A thread for posting memes and pisstakes of the current government, and the end of the world

[brogdale]

Hahaha. Is that real?!?

Edit: no, it is not.

Nah, but memes, like.

 

[tommers]

Nah, but memes, like.

Oh I'm all for it.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

 

[Ax^]

 

[petee]

grew up in pub fella and stopped working in them at 28 so

know how to pour a few things

if anyone ask me for a sandy from a old school keg ale


i'd pour the half a pint and give them a bottle of lemonade
and suggest pouring very gentle at an angle

I saw alot of my cousins order a smithwick's and pour a layer of orangeade verrrry slowly on top. was that a shandy?

 

[Ax^]

I saw alot of my cousins order a smithwick's and pour a layer of orangeade verrrry slowly on top. was that a shandy?

can suggest shooting them

 

[spitfire]

can suggest shooting them

Head and knees just to be sure.

 

[Dr. Furface]

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[Ax^]

 

[Sue]

I saw alot of my cousins order a smithwick's and pour a layer of orangeade verrrry slowly on top. was that a shandy?

Morgan's Spiced rum and coke with a head of Guinness was A Thing in my home town back in the day...

 

[Ax^]

thats just a variant on a black russian

not sure what pete suggest


Guiness and orange juice is a hard damn fail

maybe never was asked to make one

what was it petee

 

[Ax^]

saying that might of just be a top on a pint

people do that with beer rather than a shandy

 

[petee]

thats just a variant on a black russian

not sure what pete suggest


Guiness and orange juice is a hard damn fail

maybe never was asked to make one

what was it petee

it's what i said - a smithwick's with a thin layer of orangeade on top. i don't know if it had name, why i asked.
i marvelled that the two liquids stayed separated (if in fact they did, but if not, why so careful about the pouring?)
this was in the 80s, mind.

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[Ax^]

 

[Storm Fox]

They do really seem to be trying to provoke some kind of civil unrest.
I really cannot tell if it's some kind of deliberate ploy, or if they are just that ignorant and out of touch.

 

[existentialist]

They do really seem to be trying to provoke some kind of civil unrest.
I really cannot tell if it's some kind of deliberate ploy, or if they are just that ignorant and out of touch.

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"

 

[bluescreen]

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"

It can be both.

 

[existentialist]

It can be both.

"malicious incompetence"

 

[brogdale]

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"

True, but there's nothing incompetent about this perception; when they see workers as livestock to fatten their unearned income, why would they bother whether or not they get to go on any holiday?

 

[Ming]

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence"

Thing is they’ve been forwarding their revolting agenda since Thatcher. That’s not incompetence. It’s malice. Skilful malice. I get a lot of shit for saying this but i repeat. Tories are very good at what they do. Horrible gobshites definitely though. I wish Labour would be as cut throat (same as the Democrats in the US). Fight fire with fire.

 

[elbows]

They do really seem to be trying to provoke some kind of civil unrest.
I really cannot tell if it's some kind of deliberate ploy, or if they are just that ignorant and out of touch.

Well that Rees-Mogg quote is from 2013 https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130301/debtext/130301-0001.htm

People have highlighted it now because of the role he now has.

 

[gosub]

Thing is they’ve been forwarding their revolting agenda since Thatcher. That’s not incompetence. It’s malice. Skilful malice. I get a lot of shit for saying this but i repeat. Tories are very good at what they do. Horrible gobshites definitely though. I wish Labour would be as cut throat (same as the Democrats in the US). Fight fire with fire.

The further we can get from US politics the better IMO.
Only just getting clear of some maniacs trying to duplicate it on a continental level.

 

[story]

Well that Rees-Mogg quote is from 2013 https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130301/debtext/130301-0001.htm

People have highlighted it now because of the role he now has.

Do you think he’s changed his position on this stuff?

 

[elbows]

Do you think he’s changed his position on this stuff?

No. I just wanted to point out when it was from because some were wondering if these things were being said right now to push people over the edge.

 

[Ming]

The further we can get from US politics the better IMO.
Only just getting clear of some maniacs trying to duplicate it on a continental level.

Thing is you can’t do anything unless your in power with a mandate. I agree with you about US politics but that’s not stopping the Tories using the same populist politics. I’m basically old school Labour. Love unions (who wouldn’t), Clause 4, etc.

Here’s the but. New Labour under Brown pumped loads of money into the NHS and nurse training. My nursing cohort at John Moores Uni was the biggest it had ever seen. I got a career out of New Labour. They got in power And could do things like that. Obvious Iraq polluted their whole legacy unfortunately but they did many good things also. Way better than the Tories ever would have done.

Would i have preferred old school? Definitely. But they got elected. I think John Smith would have been a wonderful PM. I’d have taken him over Blair any day of the week.

 

[gosub]

Thing is you can’t do anything unless your in power with a mandate. I agree with you about US politics but that’s not stopping the Tories using the same populist politics. I’m basically old school Labour. Love unions (who wouldn’t), Clause 4, etc.

Here’s the but. New Labour under Brown pumped loads of money into the NHS and nurse training. My nursing cohort at John Moores Uni was the biggest it had ever seen. I got a career out of New Labour. They got in power And could do things like that. Obvious Iraq polluted their whole legacy unfortunately but they did many good things also. Way better than the Tories ever would have done.

Would i have preferred old school? Definitely. But they got elected. I think John Smith would have been a wonderful PM. I’d have taken him over Blair any day of the week.

Got a mate who advised downing street on behalf of nhs under Blair. . We both agree the parallel universe where Smith didn't die probably a better one


US politicians spend 2/3 of their time raising money. Spending caps right idea...I preferred it when Parliament didn't even acknowledge the existence of parties personally

 

[sleaterkinney]

‘Ave it

 

[Ming]

Got a mate who advised downing street on behalf of nhs under Blair. . We both agree the parallel universe

They seemed to catch the zeitgeist. Apart from Prescott get a bucket of water over him (which i thought was a bit mean. He’d been a lifelong activist).