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by Glaston
Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Kennedy is really kicking the Democratic party. We may need to check his internet history to see if he recently translated his speech from Russian... Ha, yes lol. He started his speech fairly normally and then went full Tonto over Ukraine. He now is a buddy with Trump lol Dear Lord , he is now quot...
by Glaston
Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Kennedy is really kicking the Democratic party.
by Glaston
Sun Jul 28, 2024 6:10 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The holiday thread
Replies: 478
Views: 23987

Re: The holiday thread

Did a trip around the Pyrenees in June. First visit to Spain "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" is a Lie. Had 3 visits planned for some peaks via cable car/funicular, ended up all being dropped as the Mounts were all in cloud. Every single lake/Reservoir on the Spanish side was ...
by Glaston
Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:49 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: GMP - Manchester Airport
Replies: 255
Views: 7609

Re: GMP - Manchester Airport

The brawl is over and the guy is prostrate on the ground and presumably tazered. The vid BnM posted cuts before the head stomping which doesn't allow time to be accurately gauged. Still looks like assault, the only purpose head stomping serves after the fact is to injure him. The vid does show some...
by Glaston
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official Paris Olympics 2024 thread
Replies: 693
Views: 19349

Re: Official Paris Olympics 2024 thread

There is a huge flight exclusion zone over most of France for the opening ceremony.
by Glaston
Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Guy Smiley wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:58 am
epwc wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:55 am Fuck, if it’s a Mexican or a Muslim who knows what’ll happen. He’s definitely president again, beyond fucking ridiculous
It was a young white male, registered Republican voter wearing a t shirt promoting a popular gun website.
Demolition ranch and its other channels is actually quite fun.
by Glaston
Mon Jul 08, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The one and only UK 2024 election thread - July 4
Replies: 1879
Views: 59447

Re: The one and only UK 2024 election thread - July 4

Different election, but the exit polls in France suggest Marine le Pen’s hard right National Rally has come third, behind the left and centre parties. Good news to see another country standing against the extremists. Roughly. Left gained 50 seats Right gained 50 seats Centre lost 80 seats Melenchon...
by Glaston
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Starmergeddon: They Came And Ate Us
Replies: 2079
Views: 148790

Re: Starmergeddon: They Came And Ate Us

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:17 pm IMG_20240706_201556_542.jpg

:clap: :thumbup:
It's against peoples Human Rights to return Govt cash.
by Glaston
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Starmergeddon: They Came And Ate Us
Replies: 2079
Views: 148790

Re: Starmergeddon: They Came And Ate Us

Anyone know why Thornberry was dumped as Attorney General?
by Glaston
Fri Jul 05, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The one and only UK 2024 election thread - July 4
Replies: 1879
Views: 59447

Re: The one and only UK 2024 election thread - July 4

I like neeps wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2024 6:54 am 65% of the seats on 34% of the vote. Is good for the undemocratic flaws in FPTP to benefit Labour.
More people voted for Corbyn in both his elections than did for Starmer.
by Glaston
Wed May 29, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4507
Views: 246948

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Taylor Swift, uber alles for the Scots.

"A number of homeless people have been sent out of Edinburgh to make way for tourists ahead of Taylor Swift performing in the city, BBC News has learned."
by Glaston
Wed May 29, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Whichever way the verdict goes, Foodie is gonna explode.
by Glaston
Mon May 20, 2024 5:55 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3946
Views: 269285

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Any one who thinks the Ukrainians shipped weapons to Hamas is a complete and utter dribbling moron.
by Glaston
Sat May 18, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Help. Don't display unflattering portraits of me in the gallery
Replies: 14
Views: 1276

Re: Help. Don't display unflattering portraits of me in the gallery

The artist paints portraits in this style regardless of subject. This painting is part of a larger exhibition featuring a number of his works and includes images of Queen Elizabeth, Cathy Freeman, Scott Morrison as PM and a host of others. He is a First Nations man, Vincent Namatjira. https://media...
by Glaston
Mon May 13, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

I certainly hope Trump has that problem, among others, but we don't know if they're merely protesting in a primary they know he'll win, and we don't know how those annoyed with Biden will actually go in a GE either. And there is the teensy snag of the Electoral College He's definitely got a problem...
by Glaston
Tue May 07, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 7493
Views: 746157

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

The EU list of shame.
Cyprus
France
Greece
Hungary
Malta
Slovakia
by Glaston
Tue May 07, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Entertaining Pictures Thread
Replies: 2027
Views: 250128

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Who does this remind you of?

Image
by Glaston
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
Replies: 29
Views: 2059

Re: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice

"Lunged at" ?

Flaps a T shirt in the general direction.




That Cop will need at least a month off, therapy and 100k compensation.
by Glaston
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3946
Views: 269285

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Why would they do it deliberately? Because they'd prefer if no material aid reached Gaza since they want the inhabitants to piss off in toto, and asap. And because the chances of material consequences to them are very low, as long as the yanks support them in practice regardless of what yank spokes...
by Glaston
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:25 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: 10 year passport rule
Replies: 29
Views: 1278

Re: 10 year passport rule

You would think a competent home office would have records of such things and be able to issue a letter to the registered address of said passport holders to warn/remind them that this would happened :yawn: How many millions would that cost? 32 million passports issued before the new rules came in....
by Glaston
Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 7493
Views: 746157

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

Yanks have told Ukraine "Let the Russian oil flow" Don't bomb the refineries. https://www.ft.com/content/98f15b60-bc4d-4d3c-9e57-cbdde122ac0c French have told the Ukrainians not to be mean to the Mulliez family (they own Leroy Merlin and Auchan making big $ by still operating in Russia) Th...
by Glaston
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Royal family in the news again...
Replies: 44
Views: 3303

Re: Royal family in the news again...

Momentous news, though I bet Clarkson wished she visited his shop.
by Glaston
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RFU - We’re gonna build a new HQ, with blackjack and hookers
Replies: 40
Views: 2058

Re: RFU - We’re gonna build a new HQ, with blackjack and hookers

RFU could buy into the new Manchester stadium plan and ground share with Manu
by Glaston
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 7493
Views: 746157

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

So the Russian navy ship sinks on the 81st anniversary of Caesar Kunikov's death.
Ukrainians are pretty good at symbolism.
by Glaston
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Replies: 3591
Views: 248284

Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread

The state of the BBC
Their fact checking dept LOL.



Paraquat pesticide maker used “weak” data on Parkinson’s
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68215777







Paraquat is a herbicide
by Glaston
Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Citizens Army, Whose up for it
Replies: 55
Views: 2933

Re: Citizens Army, Whose up for it

Sine we are in the hiatus of no rugby till the 6N Now that the Tories ( the party that prides itself on Defence, although I suspect Labour would be no better ) have gutted the Army General Sir Patrick Sanders - the outgoing Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has suggested that Britain should train a ...
by Glaston
Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 161
Views: 10160

Re: The Travel Thread

Bump. Not sure if this is the correct thread to use (just did a search) hope so....... Going to Hanoi in November for a week..... It was a coin toss between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city but we opted for the former given it is more of the traditional, old world Vietnamese city. If we are there for sev...
by Glaston
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10057
Views: 600119

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Wasn’t that Nazi bloke on PR a swiftly? There was a certain portion of the alt right that held her up as some sort of ideal Aryan woman (because she's hot and pale), but since she started encouraging her fan base to vote (not even for a particular party, just to vote) they've decided she's actually...
by Glaston
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Freezing cold water dips
Replies: 91
Views: 5487

Re: Freezing cold water dips

Definite call out thread for some of the Loonies.


26c is the barest minimum water temp
Ideally it needs to be above 30c
by Glaston
Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
Replies: 20158
Views: 994376

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Some cunt chucked the N word at Ugo Monye at Exeter today. Sad to say, but I'm not surprised it happen there. They've developed a victim mentality about the whole, " Chiefs " bullshit, & the chants still happen, & no-one at the club is doing anything about it as far as I can see. ...
by Glaston
Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3946
Views: 269285

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Is it true that Israel has suggested Blair be a chief negotiator in the conflict? Really?I thought this may be mischief making. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-seeking-to-appoint-uks-tony-blair-as-gaza-humanitarian-coordinator/ "With pressure on Jerusalem growing to do more for Strip...
by Glaston
Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3946
Views: 269285

Re: Kicking off in Israel

2500kva gen set will use 300 litres in under an hour depending on load.

For a big hospital you would need more than a single 2500 gen set.


300 litres is a stupidly small amount of fuel in the context of supplying fuel to a hospital

300litres is 1.5 drums of diesel, its a total pisstake
by Glaston
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: World's best ref retires
Replies: 64
Views: 2558

Re: World's best ref retires

“What a vile atmosphere at the Stade de France. It’s just a game k---heads”,
“See ya later Rugby World Cup. Won’t miss you, or the death threats.”

recently posted by his wife


Not surprised he has quit, he will be missed.
by Glaston
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Poppies on live TV
Replies: 46
Views: 4916

Re: Poppies on live TV

The whole "have to wear" is just 100 % wrong. As a youngster I was a Scout, did a couple of Remembrance day parades, did Poppy sales in my local area for a while (also did the RNLI) I have bought a Poppy every year that I am in the UK, don't always wear one. Both of my Grandfathers were in...
by Glaston
Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RWC Final : New Zealand vs South Africa - Sat 28th @ 20.00 BST
Replies: 826
Views: 34230

Re: RWC Final : New Zealand vs South Africa - Sat 28th @ 20.00 BST

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:49 pm
C69 wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:48 pm Lol that could have been a yellow
Old skool cynical play.
The Fitzpatrick ploy
by Glaston
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: England v Argentina
Replies: 216
Views: 8306

Re: England v Argentina

Win's a win and it will go in the record books as a third place RWC finish, but boy was that desperate. Not sure I can cope with several more years of Borthers. It's just no fun at all to watch. Jeez, that was a shithouse 2nd half from England. What is the point of playing Arundel if you don't even...
by Glaston
Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00
Replies: 1130
Views: 45546

Re: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00

Sards wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:38 am I am over the English and their crybaby attitude.....like children
We still remember Krige complaining about concussed players.
One of which was his own guy he punched
by Glaston
Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:23 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00
Replies: 1130
Views: 45546

Re: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00

Enzedder wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:37 am This certainly enables a prop to get a lot lower fhan his opponent.
I think Ben had already reset it and had possibly had enough of time wasting.
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Saffa prop knee to ground = reset.

Consistency is needed
by Glaston
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3946
Views: 269285

Re: Kicking off in Israel

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical Suggest just going through that account. Not only does it look very likely to have been a rocket, not a bomb, but it looks like it was the car park that was hit, and the hospital is seemingly intact, and the likelyhood of the number of deaths claimed by The Gazan ...