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8 hours ago, ICTChris said:
Reports in the FT that Ukraine might be willilng to discuss the future of Crimea if they reach the border of the peninsula.
Andriy Sybiha, deputy head of Zelensky's office, said
Lots of factors at play with this - if a Ukrainian counter offensive managed to get to the border of Crimea, then the battlefield situation would be radically different to now, both for Russia and Ukraine. That scenario wold require a massive defeat of Russian forces but also significant costs to Ukraine. It's pretty doubtful that Ukraine could push Russian forces out of the South of Ukraine and then attack the Russian forces in Crimea, where they are heavily entrenched. At the same time, if Ukraine did defeat Russian forces and get to this position, would Russia be in a position to defend Crimea? Would Putin be able to remain in power? So many unknowable things that it probably makes the specifics kind of meaningless but interesting that someone from the Ukrainian side mentions negotiations or diplomacy.
I'd hardly believe anything right now, with the clouds of misinformation everywhere.
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12 hours ago, TxRover said:
No dice, can’t stand kettle chips on the whole.
I don't like Kettle chips any which way.
As they seem to be almost permanently on reduced at supermarkets that
I use, looks like plenty others arent buying them.
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On 12/03/2023 at 20:17, 19QOS19 said:
If it hasn't been said - due to everyone having a mobile, kids nowadays will never experience their name being shouted across the scheme/estate to let them know their tea is ready.
At the doorstep, Glasgow wifey....., , stockings round the ankles, corned beef legs...
"TYRONE..., Tyrone....., yer tea's...
( Connolly )
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6 hours ago, ICTChris said:
A local woman shouted "It's not true, it's all for show" from a window as Putin did a scripted meet the locals in occupied Mariupol.
Wonder what happened next for her.
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2 hours ago, beefybake said:
My understanding was that 'a major power' strongly asked the Swiss government to 'do something'.
The US presumably, as the shit show started with them.
Next up..., First Republic.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/16/first-republic-biggest-us-banks-weigh-rescue
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8 hours ago, Ross. said:
That’s a hell of a change in tone from what they have been saying for quite a while, but I’m struggling to find anything that gives any real detail. Probably those middle eastern boys who can’t go above 9.9% ownership coming up with some creative solution to their issues, if you ask me.
My understanding was that 'a major power' strongly asked the Swiss government to 'do something'.
The US presumably, as the shit show started with them.
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On 13/03/2023 at 13:40, superbigal said:
The Tech companies that rely on this bank to pay for their wages and suppliers are in effect fundamentally bust. They are propped up in theory by "cheap" money.
When "money" is not cheap expect more Tech to bite the dust.
Not sure I am that sympathetic to those UK Tech start up companies that do not have some cash hidden elsewhere to at least pay for a jar of coffee.
At a guess, I'd say that until the day they went bust, SVB on both sides of the Atlantic gave their customers far better service than the ordinary.
Anyone who has ever had an account with HSBC will know how dismal they can be. I'd be surprised if many of HSBC's new, ex-SVB, account holders stick around for long under the new ownership.
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Reminds me of all those horrible jokes that I don't feel that I can tell anymore.
eg.... Two men walking down the street just as a huge belch of black smoke bursts from the chimney of the nearby crematorium.
One man remarks... "There goes another fat b*****d.
or
the very long story about a man who goes to the doctor complaining about agonising stomach aches.
The doctor asks him what he eats. The man then goes on to describe a diet of 6 eggs, 5 rashers, etc for breakast,
lots more for lunch, and dinner, and multiple beers and takeways in the evening. After about 5 minutes of the story, the doctor asks
him to bend over. At which point.., the doctor exclaims.... "Ah, I see the problem..., you've only got one arsehole.".
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3 hours ago, Granny Danger said:
I don’t think it matters. The backlash is far greater than any of those in power could have imagined and every effort will be made to bring it to a swift conclusion. There’s no benefit to the Tories in dragging this out.
How can an organisation as large as the BBC with so many highly paid executives not anticipate the possible outcome?
Since the BBC chairman is rich Tory, and the director general is Tory through and through, and part of the 'great and good'....,
plus all the Tory MP's demanding Lineker's head, I'd say that some senior BBC executives felt that they had little choice, regardless
of the outcome.
As others have said, no one at the BBC, or in parliament, said anything at all while Andrew Neil and others, were spouting their Tory biased crap
on their Twitters and podcasts. So this is indeed a political issue as well as football.
Sorry about the red tick, my hand slipped.
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3 hours ago, Empty It said:
I have a 1990 MX5 and I can absolutely confirm this
Yes, mines a 1993 MX5.
And owners of the most recent version of the MX5 have been aghast when the amount of bare paintwork
on the underside of their cars was pointed out to them.
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1 minute ago, Michael W said:
He was also out batting for Mason Greenwood a couple of weeks ago. A total p***k of a man whose 'principles' can be very quick to disappear where his bank balance or Man Utd are concerned.
Anyway, to Linekar - he's done the Twitter thing that happens thousands of times a day and mentioned the Nazis when making a point, which has blown up because he's not a blank-profile-pic shitposter. If the that bit wasn't there I doubt this would've gotten any traction. The predictable outrage has already gotten well out of order.
I expect he'll be fine.
Actually, he didn't. He mentioned Germany in the 1930's. What is clearly being referred to is where right wing* governments tend to lead.
He kind of laid the bait, and it was taken.
*and hard left too.
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On 06/03/2023 at 10:36, madmitch said:
If it was me I would buy a Mazda 3 over a Corolla every time. Depends on how you view cars. I like them to be fun or at least engaging to drive. That's where the Corolla falls down for me it's as dull as dishwater to drive. All Mazdas seem to be better driver's cars. Also, nowadays Mazda are just as reliable as Toyota and often cheaper to repair. The clincher for me is the quality of the interior of the Mazda. If you are going to be spending a lot of time per day in your car. The Mazda is a far nicer place to be. With some notable exceptions, Toyota are the masters of mediocrity for me.
Except that as the years go by, the Mazda will likely need more repairs than the Toyota.
Specifically, brakes and suspension.
Mazda are well known for their price competitiveness, in addition to being more enjoyable driving machines than typical Toyotas.
Mazdas tend to rust more too, they have long skimped on the rustproofing side of things.
Course, if you're buying new, and only keep for a handful of years, that may not be a concern.
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On 04/03/2023 at 01:04, GTee said:
He never fails. I was using his tree as a table for my ale.
Sleeps in a cardboard box instead of a proper bed during the day. Sleeps on our bed at night. Drinks water from a plastic toy boat in the bath. Disrupts the ironing. Bashes his food dish with his head when hungry. Has destroyed the living room and kitchen chairs. Bites and scratches. Could go on.
Pisses and shits on the floor... ?
Classic anti-hero.
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22 hours ago, TxRover said:
Well, stomping your feet and crying it’s bad isn’t the answer…
…back to my question:
So a publicly published ranking, with fully shown calculations, is automatically corrupt? Do tell, please, what falsehoods you see in the calculations.
Not a matter of 'falsehoods', more like the biases/underlying assumptions implicit in the criteria being applied to come up with 'corrupt'.
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On 17/02/2023 at 17:45, RH33 said:
Friend did it at Glasgow and works in formula 1!
^^^^
Tyre fitter.
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4 hours ago, jagfox said:
Yer da is growing tomatoes and is calling himself Pablo Tescobar...
Very important to have your own supply of tomatoes.
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2 hours ago, TxRover said:
The posting twitter account is clearly a Russian bot account. Looks like an attempt to try to justify Russian missile attacks. The Harpoon/Storm Shadow is pretty much an earlier version of the Ukrainian Neptune.
Not really relevant that the Twitter account is or isn't a bot.
The article originated in The Times.
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2 hours ago, Highland Capital said:
Sometime told me ages ago that they’d served him in a hotel in Edinburgh once and he was deeply unpleasant.
Probably undercooked.
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1 hour ago, scottsdad said:
My car goes into the garage on Wednesday. A coil spring fell off it.
The bane of modern car manufacturing. Coil springs nowadays appear to be made with each end of the coil just chopped
vertically straight through the spring, whereas of old, the ends were cut in the form of a chamfer so that the the chamfered part
merged smoothly into the coil above. The straight cut verticals create a stress point that transmits through the rest of the coil,
and leads to failure of the coil.
That's my understanding of it, anyway. A cheapening of the manufacturing process.
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On 27/01/2023 at 10:20, coprolite said:
I only ever hear about what most of these fannies come out with second hand from people who’ve read their twitterings or who have for some reason watched GB news.
Before social media or cable you could have found similar twats by reading the daily mail or the sun.
I think the main difference is that people hardly ever read the Mail just to find something objectionable to share with their mates.
These dicks love the attention. Don’t give them it.
"... Every day, something for the haters..".
Former Daily Mail editor, Paul Dacre
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I used to work as a freelance programmer. I'd gone freelance to earn much more money, and to stay away from office politics.
One place I worked at, there was a guy that everyone referred to as TC. "Better ask TC about that"..., "Where's TC ?"..., etc. His actual name was Bernie. He seemed a reasonably amicable individual, so I assumed it was something like an in-house humorous reference to Top Cat.
Many weeks in, I asked someone what the TC was all about.
'That C*nt' was the reply.
I didn't take my questions any further.
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5 hours ago, hk blues said:
It would all depend on the terms of the agreement though
What I've stated is basic law of contract. It over-rides any slippery stuff in a so called 'terms of agreement'.
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45 minutes ago, Molotov said:
Is the problem here the franchise or the car?
Even with certain premium brands I’ve had horrendous issues with the dealerships.
The turnover in staff in many of these places leads to really poor customer service.
I have been waiting 2 weeks to take ownership of a car that the dealership, the leasing company and the manufacturer HQ are arguing over an item that was originally ordered (Harmon Kardon) but was removed prior to build as the supplier of the speaker system probably couldn’t meet with demands to reduce price by MINI.
The last three days I’ve not even bothered phoning. They just don’t seem to give a shite about customer service.
Seriously considering cancelling the order and losing my deposit and let them continue to argue.
They accepted your order, and took your deposit money on the basis of that agreement.
If they are unable to fulfill what was agreed, there is no legal basis for them to withhold the return of your deposit.
I'd cancel, and go somewhere where you're not being messed around.
[Long ago, I leased a new Astra. One of the options in the brochure was a smart set of alloys. Come near the day of pickup, the garage informed me that Vauxhall weren't now offering the nice alloy wheels on that spec of Astra. The garage did offer to pay to fit an aftermarket set of my choice. I wasn't at all happy about the whole scenario, but 'want a new car' had gripped me, and I'd signed all the documents, so I went along with this, chose a set that looked good sitting on a shelf. They looked crap, and totally out of place when fitted to the car. A learning experience for me. If your're being messed around, just face them down. If they are unable to supply what was agreed, it's their problem. Don't make it yours . ]
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What brand of clothes do you wear?
in The General Nonsense Forum
Posted · Edited by beefybake
Footwear : Ecco, and Mephisto.
T-shirts and short sleeve polos : Fat Face and Timberland.
Jeans : Asda ( Don't last long, but like the fit ).
Winter : Fjallraven down jacket.
Autumn/Spring : Gilets : Gap and Fat Face.
Underwear : Asda and M & S
Some of these are reassuringly/disgustingly expensive.
I am though quite efficient at charity shop and Ebay searching for them s/h.
[ Not the underwear. I do have some limits ]