The national service thing really inceses me because it's a perfect example of how the UK has destroyed the social contract between the country and the young - and it ain't the young's fault. When they want something like security, or to not die from COVID, then it's the young who take the hit - and...

I feel like everybody's going in *hard* on Christmas moreso than usual, even break bumpers for persil.

But to the point, urgh @ that nauseating amazon advert with the old ladies

Lick lick fawn fawn, oh Martin you’re such a natural at this. We’re not all as narrow minded as you. Some of us realise that these things exist in a much wider context than just “ooh, the set was red but now it’s blue!” Look, I know I’ve been a complete dick and I apologise for that. What I don’t a...

You’re wrong, cdd 😉

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/23607948.earl-pembrokes-stepfather-found-dead-wilton-estate/ Earl of Pembroke's stepfather found dead in Wilton Estate THE EARL of Pembroke's stepfather was found dead in the grounds of Wilton Estate earlier this month. Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland was fou...

My local Wilko is doing “Spend £5 and get 10% off your next shop” which doesn’t totally fill me with confidence about how things are going

Nick Harvey wrote: ↑Sun 23 Apr, 2023 15.43

cwathen wrote: 'More testing required' methinks.

Please no.

I have no wish to go through all this again.

Was the delivery of the telegram poorly executed, Nick?

Martin Phillp wrote: ↑Sat 30 Jul, 2022 14.21 Bulb is set to be acquired by Octopus Energy according to Sky News.

That’s doubly good because you can use a Bulb to make a really good model of an octopus.

That Philadelphia advert with its moist noises gives me the dry heaves. I think they’re going for an ASMR thing but it’s just gross

I’m not sure what outcome you want except that you’re now you’re feeling the downsides of the free market so you want some intervention? I think doing as you suggest just amounts to faffing around at the edges. Those subsidies and VAT being removed would cost a lot and only take prices down to what ...

Re the holiday thing: you’ve had many a fun night at the clubs. Very much all of the fun with none of the trauma eh? Overall maybe you aren’t trying to establish a basis for exclusion. But politely phrased, logical-sounding wedge-driving online looks a lot like this, *is* widely done nowadays on *ex...