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Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

William of Normandy was, as I am always telling Year 11, William the Bastard to his friends, and William the much worse to his enemies.

Luckyguy1983 said:

kjh said:

matt said:

Does the outrage about chlorinated chicken extend to chlorinated bagged salad or does Waitrose use the right sort of chlorine?

Chlorine is about animal welfare. Last l heard you could not be cruel to a salad.

You can't be cruel, but the principle is the same. 'Cruelly' grow a vegetable, lots of nitrogen fertiliser for bulk/yield, lots of pesticides, you'll get a poor nutritional profile and an unhealthy food. Same with animals. Their welfare, health and nutrition isn't just a question of being nice, it directly affects our own health. We are what we eat. And we are what they eat.

What! It has nothing to do with the growing of the salad but the cleaning of it!

There is no objection to the use of chlorine. That is a red herring (lets not bring another food in to it). It is the welfare of the chicken that results in need for chlorination.

ydoethur said:

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

William of Normandy was, as I am always telling Year 11, William the Bastard to his friends, and William the much worse to his enemies.

I bet none of his friends ever actually addressed him as such. He may have been 'Bill'. I guess though mostly 'Guillaume'.

Sort of odd that you are teaching things you know to be lies. (No criticism at all - I see why, but actually - it's odd)

kjh said:

Omnium said:

kjh said:

matt said:

Does the outrage about chlorinated chicken extend to chlorinated bagged salad or does Waitrose use the right sort of chlorine?

Chlorine is about animal welfare. Last l heard you could not be cruel to a salad.

I'm pretty sure the chlorine is post death, at least I hope it is. And if there's an obvious choice of being really nasty to a salad then chlorine is up there.

Oh for goodness sake of course it is post death It is the need to chlorinate because of the bad welfare standards.

Sorry, I now realise what you were saying. Obvious in hindsight.

Poor animal welfare that requires the use of chlorine to make the products edible isn't a good thing.

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

Being familiar with TUD's oeuvre, I believe he meant to mock a section of PBers that he imagines to despise 'them thar continental types' by highlighting a tweet that shows them to be doing a sweet gesture. However, given that Jim Davidson, Ann Widdecombe and Mark Francois don't actually post here, it was somewhat misdirected.

IshmaelZ said:

Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO, says bbc

Took them long enough/

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

kjh said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

kjh said:

matt said:

Does the outrage about chlorinated chicken extend to chlorinated bagged salad or does Waitrose use the right sort of chlorine?

Chlorine is about animal welfare. Last l heard you could not be cruel to a salad.

You can't be cruel, but the principle is the same. 'Cruelly' grow a vegetable, lots of nitrogen fertiliser for bulk/yield, lots of pesticides, you'll get a poor nutritional profile and an unhealthy food. Same with animals. Their welfare, health and nutrition isn't just a question of being nice, it directly affects our own health. We are what we eat. And we are what they eat.

What! It has nothing to do with the growing of the salad but the cleaning of it!

There is no objection to the use of chlorine. That is a red herring (lets not bring another food in to it). It is the welfare of the chicken that results in need for chlorination.

Yes. I was expanding upon your point. By the same token, it is not just an animal welfare issue. A chicken (and this is poorly understood) is more than a wobbly block of protein. It is a collection of different nutrients, including a variety of proteins, bound together in a naturally wonderfully digestible package. That's why its welfare isn't just important to the chicken but to us. An unhealthy chicken is an unhealthy food. Whether or not is has been given a (successful or unsuccessful) post mortem chlorine shower.

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

'buy into' isn't a good phrase to start with.
'already'?

The formality in my view shouldn't worry you. The slow-poke thinking should.

Casino_Royale said:

ttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw

In the 90s this was a Coronavirus

Damn, 1993. Anyone younger than 26 wasn’t born when this came out. Also “No Limit” and “Mr Vain” around the same time.

Talk about feeling old...

Omnium said:

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

'buy into' isn't a good phrase to start with.
'already'?

The formality in my view shouldn't worry you. The slow-poke thinking should.

This is going well.

Omnium said:

ydoethur said:

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

William of Normandy was, as I am always telling Year 11, William the Bastard to his friends, and William the much worse to his enemies.

I bet none of his friends ever actually addressed him as such. He may have been 'Bill'. I guess though mostly 'Guillaume'.

Sort of odd that you are teaching things you know to be lies. (No criticism at all - I see why, but actually - it's odd)

It's what's called 'a joke,' Omnium. Moreover, you have sort of missed the point of it...he was a bastard to his friends, and much worse to his enemies.

Gallowgate said:

Omnium said:

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

'buy into' isn't a good phrase to start with.
'already'?

The formality in my view shouldn't worry you. The slow-poke thinking should.

This is going well.

Please don't say that you were 'ahead of the curve' either!


Edit: Or say the same thing twice!

isam said:

kinabalu said:

Philip_Thompson said:

Maybe stop trying to diversify wealth away from anyone then and instead try and enable others to grow their own wealth?

That sounds like a folksy piece of "give a man a fish?" type sentiment. You can't have all winners, I'm afraid. You can't make a serious dent in inequality without being prepared to remove unfair advantage from those who currently have it. To govern is to choose.

Teach a man to fish and he will never go hungry

Teach a man to fish for compliments and he becomes tiresome and needy

Teach a man to fish and he will spend the weekend with his mates getting drunk on a boat.

Gallowgate said:

SandyRentool said:

Gallowgate said:

Omnium said:

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

'buy into' isn't a good phrase to start with.
'already'?

The formality in my view shouldn't worry you. The slow-poke thinking should.

This is going well.

Please don't say that you were 'ahead of the curve' either!

In context the question is about why I want to work for firm X. Firm X makes a big song and dance about a specific way of working. I’ve worked for a company that worked in a similar way so I am saying I already “buy into” that way of working.

But alas I will rewrite.

I have previous experience of X, and appreciate its advantages over more traditional ways of working.

Please don't say it is a Matrix Management system...

Gallowgate said:

SandyRentool said:

Gallowgate said:

Omnium said:

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

'buy into' isn't a good phrase to start with.
'already'?

The formality in my view shouldn't worry you. The slow-poke thinking should.

This is going well.

Please don't say that you were 'ahead of the curve' either!

In context the question is about why I want to work for firm X. Firm X makes a big song and dance about a specific way of working. I’ve worked for a company that worked in a similar way so I am saying I already “buy into” that way of working.

But alas I will rewrite.

"I have prior experience of the benefits that [matrix management] can bring to an organisation."

AlastairMeeks said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

Being familiar with TUD's oeuvre, I believe he meant to mock a section of PBers that he imagines to despise 'them thar continental types' by highlighting a tweet that shows them to be doing a sweet gesture. However, given that Jim Davidson, Ann Widdecombe and Mark Francois don't actually post here, it was somewhat misdirected.

No, pb is stuffed full of self-proclaimed moderate Leavers who enthusiastically fell in behind a campaign that succeeded by frightening people into falsely believing that millions of Muslims were poised to descend on Britain. Which is far more contemptible, because they decided that pursuing their obsessive hatred of the EU justified debasing democracy and everything decent about this country. As their subsequent actions showed only too clearly.

As a matter of interest - and obviously no obligation on you to reply - who did you vote for in the GE?

Omnium said:

ydoethur said:

Omnium said:

ydoethur said:

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

William of Normandy was, as I am always telling Year 11, William the Bastard to his friends, and William the much worse to his enemies.

I bet none of his friends ever actually addressed him as such. He may have been 'Bill'. I guess though mostly 'Guillaume'.

Sort of odd that you are teaching things you know to be lies. (No criticism at all - I see why, but actually - it's odd)

It's what's called 'a joke,' Omnium. Moreover, you have sort of missed the point of it...he was a bastard to his friends, and much worse to his enemies.

I know, but it's the thing they'll remember. The oed is undoubtedly the place for etymology.

Alfred and cakes. Bruce and spiders. The one thing we know about these people may not be true.

In the case of William, he was a bastard in every sense of that word.

Casino_Royale said:

I can’t get excited about chlorinated chicken. I could get excited about no labelling so the consumer didn’t know. But, if we had Genuine Kentucky Chicken “made in the USA 🇺🇸” £1.99 on the stuff in Iceland, with NB: this chicken may have been pre-processed with chlorine before washing and packing, then I’d be absolutely fine with it. I might even buy and try it to see what all the fuss is about.

I get far more excited about our unequal extradition treaty, which I think is a disgrace and has nothing to do with trade or Brexit.

Seconded, and would add taxation: it is absurd that the US, alone in the world, does not recognise the principle of double taxation relief, and insists on the right to tax its citizens even if they're domiciled abroad and have no US domestic sources of income. The US Passive Foreign Income Company regime is particularly obnoxious.

AlastairMeeks said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Omnium said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

Theuniondivvie said:

The absolute bastards!

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1222928005141532677?s=20

Why would anyone think they're bastards? Love people from the continent. Hope (and feel sure) we'll stay friends. Don't want to participate in an incipient superstate with them. If they do, wish them all the best.

I think "bastard" in common usage has come to mean someone you actually like, but find yourself at temporary disagreement with. That seems perhaps to be more of a Scottish thing. (They being of the sort that constant disagreement amongst the closest of friends is commonplace)

Being familiar with TUD's oeuvre, I believe he meant to mock a section of PBers that he imagines to despise 'them thar continental types' by highlighting a tweet that shows them to be doing a sweet gesture. However, given that Jim Davidson, Ann Widdecombe and Mark Francois don't actually post here, it was somewhat misdirected.

No, pb is stuffed full of self-proclaimed moderate Leavers who enthusiastically fell in behind a campaign that succeeded by frightening people into falsely believing that millions of Muslims were poised to descend on Britain. Which is far more contemptible, because they decided that pursuing their obsessive hatred of the EU justified debasing democracy and everything decent about this country. As their subsequent actions showed only too clearly.

Given that it was a binary choice, there is no solution to perceived wrongs or vulgar extremes on one's own side that makes any philosophical sense. I believe that Leave was the right choice. So to get reverse Godwinny about it, if Hitler had voted Leave, it wouldn't have swayed me for a second. And if same is not true for you if he'd come out for Remain, then I'm disappointed in you for having zero moral and intellectual conviction.

Thank you all. I am not worthy of the fantastic resource that is PB.

Gallowgate said:

Cheers everyone. I see the error of my ways.

Be yourself and don't overanalyse. If you are genuinely enthusiastic about something, it will come through.

You said in explanation, "I’ve worked for a company that worked in a similar way." That seems a very good way of putting it. (Maybe find a synonym for the second "work")

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

This is your weekly reminder that, amongst many other things, Byronic has claimed to be a Remain voter.

ydoethur said:

FF43 said:

Gallowgate said:

Cheers everyone. I see the error of my ways.

Be yourself and don't overanalyse. If you are genuinely enthusiastic about something, it will come through.

You said in explanation, "I’ve worked for a company that worked in a similar way." That seems a very good way of putting it. (Maybe find a synonym for the second "work")

Operated?

Functioned?

viewcode said:

Theuniondivvie said:

Hopefully this will be good, at least it doesn't look like it'll turn into a wallowing mess like Man In The High Castle.

https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1222950102425272320?s=20

Am I the only person on here who actually liked The Man In The High Castle? Well, the leaked versions on youtube anyway. Although it has to be said Rufus Sewell is beginning to age out: his hair now has that wispy cloud look to it. And he still hasn't got any lips.

I liked the first season. But the Japanese mind time teleporting stuff was just too weird and dull.

I think they could have done so much more with it.

Byronic said:

viewcode said:

Theuniondivvie said:

Hopefully this will be good, at least it doesn't look like it'll turn into a wallowing mess like Man In The High Castle.

https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1222950102425272320?s=20

Am I the only person on here who actually liked The Man In The High Castle? Well, the leaked versions on youtube anyway. Although it has to be said Rufus Sewell is beginning to age out: his hair now has that wispy cloud look to it. And he still hasn't got any lips.

The first series was excellent, but wow it declined fast. Even faster than Homeland maybe

Some dramas are simply meant to be one series long. If there is a fault in the American TV system (otherwise so creative) it is this: they cannot resist sequels to profitable shows,

Westworld syndrome...

ydoethur said:

FF43 said:

Gallowgate said:

Cheers everyone. I see the error of my ways.

Be yourself and don't overanalyse. If you are genuinely enthusiastic about something, it will come through.

You said in explanation, "I’ve worked for a company that worked in a similar way." That seems a very good way of putting it. (Maybe find a synonym for the second "work")

Operated?

Operated successfully in. Or thrived in. And show how. Experience is fine. Demonstrating great results in is better.

Byronic said:

Foxy said:

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

Dolt ?
I have already covered myself with ashes for my insane Remain vote. I am now an enthusiastic midshipman on HMS FUCK IT LET'S DO THIS

Yep.

geoffw said:

Chlorinated chicken ok, as long as it's labelled as such.

There are two issues with that. One, any requirement to label chlorinated chicken would be banned by the FTA (although you could optionally mark it as non chlorinated). Two, death by salmonella poisoning is I believe an order of magnitude more frequent in the States than in the EU. (Several hundred per year versus a handful). I assume at least part of this is due to lower hygiene standards in meat production.

Gallowgate said:

Off Topic

Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

"I have had experience with Method X and I enjoyed it: I look forward to building more experience with your job"

Byronic said:

Foxy said:

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

I remember years ago we had a poster who used to predict every outcome to an event so he could afterwards claim he foresaw it.

Shame he’s left the boards, because it was funny chasing him over them.

Does anyone know what he’s doing these days? His name was SeanT.

SandyRentool said:

How about 'I previously worked for another organisation that exploited the proletariat in a similar way'?

I think we have a winner.

Byronic said:

Nigelb said:

Byronic said:

Foxy said:

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

Dolt ?
I have already covered myself with ashes for my insane Remain vote. I am now an enthusiastic midshipman on HMS FUCK IT LET'S DO THIS

Yep.

You're not the brightest sixpence in the Christmas pud, are you?

Oddly I think that all sixpennies in Xmas puds are the brightest in that there should only be one.

Looks like Eddie Spheroids will be the next Labour politician on a diet.

Omnium said:

Byronic said:

Nigelb said:

Byronic said:

Foxy said:

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

Dolt ?
I have already covered myself with ashes for my insane Remain vote. I am now an enthusiastic midshipman on HMS FUCK IT LET'S DO THIS

Yep.

You're not the brightest sixpence in the Christmas pud, are you?

Oddly I think that all sixpennies in Xmas puds are the brightest in that there should only be one.

Should be a silver threepenny bit.

geoffw said:

Omnium said:

Byronic said:

Nigelb said:

Byronic said:

Foxy said:

Byronic said:

rottenborough said:

Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

Dolt ?
I have already covered myself with ashes for my insane Remain vote. I am now an enthusiastic midshipman on HMS FUCK IT LET'S DO THIS

Yep.

You're not the brightest sixpence in the Christmas pud, are you?

Oddly I think that all sixpennies in Xmas puds are the brightest in that there should only be one.

Should be a silver threepenny bit.

Well we'll see - the Byronic research group will no doubt report shortly.

This old lore - 24 blackbirds in a pie for example is really quite interesting. Who ever had blackbird pie?

Alistair said:

Byronic said:

viewcode said:

Theuniondivvie said:

Hopefully this will be good, at least it doesn't look like it'll turn into a wallowing mess like Man In The High Castle.

https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1222950102425272320?s=20

Am I the only person on here who actually liked The Man In The High Castle? Well, the leaked versions on youtube anyway. Although it has to be said Rufus Sewell is beginning to age out: his hair now has that wispy cloud look to it. And he still hasn't got any lips.

The first series was excellent, but wow it declined fast. Even faster than Homeland maybe

Some dramas are simply meant to be one series long. If there is a fault in the American TV system (otherwise so creative) it is this: they cannot resist sequels to profitable shows,

Some American dramas should be half a season long, but due to the rapacious demands of syndication and the half year schedule they get dragged out to 20+ episodes.

Whereas we only produce good drama when Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis get their hands on something that's no longer in copyright, and then only for three episodes if Benefit Cabbagepatch has a gap in filming...

Off topic - has anyone else noticed the lack of complaint from the US *and* China on the Huawei plan?

Either the most brilliant accidental compromise or negotiated....

nico67 said:

Absolutely astonishing and utterly disgusting comments from the US trade secretary on the Coronavirus.

And these are the people the UK will now have to suck up to .

Although I remain sceptical about how dangerous Coronavirus really is, if he’s got it I don’t think anyone should be sucking him.

Brexit eve - and I switch on Radio 3 only to find they're playing Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Do these rootless metropolitan citizens of nowhere never learn? Surely, it should be wall to wall Elgar at this time?

viewcode said:

Theuniondivvie said:

Hopefully this will be good, at least it doesn't look like it'll turn into a wallowing mess like Man In The High Castle.

https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1222950102425272320?s=20

Am I the only person on here who actually liked The Man In The High Castle? Well, the leaked versions on youtube anyway. Although it has to be said Rufus Sewell is beginning to age out: his hair now has that wispy cloud look to it. And he still hasn't got any lips.

He gave pretty good Oberst-Gruppenführer. It was very stylish and promised quite well at the start, just couldn't support 417 episodes or whatever it was.

nico67 said:

Absolutely astonishing and utterly disgusting comments from the US trade secretary on the Coronavirus.

And these are the people the UK will now have to suck up to .

The UK does not have 'to suck up' to anyone

Boris has already approved Huawei and taxing US companies against US wishes

We are about to become an Independent Country but of course you do not want that but rather stay tied to the glorious perfectly wonderful, faultless EU

Byronic said:

viewcode said:

Alistair said:

Byronic said:

viewcode said:

Theuniondivvie said:

Hopefully this will be good, at least it doesn't look like it'll turn into a wallowing mess like Man In The High Castle.

https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1222950102425272320?s=20

Am I the only person on here who actually liked The Man In The High Castle? Well, the leaked versions on youtube anyway. Although it has to be said Rufus Sewell is beginning to age out: his hair now has that wispy cloud look to it. And he still hasn't got any lips.

The first series was excellent, but wow it declined fast. Even faster than Homeland maybe

Some dramas are simply meant to be one series long. If there is a fault in the American TV system (otherwise so creative) it is this: they cannot resist sequels to profitable shows,

Some American dramas should be half a season long, but due to the rapacious demands of syndication and the half year schedule they get dragged out to 20+ episodes.

Whereas we only produce good drama when Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis get their hands on something that's no longer in copyright, and then only for three episodes if Benefit Cabbagepatch has a gap in filming...

Is that even true? I've heard that their version of Dracula was just awful.

His Dark Materials was earnest PC drivel

And my wife - 24 - reliably informs me that the so-called brilliant Sex Education is about as bad as Mrs Brown's Boys

The decline of British TV in my lifetime is one of the great tragedies of our national culture. Devoured by a pincer movement of lefty identity politics and cheap commercialisation.

Sex Education is fantastic. Your wife is wrong.

viewcode said:

Gallowgate said:

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Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

"I have had experience with Method X and I enjoyed it: I look forward to building more experience with your job"

Whilst I am conscious that there is always much more to learn, I hope my success operating in an environment with shared chacteristics gives me a great springboard in joining your company.

* translation - I'm not an arrogant cock. You won't have to spend much time or money training me, unlike these other cretins applying.

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Gallowgate said:

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Opinions on using the phrase “I already buy into X” on a job application? Too informal?

"I have had experience with Method X and I enjoyed it: I look forward to building more experience with your job"

If Method X involves "minimum viable product ", run a mile.

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Byronic said:

REJOICE. We are leaving.

REJOICE.

Thanks. But I will pass on this one. At 11pm tomorrow, I will drink a valedictory toast - probably a talisker - to the end of our days in the EU.

You own this now.

I know, And it's gonna be brilliant. And if it's shit we will blame it on you Remainer arseholes who tried to stop it for three and a half years of disgraceful anti democratic wankery,

Win-win for us. Suck it up, loser.

Leavers just want someone to blame. That's all there is to it, a denial of their culpability.

I voted Remain, you dolt. Don't blame me for this shit show

Dolt ?
I have already covered myself with ashes for my insane Remain vote. I am now an enthusiastic midshipman on HMS FUCK IT LET'S DO THIS

Yep.

You're not the brightest sixpence in the Christmas pud, are you?

Oddly I think that all sixpennies in Xmas puds are the brightest in that there should only be one.

Should be a silver threepenny bit.

I am going to show my age here, but... weren't they more sort of yellowish?

Before the brass 12-edged ones.