I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose - what's the solution?
Fair point, but a failure to come up with positive solutions does not itself argue towards taking negative or disproportionate ones.
That applies across much of politics. Contrary to accepted political commentary, you don't always need to have a better idea to criticise a bad one, though it is useful to do so.
Who is everyone's pick for next Labour leader? I think Yvette Cooper.
What has she ever done except for the shambles that was hips.....why would you want such an asinine person in charge when the only thing she championed was a complete idiocy?
At least when buying a house it meant we had something to rely on. Hips dont lie.
She should replicate it with KIPS. Each knife would come with an information pack about the specific risks associated with it.
Can't wait for her to get round to NIPS...
(The Northern Ireland Police Service would have been so cool if that had been how they were branded....)
I was thinking of something much better there and then you spoiled it
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
Albeit the Second World War books aren't a patch on the WW1 ones.
Spitfire Parade is very much a patch on the WW1 stories- more plagiarised than a bloody Golbert and Sullivan opera.
I read that a very long time ago, so don't remember it well.
However, the WW1 books I have read recently, and they hold up remarkably well. In particular, there isn't a lot of the glorification of war in there, and there's a lot of people cracking under the pressure. The White Fokker is a particular favourite of mine.
Spitfire Parade is basically an unconvincing rehash of some of the less gritty WW1 stories. Including the one with the Christmas turkey.
Biggles wiki has this to say about it:
Spitfire Parade by W. E. Johns is an anthology of short stories which was first published in 1941 by Oxford University Press. Most of the stories were reworkings of R.F.C. era short stories which had first appeared elsewhere, for example in The Camels are Coming and Biggles in France. The title page includes the subtitle: "Stories of Biggles in War-time."
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
When we ban pointy knives, and it doesn’t work, will we come for the screwdrivers? How will we stop people breaking knives to get a point? What about good old fashioned toothbrush shivs? Will we ban bottles?
Don’t tell them about cars - if they find out they are responsible for around 7 times more deaths in the UK we’re all walking and Dura Ace will have nothing to live for.
Don't be silly, he'll still have his titanium Brompton.
A Titanium Brompton sounds like an upmarket pegging device for your more discerning gentleman.
No serious cyclist over the age of 7 should be seen on anything with wheels smaller than 20"
All it will achieve is more expensive kitchen knives as production will have to be adapted for those blades destined for UK market compared to rest of the world.
No it won’t. Non pointy knives are already quite common.
So let’s tackle the symptom but not the cause.
Pointy kitchen knives are a symptom?
He means the reason people want to kill each other...if they don't use knives there are a million ways to do it unless you want to ban for example cricket bats too
Oh yes, I see. The "tools" then. We're tackling the tools not the root cause.
A tool. Singular. There are many tools used to exact vengeance and take a life. Knives will simply be supplanted by something else. These people have no regard for others lives do you seriously think a half wit bannjng the sale of knives with pointed ends will stop Stan the Stabber or Dan the Daggerman from Dagenham getting a tool to exact brutal justice against someone who dissed them.
No, it's not quite gun control in America, is it.
Still, I wouldn't set myself quite so implacably against it. It's an Idris Elba suggestion and he's ... well he's Idris Elba.
So what. Fuck Idris Elba if he comes up with bullshit ideas and expects to be given a free ride because he’s famous. Why should the opinion of a luvvie carry any weight. Let’s consult Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on The Chagos Islands and see what Peter Cetera has to say on a free trade agreement with the USA.
Stick to reading lines written for him.
Where’s the proof it will work. It’s a knee jerk reaction.
He's done a fair amount in this area, I believe. Not sure a "fuck him" reaction is quite rational. Poor guy.
Plus he was nearly Bond. Would you be saying fuck him if he was? Braver man than me if so.
quite frankly so what if he has done work. Good for him for that. Doesn’t make him right about the solution which does nothing to tackle the root cause of the problem.
Something you failed to understand too, probably why you think he’s ace.
Ah no that was just your "symptoms" throwing me there. We sorted that.
On this one, Cooper was asked if she was considering the idea (from Elba and others) and she says yes she will consider it. You'd expect that. You wouldn't expect her to say she wouldn't. It merits consideration.
So she'll look at costs v benefits, I would imagine. Why wouldn't she. It's her job. My sense fwiw is that pointy kitchen knives will not end up getting the chop. But let's see. There's nothing to get too offended about at this stage.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
On topic, I agree Streeting is probably a lay. For one thing, Labour will really, really want a female leader after an unbroken succession of white men.
Ed Miliband.
He was the future once!
It's a rare politician who can be in office, then out of it for 14 years, and then still be at the top again.
I'm not sure Ed M is worthy of doing that, but he has managed it.
Just shows how shit labour are when that absolute clown is still one of their best, FFS they must have plenty of barrel scrapers based on that.
I think we need input regarding the banning of pointy knives from the sizeable part of the population who live on microwave meals - how on earth are they supposed to pierce the plastic film before cooking?
All it will achieve is more expensive kitchen knives as production will have to be adapted for those blades destined for UK market compared to rest of the world.
No it won’t. Non pointy knives are already quite common.
So let’s tackle the symptom but not the cause.
Pointy kitchen knives are a symptom?
He means the reason people want to kill each other...if they don't use knives there are a million ways to do it unless you want to ban for example cricket bats too
Oh yes, I see. The "tools" then. We're tackling the tools not the root cause.
A tool. Singular. There are many tools used to exact vengeance and take a life. Knives will simply be supplanted by something else. These people have no regard for others lives do you seriously think a half wit bannjng the sale of knives with pointed ends will stop Stan the Stabber or Dan the Daggerman from Dagenham getting a tool to exact brutal justice against someone who dissed them.
While that's true, one only has to look at the US to discover that if you make it a little harder to find a lethal weapon, then you will prevent at least a few murders.
You deter maybe the "in the moment ones" where they have a weapon on them....however as I said if they were going to carry a knife...they will now carry a screwdriver, an awl etc both of which are actually better stabbing weapons. A wide bladed knife if not used properly tends to get hooked up on ribs and most stabbers need tuition on the best way to use one
I'm not saying you will deter all - or even the majority - of crimes. I'm merely pointing out that the logical conclusion of the argument that "well, they'd always find something else they could use to kill" is that places where the local criminals went around touting AK47s would be no less safe than Balham on a Saturday night.
ah well you see guns are a different category of weapon...you can kill easily lots of people with an ak47 from a distance....a knife is up close, personal and much more sensual
I think we need input regarding the banning of pointy knives from the sizeable part of the population who live on microwave meals - how on earth are they supposed to pierce the plastic film before cooking?
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Looks like he did a lot of travelling.
I wonder if he wrote for the flint knappers gazette.
I think we need input regarding the banning of pointy knives from the sizeable part of the population who live on microwave meals - how on earth are they supposed to pierce the plastic film before cooking?
Or a packet of ham with a ‘peel here’ sticker.
Or slice a tomato when they cannot be bothered to sharpen their knife regularly.
I think we need input regarding the banning of pointy knives from the sizeable part of the population who live on microwave meals - how on earth are they supposed to pierce the plastic film before cooking?
Fork
Interesting idea. Can you stab someone with a fork? I take it the saying “stick a fork in me, I’m done” isn’t literal?
All it will achieve is more expensive kitchen knives as production will have to be adapted for those blades destined for UK market compared to rest of the world.
No it won’t. Non pointy knives are already quite common.
So let’s tackle the symptom but not the cause.
Pointy kitchen knives are a symptom?
He means the reason people want to kill each other...if they don't use knives there are a million ways to do it unless you want to ban for example cricket bats too
Oh yes, I see. The "tools" then. We're tackling the tools not the root cause.
A tool. Singular. There are many tools used to exact vengeance and take a life. Knives will simply be supplanted by something else. These people have no regard for others lives do you seriously think a half wit bannjng the sale of knives with pointed ends will stop Stan the Stabber or Dan the Daggerman from Dagenham getting a tool to exact brutal justice against someone who dissed them.
No, it's not quite gun control in America, is it.
Still, I wouldn't set myself quite so implacably against it. It's an Idris Elba suggestion and he's ... well he's Idris Elba.
So what. Fuck Idris Elba if he comes up with bullshit ideas and expects to be given a free ride because he’s famous. Why should the opinion of a luvvie carry any weight. Let’s consult Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on The Chagos Islands and see what Peter Cetera has to say on a free trade agreement with the USA.
Stick to reading lines written for him.
Where’s the proof it will work. It’s a knee jerk reaction.
He's done a fair amount in this area, I believe. Not sure a "fuck him" reaction is quite rational. Poor guy.
Plus he was nearly Bond. Would you be saying fuck him if he was? Braver man than me if so.
quite frankly so what if he has done work. Good for him for that. Doesn’t make him right about the solution which does nothing to tackle the root cause of the problem.
Something you failed to understand too, probably why you think he’s ace.
Ah no that was just your "symptoms" throwing me there. We sorted that.
On this one, Cooper was asked if she was considering the idea (from Elba and others) and she says yes she will consider it. You'd expect that. You wouldn't expect her to say she wouldn't. It merits consideration.
So she'll look at costs v benefits, I would imagine. Why wouldn't she. It's her job. My sense fwiw is that pointy kitchen knives will not end up getting the chop. But let's see. There's nothing to get too offended about at this stage.
That is my take on the matter.
Tackle the cause not the symptom is a common enough saying.
I chose to use it as a tribute to Frank N Furter who pledged to do exactly that when he had two strangers turn up at his home one rainy night and they had some troubling issues.
Liked the wordplay with kitchen knives getting the chop. 👍
I think we need input regarding the banning of pointy knives from the sizeable part of the population who live on microwave meals - how on earth are they supposed to pierce the plastic film before cooking?
Fork
Interesting idea. Can you stab someone with a fork? I take it the saying “stick a fork in me, I’m done” isn’t literal?
you cant easily with the tined end, however slamming the hilt in through an ear is probably fatal
The thing I find interesting is how frightened JD Vance is of any real debate. His theology is at Beano level so all he has left is a pivot to personal insults whenever anyone asks any real questions, or reminds him of the bits of his Bible he left in the machine when he shredded it - just like Trump.
If we want to make Rory into an intellectual titan with a real hinterland, just put him next to one of those two.
As for a Telegraph hack spending 1500 words ranting away about "centrist dads", and the Telegraph feeling the need to publish it, I think it probably says more about him and them. That full piece:
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
But my point still stands! Messerschmitt's first designs, the S8 and S9 gliders, first flew in 1921.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
But my point still stands! Messerschmitt's first designs, the S8 and S9 gliders, first flew in 1921.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
Albeit the Second World War books aren't a patch on the WW1 ones.
Spitfire Parade is very much a patch on the WW1 stories- more plagiarised than a bloody Golbert and Sullivan opera.
I read that a very long time ago, so don't remember it well.
However, the WW1 books I have read recently, and they hold up remarkably well. In particular, there isn't a lot of the glorification of war in there, and there's a lot of people cracking under the pressure. The White Fokker is a particular favourite of mine.
My tutor, Professor Matthias Strohn, told me that if anything, WWI military authorities were more sympathetic towards military personnel suffering combat stress, than their WWII counterparts. Patton was not an outlier.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.
Your mother hired it for you...should have been the giveaway....mothers at the time wanted us to watch blue peter
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
But my point still stands! Messerschmitt's first designs, the S8 and S9 gliders, first flew in 1921.
did the germans use those gliders in ww1?
Probably not, given WW1 ended in 1918. So, no Messerschmitt aircraft took part.
All it will achieve is more expensive kitchen knives as production will have to be adapted for those blades destined for UK market compared to rest of the world.
No it won’t. Non pointy knives are already quite common.
So let’s tackle the symptom but not the cause.
Pointy kitchen knives are a symptom?
He means the reason people want to kill each other...if they don't use knives there are a million ways to do it unless you want to ban for example cricket bats too
Oh yes, I see. The "tools" then. We're tackling the tools not the root cause.
A tool. Singular. There are many tools used to exact vengeance and take a life. Knives will simply be supplanted by something else. These people have no regard for others lives do you seriously think a half wit bannjng the sale of knives with pointed ends will stop Stan the Stabber or Dan the Daggerman from Dagenham getting a tool to exact brutal justice against someone who dissed them.
No, it's not quite gun control in America, is it.
Still, I wouldn't set myself quite so implacably against it. It's an Idris Elba suggestion and he's ... well he's Idris Elba.
So what. Fuck Idris Elba if he comes up with bullshit ideas and expects to be given a free ride because he’s famous. Why should the opinion of a luvvie carry any weight. Let’s consult Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on The Chagos Islands and see what Peter Cetera has to say on a free trade agreement with the USA.
Stick to reading lines written for him.
Where’s the proof it will work. It’s a knee jerk reaction.
He's done a fair amount in this area, I believe. Not sure a "fuck him" reaction is quite rational. Poor guy.
Plus he was nearly Bond. Would you be saying fuck him if he was? Braver man than me if so.
quite frankly so what if he has done work. Good for him for that. Doesn’t make him right about the solution which does nothing to tackle the root cause of the problem.
Something you failed to understand too, probably why you think he’s ace.
Ah no that was just your "symptoms" throwing me there. We sorted that.
On this one, Cooper was asked if she was considering the idea (from Elba and others) and she says yes she will consider it. You'd expect that. You wouldn't expect her to say she wouldn't. It merits consideration.
So she'll look at costs v benefits, I would imagine. Why wouldn't she. It's her job. My sense fwiw is that pointy kitchen knives will not end up getting the chop. But let's see. There's nothing to get too offended about at this stage.
That is my take on the matter.
Tackle the cause not the symptom is a common enough saying.
I chose to use it as a tribute to Frank N Furter who pledged to do exactly that when he had two strangers turn up at his home one rainy night and they had some troubling issues.
Liked the wordplay with kitchen knives getting the chop. 👍
I do try. People might not think so sometimes but I do.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
Socks full of coins, pool balls or even a full coke can can be very dangerous weapons although one should probably use football socks rather than those weird little socks you can’t see out of the shoe as they aren’t very easy to swing like a mace.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
When we ban pointy knives, and it doesn’t work, will we come for the screwdrivers? How will we stop people breaking knives to get a point? What about good old fashioned toothbrush shivs? Will we ban bottles?
Don’t tell them about cars - if they find out they are responsible for around 7 times more deaths in the UK we’re all walking and Dura Ace will have nothing to live for.
Don't be silly, he'll still have his titanium Brompton.
A Titanium Brompton sounds like an upmarket pegging device for your more discerning gentleman.
No serious cyclist over the age of 7 should be seen on anything with wheels smaller than 20"
I raise you Susannah Thornton, in her 50s, who bikepacked from London to Sweden on her Brompton.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Just look at Carlin in Scum. A sock with a couple of snooker balls. He twatted that guy on B-Wing.
That borstal should have banned socks.
However for many teenage males having a special sock is a rite of passage. What would they do otherwise.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
In suggesting Labour is on unsafe ground in Ilford North, we are, of course, assuming that pro-Gaza Independents will still be a thing in May 2029. Apart from any other consideration we'll have a different US president to deal with.
But what will Gaza be like given the Trumpdozer and his mates seem to want to make it prime real estate.
Take Trump seriously but not literally and work out the possibilities from there.
Can anyone tell us what is the best plan as yet from anyone with power but who isn't Trump?
Stick with a 2-state solution. Put pressure on Israel to accept it. The US could do this if they wanted to.
No, they couldn’t
After October 7 there is no two state solution. It’s done
So what’s next? The only world leader offering ANY future to the Palestinians is - irony of ironies - Donald Trump
What future?
He's offering them a forced relocation to the desert whilst providing the Israelis with more bombs. No doubt as soon as they move they will be bombed and once they settle they will be bombed. What choice?
There was a Israeli spokeswoman on the WATO who's rhetoric was indistinguishable from Nazi pamphlets. And this is a spokeswoman. Imagine what is said behind the scenes. Hopefully the Arabs will now understand that America will always support Israeli aggression. And Israel will always want more.
AIUI he wants them to go to Indonesia
If Jakarta can be persuaded (that’s one of the world’s bigger ifs) that would be a great choice. Sunny, fertile, Muslim but quite relaxed, and in a booming part of the world
Because, let’s face it, what is the alternative? After October 7 Israel will NEVER agree to a 2 state solution. It was already extremely unlikely Palestinians would be allowed to return to their homes pre 1947, now it is utterly impossible
So what’s left? They will just sit there, in squalor and misery, in the rubble of Gaza, for the rest of time? That’s it? I doubt it. If I were Palestinian I would hate Jews so much I would try and do another October 7, eventually one of them will succeed, so we have another October 7, and this time Israel will kill 80,000 or 500,000 not 40,000, or maybe Israel will kill all of them, fuck knows but that is the future unless someone suggests a new and radically different solution
I believe the cumulative death toll is closer to 500 000 than 40 000.
You state everything as absolute and predetermined I think differently. Israel will do what the US requires of them and once Americans are no longer willing to fund endless atrocities these immutable ideas will change. You cannot bomb your neighbours and threaten a continent whilst living on a postage stamp.
Israel relies on a mercurial superpower for most of their weapons and have a population of 10 million. They will have to compromise.
Weren't we rather postage stamp-sized relatively in 1940s and didn't we need to rely on the US to do what was right. So what you suggest is not inevitable.
We had 20 odd miles of moat and an empire. Israel is surrounded by places it has bombed and some concrete walls. You're a shouty military man do you really think they will ever be secure?
"We had 20 odd miles of moat and an empire."
Genuinely LOL.
Do you suppose our moat would have protected us absent US involvement.
The US wasn't secure on 9/11 and in Boston. We weren't secure from PIRA and latterly from IS-inspired events. Is Israel secure? Evidently not either as we have seen. But is it an existential threat - yes as far as Hamas and plenty of "ordinary decent Palestinians" are concerned. But practically no. They aren't going anywhere any time soon.
Unlike it seems perhaps according to The Donald's latest idea, those selfsame Palestinians.
Our 'moat' did protect us. Hitler abandoned Operation Sea Lion after losing the Battle of Britain ... hat-tip Polish and Czechoslovak pilots ..... and turned his face East. With eventually fatal results.
Arguably the Battle of Britain was beside the point. The Royal Navy would have decimated any invasion fleet, even with the Luftwaffe ascendant.
9 out of 10 getting through would have still been a problem...
Given the plan was to load troops and horses into overloaded river barges, with little freeboard, then tow them across the Channel. Slower than the prevailing tides. And defense was to consist of the soldiers shooting from the barges….
They would have been lucky if 1/2 made it. Even if the entire RN went to the pub.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Between the wars, he fought criminals.
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
I was wondering why there was never a tv version, unlike the likes of Dick Barton, but there was. In 1960. Although I doubt any exist now.
There was a not great film made in the 80s. I remember being very excited about my mother hiring it for me from a video rental shop one Saturday morning as I had a school friend coming to stay for the night and it wasn't quite what we hoped for.
The one with time travel? That was....weird.
That’s the one - just googled it and it clearly killed the careers of everyone in it apart from Peter Cushing as I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of them in anything since.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Just look at Carlin in Scum. A sock with a couple of snooker balls. He twatted that guy on B-Wing.
That borstal should have banned socks.
Yup anyone that thinks socks arent an offensive weapon led a very sheltered life
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
Thats ok I haven't revealed all my dangerous arsenal
In suggesting Labour is on unsafe ground in Ilford North, we are, of course, assuming that pro-Gaza Independents will still be a thing in May 2029. Apart from any other consideration we'll have a different US president to deal with.
But what will Gaza be like given the Trumpdozer and his mates seem to want to make it prime real estate.
Take Trump seriously but not literally and work out the possibilities from there.
Can anyone tell us what is the best plan as yet from anyone with power but who isn't Trump?
Stick with a 2-state solution. Put pressure on Israel to accept it. The US could do this if they wanted to.
No, they couldn’t
After October 7 there is no two state solution. It’s done
So what’s next? The only world leader offering ANY future to the Palestinians is - irony of ironies - Donald Trump
What future?
He's offering them a forced relocation to the desert whilst providing the Israelis with more bombs. No doubt as soon as they move they will be bombed and once they settle they will be bombed. What choice?
There was a Israeli spokeswoman on the WATO who's rhetoric was indistinguishable from Nazi pamphlets. And this is a spokeswoman. Imagine what is said behind the scenes. Hopefully the Arabs will now understand that America will always support Israeli aggression. And Israel will always want more.
More security? More ways to stop terrorists murdering, abducting, raping? Lots of what Israel has done in the name of responding to 7th October can be seen as over the top, barbaric, a step too far. For sure. But then Hamas sought this out. They sewed the wind. What did they think would happen?
Why stop at Oct 7th, the history goes back decades.
Yes, it does, but Oct 7th was what caused the latest flare up in a long line of hate.
At some point people need to sit down together with their enemies and talk. Its happened in Northern Ireland thankfully. Why not in the ME?
I suppose one advantage in Nirthern Ireland was that an increasing number of people didn't regard themselves as Protestant or Catholic, or even if they did, didn't think that defined them.any more.
I was musing on this last night in the context of Islamophobia. I think people have a lot more issues with Islam (and muslims in general) because of the coupling of Islam to the state. Islamic countries tend to have their religion at the heart of government and everyday life, in a way that has not been the case in the West for a very long time. So in terms of culture an influx of x muslims feels more threatening than an influx of Budhists, for instance. It feels inevitable in the UK that religion fades away (as we become more rational? Is that a stretch?) Has this transition started for Islam yet? Was it their in Iran in the 1970's?
(edit for stupid typo)
Yes, it's a stretch.
I think it was CS Lewis who observed that when people stop believing in religion they don't believe in nothing, they believe in anything.
Empirically, that seems to be what happens at least in our society.
Really?
I think the evidence is that those espouse belief in God are more likely to believe in things like tarot cards.
I'd be interested to see the data.
There's a category problem equating "belief in God" with "belief in religion". If you talk to modern or modernish 'spiritual' type people or groups, they will usually assert that they are 'spiritual', vehemently deny that they are "religious", and believe in a concept of God they have made up to be convenient for themselves.
The problem is usually that religions have expectations and demands, and modern self-defined 'spiritual' types often mainly want personal comfort and a warm fuzzy feeling.
That's leaving aside that one of the demands of major religions (at least the Abrahamic ones without checking the others) is that practices such as Tarot are ruled out.
There's also an issue with the meaning of "believe". In Christian religion, at least, an intellectual belief which does not impact on pattern of life and conduct is not a belief. In Biblical terms (sorry for the religious language), the modern chasm between belief in the head and lifestyle does not exist - the action is the implicit expression of the belief.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
Given how incompetent the government are, shouldn't they instead have a policy of increasing knife crime?
I can see it now - DfE mandates knife fighting lessons in school.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
There were a few interwar stories…
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Just look at Carlin in Scum. A sock with a couple of snooker balls. He twatted that guy on B-Wing.
That borstal should have banned socks.
Yup anyone that thinks socks arent an offensive weapon led a very sheltered life
Socks are dangerous. There was even Mr Socko in the world of wrestling. A violent sock that choked its opponents to submission used by legend Mick Foley in recognition of the dangers of the humble sock.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
Given how incompetent the government are, shouldn't they instead have a policy of increasing knife crime?
I can see it now - DfE mandates knife fighting lessons in school.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
My neighbours called the police on me once when my son was 10....was teaching him to fight with a dagger and from their vantage point I had spun him round when he over extended and slit his throat....they were blunt practise knives
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I’m a 50% owner of a trebuchet.
hehe I only plan to borrow it if I am on the non police side of a riot
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
Given how incompetent the government are, shouldn't they instead have a policy of increasing knife crime?
I can see it now - DfE mandates knife fighting lessons in school.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
I once chopped the top off a finger of mine with a mandolin. The kitchen utensil and not the thing Captain Corelli twanged.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
"My first job was programming binary loadlifters, very similar to your vaporators in most respects."
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
Given how incompetent the government are, shouldn't they instead have a policy of increasing knife crime?
I can see it now - DfE mandates knife fighting lessons in school.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
I once chopped the top off a finger of mine with a mandolin. The kitchen utensil and not the thing Captain Corelli twanged.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
Given how incompetent the government are, shouldn't they instead have a policy of increasing knife crime?
I can see it now - DfE mandates knife fighting lessons in school.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
I once chopped the top off a finger of mine with a mandolin. The kitchen utensil and not the thing Captain Corelli twanged.
Get thee a Fairbairn–Sykes….
That’s an impressive weapon.
Not sure it would be of any use in my kitchen though.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose - what's the solution?
Good point. I would also point out that knife homicide rates in the UK are also very low compared to other countries. They are much higher, for example, in Germany.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
Agreed dont take recipes of the internet unless you know enough to tell they are correct
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
There were a few interwar stories…
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
Controlling them all, “a little white-faced Jew, with an eye like a rattlesnake.”
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I’m a 50% owner of a trebuchet.
How,does that work ? Do you hire it out to filmmakers and historical battle re enactments ?
Where do you store it when not in use ? Must be indoors if it is wood.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
There were a few interwar stories…
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
Controlling them all, “a little white-faced Jew, with an eye like a rattlesnake.”
A product of the times he lived in like the robertsons golliwog
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
There were a few interwar stories…
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
Controlling them all, “a little white-faced Jew, with an eye like a rattlesnake.”
A product of the times he lived in like the robertsons golliwog
For example we would never countenance blazing saddles today.....we make a face when we come across references like that but its because we moved on....a book or script or film is set in the aspic of its era
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I’m a 50% owner of a trebuchet.
How,does that work ? Do you hire it out to filmmakers and historical battle re enactments ?
Where do you store it when not in use ? Must be indoors if it is wood.
Rents it out to HY when there aren't enough tanks to send North.
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
What did he do inbetween the wars ?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
There were a few interwar stories…
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
Controlling them all, “a little white-faced Jew, with an eye like a rattlesnake.”
That’s 39 Steps. Where Scudder is noted to have an anti-semetic thing going, in the book.
The Metropolitan Police has declined to investigate Sir Keir Starmer’s in person meeting with his voice coach during Covid lockdown.
On Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, said police should look into whether a visit by Leonie Mellinger to Labour’s London headquarters on Christmas Eve in 2020 had broken any Covid rules.
But a Met Police spokesman said the force was barred from any investigations of possible Covid breaches that had happened more than three years ago.
“We can confirm we have received a report,” the spokesman said. “The specific legislation that would be used by police forces dealing with alleged offences during Covid has a three-year deadline for initiating proceedings. As this alleged incident falls outside this timeframe, no action will be taken.”
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
You are Visa and I claim my five pounds.
Actually mastercards are better for it, harder plastic and keep a better edge as a tip
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
Nah not needed if I wanted to kill the pb crowd I know someone with a full sized trebuchet
I’m a 50% owner of a trebuchet.
How,does that work ? Do you hire it out to filmmakers and historical battle re enactments ?
Where do you store it when not in use ? Must be indoors if it is wood.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
It was just a much more exciting read than 'Chemistry Lesson #1' though. Like getting kids excited about computer programming by teaching them gaming code, rather than implementing a binary tree in FORTRAN.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I’d guess a visit from the public coiffure is a must prior to the gathering !
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
biggles fought in both wars I believe pbbiggerpederantry
Albeit the Second World War books aren't a patch on the WW1 ones.
Spitfire Parade is very much a patch on the WW1 stories- more plagiarised than a bloody Golbert and Sullivan opera.
I read that a very long time ago, so don't remember it well.
However, the WW1 books I have read recently, and they hold up remarkably well. In particular, there isn't a lot of the glorification of war in there, and there's a lot of people cracking under the pressure. The White Fokker is a particular favourite of mine.
My tutor, Professor Matthias Strohn, told me that if anything, WWI military authorities were more sympathetic towards military personnel suffering combat stress, than their WWII counterparts. Patton was not an outlier.
I don’t believe that’s true. No British soldier was shot for ‘cowardice’* in WW2. Plenty were in the Great War for what was most likely combat fatigue. The authorities were, though, very aware that they needed to be fair to the troops as sons of democracies. On the whole most allied soldiers were happy to do their bit, they just wanted others to do theirs too. They realised the importance of rotation out of the line and not using your best and most trusted units for everything.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
Isn’t it just HNO3 and cotton? Or do you need some H2SO4 too?
I think that Sam Kerr was the author of her own misfortune.
It's hard not to conclude that they were pissed and behaved badly, and seem to be rather surprised that there were consequences to their actions.
She sounds like an arsehole drunk who was outraged at not being believed, which I doubt is unique with footballers of any gender in that situation, though being an arsehole in itself should not be a crime.
If being an arsehole were a crime...
fuck me, there'd be some by-elections...
I have no doubt, however, that many people think being an arsehole is, or should be, a crime.
Sadly, in some cases, they may well be right!
I am ok with it being a crime, provided I am the arbiter of being an arsehole.
Don’t thank me for holding the door? Prison.
Play music out loud on the train? Prison.
Funny, I don't remember a 'Biggles enforces a police state' book.
Maybe that was 1956's - 'Biggles takes charge.
Leading to 1963's - 'Biggles takes it rough'.
His short lived and undistinguished foray into porn?
That was 'Biggles' Camel Hump.'
A focker on every page.
Did Biggles say ‘these fockers were in Messerschmitts’ ?
Were there any Messerschmitts in WW1?
#PBpendantry
Some of the Biggles books deal with Bf.109s in WW2. Edit: Pagan got there before me!
But there weren't any Messerschmitt aircraft in WW1
Good Lord Sir Kier got his arse handed to him at PMQs. Kemi had a few adrenaliney jitters but overall she had a gaping open goal and slammed it in. The man was an incomprehensible blubbering wreck.
You should be called JokeGuy, lucky. If her Lazy Excellence hadn’t skipped security briefings, should might have landed a punch.
But Farage was very interesting. Not banging on about traitors giving the empire away, or boat crossings on porous borders, or lack of homes due to 1M each year in new migrants, he linked pensioners empty pockets as a reason to abandon Labour for Reform, in the way the Conservative front bench can’t do just yet as they were in control so long till recently so are linked to the financial pain.
Um, piss off. Kier's risible 'security briefings' defence was the worst part of his performance. Well, except that strangled "No thaaaanks". But nothing is worse than that.
His briefings were getting howls of derision by the end - he ended up inventing briefings that Kemi should have attended for things that don't even have briefings.
That would be SKS's ideal form of PMQs though probably wouldn't it? None of this nasty holding the Government to account and stirring up the public. Let's just have a briefing beforehand and then go through the motions. Sadly that's not the way it worked out for him today.
In Leon and LuckyGuy are two people who would turn on the Conservative Party in an instant. I don’t want the Conservative Party to go full fat Leon or silly LuckyGuy in opposition, but stick to responsible opposition that protects UK interests whilst opposing and scrutinising a government.
The £18B Chagos figure was fake, put out by those negotiating with the UK government in a deal, to try and get a better deal from taxpayers money. You were the one who said Badenoch was brilliant at PMQs, where she claimed £18B as a fact in commons, she said it was true. The rival negotiating team to the UK have since disowned the figure they floated yesterday. Starmer so easily flattened Badenoch by asking her, for goodness sake whose side are you on.
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
Hell if you grind down the edge of a credit or debit card you can make it sharp enough to slit a throat
Easy Pagan or they’re going to have to frisk everyone on entry to the next PB gathering. “Any dangerous socks, credit cards or plastic bags on you sir?”
They’ll have to hold it in a nudist camp.
Have I mentioned the offensive uses pubic hair can be put too?
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
My first job was as an industrial chemist....know what you mean....also qualifications in microbiology for the more viral moments if I ever chose to be a terrorist
I remember having a chat with a quite senior professor who had got interested in science around the same time as me. We both, somewhat guiltily, admitted that "The Anarchists Cookbook" had sparked our interest.
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
“The Anarchists Cookbook" is full of things that don’t work and are more likely to kill/injure the wannabe anarchist.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
Isn’t it just HNO3 and cotton? Or do you need some H2SO4 too?
You realise if anyone answers that question they may well fall foul of anti terrorism laws?
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
I'd suggest one of the reasons that knife crime exercises us so much is positive: it's because gun crime is relatively rare in the UK, for a variety of reasons including accessibility. So knives are the chosen weapon of many ne'er-do-wells.
I share the scepticism about banning pointed knives. However, amidst all the scathing comments on here about the government's approach, I can't recall reading a single sensible suggestion that would reduce knife crime, either the act itself or the root causes. It's easy to oppose -what's the solution?
The governments suggestions aren't sensible either. The only way to control the killings is to ban everything that could conceivably be used as a weapon to kill because people will just pack anyway. Gun's are a different category I think as they allow killing at a distance which makes you remote from the consequence.....so by all mean ban knives, chisels, screwdrivers, axes, crossbows, socks, awls, hammers,baseball bats, cricket bats, dowling, any martial arts weapon etc
Socks?
If I have a sock I have a weapon....can be used as a garotte if long enough, else fill with coins, gravel, sand, a half brick if one is available. A long one can also double as a sling....the lethal possibilities of a sock are myriad
Captain Miller: "You take a standard G.I sock, cram it with as much Composition B as it can hold, rig up a simple fuse, then coat the whole thing with axel grease. Now when you throw it, it should stick. Its a bomb that sticks, its a "sticky bomb". Think of a better way to knock out the tracks, I'm all ears."
Which makes my point how do you ban weapons that kill people when socks or tights are on the list
If you did chemistry, back when it was fun*, you look at the shelf in a hardware store and think - that & that….
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
One of our ‘tasks’ in A Level chemistry practical was to to make alcohol. We were told to bring some orange juice to school that day, so that we ‘could get rid of the surplus’.
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That applies across much of politics. Contrary to accepted political commentary, you don't always need to have a better idea to criticise a bad one, though it is useful to do so.
Eh?
Did he go back to Pratt and Sons and play cricket for the Croydon Gentlemen or did he stay in the fledgling airforce. I’d guess not many interwar stories of Biggles were written.
Spitfire Parade by W. E. Johns is an anthology of short stories which was first published in 1941 by Oxford University Press. Most of the stories were reworkings of R.F.C. era short stories which had first appeared elsewhere, for example in The Camels are Coming and Biggles in France. The title page includes the subtitle: "Stories of Biggles in War-time."
And then he went off to Spain and was involved in the civil war there. I forget which side he was on.
On this one, Cooper was asked if she was considering the idea (from Elba and others) and she says yes she will consider it. You'd expect that. You wouldn't expect her to say she wouldn't. It merits consideration.
So she'll look at costs v benefits, I would imagine. Why wouldn't she. It's her job. My sense fwiw is that pointy kitchen knives will not end up getting the chop. But let's see. There's nothing to get too offended about at this stage.
That is my take on the matter.
‘Trebles for show, doubles for dough’
Or slice a tomato when they cannot be bothered to sharpen their knife regularly.
I chose to use it as a tribute to Frank N Furter who pledged to do exactly that when he had two strangers turn up at his home one rainy night and they had some troubling issues.
Liked the wordplay with kitchen knives getting the chop. 👍
The Rest is Politics about the Stewart-Vance incident. In which it is revealed he qualified for Mensa.
https://youtu.be/CjMK0a55BYw?t=781
The thing I find interesting is how frightened JD Vance is of any real debate. His theology is at Beano level so all he has left is a pivot to personal insults whenever anyone asks any real questions, or reminds him of the bits of his Bible he left in the machine when he shredded it - just like Trump.
If we want to make Rory into an intellectual titan with a real hinterland, just put him next to one of those two.
As for a Telegraph hack spending 1500 words ranting away about "centrist dads", and the Telegraph feeling the need to publish it, I think it probably says more about him and them. That full piece:
https://archive.is/20250205132012/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/04/centrist-dads-are-toxic-rory-stewart/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggles_(TV_series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaUU5X4fZik
That borstal should have banned socks.
However for many teenage males having a special sock is a rite of passage. What would they do otherwise.
They would have been lucky if 1/2 made it. Even if the entire RN went to the pub.
There's a category problem equating "belief in God" with "belief in religion". If you talk to modern or modernish 'spiritual' type people or groups, they will usually assert that they are 'spiritual', vehemently deny that they are "religious", and believe in a concept of God they have made up to be convenient for themselves.
The problem is usually that religions have expectations and demands, and modern self-defined 'spiritual' types often mainly want personal comfort and a warm fuzzy feeling.
That's leaving aside that one of the demands of major religions (at least the Abrahamic ones without checking the others) is that practices such as Tarot are ruled out.
There's also an issue with the meaning of "believe". In Christian religion, at least, an intellectual belief which does not impact on pattern of life and conduct is not a belief. In Biblical terms (sorry for the religious language), the modern chasm between belief in the head and lifestyle does not exist - the action is the implicit expression of the belief.
The biggest problem will be a generation who can’t pick up a knife without injuring themselves.
Thwarting dastardly furriners undermining the Empire, wasn’t it?
https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-mr-socko-how-mick-foley-turned-sock-into-icon-of-attitude-era/
*doing home silvering of mirrors, if your silver nitrate solution turns black….
He now advises the UK Government on such things.
Most explosives are extremely simple. My brother made guncotton *by accident*.
Not sure it would be of any use in my kitchen though.
Where do you store it when not in use ? Must be indoors if it is wood.
Why are we giving away the Chagos Islands and paying THEM £18bn for the privilege?
Is that the worse deal in history or is there actually some logic behind it?
The £18B Chagos figure was fake, put out by those negotiating with the UK government in a deal, to try and get a better deal from taxpayers money. You were the one who said Badenoch was brilliant at PMQs, where she claimed £18B as a fact in commons, she said it was true. The rival negotiating team to the UK have since disowned the figure they floated yesterday. Starmer so easily flattened Badenoch by asking her, for goodness sake whose side are you on.
The same line so often thrown at you on PB.
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/1887203226044539166
And the £18B figure isn't true.