How do we cheer up the English?
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EnglishEdward
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I have never tried rat porridge.
Let them have guns. Guns are fun.
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Of course, and people who eat Bentos pies have never tried horse meat.
Zardnaar
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Kangaroo pies in Aussie or urban legend?
Narz
keeping it real
They can't even handle knives around here. I bought some kitchen knives at a street fair the other day, felt like I was buying drugs
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
ye olde street faire
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
- give them back Hong Kong. The civilized choice!
- fox hunting? Yes.
- Rishi Sunak vs. George Galloway in the Thunderdome, only on pay per view!
- abolish TV ads for sports betting websites. Actually, abolish those ugly betting shops altogether. Casino gambling is fine.
- fox hunting? Yes.
- Rishi Sunak vs. George Galloway in the Thunderdome, only on pay per view!
- abolish TV ads for sports betting websites. Actually, abolish those ugly betting shops altogether. Casino gambling is fine.
Angst
Rambling and inconsistent
shower thoughty, but coming from the perspective of being raised in a nation of small nationalism, i'm going to bring up history and politics. i think the weather and food are memey reasons for what's going on in the zeitgeist.
britain never really got over their historical international position. brexit was lashing out. i've seen the wastes of victorian working class architecture that people still live in. back in the day, even with the despair, it used to mean something. living in politics has an effect on your mood, surprise.
depression has to do with desentization and lack of ability to feel there's a good outlook on life. lack of ability to care. while economic growth is definitely a thing since those days, there's a distinction between that and a sense of purpose. and the purpose has been on a downward spiral during and after decolonization. while the purpose is... questionable as to morality, it's hard consolidating a dreary life when your zeitgeist has historically been centered around a sense of ruling the waves or whatever.
different people cope with it in different ways. russia is acting out in a different way atm, for instance. so is the us.
i don't know honestly what would make the brits happier. thing is that riding power is only substantial for a semblance of purpose when you have it. i can at least thank the brits (and the germans) for respectively absolutely flattening denmark in the 1800s, so we got over that.
britain never really got over their historical international position. brexit was lashing out. i've seen the wastes of victorian working class architecture that people still live in. back in the day, even with the despair, it used to mean something. living in politics has an effect on your mood, surprise.
depression has to do with desentization and lack of ability to feel there's a good outlook on life. lack of ability to care. while economic growth is definitely a thing since those days, there's a distinction between that and a sense of purpose. and the purpose has been on a downward spiral during and after decolonization. while the purpose is... questionable as to morality, it's hard consolidating a dreary life when your zeitgeist has historically been centered around a sense of ruling the waves or whatever.
different people cope with it in different ways. russia is acting out in a different way atm, for instance. so is the us.
i don't know honestly what would make the brits happier. thing is that riding power is only substantial for a semblance of purpose when you have it. i can at least thank the brits (and the germans) for respectively absolutely flattening denmark in the 1800s, so we got over that.
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I'm not sure if that's good or not.
When my Lithuanian cousin came to Australia he brought some chocolate treats that were "pineapple" flavoured.
They were vile - I suspect that they were what some Lithuanian entrepreneur imagined pineapple tasted like.
Comrade Ceasefire
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What about rigging the Eurovision vote to let them win? Mitch Benn's effort would at least get them more than the dreaded nul points.
Snowygerry
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I think they have more chance to win the EC in Germany this summer, to be honest, and that would certainly cheer them up...
They actually have a good team this time around.
The Lionesses lead the way :
www.skysports.com
They actually have a good team this time around.
The Lionesses lead the way :
England Women 2-1 Germany Women (AET): Chloe Kelly's extra-time goal seals Euro 2022 glory for Lionesses
Match report as Ella Toone fired England ahead in the second half, but her lob was cancelled out by Lina Magull with 11 minutes to play; Chloe Kelly turned home from close range to see England to their first major trophy and European Championships victory
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EnglishEdward
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Quite. One can only hope that all our most talented players can resist the temptation to be artistic at penalty shoot outs.
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Re-introduce conscription and show them this video of "unfinished business".
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Where is the salty licorice from again? Wherever it is, that place is not to be trusted with candy. The kitty's litter box should not smell like my confectionary tastes(I did still eat the whole bag).I'm sending an English friend of mine a box full of Scandinavian treats and chocolates in April.
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One of the Skarsgård brothers? Or perhaps a Noomi Rapace, if she's more their tempo. (Saw her on the subway once. She's even better-looking than I thought.
)I wonder how many people in HK would approve of this, at this point..?
Comrade Ceasefire
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Civilized? Like the Opium War and gunboats they attacked with.One of the Skarsgård brothers? Or perhaps a Noomi Rapace, if she's more their tempo. (Saw her on the subway once. She's even better-looking than I thought.
I wonder how many people in HK would approve of this, at this point..?
Hong Kong is losing competitiveness to cities on the mainland
The danger Hong Kong faces is not that it might become ‘just another mainland city’, but that it is already subpar to many of its urban cousins across the border.
Hong Kong is losing competitiveness to cities on the mainland - Pearls and Irritations
The danger for Hong Kong is not that it becomes ‘just another mainland city’, but that it is subpar to its urban cousins across the border.
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They're fading, just like the Brits.
Verbose
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It's a shared Swedish-Finnish perversion.
This has been produced specifically as a challenge, to really put hairs on your chest:
Svenskjävlar!
Världens. Saltaste. Lakrits. Vågar du? Lakrits- och salmiakkräm omgiven av salmiaklakrits och salmiak.
www.lakrits.se
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The English seemed much happier when Prince Harry taught Afghani goatherds about democracy by shooting at them from a helicopter.
