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Post by HalcyonDaze on Jul 5, 2023 4:34:18 GMT -5
cocaine dealers will be sad.
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 5, 2023 4:39:55 GMT -5
cocaine dealers will be sad. That made me laugh very loudly!
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Post by Phar Lap on Jul 5, 2023 6:27:50 GMT -5
It fair broke me up when a Canadian Grade 11 student asked to be excused from class as she had to go "root for the school football team." Thank you Groo. My iPad screen is now covered with splutterings from laughing! It’s a wonder my teeth didn’t fly out as well!
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Post by sprite on Jul 6, 2023 15:38:28 GMT -5
ooh, the met police getting a bit of shade is welcome.
Farage has been booted out by his bank. He claims it's for his politics, 'sources' have pointed out that he's just not rich enough anymore.
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Post by sprite on Jul 6, 2023 15:46:46 GMT -5
Apparently the Northern Lights will be visible here today. Except that it doesn't get dark until bloody 2am.
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Post by sprite on Jul 7, 2023 16:24:10 GMT -5
snarky chat messages with my line manager after an online workship we both attended; we were in a break out room together, and the only other person in there didn't want to talk, because she shares an office. Why go to an event where you'll be expected to talk to other people, if you don't want to talk?
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 7, 2023 17:27:03 GMT -5
Apparently the Northern Lights will be visible here today. Except that it doesn't get dark until bloody 2am. And then the sun comes back up again at 4:00!
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Post by sophie on Jul 7, 2023 19:50:18 GMT -5
The cats locked themselves into the shower. I have no idea how long they were in there but it was less than 6 hours. There was no pee or poo fortunately.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jul 8, 2023 21:59:40 GMT -5
The Chinese mothball vendor in the “What have you bought today” thread.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jul 9, 2023 5:24:31 GMT -5
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Post by tzarine on Jul 10, 2023 22:24:00 GMT -5
chatting w e bout some of the really bad plastic surgery we have recently seen around here. nowhere near as insane as so cali, but
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Jul 11, 2023 2:24:01 GMT -5
We went to a pub today for lunch. It's Tuesday.
There was a big group at a table near us and they took ages to sort out their order. Finally, one of the guys came back to the table saying 'the Sunday roast (how t is advertised on the menu, in a special box) is only available on Sunday.
No shit, Sherlock. They were complaining there was no asterisk alongside that menu item to state that the Sunday Roast (break out big, bold type on the Sunday bit) was only available on a Sunday.
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 12, 2023 18:40:47 GMT -5
The New York Times interview with Greta Gerwig about the "Barbie" movie. (I now have this strange compulsion to see the "Barbie" movie.)
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jul 12, 2023 19:36:19 GMT -5
I’m thinking that too, Liiisa. We’ve had some good interviews with her and Margot Robbie on the ABC, too.
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Post by sprite on Jul 13, 2023 3:48:53 GMT -5
Margot Robbie is involved, which makes me think I'd like it. Also, partner is pushing to see Oppenheimer, so I think it would be a good revenge move.
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 13, 2023 5:26:13 GMT -5
We have a neighbor named Larry who has a very loud air conditioning unit that he uses way more often than we use ours, so this morning when we opened up the windows to let the cool morning air in we were joking about how we were listening to a cool experimental rock band called "Larry's Air Conditioner"
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 13, 2023 6:59:03 GMT -5
Also laughing because there was a household pet-sized roach strolling through the lobby of my otherwise antiseptic office building this morning. I told the security guard that I could chase it outside so that he wouldn’t get it on his shoe, but he valiantly stepped on it.
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Post by sprite on Jul 14, 2023 3:54:10 GMT -5
Our street has individual bins per house. Every week, pretty much, someone posts in the facebook page that their bin has gone missing. folks chip in with unclaimed-bin sightings.
and yet, no one seems to think, "Oh, I'll put a number on my bin..."
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 14, 2023 4:54:40 GMT -5
Or identify them somehow. pero puts radio station bumperstickers on ours (we donate to all these weird radio stations, so they send us endless piles of stickers)
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Post by tucano on Jul 14, 2023 6:06:48 GMT -5
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Post by groo on Jul 14, 2023 6:17:48 GMT -5
Or identify them somehow. pero puts radio station bumperstickers on ours (we donate to all these weird radio stations, so they send us endless piles of stickers) Yes. We do that, as do our neighbours. Not radio stations, but other worthwhile causes. We have bins that reflect our political, environmental and recreational stances. Binjacking is, however, not really a worry here as bins are provided by council and it only takes an email or phone call to get a new one.
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Post by jimm on Jul 14, 2023 6:45:48 GMT -5
Ours (supplied by the council) have the house number on them in big numbers. They are free unless you want a bigger than standard size.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jul 14, 2023 7:46:42 GMT -5
Or identify them somehow. pero puts radio station bumperstickers on ours (we donate to all these weird radio stations, so they send us endless piles of stickers) I’ve been wondering what to do with all the stickers I’ve collected.
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Post by scicaro on Jul 14, 2023 7:52:54 GMT -5
Our street has individual bins per house. Every week, pretty much, someone posts in the facebook page that their bin has gone missing. folks chip in with unclaimed-bin sightings. and yet, no one seems to think, "Oh, I'll put a number on my bin..." Ours have a council supplied sticker with a barcode.
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 14, 2023 11:12:18 GMT -5
Denmark wins!
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Post by scicaro on Jul 14, 2023 11:34:16 GMT -5
I just checked, there is also a qr code which takes you to the website where you can check when the collections are and report if the rubbish didn't get emptied.
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Post by sprite on Jul 14, 2023 12:15:06 GMT -5
again... Instructions on my new e-bike advise against using the battery when going uphill. The ONLY reason to buy an e-bike is so that the battery will help you go uphill.
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Post by Liiisa on Jul 14, 2023 12:47:41 GMT -5
WTF! Especially since it’s going to be heavier than a normal bike
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Post by sprite on Jul 14, 2023 14:27:03 GMT -5
Yup. Arse covering, I believe.
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Post by jimm on Jul 17, 2023 1:39:44 GMT -5
Actuarial countertenor Bargain-counter tenor (PDQ Bach Cantata) This - in the RTOT thread.
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