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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louise Mensch claiming on Twitter she knows enough > about Trump to force impeachment etc - don't know if > she's believable. What can be said about him that hasn't been said already? He seems to be teflon coated. > Don't think Pence would be much better anyway. From what I've heard, Pence could actually be worse. Well, minus the wildly contradictory on-the-hoof policy statements and the rogue twitter account, anyway.

The OP seems like the EDF equivalent of getting hammered and deciding to drunkenly text old flames.

One of the black cabs sporting a new retina-burning advertisement screens on the roof passed me the other day displaying the Microsoft classic Blue Screen of Death.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'I'm not a music bod, but somehow I remembered > that 606 was a Korg' > > Rolands all of them and worth a lot more than I > paid for them > > How I wish I hadn't sold the 303 You should have sold the 606, because if you wanted one later, you could just turn the 909 upside down.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From Popbitch > > Old Donald Trump Jokes Home: > > Q/ What's the difference between a chickpea and a lentil? > A/ No-one has ever paid to have a lentil on their face... I bet Jeremy Corbyn would!

The milk in my fridge. I daren't touch it.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A few years ago this wasn't the case. The upside of late is my local surgery has just employed an > Asthma nurse, and i've been invited to an "Asthma coffee morning" which should be a wheeze. Chortle. Very good.

Are you sure it wasn't Yodel? That seemed to be their modus operandi.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The US is clearly becoming la la land (whatever that may be). Apparently it's a rather good film coming out soon.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Abe_froeman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I had the misfortune to be stuck in a queue on > > lordship lane recently behind a lady who was > > explaining very loudly to someone on her mobile > > phone that she'd had to take her child to a and > e > > because her gp didnt know anything, she'd > checked > > the symptoms on google and he was wrong. > > > > The idiots at a and e didn't know anythimg > either > > apparently. > > Any your an idiot too. How dare you criticise > people working to look after your health and > well-being. You are an even bigger hunt than > Hunt. Oh dear, malambu. You've made yourself look a bit Jeremy Huntish there!

I have little sympathy for the US - after all, they've been 'influencing' other countries' elections for years and years. Besides, it's a little rich for the FBI to come out as part of this, considering their handling of Hillary's email investigations and the timing of their announcements quite arguably had a significant negative effect on Clinton's chances.

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > RE. rendell's post: > > I'd always thought (2nd hand knowledge etc) that > once we hit the summer/winter solstice dates of > the 21st, there was a period of about two weeks > whereby there was little change in daylight hours. A little change is still longer. Dog duck seems to be rather incorrect, though rendell's link did teach me something new - that sunrise still gets later for a couple of weeks after Dec 21, even though the days are still lengthening.

jaywalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes, he is "just stepping aside" so that someone > with 10 years of negotiating umph can take over > now (at the beginning of "the process"). If only such a person existed...

Sierapink Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm all for recognising achievement, just not with > honours that hark back to a distasteful period in > British history. I can't be the only one who's thinking of the 'What did the Romans ever do for us' part of the Life of Brian.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jah Lush Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Omnipresent. > > > That's worrying I thought it meant he has to give everyone presents?

Brian Eno wrote the original Microsoft startup jingle/music/torture device. That alone gains him my eternal dislike.

Also here - the ins and outs of blue badge parking. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443225/blue-badge-rights-responsibilities.PDF

I love Lidl and often shop there. But you have to take the experience as it comes. They are thoroughly useless with stock rotation, so all the new stock goes at the front - any bread, veggies, etc at the back is usually is poor condition. You have to able to decode their date stamping, as they have no best before dates. There is never any staff around. What they actually have in stock is really quite variable. But the prices are amazing and the food (well, what isn't rotting on the shelves) is of a good standard. And they are finally getting the hang of opening new tills when the lines get too long. And, if you are a Sloe Gin maker, their gin is really cheap and of good quality!

cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LIDL are great in theory and have brilliant > offers. However, as I've raised before their > customer service is lamentable. Lidl cuts its margins to the bone, so something has to give. If you want service, go to Waitrose. But you'll pay Waitrose prices.

The funny thing is: both Louisa and RD are both kind of right. Trump and Brexit are both due to the working class (and the white working class especially) feeling marginalised via left-wing identity politics - usually by them being at best ignored, and at worst being called names and told to sit down and shut up. And, in the UK, having their political voice (i.e. Labour) slowly taken from them, leaving them to be drawn over to the far right, rather than stick with the very people that marginalised them in the first place. But both Trump and Brexit are going to do absolutely nothing for them. Probably make their situations worse, if anything.

Pugwash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When I go to Lidl - they scan items so quickly that even with 2 of you packing is not easy. I now > put every thing in the trolley and pack into bags in the car boot which saves lifting heavy bags > from trolley into boot and I can segregate items as I wish in terms of weight etc. As I pointed out in another thread, Lidl and Aldi expect you to chuck everything back into your basket/trolley and pack on the tables/benches at the front of the store. Works a treat in Germany/Austria, but they never quite got around to telling the UK clientele that this is the way they expect you to do things.

Has to be the Brexit vote. Pretty much the lowlight of the century so far.

Speaking of irrational rage, I'd love to know what got up pop97's nose. (Not to be confused with pop9770).

Merry Christmas, all.

I've always preferred to do my own packing since the time I bought a lovely French stick and the packer looked at the bread... looked at the bag... looked at the stick, realised one was much bigger than the other so neatly folded it in half and placed it in the bag. I was too stunned to say anything,