slideman.bsky.social
Scot in England; trombones, ancient and modern; languages, mainly European; woke.
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#IncrementalRapprochement
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Yes: Liberal, Communist and Woke are interchangeable labels for their generic opponent. Woke is the new communism.
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This idea is widespread among people from SE England.
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My next long journey is still weeks away, but the operator has posted delays on the first train already, and my buffer is gone too.
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A couple of meals there have been OK too.
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The average *temperature, or the average *max?
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Horny golochs.
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I always figured it isn’t a quote right when somebody says it or writes it. It only becomes a quote when somebody else quotes it.
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What a tease
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lampyre, luciole, ver luisant? What do they say in BE?
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I knew some1 who thought the plural of “pro forma” was “pro formae”. I tried explaining that a) it isn’t, and b) “pro forma” has no plural. I failed.
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No.
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I was glad I have reliable mnemonics, using familiar compounds:
“Slovakia used to be part of CzechoSLOVAKIA”
“SERBIA uses what used to be called SERBO-Croat(ian)”
Then I realised nobody uses these compounds any more.
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And see also:
Leuven/Löwen/Louvain
Luik/Lüttich/Liège
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And presumably in the proper name “Lydiard”.
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To be so useless that you can’t even make a bad situation worse is indeed remarkable.
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Yup. “Name’s Johnson” isn’t enough.
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The AI industry should pay its way like any other industry. Like other industries, it can reap the rewards if and when it’s profitable.
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Congrats!
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Preferably outside the theatre.
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Also: *Peninsular
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Submitted.
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So… the UK press is an extra-parliamentary opposition?
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Yes it can: [skwɜːld]
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What’s the difference between national & international security?
In *national* security, “we” is presumably the US. In *international* security, who is “we”?
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Most importantly, the "small boats" issue is not about small boats so there is no way to solve it
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Direct inverse?
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Oooh, you said “empire”!
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Fleeting thought that “Credence” was one of those virtuous Victorian first names.
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Why does he need the seat kept warm for him?
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Not related (afaik), but apntly the Italian equivalent of “wants to have his cake and eat it” is “wants his wife drunk and his wine barrel full”.
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Αληθώς ανέστη!
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If this was Russia and Navalny…, but it’s America!
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In a few days…
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*deutsch
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Style in politics matters. I used to think Thatcher had made it OK to be a bastard. Many Brits felt justified in following suit. Society suffered.
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How?