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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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Maladict

Quote from: mongers on November 10, 2024, 05:42:48 PMWas there ever a 'Fitness 2024' thread here? 

You had one job

Sheilbh

Quote from: Josquius on November 06, 2024, 09:19:58 AMI should take a break but that's never happening.
Wonder if there's a way to configure my browser to block all mention of US politics  :hmm:
You know how the Guardian does a button for republicans when there's a big royal event?

Something like that for the next four years...
Let's bomb Russia!

mongers

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

Josquius

Quote from: Sheilbh on November 10, 2024, 06:47:16 PM
Quote from: Josquius on November 06, 2024, 09:19:58 AMI should take a break but that's never happening.
Wonder if there's a way to configure my browser to block all mention of US politics  :hmm:
You know how the Guardian does a button for republicans when there's a big royal event?

Something like that for the next four years...

Not a republican but I could do with that button too. The royals exist. Yes I know. I don't care about their taste in hats. Especially now the queen isn't sending out coded messages of European solidarity.
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Tamas

What? You are not interested in The Heir telling you how he goes around the world telling how to solve the housing crisis? (Born into a royal family, duh).

garbon

Those seem like easy enough articles to skip
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Josquius

I was curious about something else so did a quick google and stumbled on this. Map of the most popular baby names across England.

https://www.bellababy.ie/blog/this-map-of-england-and-wales-reveals-the-most-popular-baby-names-by-region-.html

I remember a version of this being posted on reddit years ago. The reaction: OMFG Muhammed everywhere. Muslamic state! England is doomed.
Equally valid reaction: OMFG Arthur ever. The Welsh are rising! England is doomed!

And in the US:

https://www.newsweek.com/map-most-popular-baby-names-each-state-1976724

Holy shit, had no idea Liam was even a thing there let alone this hard.
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Josquius

Giant coral discovered in the pacific.
Not breaking news.
But some of the writing on the report makes me flinch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c629ddqg9v6o

QuoteHe called over his diving buddy, who is also his son Inigo, and they dived further down to inspect it.

QuoteScientists on the expedition measured the coral using a type of tape measure under water. It is 34m wide, 32m long and 5.5m high.

Looks like a journalism career could be on the cards for me afterall.
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crazy canuck

I have never encountered a tape measure that large

Oexmelin

The Onion has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars.
Que le grand cric me croque !

Josquius

Quote from: Oexmelin on Today at 10:29:24 AMThe Onion has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars.

So they have :lol:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/14/onion-info-wars-alex-jones

QuoteThe Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it 'very funny, very stupid'

So they plan to do fuck all with it :(


Is a "Connecticut Democrat" a thing?
Thats a state you never really hear of. Interesting to think it seems to be used in the same sort of breath as London Liberal
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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

Quote from: Josquius on Today at 10:37:57 AMSo they plan to do fuck all with it :(

The way I interpret that statement I expect them to use it to lampoon ridiculous right-wing conspiracy theories.

Quote from: Josquius on Today at 10:37:57 AMIs a "Connecticut Democrat" a thing?
Thats a state you never really hear of. Interesting to think it seems to be used in the same sort of breath as London Liberal

I'm not familiar with that.  Normally I hear all New England liberals lumped into the same category.

Tamas

QuoteThe way I interpret that statement I expect them to use it to lampoon ridiculous right-wing conspiracy theories.

That is not going to end well.