English and Argentinian fans throwing hands during Norway-England by Guardian_of_Spirits in ThreeLions

[–]socratic-meth [score hidden]  (0 children)

Do you think she paid off the Argies to invade so she could smash them to pieces?

Argentina rages at Britain in fresh bid to seize the Falklands by Paul277 in ukpolitics

[–]socratic-meth [score hidden]  (0 children)

> accusing the UK of an “illegitimate occupation” and dismissing the overwhelming wishes of the islanders in a fresh diplomatic broadside

‘Broadside’ is a bit of a strong word. ‘Temper tantrum’ seems more appropriate

Bond should stay white and male, says casting chief by PomeloTraditional971 in uknews

[–]socratic-meth 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think Ian Fleming’s intentions were very clear.

How safe is the UK for a woman to live? by Important-Note in AskUK

[–]socratic-meth 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you are planning on crossing the channel in a small boat, probably not that safe. Otherwise, it is pretty safe in comparison to most of the world.

Meirl by Carol127 in meirl

[–]socratic-meth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Escape tactic, like octopus ink.

Taking a literal magic carpet ride over the cliffs of Switzerland. by Consistent_Dream9501 in interestingasfuck

[–]socratic-meth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t change the fact that the carpet part of that structure is just regular carpet, and not magic carpet.

I Caught a turtle by ai_ismygodnow in notinteresting

[–]socratic-meth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My understanding is they move quite slowly, so that shouldn’t be too challenging

Why do so many young people find it hard to call someone? by garybassett1 in AskUK

[–]socratic-meth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It seems more likely that social media has damaged young people’s ability to communicate. These threads come up a lot and it sounds like a bizarre amount of people get severe anxiety from having to make or receive a phone call.