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So apparently the Northern Powerhouse means getting firmly bummed. Seems apt.

Leaving 5p for you to buy one of this forum's favourite things, an energy drink with a dubious promotional strategy

Imagine wanting to go Christmas shopping.

Depends what the reason is for him going.

Gouffran up top, 8 at the back, bring it.

For all I very much agree with the "human nature" argument, the claws go a lot deeper than that. Religion may not ultimately cause war when you drill down into it, but it's definitely used to excuse it, time and time again, and that's not something that should be allowed to pass uncriticised.

It's from this magnificent slice of cultural appropriation: First black performer ever in Eurovision. Not all landmarks are worth remembering.

I can't decide if "unintentional bullying" is better or worse. Sure, you didn't go out of your way to be nasty (not that I believe that with her anyway), but it means your personality is genuinely just that terrible all the time

You'd like to think that'd be the end of the debate, though of course it won't be. Still, at least it's given us this:

When posts from other threads fit perfectly...

The boring answer is that legal documents will often define specific terms at the outset and capitalise them so it's clear that that definition is meant every time the term is used subsequently. That doesn't rule out the possibility that he's just cobbled something together himself in MS Word, of course.

You mean you'd... come in like a wrecking ball?

And did you bump into CT's family having an authentic Leicester Square experience?

Stick that in your skillet and broil it. And no, I'd thought similar but cooking them whole means they still have a decent bit of bite to them.

I've made this (from Ottolenghi's Jerusalem book) a few times and did so again tonight. It's lush. https://inthekitchenwithkath.com/2015/04/08/spicy-carrot-salad-with-pilpelchuma/ Harissa is easier and works fine, and I chop and stir the rocket through the salad before serving. I also don't call it "arugula".

Genie's firmly out of the bottle now, you'd have to say.

[fade to black] On a river where they used to build the boats...

(But seriously - because German humour is NO LAUGHING MATTER - we could probably use some of this kind of messaging and not just Classic Dom's endless parade of slogans. Might get a few more people on board.)

Seems vaguely symbolic

His own departure is about the only thing he's managed to superforecast accurately.

Nice one Mitro.

Fuck me, was there ever anything more Scotland than that?