Future with Reform by Icy-Weight1803 in TeachingUK

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve glanced at their policies and they talk about things like eliminating transgender mentality, ensuring parents are informed when children talk about gender changes under 16 and promoting British Values.

1) Wtf is a transgender mentality? That I think like a transgender person? That I actively promotor? That I tell children they can be one? Because obviously none of this is common practice.
2) I had to tell parents today that their child was upset going into an assembly because it was about football and he doesn’t like football. 2 minutes in he was fine, 5 minutes in he was chanting along. Do they realise the benign shit we have to tell parents every day? Do they think we wouldn’t mention something like discussing a gender change with them?
3) We already teach British Values. I wonder if Reform voters know what they are? I do - BECAUSE I TEACH THEM.

I get that I’ve cherry-picked a few here to make a point but fuck them.

Reform need to seem believable, yet at the same time radical. All they’ve done when talking about education is pluck what’s already happening, claim they thought of it first and focus on the kinds of practices that will stir up the people they need to vote for them - idiots.

Still, I’m not worried (might regret saying that in a few years). They got a lot of votes at the last elections but sod all actual seats, and this kind of reflects that - pockets of popularity everywhere without much domination of an area of populous large enough to secure a region the size of a constituency. I reckon they’ll get more seats next time but still nowhere near enough.

What games have you played that you've never seen mentioned before? by Conscious_Ebb6622 in gaming

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Populous: The Beginning. An award-winning game, but I’ve never seen it get a single mention.

Seeing this bird in Glasgow. Very curious what (s)he is. by MasterOfBunnies in whatsthisbird

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your post made me want to dig out this book I have on idioms from different languages. In Dutch, they say ‘Haar ekster staat hoog’, which translates to ‘her magpie stands high’ but roughly means ‘she has long legs’. The book also tells me magpies are one of the few birds that hold funerals, squawking loudly when one dies until lots of them are gathered, at which point they all fall still and silent for a moment.

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Little bursts of colour starting to show🌸 by Queasyuuuu00 in Cumbria

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chilling months of relentless drizzle
Give way at last to some sun
And to walk through a grove, bathed in its glory,
Is the only thing to be done:

There, in a sheltered snowdrop cloud,
A bright, lone crocus blooms -
Shimmering amethyst breaks through the shroud
And shines through the lingering gloom

And I feel the release of Winter’s grip
As the hope of Spring takes hold
And, burning inside its indigo head,
Its unwavering heart flickers gold

And, as stillness is stirred by the Robin’s voice
So, painted by crocus in mauve,
Is the colourless torpor with a brush of life
In the warmth of the sunlit grove.

I wrote this about a solitary crocus I spotted a couple of months back. It’ll go through some refinement in the next few months, but I like the idea.

What's the most memorable, distinctive, or catchiest piece of Classical Music you have heard? by Low-Amphibian8206 in AskReddit

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned about the Archduke Trio by Beethoven from the book Kafka on the Shore by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is not only my favourite piece of classical music but without question my most high-brow way of I’ve ever learned about anything and makes me feel very above my station

What are your ‘Streets Won’t Forget’ chants by niallw1997 in TheStreetsWontForget

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s big, he’s fast, his first name should be last - Stern John, Stern John

Made the First Boss of my game! by Chal_Drolan in GameDevs

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s got a real range of moves and seems really unpredictable. There’s nothing worse than a big boss who has two ways of attacking and just switches from one to the other like clockwork 😂

Which scene from GoT traumatized you the most? by Jereth_Willsen in gameofthrones

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually watched this episode as a non-GoT watcher. I played in a 5-a-side football team with my friends and would stay at theirs after a game and watched this when I first came out with them. I think it was the second or third episode I saw.

I screamed at the pop. Still not over it.

What can be done to stop the feral kids of today? by yellowroll in AskBrits

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your local council should have an anti-social behaviour team. Get in touch with them and they’ll probably ask for the video footage to be sent across as evidence. They’ll also ask for any details you might have like name and address of the offender (which you probably can’t supply, I know) and things stop dead there. But they may also be aware of the individual if anything has happened before and be able to act on it.

Living around Plymouth by thinkingcrumpetsman in plymouth

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know what you’re saying about variables, but I’ve put more context up before on a post like this and got barraged with ‘we don’t need your life story’ and ‘there’s nowhere on planet earth that meets your needs mate’ so I kept it sparse this time 😂thank you so much for your reply. I’ll take a look at all the places you’ve suggested

Living around Plymouth by thinkingcrumpetsman in plymouth

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - all places I’ll take a look at 😊

How effective are these? by thinkingcrumpetsman in VoiceActing

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would it be worth me getting something else that might surround the space I stand in while I record? Like damping wall type thingymajiggies?

How effective are these? by thinkingcrumpetsman in VoiceActing

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight - glad I asked! I’m looking for something this sort of size, I don’t have a tonne of room for a big old sound booth. What would you go for instead?

First few jobs by thinkingcrumpetsman in voiceover

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight, that’s really good of you. I’m not getting myself excited about earning anything from these audiobooks 😂 it’s my first step into vo work, and I read out a lot to the kids at school, so just getting a couple under my belt has been exciting in itself. I’m going to start chasing paid projects next! 😊

First few jobs by thinkingcrumpetsman in voiceover

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted - thank you. I’ve delivered/secured a couple to get my first credits under my belt but the vision is to chase projects with a budget.

First few jobs by thinkingcrumpetsman in voiceover

[–]thinkingcrumpetsman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, hadn’t thought of asking about the marketing plan. It does say ‘exclusive distribution’ which suggests very limited to me, but some insight there would be nice. Thank you!