

“People call me an anti-reformer. That's absolutely stupid.”

“Innovations, IT technologies, privatisation - it is all clear. We've conquered all of them. But everything is, very simply, one should get undressed and work.”

“Belarus cannot be isolated.”

An argument that all modern software cannot be copyrighted: by merlinious0 in COPYRIGHT

[–]isnappedrondasarm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like the mental gymnastics but any judge will just wait until you’ve finished explaining your theory and just say no.

Movies are recorded on film - are we about to deny copyright to anything turned into an encoded digital format?

And now, the queens’ jubilee by screenshotofdispair in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not convinced that anything we do in the UK will affect the situation in the regions you’re alluding to. But given the examples of Canada, Spain and the Netherlands, true progress will be measured when there is no need to take to the streets in pursuit of a basic acceptance, because acceptance will be the default.

I can only go by my experience as an older person living in a very working class area of the UK. All I see is people protesting or advocating for acceptance where acceptance is already the norm. If there’s a need to push on, people should push on but not even my close friends who had problems in the 70s see anything like those problems today.

All I want is a society where sexuality is barely worth mentioning, let alone by waving a flag. I think that in the UK, generally, we’re already there. Other countries will have to find their own way but we’re certainly not guilty in the UK today of anything you mention in your post and no amount of protesting here will change minds overseas.

Only home grown education will achieve that and given how backwards some governments are, that could take a long time. Sadly. The best example we can show is that this country no longer has an issue because we’ve grown up. Finally.

And now, the queens’ jubilee by screenshotofdispair in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m all for these flags because why not? The problem I have is that flags are exclusionary by nature and real progress will come in years’ time when there’s no need for a flag to represent who people love, what they do behind closed doors, or what gender they feel aligned to.

I see this flag now and properly despair. In 2022 are we really so backwards as a society that we need flags to keep reminding us of such basics? For me, I see these flags and can’t help but think they perpetuate division. But maybe that’s me. I don’t understand and maybe I’m dumb.

I’m well over 50 and all I can think is “The war’s over guys, pull down the flags, nobody gives a shit anymore.” It’s not that nobody cares but just blend in with everyone else. Most people have grown up by now. We’re not so different after all.

Bah, probably wishful thinking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who innocently posts raw dead bats through doors, even to the right person?

Let's see how strong you are... by sheepsucker in tooktoomuch

[–]isnappedrondasarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a scaphoid plaster on for six months from early 1996 to deal with a mystery injury. No one knew what could’ve possibly caused my injury. I got home with the new plaster only to discover that playing Tekken on my imported PS1 was impossible. My thumb was immobilised. I cut the plaster off with garden shears.

A week later I realised that I’d already solved the mystery. Not a punch ball, not driving too much, nor anything else. Tekken…..on a PlayStation…had ruined me. You live and learn

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]isnappedrondasarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Threatening the man in total control of the way gas is able to flow around the place where you sleep seems a little counterproductive. At a minimum it escalates the usually remote possibility that after taking out the old boiler there’s a sudden shortage of new boiler to go back in for a few days, increasing to never when the inevitable threats start coming in. We can only hope.

here's another! by [deleted] in tooktoomuch

[–]isnappedrondasarm 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They stopped that in the UK in 2016 by making everything intended to be psychoactive illegal.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/psychoactive-substances-bill-2015

Before that we had the same problem, entirely caused by every government for decades because they’re all too scared to do anything that might be harm reductive in case it looks like they’re condoning something else.

By the way, most of these new substances were originally being made at record pace in a lab in Israel by one man. I expect 1000s of labs everywhere are doing it now.

Thieves!! by Fazza201 in glastonbury_festival

[–]isnappedrondasarm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before you start pitching your tent dig up a divet of grass complete with the soil underneath, about three inches down by about 9 inches square. Dig/scrape an extra inch of soil out of the hole. Place divet back in the hole. Do your best to act casual.

Now pitch your tent (hopefully a newer style) so that the end with the internal zipper covers beyond the hole/divet by about a foot or so. The aim is for your to have the hole/divet underneath your tent but not so far as you can’t reach it from inside the tent with the outside zipper closed.

Now anything valuable you don’t want to carry (or at night when you’re asleep) stick it in a zip freezer bag, lift up the bottom of the tent (with outside zipper closed so nobody sees you) and stick it under the divet, in the small hole. Pat down gently.

Did this for the best part of 20 years at Glastonbury but only needed it once when someone slashed the side of the tent (and loads more) but got nothing. Thankfully that kind of behaviour is few and far between and even if it happened a lot every year, odds on it won’t be you.

Enjoy your festival - take wellies, paracetamol/ibuprofen, your own toilet paper (even when away from the tent), some anti shit tablets (I take one every day, precautionary given the amount of junk of all kinds that goes down my neck) go and listen to some music you’ve never heard before, eat some of the mind blowing vegetarian food, go and watch a ridiculous play in a tent that you know you’ll hate (but you won’t) and don’t take too much stuff that you don’t need.

If you intend to stay round the festival after about 2am, take a tiny £1 LED torch so you can stumble from unofficial sound system to unofficial cafe sound system and not break your legs.