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Horse wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:05 pm
irie wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:58 pm
wheelnut wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:20 pm I bet he’s known some roly poly little bat faced girls in his time.
Would you translate "roly poly little bat faced girls" into intelligible English please? Thanks.
Ooh pick me pick me!
"roly-poly little bat-faced girl"

https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/paul-s ... call-me-al

And, of course, since I'm on irie's mentally imposed or physical ignore list, could someone quote this?
Ooh pick me pick...oh :wtf:
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The EU wants to reclassify natural gas and nuclear as green
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... lear-green

Nuclear? Well it doesn't produce that nasty carbon dioxide, but natural gas? That's a fossil fuel. The Great Thunberg is not amused.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... y-guidance
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Hoonercat wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:51 pm
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:05 pm
irie wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:58 pm

Would you translate "roly poly little bat faced girls" into intelligible English please? Thanks.
Ooh pick me pick me!
"roly-poly little bat-faced girl"

https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/paul-s ... call-me-al

And, of course, since I'm on irie's mentally imposed or physical ignore list, could someone quote this?
Ooh pick me pick...oh :wtf:
I'm sure you too are on his list, so I'll ... oh :(
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slowsider wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:25 am
Hoonercat wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:51 pm
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:05 pm

Ooh pick me pick me!
"roly-poly little bat-faced girl"

https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/paul-s ... call-me-al

And, of course, since I'm on irie's mentally imposed or physical ignore list, could someone quote this?
Ooh pick me pick...oh :wtf:
I'm sure you too are on his list, so I'll ... oh :(
Well I'm not an annoying little tit who gets one everybody's nerves so...

oh. :(
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
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Saga Lout wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:25 am The EU wants to reclassify natural gas and nuclear as green
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... lear-green

Nuclear? Well it doesn't produce that nasty carbon dioxide, but natural gas? That's a fossil fuel. The Great Thunberg is not amused.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... y-guidance
The problem, of course, is that Germany will soon have closed down all its nuclear power stations and the Greens who hold the balance of power in the coalition are absolutely behind such closures, as they are also against the use of natural gas. So Germany is dependant on natural gas, largely from Russia, and electricity generated in French nuclear power stations. Anyone see the problem here? ;)
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:22 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
I'd like to see more details, there might be a good reason they weren't convicted.
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Mussels wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:06 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:22 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
I'd like to see more details, there might be a good reason they weren't convicted.
Yup. Summat doesn't seem quite right.
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Footwear of the guy on the right - don’t you just love students :D
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wheelnut wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:02 pm Footwear of the guy on the right - don’t you just love students :D

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Bunch of fucking wazzocks.
Jail 'em all.
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Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:19 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:22 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
I suppose we must abide by the ruling.

When are the pyramids coming down? Built by slaves to celebrate the death of famous African slave owners.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
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JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am
Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:19 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:22 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
I suppose we must abide by the ruling.

When are the pyramids coming down? Built by slaves to celebrate the death of famous African slave owners.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
Aliens ?
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JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am
Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:19 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:22 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Whilst I agree that the statues caused some controversy but decisions to take them down should be done in a democratic way. Not mob rule.

They broke the law.
I suppose we must abide by the ruling.

When are the pyramids coming down? Built by slaves to celebrate the death of famous African slave owners.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
Desert constructions built by exploited migrant labour? Potter should start with the Qatar world cup stadium.
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:38 am
JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am
Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:19 am

I suppose we must abide by the ruling.

When are the pyramids coming down? Built by slaves to celebrate the death of famous African slave owners.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
Aliens ?
Rossi, Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Stoner?
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:38 am
JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am
Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:19 am

I suppose we must abide by the ruling.

When are the pyramids coming down? Built by slaves to celebrate the death of famous African slave owners.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
Aliens ?
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/we ... by-slaves/
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JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:44 am
weeksy wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:38 am
JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
Aliens ?
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/we ... by-slaves/
That's just the latest spin on pyramids, Colston needed better PR and some wishful historians on his side.
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Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:13 am
JamJar wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:36 am The pyramids weren't built by slaves.
I didn't know that.

Thinking about it, the Colston statue wasn't built by slaves either.
The pyramids then, like the statue, are monuments to slave owners.
It's a common misconception which probably comes from the stories in the bible, which some people treat as gospel :)
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I think we should let the roving protesters throw the pyramids into the harbour.

And they’re not getting any tea until they’ve finished!
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Potter wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:50 am
slowsider wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:40 am
Desert constructions built by exploited migrant labour? Potter should start with the Qatar world cup stadium.
Funnily enough I was talking to an Irish bloke the other day on Zoom, he's in Dublin and he was saying there was a massive problem with foreign women being trafficked into Ireland as sex slaves, and unregistered exploited workers who are kept in dreadful conditions.

I googled it and there are loads of cases, you just jogged my memory because I thought I'd mention it on here the next time someone went off about the middle east again.

He was also telling me about a couple of families that have waged an incredible war against each other, is one called The Monk or something? I'd never heard about it, or the sex slaves.
No doubt it happens in Egypt, too, so quite why you went back to the Pharaohs for your bait I don't know.
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This lad needs a slap. It's been proved that the shop has served him many times before.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-59882444