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NEW IMAGE CHALLENGE - GLOVE PUPPETS
Emu, Basil Brush, Sooty and Sweep, we love glove puppets so lets spend some time fist deep in them.
God - smiting mortals since 4004 BC,
Fri 7 Oct 2022, 11:46,
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I’m positive that this will be in a museum one day, in a solid gold frame.*coff*compo it*coff*
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atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Fri 7 Oct 2022, 14:24,
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Could've also had 'Go Ahead,Bake My Way'.... or something. (ahem)
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Fri 7 Oct 2022, 0:39,
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The hand holding the gun needs to be WAAAAAY creepier!
ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag,
Fri 7 Oct 2022, 10:53,
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Happy Dusserha Starmer trying to claw some respect from something he understands nothing about
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White politicians should only go to white people's festivals
Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 19:17,
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Anybody can go to festivals - it is synically using a festival for his own political ends that makes him fodder for taking the piss.Why doesn't he stick to kissing babies, he knows what they are. Ask him about the seventh incarnation of Vishu and he probably wouldn't know where to start.
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Thu 6 Oct 2022, 19:32,
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मुझे आपकी पहचान की राजनीति पसंद नहीं है.अधिकांश हिंदू शायद आपको ट्रांसबस्टैंटिएशन की बारीकियों के बारे में ज्यादा नहीं बता सके। अधिकांश हिंदू शायद दांते के इन्फर्नो को उद्धृत नहीं कर सके। इस बीच भारतीय राजनेता धर्म और जातीयता को राजनीतिक हथियार के रूप में इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं। बेशक, यहाँ ऐसा नहीं हो सका।
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brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 20:35,
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Sing along if you know the words(
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 23:19,
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यह यहाँ होता है।मुझे लगता है कि समस्या यह है कि राजनेता खुद को किसी भी चीज़ से जोड़ लेते हैं जो उन्हें लगता है कि उन्हें अतिरिक्त वोट देगा। वे इस बात की परवाह नहीं करते कि यह क्या है। जो है उसमें उनकी कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है। उनके लिए यह सिर्फ वोट है। दशहरे से जुड़े हुए देखे जाने का मतलब उनके लिए वोट के अलावा और कुछ नहीं है।
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Fri 7 Oct 2022, 0:01,
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most b3tans would consider you both boring and pointlessly opinionated
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Fri 7 Oct 2022, 1:31,
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Isn't any politician attending anything cynically doing so for their own political ends?I mean, I'm not saying you should let him off, pile in as much as you want. I just don't see why this is worse than any other politician doing any other photo op.
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Thu 6 Oct 2022, 21:53,
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Boris charging off to have his pic taken standing next to war hero Zelenskyy was COMPLETELY different Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 22:29,
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It is Dussehra and Sir Keir has turned up as the evil Lord Ravana
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 19:56,
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prolly bindunbut I couldn't find it anywhere
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Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 17:53,
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Now I'm wondering what our world would be like if that were the case.ps-woo
( cowcat Bituminous squeegee,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 18:28,
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I went to a stand-up show at the fringe onceand one of the acts was basically an Emo Phillips wannabe. It was painful as the goodwill laughter dried up in the first 30 seconds and the rest of his act was greeted not even by heckling, but the silence of an audience mutually embarrassed on his behalf.
AND THAT'S WHY I QUIT STAND-UP ROFL
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Thu 6 Oct 2022, 17:25,
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AND THAT'S WHY I QUIT STAND-UP ROFL
I've never seen her and robbie williams in the same queue, just saying
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Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 13:01,
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I just had an idea for a funny picture, Q asks Picard to join the "Queue Continuum" and then puts him in The Queue.Bit late now, though.
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Thu 6 Oct 2022, 13:32,
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Use it for the next onein about 5 years, I reckon.
( brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:38,
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It's like having a strangely right wing turtle as prime minister.Which is fine I guess.
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Octo I ruin everything.,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 13:32,
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DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR SCREEN -- YOU HAVE ENTERED THE GAYSHIFT ZONE
PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 3:55,
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That was the bestest gheyshift ever. see ya tomorrow kids. ADIOS AMIGOS! *wiggles moustache*
PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 4:01,
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Oh no!Did my fabulous hypnotic arts put you in a trance?
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 15:23,
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Maybe I unintentionally cast my spell of love on you
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 17:10,
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the gayshift zone is not as colorful as I imagined
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Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:31,
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GAYSHIFT is akshally quite 'brutalist'
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:48,
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Vladimir is not pleased with the pretty mouth
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 18:33,
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Let off some steam
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:49,
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Is The Gayshift© sponsored by Warhammer 40K now?
( Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 20:29,
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These manga are getting harder to follow. brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:13,
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I'm so popular and nohaha isn't.He's a diaper boy.
( atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 1:17,
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I rmember when you two would play and giggle with each other
PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 2:11,
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THOSE TITS THO!!!!!!! O_ODrooooooooooooooooool !!!
( atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 1:13,
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The lady's not for turning. Unless she is. 
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 21:33,
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Yeah, but your AI was so preoccupied with whether or not it could, that it didn't stop to think if it should.
( Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:05,
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Mary Berry? The Great British Bank Off
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Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:20,
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a-i shit pigNow that’s funny*
*may contain lies
(*may contain lies
atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 20:54,
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You don't like it, but that doesn't turn it into another links board. This was rude of you. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 18:41,
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YesLinks Board, I realised after. Mea Culpa. But mostly a comment, b3ta seems less carefree, random, unexpectedly delightful.
I deeply admire the skill of many of the principal contributors, particularly when then they are at their silliest.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 21:55,
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I deeply admire the skill of many of the principal contributors, particularly when then they are at their silliest.
hey! thanks for the reply. I agree with you for what it's worth, I was just messing mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:08,
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I really liked your last picture.When was it?
Was it funny?
(Was it funny?
Chumps 👀,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 18:46,
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It was better than this, pretty sure. davy's let himself down badly here. 
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 18:54,
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now you're making me laughthe "letting myself down" bit. seems I have form.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:03,
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I have no skills.I can manage email, WhatsApp and tying my own shoelaces, most days.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 21:58,
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oh man have i got great news for youwww.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm
You can expand your knowledge while staying within your comfort zone.
(You can expand your knowledge while staying within your comfort zone.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:12,
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Thanks!this is great.
as a fisherman I love discovering new knots. I will definitely try this one, it's easy and hopefully quicker than the extra overhand on the loops which I normally use.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 23:02,
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as a fisherman I love discovering new knots. I will definitely try this one, it's easy and hopefully quicker than the extra overhand on the loops which I normally use.
I do a double-wound version of the standard knot and it holds even better. PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 3:44,
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NOTE: For normal activities, the Ian Knot or other standard knots should be quite secure. I believe that many people seek more secure knots because they are, without realizing, tying their shoelaces with an un-balanced “Granny Knot”. Please see my Granny Knot page that discusses this in detail.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 14:54,
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Since b3ta isn't funny and this thread has no picture, here's an unfunny political headswap with no joke attached:
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 19:23,
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Truss plan to head off rebellion partial success mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 19:49,
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I thought I'd worked out how you did this, butmine is jerky and has a line.
I guess you can offset your dots, but I can only offset the picture, then unoffset it afterwards. Maybe I need to revise Nyquist.
(I guess you can offset your dots, but I can only offset the picture, then unoffset it afterwards. Maybe I need to revise Nyquist.
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 21:19,
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Gifs have frames that work
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 21:21,
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Are you not seeing working frames?This is a webp, not a gif.
( brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 21:23,
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He didn't this. A gif image has frames that work. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Fri 7 Oct 2022, 2:51,
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You mean, let us understand this cause, ya know maybe it's us, we’re a little fucked up maybe, but we’re not funny how, I mean not funny like we’re a bad clown, We don’t amuse you? We don’t make you laugh, we’re here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How are we not funny?
( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 19:37,
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You're putting words in my mouthI never said that you were fucked up. But you seem a little intense.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:00,
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intents AND porpoises!
PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 2:09,
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I bet you are a bundle of laughs at a party Stick your link up your japs eye. (and yes I did just assume your gender)
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TBL I posted this on,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 20:02,
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My chums think soI mostly sing sea shanties, which they do too.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 21:59,
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This is where you admit you like Piratecore mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:10,
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had to gurgleinteresting, you may have opened up a whole, new world to me.
(Oxford comma, for jokey reasons)
Board 'em in the smoke!
need more nautical themed challenges on b3ta.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 23:07,
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(Oxford comma, for jokey reasons)
Board 'em in the smoke!
need more nautical themed challenges on b3ta.
You have chums? What the shuddering fuck are you doing here thenThis place is for all the internet rejects and trolls that have nowhere else to go.
Or is that Tesco's I can never remember
(Or is that Tesco's I can never remember
TBL I posted this on,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:51,
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Does b3ta sell the pixel badger tshirts anymore?It doesn't appear so, but given this opportunity...
( cowcat Bituminous squeegee,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 20:31,
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Yes! Now make it a t=shirt please.
Darnit, that wasn't funny.
(Darnit, that wasn't funny.
cowcat Bituminous squeegee,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 21:08,
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Don't think they ever sold any of the icons except Furtive on a shirtand you're (however many years I've been stuck in this shithole) too late for that one
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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 8:28,
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heads will rollcheer up dismembered Hitler!
( Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 16:37,
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It was Stalin the whole time!
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 22:08,
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Do behave, there's a good clam.
LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 12:27,
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mmmmmmmmmmmm...
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 15:09,
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3D Simulation Bread Shape Pillow Soft Lumbar Baguette Back Cushion Funny Food Plush Stuffed Toy for Animal Cat Dog Lovers Home Decor
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 4:14,
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Bread Pillow Funny Pillows Giant Bread Pillow Bread Body Pillow 3D Simulation Bread Shape Pillow Loaf of Bread Pillow Soft Butter Toast Bread Food Cushion for Christmas Sleeping Decor (31.5 Inches)
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 4:13,
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How do they manage to target these ads so perfectly? mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 14:31,
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Post one of your amusing pictures friend mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 14:32,
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Pedro's going to kick your fool ass for you mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 14:32,
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Oh, I thought you were marveling at the shelf-life of the politician.
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_le_shat,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 15:23,
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You couldn't even begin to understand the dazzling mind that is Pedro. You are a nonsense. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 15:37,
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Her great great great great great great great great great grandfather was Barney Rubble PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 19:39,
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not so fucking great great great great great great great great great grandfather mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 19:51,
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I really liked your last picture.Oh. No. No. I didn't.
( Chumps 👀,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 18:30,
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I’m very busy….calculating missile targets.
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atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 16:51,
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Hi. My name is Kweezi and I'm the Chancer of the Exchequer. 
Chumps 👀,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 19:40,
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Disgusting,this is making me feel really kwasi just looking at it.
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Tue 4 Oct 2022, 20:27,
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while we're here - ron out of sparks is well lol
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Tue 4 Oct 2022, 21:04,
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classic composition that
Click for bigger (66 kb) mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 21:10,
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Quite rightly so.His hand has turned into a lump of meat.
I'd be upset too.
(I'd be upset too.
Chumps 👀,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 22:04,
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Everything is relative - that lump of meat was originally 
Recognize the composition now?
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 22:19,
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when did he not?
Click for bigger (69 kb) mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 22:22,
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Jordan Peele is The Little Mermaid
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Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 13:37,
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Don't cry over spilled meat PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 4:04,
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this Sparks joy JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Thu 6 Oct 2022, 8:30,
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Enough is enough
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hagbardsapple no dialogue with twunts,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 14:35,
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hope you dont mind i shared this on the twitters PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 14:51,
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Share away! I am on @stuarthoughton if you want to RT from there
( hagbardsapple no dialogue with twunts,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 15:06,
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When I get time? Yes. Right now I'm driving down the freeway in the fast lane at 73 mph so I can't type
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 15:16,
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I have amazing superior brain powers
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:02,
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He could have Jean Grey brain powers so the car is now floating Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:27,
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I will retweet next time I see something.Gosh I can't delete the one I posted. It's got a whole 9 likes.
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 15:23,
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Alright Richie Cunningham….nobody says ‘Gosh’ anymore.Also: the board is much better without nohaha….you should try it. Jusssayin
( atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 20:39,
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why don't you sit on it!...or better yet, make like a tree, and get outta here!
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 22:03,
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Oooooo....you love nohaha.......gayer.Feelmypowerpedro.Myinsultshaveforcedhimtomakeanactualphotoshop.Feelmypowerpedro.Feelit! XD
( atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 0:33,
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Re "Gosh"Ever watch recent Korean romcoms with subtitles?
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tubaman,
Sun 9 Oct 2022, 22:29,
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she's only wrong twice
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empire of the pussycat requires more champage,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 19:28,
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Looks like you forgot to remove the dog. brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 13:48,
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Would you like me to lap dance for you?I want a second month.
( Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 15:18,
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clapping off calendar pages like they hundreds mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 17:38,
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I think you should start your own thread for these high quality, hilarious pictures, mr horrible.Somewhere else.
( brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 14:14,
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I liked it when there was nothing. Remember?Remember when nothing existed at all? There was nothing.
And it was just an infinite void of nothing, and nothing existed.
Brilliant. Remember?
Remember the old nothing?
The old times of nothing.
Remember? When there was nothing.
Remember? The old nothing.
Remember when there was nothing?
Remember?
(And it was just an infinite void of nothing, and nothing existed.
Brilliant. Remember?
Remember the old nothing?
The old times of nothing.
Remember? When there was nothing.
Remember? The old nothing.
Remember when there was nothing?
Remember?
Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 16:11,
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You're right, it's nothing. Shut the fuck up though eh, it's fucking tiresome.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 17:40,
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So grumpy.So what you’re really saying is you love shit a-i pics.
Welllll….you’re in the right place. Cheer up fuckmunch.
(Welllll….you’re in the right place. Cheer up fuckmunch.
atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:06,
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I don't think they're any better or worse than a deluge of faceswaps without jokes attachedbut these are probably quicker to make and post
It's new and the novelty will soon wear off
(It's new and the novelty will soon wear off
Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:21,
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Not all of us need the joke spelled out. :P brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:52,
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Whew! Cool… on to the next fad….3-D Goatsie.
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atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 19:32,
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Excellent, should I buy a Doctor Oculus and a Nintendo Power Glove in preparation? Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 19:46,
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Those won’t work.You’ll need to upgrade your RAM.
( atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 20:36,
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time for a re-brand?Lost credibility with another impromptu hot take? It may be time to re-brand to help engender trust and confidence again... speak to your local designer today!
(,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 8:23,
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Billionaires gonna billionaire.What happens when Russia decides those four regions of Ukraine aren't enough? Or that it's time for Belarus to come back into the fold completely? You can't just take something that doesn't belong to you and then arbitrarily declare that it does. Unless you fundamentally believe that national power expressed through war is completely fine. Tesla is pretty big, but what happens if Toyota just arbitrarily decides that it owns it? It has hundreds of thousands of employees and can get boots on the ground quickly in all of his major markets. But they don't, because there are rules, and although THOSE rules are also fucking shit, people seem to respect them.
( Octo I ruin everything.,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 9:08,
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As is often the case, Musk has a point but makes it idioticallyIf the people of the Donbas really want to be part of Russia then their right of self-determination (think SNP here) needs to be considered alongside Putin's illegal land grab. Chances are a free and fair secret ballot would result in Vladolf being told to GTFO by the population, but it is a potential ending.
(,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 13:27,
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Remember when Musk elected himself as Champion of Ukraine and challenged Putin to a fight?Musk with his years of experience overseeing industrial design vs an ex-KGB agent and martial artist.
The guy might get us to Mars, but otherwise he's a fucking moron.
(The guy might get us to Mars, but otherwise he's a fucking moron.
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 17:18,
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He could. It isn't.Musk's economic and social theories are generally terrible, but you must admit his rockets work very well, and the ones in development are literally designed to take us to Mars.
His ideas about colonisation are far fetched but they're not impossible. He follows Robert Zubrin, whose proposals for Mars missions are rather more sound (not relying on any future technology or nuking the poles, etc.) and if you are in any doubt about crewed missions to Mars you should listen to any of his talks or lectures.
(His ideas about colonisation are far fetched but they're not impossible. He follows Robert Zubrin, whose proposals for Mars missions are rather more sound (not relying on any future technology or nuking the poles, etc.) and if you are in any doubt about crewed missions to Mars you should listen to any of his talks or lectures.
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 20:00,
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"and if you are in any doubt about crewed missions to Mars you should listen to any of his talks or lectures"Words are cheap. There have been relatively few attempts to land a craft on mars. Failures are many, in fact I think the majority have failed. Manned landing has never even been attempted. The most obvious preparation for establishing an off-world base on another planet would be to set one up on the relatively easily-accessible lunar surface. That has not even been seriously suggested in the last 30 years.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022, 12:22,
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To be clear, I know nothing about space travel. I know a fuck of a lot about bullshit and human nature though. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 12:23,
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That's pretty obvious based on how wrong you are about everything you say on the subject.Artemis's stated goal is to establish a moon base. Artemis 1 is waiting to launch as I type this.
I think Mars landing attempts are a little better than 50% successful these days. Russia brought the average waaaay down.
Words are cheap, but dismissing expert opinion by invoking 'bullshit' is Govian anti-intellectualism. You actually need to have an understanding of what the subject involves before you can form a valid opinion on it.
(I think Mars landing attempts are a little better than 50% successful these days. Russia brought the average waaaay down.
Words are cheap, but dismissing expert opinion by invoking 'bullshit' is Govian anti-intellectualism. You actually need to have an understanding of what the subject involves before you can form a valid opinion on it.
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 14:42,
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Right now it involves Elon Musk shooting his mouth off, in essence. 'Stated goal' is exactly that: a statement. They're just now starting to properly test the earth-to-moon transport. How far away from having a moon base which is sufficiently developed to include a large fully-staffed rocket launch facility is that? And all of this is just the preface to the real mission. The fact remains, there has never even been an attempt at a manned mission to Mars, and for good reason. Sadly even the proposed Perseverance sample return mission seems somewhat unlikely to happen based on the very vague gestures made towards it by nasa.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 17:13,
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He's not just shooting his mouth off though, is he?To reiterate, the SpaceX Starship project is in development right now. Starship (FKA Big Fffffalcon Rocket, FKA the Interplanetary Transport System) is literally designed as an ...interplanetary transport system to take large numbers of people to Mars (NASA has also commissioned a lunar variant for the Artemis project, a real mission to establish a permanent presence on the moon, which is actually happening). You can watch the Starship prototypes being built and tested live on the internet.
How far away from having a moon base? A small number of years. First the orbital base (Zubrin's 'orbital toll booth'), then there will be various landers, some of which will contain habitation modules, some of which will be permanent features on the surface. To me, that's a moon base.
How far away from your moving goalpost? A few decades, or less if we pull our fingers out. The process for extracting water from lunar regolith is pretty simple in theory (collect dirt, add heat, collect vapour), and once we have that technology in place we already know how to extract hydrogen fuel and oxygen. Not sure how much staff would be required.
Not sure how you're defining an attempt at a manned Mars mission. Obviously there has been no crewed launch to Mars, but they have been proposed. You should really check out Robert Zubrin, who worked on designing crewed Mars missions from the 80s onwards. He's the creator of 'Mars Direct' and its subsequent updated plans. It all uses existing technology.
The good reason it's not been paid for yet is (in chronological order): The collapse of the British Empire (and subsequent abandonment of the British space program), Mao's scientist purge (and consequent late entry into the space race), the collapse of the Soviet Union (or maybe even the death of Korolev in 1966), and the American short term political system/military-industrial complex. Space Shuttle was a jobs program that effectively stalled the US space program for a generation. If Apollo technology had been developed, if reusability had been prioritised sooner, we could have had crewed missions all over the solar system by now!
(How far away from having a moon base? A small number of years. First the orbital base (Zubrin's 'orbital toll booth'), then there will be various landers, some of which will contain habitation modules, some of which will be permanent features on the surface. To me, that's a moon base.
How far away from your moving goalpost? A few decades, or less if we pull our fingers out. The process for extracting water from lunar regolith is pretty simple in theory (collect dirt, add heat, collect vapour), and once we have that technology in place we already know how to extract hydrogen fuel and oxygen. Not sure how much staff would be required.
Not sure how you're defining an attempt at a manned Mars mission. Obviously there has been no crewed launch to Mars, but they have been proposed. You should really check out Robert Zubrin, who worked on designing crewed Mars missions from the 80s onwards. He's the creator of 'Mars Direct' and its subsequent updated plans. It all uses existing technology.
The good reason it's not been paid for yet is (in chronological order): The collapse of the British Empire (and subsequent abandonment of the British space program), Mao's scientist purge (and consequent late entry into the space race), the collapse of the Soviet Union (or maybe even the death of Korolev in 1966), and the American short term political system/military-industrial complex. Space Shuttle was a jobs program that effectively stalled the US space program for a generation. If Apollo technology had been developed, if reusability had been prioritised sooner, we could have had crewed missions all over the solar system by now!
brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 20:15,
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And really, think about what it might take to be an expert on something which has never even been attempted. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 17:15,
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Literally denying the concept of expertise. brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 20:16,
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a world where something legitimately owned can be taken away by murder then held up to an ownership vote is going to be a difficult one to live in mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 18:12,
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Steady on, next you'll be saying there's no divine right of kingsand that kind of talk will see you locked up in the tower.
( brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog,
Tue 4 Oct 2022, 20:04,
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Well obviously The Windsors are an exception. because they're a family of royals, with royal genes, and royal corgis. mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Oct 2022, 12:25,
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