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Post by Dougs on May 23, 2023 10:47:35 GMT
As an aside, that's surely the smallest pool worth putting in a garden.
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Post by Danno on May 23, 2023 11:01:27 GMT
That's a bit mean to ...
Actually I won't say that.
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Post by Tuffty on May 26, 2023 7:46:11 GMT
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Post by Bill in the rain on May 26, 2023 8:22:09 GMT
At least he's out of hospital. US cops really do have their default status set to 'aggro and shoot first' don't they. Why would the cop even have his gun drawn in that situation? And 11 years olds aren't big and scary. |
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Post by Ulythium on May 28, 2023 22:34:20 GMT
Please wear clothes in your digital driver’s license photo, Georgia officials urge
My next passport application is gonna be a doozy.
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Post by Ulythium on Jun 3, 2023 10:46:07 GMT
Deputies accuse man of using Nintendo ‘Duck Hunt’ pistol during robbery
Okay, 'fess up: which one of you was it?
The mugshot is just *chef's kiss* as well.
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Post by Danno on Jun 3, 2023 10:48:09 GMT
Lmao, he didn't paint the trigger
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jun 3, 2023 10:51:09 GMT
For some reason I'm also imagining him wearing a Powerglove.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jun 3, 2023 11:11:14 GMT
1 person won the Euromillions last night. 111 Million.
Made me wonder what I'd do if I'd played and won.
1: buy a house outright /furniture etc. Lets say that's 750k (probably less)
2: work out how much money I'll realistically need for the rest of my live. Say 50k a year for 50 years, thats 2.5m. Maybe keep 3m to account for inflation over the years (I'm currently living a comfortable life on a less than 30k a year, and that's with paying rent. 50k a year with no mortgage or rent would easily see me through).
3: Retire from working for a living, potter around. Focus on hobbies and interests like art.
4: give a 3 million to family members each, so 10 million-ish.
5: give a few million to a couple of close friends. Thats what 4-5 million.
I'd still have what, over 90 million left. I'd honestly give it to various charities. What the fuck am I going to do with that much money? I have no interest in having money for the sake of it or pursuing a flashy lifestyle.
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Post by dfunked on Jun 3, 2023 11:20:21 GMT
Yeah, it's a silly amount of money to have. Sadly not me this time...
I'd instantly halve it with the missus and we could sort out our individual families out of our portion. Pay off the house straight away and then start looking for somewhere a bit bigger, but not some insane mansion, just 3-4 bedrooms with a few extra rooms would do.
The best part would be being able to buy a place, make sure decorations are up to snuff and then just take our sweet time moving. None of that rushing to move on the day of completion nonsense.
Then yeah, figure out how much we actually need to live a very comfortable life and give the rest away.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 3, 2023 11:43:58 GMT
I would pay off my student loan, my sisters and parents debts, buy a small plot of land and build a house from scratch, then buy an old pub and do it out as a punk/metal live music venue.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 3, 2023 13:57:34 GMT
Buy Twitter. No, wait, you need more money.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jun 3, 2023 14:14:20 GMT
And less sense
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Post by Ulythium on Jun 3, 2023 21:34:20 GMT
And the award for 'Most *Florida* News Story of the Year' goes to...
A Florida woman’s car caught fire with her children inside while she allegedly shoplifted in a mall
The fuck is wrong with that state?
It's as though all the craziness in the entire country has somehow been funnelled into FL, before said insanity took on anthropomorphic form and decided to run for governor.
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Post by minimatt on Jun 3, 2023 22:22:39 GMT
Occurs I have never been to Florida but I think state laws are different down there such that you, or your local neighborhood clickbait news site, can get so much more info about police/judicial actions in florida than in other states (ie. similar dumb shit happens in Georgia* but inquiring journos will just get "a woman has been arrested and is helping with inquiries")
* have lived there. But was tiny. and cute. and got away with it
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Post by cubby on Jun 3, 2023 22:33:13 GMT
Buy Twitter. No, wait, you need more money. Give it a few more months and it might be enough. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 4, 2023 4:01:47 GMT
* have lived there. But was tiny. and cute. and got away with it Being tiny and cute doesn't seem to be much of a defence. |
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Post by simple on Jun 7, 2023 16:40:23 GMT
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Post by cubby on Jun 7, 2023 17:06:16 GMT
We're near Brighton and have more greggs than pret.
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Post by X201 on Jun 7, 2023 17:15:25 GMT
Oh Christ, not the Guardian as well.
We’re not The North or The South. We’re in the middle.
FFS the clue is in the name. MIDlands
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Post by Danno on Jun 8, 2023 0:56:01 GMT
Shut up, Northy
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 8, 2023 4:13:25 GMT
Seems pretty sound to me. I'd say Cornwall is pretty 'northern'. Plus they do their cream teas wrong. If anyone's interested, in Japan there is an East-West gap, and it's often defined in terms of food, such as Curry, Tamagoyaki (omelet - E:salty, W:sweet), Mochi (rice cakes - E:square, W: round) etc.. I watched a tv show where they tracked down the exact town were the Curry Divide occurs. Curry in the East is mainly made with beef, in the west it's mainly made with Pork. |
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Post by Dougs on Jun 8, 2023 5:01:28 GMT
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 10, 2023 7:39:50 GMT
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Jun 14, 2023 18:18:16 GMT
I mean, that's a bit perplexing, I get that she's committed a crime/assaulted someone etc, she clearly knew exactly what she was doing but I feel she needs some counseling rather than a custodial sentence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65907380 |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 15, 2023 5:45:11 GMT
I mean, that's a bit perplexing, I get that she's committed a crime/assaulted someone etc, she clearly knew exactly what she was doing but I feel she needs some counseling rather than a custodial sentence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65907380It's a bit weird all around. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 16, 2023 14:17:17 GMT
Japan finally getting into the 20th century with regards to things like rape and age of consent. www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65887198Not perfect, but a heck of a lot better than it was before. Hopefully at least a decent step towards improving the hugely sexist attitudes of society and also putting a dent in the weird obsession with underage girls. |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jun 16, 2023 14:53:22 GMT
Japan finally getting into the 20th century with regards to things like rape and age of consent. www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65887198Not perfect, but a heck of a lot better than it was before. Hopefully at least a decent step towards improving the hugely sexist attitudes of society and also putting a dent in the weird obsession with underage girls. In a 2014 Tokyo case, for instance, a man had pinned a 15-year-old girl to a wall and had sex with her while she resisted. He was acquitted of rape as the court ruled his actions did not make it "extremely difficult" for her to resist. The teenager was treated as an adult.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Jun 16, 2023 19:27:08 GMT
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