Keir Starmer's time is up

[Pickman's model]

Mandy?

Serene's obvs on some sort of narcotic

 

[Sue]

Serene's obvs on some sort of narcotic

Mandy..?

 

[Serene]

Mandy?

Mandelson.

 

[two sheds]

That's the problem with licking a Mandelson he's like frogs

 

[Serene]

Can I have some of what you're on?

This greek yoghurt is strong.

 

[PTK]

Will Mandy slip Starmer a mandy?
While the Grey Visage sleeps, will young Miliband steal his crown?

 

[Serene]

Oh, I forgot I am on weed also.

 

[PTK]

I thought that "on weed" was French for "bored".

 

[Elpenor]

Which one...?

Ralph

 

[Serene]

Which one...?

The one that is going to install a billion solar panels across Britain, according to the Telegraph ( I think it was them, it sounds like something theyd print ).

 

[PTK]

Ralph

If you say "Ralph Miliband" three times in front of a mirror, you get suspended from the Labour Party.

 

[Serene]

I thought that "on weed" was French for "bore

Le couple passe ses journées à boire et à fumer de l'herbe

 

[Sue]

Mandelson

It's not the same when you have to explain it.

Ecstasy | FRANK

How does ecstasy (MDMA) actually work? What are the effects? Know the facts, the risks and the law with advice from FRANK. | FRANK

www.talktofrank.com

 

[PTK]

It's not the same when you have to explain it.

Ecstasy | FRANK

How does ecstasy (MDMA) actually work? What are the effects? Know the facts, the risks and the law with advice from FRANK. | FRANK

www.talktofrank.com

Mandies are not MDMA, though.

 

[Sue]

Mandies are not MDMA, though.

I bow to your superior knowledge.

 

[Humberto]

Don't think it warrants its own thread. But I think the appointment of Mandelson as ambassador to the US is a very sage one. He's the creepiest, slimiest politician/svengali I've ever witnessed which I think is exactly what is required in DC from January. He'll run rings around them. He'll butter up Trump like no other ambassador before. Trump's an anglophile and he's going to have the most 'charming' Englishman possible kissing his orange arse.

It's sad that we've got to this position but yeh - I think it's a good move.

Disagree. Trump an anglophile? More likely he will be a big negative for the UK as a whole. Is he a russophile? He's likely to benefit Putin and leave the UK with its arse in the air in terms of security and the foreign interests of the ruling political class at least.

Economically I don't think Trump will give a shit about anyone but the USA. Which is normal enough. But he knows the UK is an opportunity, and will take advantage. The UK being one of the most neoliberal and corrupted states.

 

[PTK]

I bow to your superior knowledge.

The reason that I know this [although I did check on Wikipedia to ensure that I am experiencing senile false memory] is that I had heard of mandies long before MDMA (Ecstasy) was known of by most people. Ian Dury makes a reference to Mandies in the song "Billericay Dicky".

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Will Mandy slip Starmer a mandy?
While the Grey Visage sleeps, will young Miliband steal his crown?

That's (soon to be) Baroness Grey Visage to you, though I'm surprised if that's the title she's going with. Not quite sure how Will Young is involved...

 

[GarveyLives]

Meanwhile, here is Sir Keir Starmer with members of the Arunima Kumar Dance Company during a reception that he hosted to mark Diwali ...

(Source: as stated in image)​

... at which meat and alcohol were served.

Cows are considered a sacred animal by Hindus, and and many choose not to eat beef, while other Hindus avoid meat altogether. Practising Sikhs and Jains are also vegetarians and abstain from alcohol.

Prime Minister's office apologises for 'mistake' at Diwali party after outrage over meat and alcohol in menu

"The government has apologised over the publication of an "inappropriate" and "offensive" poster encouraging the public to quit smoking after backlash from the Sikh community ..."

Government apologises for NHS smoking poster featuring Sikh man

(Source: as stated in image)

Still struggling to get beyond beer culture and respect multiple cultures? Cheers.​

 

[Elpenor]

Seen a bit of Starmer out graffiti in the nearest big city. Anyone else seen it locally?

 

[brogdale]

Seen a bit of Starmer out graffiti in the nearest big city. Anyone else seen it locally?

No, but not many farms around here

 

[ska invita]

No, but not many farms around here

 

[ska invita]

Preston
Theres a video but you get the gist

 

[keybored]

The reason that I know this [although I did check on Wikipedia to ensure that I am experiencing senile false memory] is that I had heard of mandies long before MDMA (Ecstasy) was known of by most people. Ian Dury makes a reference to Mandies in the song "Billericay Dicky".

That was then when it was a slang term for Mandrax. Nobody really does methaqualone these days or even knows what it is, so "Mandy" is now slang for MDMA and has been for years.

 

[PTK]

That was then when it was a slang term for Mandrax. Nobody really does methaqualone these days or even knows what it is, so "Mandy" is now slang for MDMA and has been for years.

When did people start calling ecstasy pills "mandies"? It seems a little odd that people replaced a word that was descriptive with one that was not.

 

[nottsgirl]

When did people start calling ecstasy pills "mandies"? It seems a little odd that people replaced a word that was descriptive with one that was not.

Mandy is MDMA. I concur.

 

[keybored]

When did people start calling ecstasy pills "mandies"? It seems a little odd that people replaced a word that was descriptive with one that was not.

Since at least the mid noughties or earlier. Usually used to refer to the loose crystal more than the pills, but applies to both.

 

[lazythursday]

Don't remember it being called Mandy in the 90s, when it was mostly pills. I think when MDMA powder became more common it started to be called MD for short, and then often Mandy.

 

[brogdale]

Showing my age, but I always associated Mandies (Mandrax) with the Mods.

 

[Pickman's model]

Great to see such an irruption of pedantry