My first thought when I heard everyone's phone in the pub go off
was that Putin had got bored.
I don't seem to have caught fire for the moment...
(, Fri 14 Aug 2026, 20:12, Reply)
I think the first automatic response of anyone in Gen X to a government alert
is to wonder whether it is the four minute warning of a nuclear strike.
Then aliens of course.
Wasn't expecting it to be about having a barbecue.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sat 15 Aug 2026, 11:42,
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At least it was four minutes, I saw something recently that claimed fifteen minutes. Couldn't imagine that was actually likely anymore.
(, Sat 15 Aug 2026, 14:48, Reply)
Normally my first thought would also be that Putin finally started lobbing nukes.
But this time I was in the supermarket and with so many people packed together it was loud enough that I thought it was the fire alarm.
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jonbob loves you, Sat 15 Aug 2026, 21:04,
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"...with so many people packed together-"
"I would have welcomed a nuclear apocalypse."
(, Mon 17 Aug 2026, 18:57, Reply)