SymbiantXenos
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Can't wait to see tomrrows cluster fucks.
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The UK votes to leave the European Union |OUT2| Mayday, Mayday, I've lost an ARM
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Dying at funky's comment. Hahaha.
Boris Johnson - Prime Minister
Nigel Farage - Foreign Office
Jeremy Kyle - London Mayor
It can get much worse.
Jeremy Hunt set out his stall for leadership built on the idea of a 2nd referendum after negotiations finish. Who knows, we might see people like Hunt and Fallon sharing a platform on this lol. I'd say stranger things have happened but I'm not sure if they have.
It sounds insane...they're just going to watch everything crumble. I'm really starting to believe England is finished.
Oh I know what it linked to. Does he want this site banned in Utah?
Screaming Meat
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Cross posting:
People want their world view reinforced rather than challenged. The majority will tend to dig their heels in more. That applies to both sides of the argument. It's not that folk will be maliciously unreasonable, more a case of cognitive dissonance kicking in.
"He's a really nice guy... except when he's not."
We're living in a time where people can have access to more information than ever before in history (and more disinformation, granted) and can meet people from all walks of life nearly anywhere in the world. I don't think there are a ton of genuinely good excuses for being that level of ignorant any more.
The man you're describing has chosen to believe the worst about a very sizeable portion of people on this planet. That says something about him, don't you think? His reasons and opinions are his own and he's welcome to have them, but that doesn't stop him from being an ignorant shitbag, nor being called out on it.
I won't deny that there is an (interesting and worrying) class/education/age divide in the voting, nor will I disagree that a lot of Remain voters (myself included) are wagging fingers and venting on Leave voters a little unfairly. But it's hard to deny that immigration (along with the - yes - xenophobic subtext that a portion of Leave voters have attached to that) wasn't a key issue. I'd go so far as to say that I think it's clear that the said portion was in fact quite sizeable, rather than a small bunch of bad apples.
People want their world view reinforced rather than challenged. The majority will tend to dig their heels in more. That applies to both sides of the argument. It's not that folk will be maliciously unreasonable, more a case of cognitive dissonance kicking in.
"He's a really nice guy... except when he's not."
We're living in a time where people can have access to more information than ever before in history (and more disinformation, granted) and can meet people from all walks of life nearly anywhere in the world. I don't think there are a ton of genuinely good excuses for being that level of ignorant any more.
The man you're describing has chosen to believe the worst about a very sizeable portion of people on this planet. That says something about him, don't you think? His reasons and opinions are his own and he's welcome to have them, but that doesn't stop him from being an ignorant shitbag, nor being called out on it.
I won't deny that there is an (interesting and worrying) class/education/age divide in the voting, nor will I disagree that a lot of Remain voters (myself included) are wagging fingers and venting on Leave voters a little unfairly. But it's hard to deny that immigration (along with the - yes - xenophobic subtext that a portion of Leave voters have attached to that) wasn't a key issue. I'd go so far as to say that I think it's clear that the said portion was in fact quite sizeable, rather than a small bunch of bad apples.
ferrasvansen
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Yeah hilarious, made me laugh out rather loudly. Sorry family.
Yeah, strange things have happened but this is a very very different beast to anything we've had to deal with for a long time.
So frustrating man, really.
In support of you Scots, I'm drinking a bottle of a Scotch Ale with notes of toasted shortbread. It's good stuff.
I despise Hunt, yet I'm thinking about paying to be a Tory and vote him in on that alone. Then it's a backup plan in case there's not a GE and we can't get Lib Dems in to try and block a vote on it alongside the SNP and other individual MPs.
I despise Hunt, yet I'm thinking about paying to be a Tory and vote him in on that alone. Then it's a backup plan in case there's not a GE and we can't get Lib Dems in to try and block a vote on it alongside the SNP and other individual MPs.
I'm pretty sure Boris Johnson is actually just a long-running Simon Brodkin stunt.
efyu_lemonardo
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Well he's off to a good start, I mean you've got to admit that's far more impressive than just the pig.
Silent Chief
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To complete the analogy, we'd need all the moderator to resigns or face the equivalent of a non confidence vote.
First I hear of Eton Mess, but my mom used to make strawberry mousse with meringue and cups of those tiny wild strawberries from our fields.
First I hear of Eton Mess, but my mom used to make strawberry mousse with meringue and cups of those tiny wild strawberries from our fields.
If only MI5 was as swift as him we could have all avoided this mess.
ferrasvansen
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Yeah sad loss, but alas I'm sure he will learn the error of his ways. It's quite disturbing linking to such a horrific act carried out on 16m poor unwilling individuals, I nearly choked on my popcorn, could have been nasty.
He didn't post enough warnings. He should have hidden it better. Like come on...
I never actually saw the Boris speech before. Bizarre watching the news juxtaposed with that sort of content. Wow.
Screaming Meat
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That's genius.
Ale? I thought we could have been friends.
Wait... I don't remember did. What did ugly naked guy do?
I know right. I am more worried about Scotch from the Highlands.
Silent Chief
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I need to listen to Games without Frontiers now.
Funny how the show was called It's a knockout in the UK.
Funny how the show was called It's a knockout in the UK.
Audioboxer
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The funny GAFers make up for it in these topics.
We're just waiting on them arriving.
Screaming Meat
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Watching the news, I feel like it still is.
Funky Papa
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Goddamnit people. We shouldn't be laughing while we ban you.
Now let's get back to British discipline.
Now let's get back to British discipline.
If you ever see a bottle of Bourbon Baby, try it. Cask aged and delicious.
That was Chandler and Monica banging. And hey, I get Scotch too. About to order a bottle for the missuses birthday actually.
MI5 has let us all down. They really need to read up on this vote rigging thing. /s
Just got to give a big "LMFAO" at Farage's speech today.
He says something like "the reason the people voted the way they did....then goes on about deception"
No Nigel, people voted the way they did becauae YOU deceived them.
As a side note....the way he speaks, and gloats about how he was right all along. Really reminds me of David Icke.
I was hoping that would good thing that could come out of all this was him disapppearing after the whole NHS money issue...yet he seems content to keep going. His ego has inflated and he seems to be in this for personal glory.
He says something like "the reason the people voted the way they did....then goes on about deception"
No Nigel, people voted the way they did becauae YOU deceived them.
As a side note....the way he speaks, and gloats about how he was right all along. Really reminds me of David Icke.
I was hoping that would good thing that could come out of all this was him disapppearing after the whole NHS money issue...yet he seems content to keep going. His ego has inflated and he seems to be in this for personal glory.
Audioboxer
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Watching news reporters and journalists grill the Leave camp over the lack of a plan and broken "promises" felt eerily like a cringe-based sitcom.
Palculator
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That's a good one.
So Visa and Vodafone are already floating plans to leave and move jobs and as I understand it as soon as Article 50 is invoked every major bank will need to tell shareholders what their relocation plan is if the UK does not agree an acceptable trade deal in 2 years.
Article 50 is a bomb waiting to go off and the UK can't mitigate it because the EU have ruled out pre-negotiating.
Article 50 is a bomb waiting to go off and the UK can't mitigate it because the EU have ruled out pre-negotiating.
Oh, F.R.I.E.N.D.S predicted bing.com !!!NSFW!!!WARNING!!!
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Hasney said:
Buy this. GOAT.
Audioboxer
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The protest went well then
Seems like it lol.
Ale gives me the 'I'm gonna vomit' feel the moment it makes contact with my mouth.
Then again, I'm more of a spirit/cider person. Give me a Rekorderlig, yo.
He's a poisonous, pompous, prejudiced man and an enormous self promoter.
We've all known this for a long time, but this hollow victory has really sent him stratospheric.
It's terrible to say, but I want to live in the timeline where his light aircraft crash was more... lethal.
ferrasvansen
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Oh, F.R.I.E.N.D.S predicted bing.com
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Buy this. GOAT.
I was just thinking before you linked that, I hadn't had a drink in 5 years, thought maybe it was time for a nice bottle of Highland Park... I mean wtf are you a mindreader?
PJV3
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All you require is to know your shit, and you would be thinking of it.
If Scottish Independence is a thing, can I emigrate?
There was a rally in Oxford too today. I think once these get more momentum, it could be interesting.
Now is the time for Unity! Trust me, we'd comprimise on this. Fruity!
Thinking about something more smokey as that's her style. I may end up with an American one called Brimstone. See how much smoke she can handle.
Now is the time for Unity! Trust me, we'd comprimise on this. Fruity!
Buy this. GOAT.
Thinking about something more smokey as that's her style. I may end up with an American one called Brimstone. See how much smoke she can handle.
Audioboxer
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Play the Yakuza series, learn all about your Whisky and Spirits from a game.
efyu_lemonardo
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Elvis Juice?
Is this like in the MJ thread?
Is this like in the MJ thread?
Funky Papa
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I've always wondered what Irn-Bru tastes like.
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