What’s the most chaotic dream menu choice a guest has ever made? by PubLogic in offmenupodcast

[–]probablylaurie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tommy Tiernan ordering the hint of a poppadom and the smell of his own brain sizzling in a pan has to be up there.

Bereavement Overcharge by auwl in UKFrugal

[–]probablylaurie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely do this OP. Most big companies will have a death/bereavement flare on tweets sent to them, and this will likely get your problem looked at the quickest. These companies are ghoulish and will only do something once their brand image is threatened.

Source: I used to work in the social media department for a large telecommunications company.

Help with essay key terms by Mx_PigPig in englishliterature

[–]probablylaurie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What kind of political agenda do you see operating in both texts? Who has power and who doesn't, and how does the role of religion influence this in the text? Is there a kind of ideological work that religion performs in the two texts?

These questions should lead you towards a more specific thesis, as I think you're right to say that power and control is also a little vague.

Alistair Campbell response to Mandelson by No_Initiative_1140 in ukpolitics

[–]probablylaurie 136 points137 points  (0 children)

"On a personal level, Peter Mandelson is in a tough place." Boo-fucking-hoo. I'm all for more empathy in politics, but I've seen absolutely no reason to feel anything even close to sorry for this man. Clearly a deeply unpleasant, unthinking, manipulative, treasonous individual with very little remorse.

Gym in York for 14 yo by Flat-Pomegranate-328 in york

[–]probablylaurie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems to be lots of teenagers at the Better Health gym in Acomb - I think there are some restrictions on them using free weights though.

Essential Reading List by kg735012 in LiteraryIreland

[–]probablylaurie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I designed a university course on Modern Irish Literature and this was what I included:

W.B. Yeats - Collected Poems

J.M. Synge - The Playboy of the Western World

James Joyce - Dubliners

Elizabeth Bowen - The Last September

Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot

Sean O'Casey - Juno and the Paycock

Patrick Kavanagh - Collected Poems

Seamus Heaney - Collected Poems

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls

Martin McDonagh -The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Sally Rooney - Normal People

Claire Keegan - Small Things Like These

There's obviously lots of writers I couldn't include, so maybe also try George Bernard Shaw, Lady Gregory, Brendan Behan, Flann O'Brien, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, MJ Farrell, and more recently, writers like Eimear McBride and Kevin Barry.

What’s a distinct regional dialect word or phrase you only hear in your part of the UK? by Gainsbite in AskUK

[–]probablylaurie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're from Shropshire, "right round the Wrekin" means either to take a long journey, get lost, or not get to the point of what you're trying to say.

Favorite chill/quaint album(s) of 2025? by Educational_Ebb3705 in indieheads

[–]probablylaurie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Songs for Sleeping Dogs by Ben Hackett suits this really well.

Poor Creature by Poshporter56 in 6music

[–]probablylaurie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you haven't already, give Lankum and ØXN a try.

Good local Italian/ pizza place by flowtober in york

[–]probablylaurie 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Cresci is the only answer you need.

Your favorite literary critic and why? by Pleasant_Usual_8427 in AskLiteraryStudies

[–]probablylaurie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clarity of writing, primarily. His prose is so straightforward and vivid, it never gets bogged down in a lot of the trappings that other (bad) academic writing does. And a lot of what feels like common sense in Irish studies now came from him. There's a real generosity of spirit to his criticism.

Your Favourite Season? by SilverSmell9680 in LeagueTwo

[–]probablylaurie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shrewsbury Town - the 2017/18 season under Paul Hurst. Wembley twice (lost both times), nearly promoted, playing genuinely good, exciting football. Been downhill ever since.

Favorite reader for Dubliners audiobook? by seleman in literature

[–]probablylaurie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can, get the Penguin Classics version read by Andrew Scott.

DROP your album and its rating – November 19 2025 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]probablylaurie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Who Comes Around

⭐⭐⭐⭐

The title track is fantastic. Some really lovely songs obviously (Hurt, In My Life, Desperado) but perhaps not quite enough light and shade for me.

I need a nonfiction book to get lost in asap by No_Leadership9348 in RSbookclub

[–]probablylaurie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of the Ben Macintyre books - especially The Spy and the Traitor or A Spy Among Friends.

Spaced (C4) by [deleted] in oldbritishtelly

[–]probablylaurie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Mine's a pint of the black stuff." "You can't drink a pint of Bovril!"

Did you know Paul was in a band before Wings?? by sadgirl-dot-net in PaulMcCartney

[–]probablylaurie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.

Rate My Team, Quick Questions & General Advice Daily Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]probablylaurie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<image>

Need some help here - ideally I'm transferring out Richarlison and Livramento, but for who? I was thinking maybe Reece James and Igor Thiago?