with an amusing take on generally depressing events, Hislop's 2024 review
his interviewer does kick off by unnecessarily pointing out Ians first trump gag was in fact, something that Trump also does
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 5:27,
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He's about 6 weeks from residential care by the looks of it
Love to see him offered a knighthood at this point. Reckon he'd bite their hand off.
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Looks OK to me.
Also, I hope he wouldn't accept a knighthood.
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Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 9:49,
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Hignify, sure, but his Private Eye stewardship had a little more dare
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 21:02,
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Did you ever pick up Private Eye?
He didn’t become the most sued person in Britain for nothing.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 28 Nov 2024, 7:53,
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Suspect he came up with that sobriquet himself
Now he has endorsements from Ann Widdecombe and hangs about in the same circles as the Archbishop of Canterbury (whilst sneering at "the great and the good"!).
He's the establishment's idea of what a satirist should be - public school, Oxbridge, tory and tame. And when the time comes he'll disappoint all his geriatric fanboys by taking that gong without a hint of shame.
(, Thu 28 Nov 2024, 9:06, Reply)
Tory?
He certainly hides it well by decades of constant derision towards them, and hiring writers like Paul foot. I mean he’s not an ex miner selling copies of the socialist worker, or whatever it is you think gives one integrity, but there’s been quite a few notable victories over the years because he’s persued those causes, the post office horizon shitfuckery just being the latest.
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 28 Nov 2024, 10:05,
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"...hangs about in the same circles as the Archbishop of Canterbury"
... where he recently publicly took Welby to task about his cover up of the abuse of John Smyth (a story Private Eye had been covering for years). Private Eye (as I'm sure you know) turns over rocks and pokes sticks into dark corners with stories that are often overlooked by the mainstream media companies and frequently with embarrassing consequences for the "establishment". The Eye (and a few others, like Computer Weekly) were famously documenting the Post Office scandal for years before it became a cause celebre. I think they are even namechecked in "Mr Bates Vs The Post Office".
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Private Eye is a magazine for dusty old cranks who are upset about their council tax going up
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What would you suggest instead?
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 28 Nov 2024, 12:27,
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Razzle
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 29 Nov 2024, 6:26,
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Or ordinary people who want to see a light shone on corruption, malpractice and criminal behaviour in politics, law, utilities, transport, local government, medicine, business, media, the arts, agriculture, defence, education, etc, etc, that often goes unreported elsewhere.
Private Eye is doing good stuff, and it is great to see a printed publication surviving and still doing good journalism. Long may they continue.
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The only investigative journalism in the UK
Aside from Post Office Horizon, they did a great edition on covid racketeering and are pretty much the only part of the press covering the jiggery-pokery in Teesside. The rest of the press is mostly opinion columns and dancing contests.
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brb will comment later about how this makes you a fascist.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 13:45,
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Seems a little unlikely given that he blocked a few of us a year or two back
After some mentalist phase posting how I was part of some wider B3tan conspiracy cabal bent on evil, I think because I didn’t display the necessary outrage in replying to someone he was disagreeing with, though it was a little difficult to decipher what he was going on about.
Besides, our group’s strategically placed hidden cameras in his bedsit show that he’s not looking at this vid but is currently wanking over AI-generated Liz Truss POV porn where she repeatedly calls him a disgrace
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 20:53,
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This cunt is such a liar.
He was put on my ignore list because he does racism (literally the only reason anyone is ever put on my ignore list).Everything this self entitled fantasist weirdo says is a lie. Ignoring him is the best decision any b3ta user could make.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 1 Dec 2024, 15:33,
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Commodore 64 game or a real ale?
A google forms quiz, reckon this will tick a couple of boxes for the /links readership, if you get what I mean. I mean everyone here is a real ale twat and a nerd from the 80s, and comfortable with that. I didn't make it, found it on Bluesky.
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Zuowan, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 22:25,
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17/20
Although I had an unfair advantage living where one of the breweries mentioned is.
My answers weren't based on any C64 knowledge, but I'll take the 80s nerd label quite happily!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 22:50,
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14
I thought I knew all the c64 games! I don't know any real ales because it tastes like someone else's spit.
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 23:30,
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15/20
I neither drink ale nor owned a C64, so actually good, actually.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 0:51,
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Ha, enjoyed that
15 of 20. I downloaded a c64 emulator a decade or so ago in a fit of nostalgia, along with over a 1000 titles. It made me realise there was a hell of a lot of dross made for the platform amongst the few gold nuggets
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 11:56,
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18/20
Real ale drinking nerd
Do hazy craft beers count as real ale? They have been my poison for a few years now. So good
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 11:57,
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I could tell you if I had the foggiest idea
Not a big real ale drinker and I had an Acorn Electron. Still got 16/20 mind.
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Zuowan, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 13:54,
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Band Aid have released their 40th anniversary megamix
So I'm posting this a little early this year.
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Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 19:47,
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Ahhhhhhhhh this Zizek's rrrrrREAL FRESH
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 22:13,
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I have come to despise Steamed Hams
- and now I shall despise you too.
Lots of love, Wizzy
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Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 17:06,
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I was expecting the graphics to be Amiga 500
Am very disappoint!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 20:05,
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So, not good at all then?
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 12:14,
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Pong Clock
I missed out on a custom hardware Pong Clock some years ago produced by Sander Mulder. Only a limited run were produced and they were likely out of my price range at the time anyway. A screen saver version was released that I had on my XP machine for years and I loved it. Here is my browser based version based on Sander's work. Once running, click/tap the screen for authentic SFX
The original work can be found here
www.sandermulder.com/pong_clock.html
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Errrr
I mean "That's lovely!"
What hidden meaning is there that I've overlooked?
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Boot I want to know what you meant, Wed 27 Nov 2024, 18:36,
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Ah. I've just seen the tagline you have after your 'boot' username. I thought that was part of the message. My bad. Thank you for the compliment
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:-)
rofl - no worries.
It's a rubbish tagline. Someone else had "Was it polemically sent", and I was just trying to be cool and down with the kids.
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Boot I want to know what you meant, Thu 28 Nov 2024, 9:24,
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The Day Today. Upscaled and up yours.
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch, Mon 25 Nov 2024, 0:36,
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Too many pixels
They've ruined it.
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Wed 27 Nov 2024, 20:59,
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One for the Doctor Who nerds
BBC have announced a nesw re-edit of The War Games, Patrick Troughton's final story.
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Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 23:46,
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To reflect regional variations they're adding the Nationwide theme and having Troughton regenerate accompanied by Richard Stilgoe on the piano with a regeneration song
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While Jack Hargreaves explains countryside stick use to Daleks.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 25 Nov 2024, 14:07,
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I have watched plenty of Troughton Who and this is a ridiculous waste of time, who wants The War Games colourized? It's supposed to look grim, black & white is ideal.
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Zuowan, Tue 26 Nov 2024, 22:29,
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Animated Isle of Wight Postcards - Nov 2024
I made this!
I made these postcards move. hi
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Great to see you back
Excellent as always
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spazzcaptain Misses Valin @, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 22:02,
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sweet
Now do bad things to those old saucy seaside cards
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simbosan Hello you cunt, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 23:01,
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Excellent
Man’s head reappearing in the street post-beachball-boink made me lol.
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Mon 25 Nov 2024, 8:25,
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the audio on your stuff is masterful
you have a really good ear for effects
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The Real Rodd Hull - "Drugs are Bad!"
This always tickles the shit out of me. From Lee & Herring's Radio One Music Show.
The Real Rodd Hull's appearance on the ‘Top Celebrity Just Say "No" to Drugs Campaign’ - played by the actor Kevin Eldon.
Originally broadcast: 22nd November 1995.
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Jeeeeelllly, you say?
I've got Lee & Herring's radio show episodes on a hard drive somewhere, not listened to them in years...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 17:01,
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Better get all these opened up again
Has anybody got a mop and bucket?
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buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 21:20,
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Link without the referral gubbins: www.aol.com/firefighters-rescue-cat-stuck-drainpipe-143535854.html
Link without the AOL: www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg7x8l5pv2o
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 16:58,
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Yes I double checked on Mosaic and you are correct
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TBL I posted this on, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 21:55,
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Origins of the asshole
PBS Eons explains anuses in a surprisingly SFW video.
Warning: Contains the phrase "If buttholes can break out of the body during the evolution of an animal to fit its lifestyle..." - so obvs one to avoid if you're triggered by such woke nonsense.
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Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 16:34,
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The Bugger Groove
Top of the pops last night had Jack to the sound of the underground by Hithouse, a track I'd forgotten about that The Mary Whitehouse experience used and I wondered where that sample at the start was from...
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HappyToast Groat froth, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 12:26,
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Oh wow!
So many different records have sampled that. Just when I thought I’d heard all I was likely to recognise another bit pops up!
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LP, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 21:51,
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I watched the same episode and also went off on a sample hunt.
Funny how brains work innit?
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Funny how A.I. Zuck looks more like a real boy than the genuine article.
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jonbob loves you, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 20:12,
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Inner City Life
Old man parks his car.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 12:00,
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I must admit I was not expecting what happend to happen (no spoilers)
so I felt like a proper c*nt when I watched this, but it was great.
He does talk like a Geordie who has had a stroke though.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 14:43,
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Mark Felton's not happy
Could be WWIII after all
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buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 0:06,
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Aside from the fact that no war is good
I take it you'll be signing up to fight then?
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 11:47,
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I suspect we wouldn't be given a choice.
I reckon the country going to war would be hugely beneficial from a societal standpoint. We've absolutely fucked it since the last one.
We'd lose a few folk, but that's probably for the best too. Puts things in perspective and all that.
Plus, it'd be quite exciting.
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I managed about 1:30 of this charmless fashy weirdo's rant.
Then I looked him up on wikipedia to see if his opinions are as worthless as they appear, and boy oh boy that was interesting.
The wiki talk page, that is, not the article about himself that he wrote himself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mark_Felton
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 23 Nov 2024, 16:06,
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Reference loops, where he quotes himself, from his own videos.
Isn't that one definition of disappearing up his own arse?
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Sat 23 Nov 2024, 19:21,
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A synopsis?
If you would? I don’t have time to rummage through mountains of hyperbole.
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Ok, so that's the how. What's missing is the why.
Why would Russia launch such an attack? Why would that not invoke NATO article 5 and thereby cause a devastating response?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 9:46,
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Because Comrade Starmer.
Or something.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 24 Nov 2024, 20:09,
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With nations like the US and China adopting a Launch-on-Warning response
And Russia's Perimeter System still fully operational (depending on who you ask), I suspect the apocalypse will end up being completely unintentional. It's only a matter or time before an Able Archer or Norwegian Rocket Incident ends in catastrophe.
I mean, the incoming US Secretary of Defense believes the earth was created 10,000 years ago and that dinosaur fossils are the result of the animals that didn't make it onto the ark in time.
That fuckwit might not have any direct control over the USA's nuclear arsenal, but I can't imagine that we're in significantly better hands with the people who do.
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Not disagreeing with that, but it doesn't explain why Russia would choose to launch a massive conventional attack against just the UK. Our best defence against such an attack isn't missile systems or early warning radar, it's article 5.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 25 Nov 2024, 10:26,
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