En Passant

This sort of protectionism gets right up my nose. See also "Prosecco" "Parmesan" "Feta" etc etc. It's simply a licence to rip the customer off and prevent competition. For once I agree with an American perspective on these Geographic Indicators.

The two are not mutually exclusive. No, it isn't, because, as above. I find the idea that christians (or any other religion) somehow stand on higher moral ground by default than those who do not believe offensive. I don't generally care for the 'I'm offended' argument but I'll make an exception.

That wasn't my first thought.

It's just a bit of a pity it took this to get support to drain away faster. Reminds me too much of the old adage about 10,000 dead in some third world country = 100 in Europe = 10 in UK/USA = 1 royal or similar. Still mystifies me that the apparent slaughter of thousands of civilians including kids doesn't seem to cut it. I keep thinking I'm missing something or reading the events wrongly somehow.

Yes. It's not quite as mad as calling a game football where the only foot that ever touches it is a kickoff, field goal or punt.

Eddie Marsan a few days ago in The Graun

Fucks me right off. It's a flag, get a grip. Fuckin symbolism, fuckin political jumping on a populist bandwagon, fuckin nationalism if you like - people are people whatever nation. I think Gordon Sumner (sting) and his 14 hour tantric sex marathons is a loony but he got one thing right - (he hopes) "the russians love their children too".

With a passion. As for acting, well, it's acting ffs. The idea that a gay can't play straight or vice versa is bonkers.

Assuming that one of the primary reasons that people are sleeping rough is, cough, not having any money, fining them is unutterably stupid. So you're left with jailing them for non-payment. Further, if they are sleeping rough due to not having any money in the first place, one might reasonably assume that if fined and/or consequently jailed the re-offending rate would be, oh I don't know, 100%? The cost of keeping anyone in jail for a year is around £47,000. Which is around £13,000 more than the average salary in the UK. There might be a lot of hurdles to some realistic fix such as universal basic income.... ...But surely we can do better in the 6th largest economy in the world than jailing people with no money for non-payment of fines because they're sleeping rough because they had no money.

A: Godwins Law B: An amusing gif of a footballer waving an imaginary card at the ref that I can't be arsed to source.

I watched this last night and agree it's unsettling but more for what you don't see than what you do - I expected this going in of course but it's still a weird experience. I'd also recommend seeing it without reading any more about it if you can avoid doing so. Not so much because of possible spoilers, more because I feel it's one of those films that's a better experience the less you know beforehand. A recent refreshing of what you know about Auschwitz wouldn't go amiss or detract though, amongst others there's a reference to 'Canada' that you'd miss unless you remembered what it was in context. It definitely benefits from decent sound equipment if you can get it, either at the local cinema or one of those home surround setups preferably with a sub, it's not crash bang wallop but you'd miss a lot without it. Not for those that need 'in your face' entertainment though, a lot of its impact is inside your head already if you know anything about the holocaust.

Nice place to spend Easter. Given you're a youngster, that'd make that backpack about the same size you were when bought surely?

Is this is still open to new entries? - I scrolled back and saw no ruling - if so, 3 Oct 24. However since some dates and associated votes are now ruled out it seems a smidge unfair to allow new entries to a sweepstake system, so if disallowed I shan't complain.

She's 35. And if being pissed off about people getting in your face is a 'suicidal mental health crisis' we're all in trouble. A week? Already?

King Harald King Charles Linda Nolan Miloš Zeman Pope Francis James Whale Alberto Fujimori Ozzy Osbourne Jair Bolsonaro Jean-Marie Le Pen subs Imelda Marcos Wendy Williams Mostly a menage of those posted in threads hereabouts - excluding anybody I never heard of outside of here, which limits me a bit. Still, we'll see.

Not going to happen. He's really going to do the time. He'll stand as the antithesis for other over-priveleged kids to claim it isn't privilege. Martha Lane-Fox etc etc.

Carter echo, echo, echo.

Completely agree. Far too 'composed' not to be a backronym imho.

Not if you're Shamima Begum apparently. That'd be storm in a coffee cup (with milk). What you really want is tempete dans une tasse de the (according to google translate anyway, my french is up to the task of coffee but not tea or storms). Anyyyyywayyyyyy. Surely it's a French list for French members and they can call on whomever they like really - non? It could be as unimportant as once used french polish, drank french onion soup or even do what one does in a french letter (though how would one know?). Centreville just doesn't have the same ring to it as Downtown mind.

It's ok, I just compare as Dwayne rather that Boris. Nothing to do with his nickname at all - nothing.

Then I'd say you've a reasonable chance of declaring yourself, or your guests, eligible for a French Deathlist as you've clearly been lying to all of us for a while about living anywhere near Glasgow at all.

Disgraced? I'll say. Not satisfied merely offering lobbying services for £4,000 a month, he has history deer worrying in Richmond Park

I wouldn't know (or care), but my problem with him is that he always seems so far up himself he doesn't need anyone else anyway.

Off the top of my head you can add Dennis Lawson who is 4 years older than Hammill but younger than the other two.

I thought he was on mod preview..due to But he did a crafty swerve on that by stating he was going for a walk to consider his position - then basically opening the door, looking out and deciding it was too cold or raining or a wednesday or summat and coming straight back here with more bs.