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[Anorthernsoul 1222]

https://metro.co.uk/video/priti-patel-300-034-974-000-tests-carried-out-2149924/?fbclid=IwAR2pPlvuPZT9gvwV3L6i4d02QRO7Hfjk3XjmmwnrvnDZ1Ffk3piP4KQBOeE

[Meenzer 16717]

  On 12/04/2020 at 12:34, ewerk said:

Johnson is out of hospital but not returning to work yet.

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So back to normal, then.

[sammynb 3949]

https://theovertake.com/~beta/frankie-boyle-did-you-ever-wonder-what-youd-be-doing-during-an-apocalypse/

[thebrokendoll 10772]

  On 12/04/2020 at 13:00, Alex said:

For a period in the 90s every track released had an obscure sample. Obviously the more obscure the better  I loved a bit of trance like but I found a lot of that specific goa / psychedelic stuff boring. LSD by Hallucinogen being a notable exception. 

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both the hallucinogen albums were good, twisted and lone deranger. posford had his finger in a load of pies during the early days psy/goa trance. well worth a listen to is hallucinogen in dub, remixed by OTT.

psy girls were by far the minxiest  of the party chicks, although I'd concede you were less likely to get hair wildlife with the drum&bass girls than you were with hippy hugs! 

 

Edited April 12, 2020 by thebrokendoll

[Monkeys Fist 46045]

  On 12/04/2020 at 12:20, PaddockLad said:

Sounds canny...what was rock climbing like when you were full of Moroccan?

 

 

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When you were climbing within your comfort zone/ability it was  incredible after a little herbal- all the climbing in Southern France is bolted, so as long as you clip the bolts, it’s safe as houses. 
When you pushed the boat out and tried something above your ability, it was generally very intense, ( not usually detrimentally so, just made you focused as fuck), or, you’d just say “Fuck it, let’s go to the Cafe” 😂

[Monkeys Fist 46045]

I should add, my experience of being stoned where I was living was very different to the usual sitting in your mate’s bedsit freaking out to Zappa 😂

I was never indoors- the only time you were was going to the shitter. 
Getting stoned often involved nighttime canoeing, going on “boar hunts” armed with paddles, which was basically a bunch of giggling idiots stumbling through the bondou and freaking out at the slightest sound of a wild pig, or, after the wine kicked in, lying around the fire staring at the stars and talking bollocks, ( which is actually pretty close to my initial statement )

My point being, we were used to doing fairly active shit when we were off our nut. 

[Alex 37625]

Didn’t some of the climbers in Yosemite in the late 60s do LSD whilst free climbing? Fuck. That. Shit. 

[Kid Dynamite 7885]

  On 12/04/2020 at 09:46, Alex said:

Can the figures be believed? 

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Well that’s hospital only numbers. God only

knows how many nursing home deaths you can add to that 

[Alex 37625]

  On 12/04/2020 at 14:57, Kid Dynamite said:

Well that’s hospital only numbers. God only

knows how many nursing home deaths you can add to that 

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Aye. It’s fucking horrible. How’s work been for you? 

[Renton 24380]

This article billiantly summarises the rank incompetence of the government that has led us to having the highest death rate per capita in the entire world really well. It's a fucking national disgrace and a tragedy. So many bits to choose from, this probably sums it up.

 

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When I first heard about this, I could not believe it… my colleagues here in the US… assumed that reports of the UK policy were satire”, notes William Hanage, a professor of the evolution and epidemiology of infectious disease at Harvard University, 

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https://bylinetimes.com/2020/04/11/a-national-scandal-a-timeline-of-the-uk-governments-woeful-response-to-the-coronavirus-crisis/?fbclid=IwAR0nlnGbgt8zSKmm82HYaDbdMGzhtr8XPNILbyM5T1NgQXXai7CMz-yauh8

 

 

The government's actions should never be forgotten or forgiven. 

[Alex 37625]

That’s why it matters who you elect. 

[Renton 24380]

  On 12/04/2020 at 14:15, Monkeys Fist said:

I should add, my experience of being stoned where I was living was very different to the usual sitting in your mate’s bedsit freaking out to Zappa 😂

I was never indoors- the only time you were was going to the shitter. 
Getting stoned often involved nighttime canoeing, going on “boar hunts” armed with paddles, which was basically a bunch of giggling idiots stumbling through the bondou and freaking out at the slightest sound of a wild pig, or, after the wine kicked in, lying around the fire staring at the stars and talking bollocks, ( which is actually pretty close to my initial statement )

My point being, we were used to doing fairly active shit when we were off our nut. 

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I'm jealous as fuck about your past bohemian rock climbing life if I'm honest. 

 

Known a few people who did this well into their 40s. Read loads of books by the likes of Joe Simpson etc. I never had the opportunity or the courage of truth be told. 

[Monkeys Fist 46045]

  On 12/04/2020 at 14:53, Alex said:

Didn’t some of the climbers in Yosemite in the late 60s do LSD whilst free climbing? Fuck. That. Shit. 

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Oh aye, 😂
There’s a fantastic documentary on Netflix about the history of Yosemite climbing. 
The 60s and 70s are particularly mental. 
 

There’s a proper mentalist lives in North Wales called John Redhead, did some of the most extreme climbing in Britain in the 80s and 90s, was fond of a drop of Lysergic 😂

[Renton 24380]

Hancock asked about why we are on course for the worst outcomes in Europe  (its predicted the UK will account for 40% of the continental total). He has literally deflected the blame onto the public ffs. 

[Monkeys Fist 46045]

  On 12/04/2020 at 15:06, Renton said:

 

I'm jealous as fuck about your past bohemian rock climbing life if I'm honest. 

 

Known a few people who did this well into their 40s. Read loads of books by the likes of Joe Simpson etc. I never had the opportunity or the courage of truth be told. 

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It had its downsides… aside from the carefree life, quality drugs, filthy women, great travel and magnificent climbing it afforded, money was tight. 

[Rayvin 6375]

  On 12/04/2020 at 15:18, Renton said:

Hancock asked about why we are on course for the worst outcomes in Europe  (its predicted the UK will account for 40% of the continental total). He has literally deflected the blame onto the public ffs. 

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That'll work with the Daily Mail readers though. "Benefit scroungers, immigrants, millenials and remainers all got together to collectively flout the lockdown" a source says.

[Rayvin 6375]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/revealed-value-of-uk-pandemic-stockpile-fell-by-40-in-six-years

 

40% reduction in PPE stockpiles in the 6 years leading up to the pandemic. Nothing surprising here of course, but idk, felt worth mentioning.

[Tom 14195]

Probably not tbh 

[Alex 37625]

 

  On 12/04/2020 at 15:55, Rayvin said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/revealed-value-of-uk-pandemic-stockpile-fell-by-40-in-six-years

 

40% reduction in PPE stockpiles in the 6 years leading up to the pandemic. Nothing surprising here of course, but idk, felt worth mentioning.

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Nah, there’s plenty if you know how to use it properly 

[Rayvin 6375]

  On 12/04/2020 at 16:46, Alex said:

 

Nah, there’s plenty if you know how to use it properly 

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Absolutely, if anything, that extra 40% would have slowed our response down. Hospital staff wouldn't have been able to move for it getting in the way.

[Howmanheyman 37673]

  On 12/04/2020 at 12:34, ewerk said:

Johnson is out of hospital but not returning to work yet.

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The nation breathes again! © Nadine Dorries

  On 12/04/2020 at 15:27, Monkeys Fist said:

It had its downsides… aside from the carefree life, quality drugs, filthy women, great travel and magnificent climbing it afforded, money was tight. 

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Money was tight for me too but I was living in my mam and dad's house in Walker hoping I had enough for to go out for a few pints now and then. I prefer your version.

[Tdansmith 3260]

There will be a clap for Priti Patel tonight at 73 minutes past eleventeen twelvety. 

[NJS 4685]

Hancock was full of shit as usual but I found the contact tracing app for NHS staff interesting - at least some fucker is thinking in the right direction. 

 

"All" we need now is its general release and the ability to match Germany on testing. 

[thebrokendoll 10772]

anybody else think hancock reminds them of the leonard rossiter character rigsby?

greasy, smarmy and seedy. makes your flesh crawl?

[ewerk 33956]

  On 12/04/2020 at 17:28, NJS said:

Hancock was full of shit as usual but I found the contact tracing app for NHS staff interesting - at least some fucker is thinking in the right direction. 

 

"All" we need now is its general release and the ability to match Germany on testing. 

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Wouldn’t the app need access to your GPS location 24/7?