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6 hours ago, tonyh29 said:

Shop Coffee all tastes the same on the whole , but Black sheep coffee is my preference as they offer up a few options   , not sure if it’s made it to the poorer areas of the U.K. yet so it might just be Surrey and London though ?

We used to have an Indy coffee shop in our office building. It got purchased by Black Sheep and they offered all the staff the option to stay on. They refused to a man/woman because they were insistent that Black Sheep used vastly inferior beans and their coffee was awful. As we all enjoyed the previous incarnation of the place, we all boycotted too. Plenty better Indy places on Leather Lane for us. 

I’ve been to about 70 Brentford games since I last went to Villa Park (in 2013). I’ve also been to Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham multiple times during that period and only one of those was to see Villa. 
I really need to sort that out. 

3 hours ago, Mozzavfc said:

I thought it was rubbish. Gave up after the first episode 

Can concur. I finished it but no idea why as it was bobbins. 

Sure I’ve seen this before but it’s still pretty impressive. 

Fascinating to see how inept his lawyers appear to have been in defending him. 

Stumbled across this while looking for something else and really enjoyed it. Given the writer/director is Neil Maskell, you can see the Meadows/Wheatley influence but in a really good way.

Flights still landing at LHR just now. Presumably full of passengers who weren’t planning a trip to London. 

1 hour ago, Dale said:

Mad that they've been paying his salary for eight months that he's made himself unavailable and as soon as he's back he is talking like he's too good for them. 

He's not wrong though 

3 hours ago, Wainy316 said:

 

To be fair, I think we'd all do the same in the face of such relentless "sniggling".

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sniggle in British English

(ˈsnɪɡəl )

VERB1. (intransitive)

to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities

2. (transitive)

to catch (eels) by sniggling

NOUN3. 

the baited hook used for sniggling eels

16 hours ago, sidcow said:

Can someone explain to me why, as Biden won the election last time out, and then the madness of the insurrection unfolded, would MORE people now vote for Trump than voted for Biden last time? 

Viruses tend to spread.

9 hours ago, Paddywhack said:

I don’t know why or how or since when and I don’t want to question it, but I think Kelly Osbourne… I would. Most definitely.

Twice on Sunday. 

1 hour ago, Genie said:

So is Sunak going to be acting like he’s some sort of legend for pushing his Rwanda bill through parliament (barely).

Full on Boris “getting Brexit done” type smugness.

Already opening the door to a backtrack?

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What will happen to taxpayers' money if no flights take off, Sunak asked

In a final question, Sunak is asked by LBC if he will "fight to get every penny of taxpayers' money back" from Rwanda if no flights head to east Africa.

The question comes after the BBC spoke to Rwandan president Paul Kagame, who suggested the money could be returned if no asylum seeker is sent.

A later statement from Rwanda clarified it was under no legal obligation to return the £240m paid by the UK for the scheme so far.

Sunak does not answer directly, but says he is "fighting every day to get the flights off to Rwanda" because he wants to stop the boats.

He says the government has "made good progress" and if "we stick with the plan we can get this done". 

"We need an effective working deterrent, that's what the Rwanda scheme delivers."

So the question now is for the Labour Party and the House of Lords, will they support this bill so we can get it on the statute books as quickly as possible so we can start the flights." 

Beeb

1 hour ago, pete101 said:

He really has become mythical, man of moments, seems like a good person, so we pretend he has been good for the club but in reality his time here has been tragic for the majority 

Can you imagine what it'd be like if he'd had some funky knitwear?

I've always loved watching him play. The very essence of unpredictability. 

On 15/12/2023 at 19:15, chrisp65 said:

I know a couple of people that thought they’d hit the jackpot, valleys house prices, Bristol salary.

Colleague of mine went from the Edinburgh office to Orkney at the tail end of Covid. We are still fairly relaxed and most wfh the majority of the time but this one wants her flights and hotel paid for now when she decides to come in. I suspect they'll come to realise quite how dispensable they are in the coming months. 

Caught a few minutes of the post office questions this morning. Director of Fujitsu being questioned by Gullis who clearly smells blood and an opportunity to raise his profile by asking some killer questions. 
You can probably guess how it went. 

9 minutes ago, HKP90 said:

Was appointed, got Roma their first trophy in 11 years in his first season, spent almost nothing in the following years due to FFP (loans and frees), then got to Europa League Final, maintaining a 50% win rate in all competitions and top 6 league finishes. 

Sacked halfway through the season 9th in the league, and still in Europa League.

Football has gone bonkers. 

 

Yeah, it’s odd. I was in Rome last year and the fans absolutely worshipped him. I had a great chat with a cabbie who said he was adored by everyone. Seems like a big shift, if it’s true he’s been shown the door. 

4 hours ago, sne said:

 

Saw him get 25 minutes at West Ham the other day. Made little to no impact and looked like an old man playing with kids. 
Always liked him when he was with us but he’s been rather anonymous since then. 

43 minutes ago, Dodgyknees said:

Something dark

Been there, done that. Well not exactly but I'm sure I'll have written about my past relationship back in this thread and the coercive control and abuse. If it's any source of encouragement, two years down the line, life is way better. I am sure now you're out of it, you will be able to breathe and happier times are ahead. Sorry your Christmas was effed but one Christmas is a small price to pay for your freedom. 

47 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

Have you tried it yet? Not straightforward to get one they'll accept. Wrong background, wrong size, wrong resolution, you name it. I tried every which way before I gave up and used a photobooth. 

Good to know. In which case I’ll save myself the bother and get one done in Tesco. 

Not PFE or anything but I genuinely don't understand the love for Sopranos. 

I didn't watch it properly back in the day and am going through it now (at her behest). I'm persevering (in to season 3) but some of the acting is wooden, the plot lines predictable and the dialogue is laughable. 

I'm planning my next car but genuinely stumped as to what I'll have next. I tend to buy cars that are 3yrs old with less than 25,000 on the clock but try to find something that I want to drive (as I spend a fair amount of time behind the wheel). 

I think I'm stuck in Compact SUV territory so it's one of F-Pace, Q5 or Lexus I think. Much as I love my current Stelvio, they've gone up too much in price in the last few years. Would love to go electric but there is no way for me to charge one where I live so maybe hybrid is the only option. What are my other options?

1 minute ago, Seat68 said:

Buckle up you Americans. Saturday night Live is the worst example of american comedy there is. I have watched episodes through the years, and although I think some of the former cast are talented, the show itself is an unfunny shambles. I think the only reason it remains is the outcry if it was cancelled, if it was starting now it wouldn't make it past pilot. 

I think I made a similar point last year. My other half is one of them 'Muricans so I have to sit through it regularly.

Not that I'm like a broken record or anything but I always wait until the 20 minute mark before causally enquiring "when do the funny bits start?". It's not a particularly funny joke but it's a gosh-darned sight funnier than anything on SNL.