Urban v's the Commentariat

[DaveCinzano]

In fairness, she spent the weekend emptying the shed of coal.

Absolutely bunkers

 

[two sheds]

In fairness, she spent the weekend emptying the shed of coal.

Right, Father.
The roof should be Ok now.
I hoovered the upstairs and I did the attic, top to bottom.
What else? Oh, yes, yes.
I washed your car.
Also, I built a greenhouse beside the garage.
Will that be all for today?
Oh, Mrs Doyle. Any chance of a cup of tea for your two favourite priests? (Whistling) God, Ted, it's only 11.

 

[equationgirl]

Not in Belgium then where hundreds of thousands marched because they knew this went much deeper than just Mark Dutroux.

Not strictly correct, the White March was for a better police and justice system, because there were some pretty horrendous mistakes in the police investigation which meant that 4 girls died when they likely could have been rescued.

The march was intended not only as a protest at what is becoming popularly perceived as an incompetent law and order system, but also as an expression of sympathy with the victims of a gang reportedly led by a convicted child rapist, Marc Dutroux, one of the 13 charged.

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/21/world/275000-in-belgium-protest-handling-of-child-sex-scandal.html

 

[J Ed]

J-Roc is a more convincing POC.

I was JUST ABOUT TO POST THIS

 

[redsquirrel]

cisTerfs are doing it for themselves.

You that's probably the best post you're ever going to make right.

 

[DotCommunist]

peak dottie

 

[rekil]

New OJ book out soon. The bowler hat on the cover is a bad start. Get out of the 60's man! Chavs had a burberry cap on the cover. Maybe it's a cleverclogs theme and his 3rd one will feature I dunno a beret, 'Resistance - on the front lines in the war on povs" or something.

Lovely as those reviews are, they may be the last - my chapter on the media probably won’t do go down a storm with some

It's going to be a slagging of guido, murdoch, and the daily mail isn't it.

 

[cesare]

How *they* get away with it? Surely that should be how *we* get away with it.

 

[butchersapron]

Or, How i got into it.

 

[chilango]

Or, How i got into it.

Could he really pad out "I went to Oxford" into book length prose?

 

[DotCommunist]

I found a really old copy of 'Dude wheres my country' by Michael Moore and took it to the bog for some shit -lit. Proper proper liberal garbage. I hope Jones doesn't go down this path, the way he's started to call anyone left of labour an anarchist or a swappie is not an encouraging sign.

 

[rekil]

Next hat cover themed book. It seemed funnier in my head.

 

[Limerick Red]

Next hat cover themed book. It seemed funnier in my head.


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Love the shirts

 

[J Ed]

copliker love the 'squee solidarity' bit

 

[rekil]

He went a bit mad today.

 

[Theisticle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0249qp5

 

[Rural]

Next hat cover themed book. It seemed funnier in my head.


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What's a pov? I thought it was point of view

 

[equationgirl]

What's a pov? I thought it was point of view

In this case a 'pov' is a poor person i.e. someone poverty-stricken.

 

[The39thStep]

Could he really pad out "I went to Oxford" into book length prose?

Brightest bloke in the brightest school

 

[equationgirl]

In other news Laurie is still plugging her book on twitter:

Laurie Penny @PennyRed · Jul 11
This is your friendly weekly reminder that Unspeakable Things is out now in the UK. Here's the (Amazon) link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1408824744/ref=redir_mdp_mobile…

 

[Rural]

In other news Laurie is still plugging her book on twitter:

Oh no it's going to be a weekly event by the look of it. Wish she'd hurry up & go to merica where she will no doubt embrace her inner liberal. Or become a Republican, whatever. I

 

[rekil]

In other news Laurie is still plugging her book on twitter:

It's a pinned tweet. Nothing wrong with plugging your book on twitter.

 

[el-ahrairah]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/05/29-perfect-age-friend

old people suck

 

[Frances Lengel]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/05/29-perfect-age-friend

old people suck

Only eggs though - And grandmas need to be taught.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Only eggs though - And grandmas need to be taught.

That always makes me think of Ai No Corrida

 

[Frances Lengel]

Pop

 

[Rural]

It's a pinned tweet. Nothing wrong with plugging your book on twitter.

What's a pinned tweet?; is it like an advert, like those promoted tweets?

 

[captainmission]

What's a pinned tweet?; is it like an advert, like those promoted tweets?

It's a tweet that'll appear at the top of her feed. Similar to a sticky thread on a forum. Why would anyone pay her to promote her own book?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

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Can we not do something with the bowler hat and the Clockwork Orange poster?

Being the adventures of a young man whose principle interests are being chuffed/gutted, recruiting people to the Labour party and...

sort of thing?

 

[rekil]

Speaking of Oxford, this is probably the appalling indictment of the class system ever.

A Theory of Justice: the Musical!

In order to draw inspiration for his magnum opus, John Rawls travels back through time to converse (in song) with a selection of political philosophers, including Plato, Locke, Rousseau and Mill. But the journey is not as smooth as he hoped: for as he pursues his love interest, the beautiful student Fairness, through history, he must escape the evil designs of his libertarian arch-nemesis, Robert Nozick, and his objectivist lover, Ayn Rand.. Will he achieve his goal of defining Justice as Fairness?