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- Sat May 18, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Help. Don't display unflattering portraits of me in the gallery
- Replies: 11
- Views: 369
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...
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
- Replies: 6612
- Views: 293334
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...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541182
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
The EU list of shame.
Cyprus
France
Greece
Hungary
Malta
Slovakia
Cyprus
France
Greece
Hungary
Malta
Slovakia
- Tue May 07, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Entertaining Pictures Thread
- Replies: 1868
- Views: 188156
Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread
Who does this remind you of?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1156
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.
Flaps a T shirt in the general direction.
That Cop will need at least a month off, therapy and 100k compensation.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145619
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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 10 year passport rule
- Replies: 29
- Views: 828
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....
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541182
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...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Royal family in the news again...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2433
Re: Royal family in the news again...
Momentous news, though I bet Clarkson wished she visited his shop.
- 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: 1150
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
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541182
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.
Ukrainians are pretty good at symbolism.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2648
- Views: 141231
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
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
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Citizens Army, Whose up for it
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1847
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 ...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 158
- Views: 5972
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...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
- Replies: 6612
- Views: 293334
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...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Freezing cold water dips
- Replies: 91
- Views: 3036
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
26c is the barest minimum water temp
Ideally it needs to be above 30c
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551951
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. ...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145619
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...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145619
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
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
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: World's best ref retires
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1831
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.
“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.
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Poppies on live TV
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3583
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...
- 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: 14950
Re: RWC Final : New Zealand vs South Africa - Sat 28th @ 20.00 BST
The Fitzpatrick ploy
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: England v Argentina
- Replies: 216
- Views: 3942
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...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00
- Replies: 1130
- Views: 20244
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:23 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00
- Replies: 1130
- Views: 20244
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:06 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145619
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 ...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:22 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Russell Brand: Raper
- Replies: 186
- Views: 6534
Re: Russell Brand: Raper
Wonder how the former editors at Prospect feel?
And the current editor who was pretty matey with Brand back then.
Russell Brand voted world's fourth most influential thinker
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/201 ... al-thinker
And the current editor who was pretty matey with Brand back then.
Russell Brand voted world's fourth most influential thinker
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/201 ... al-thinker
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
- Replies: 120
- Views: 4167
Re: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
To no one's surprise, the Populist Party (formerly the Conservative and Unionist Party) has leapt upon her non appearance to clamour for a law forcing defendants to be required to be present during the victim impact statements, and that the use of force should be specifically authorised to drag the...
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:30 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Really weird experience tonight
- Replies: 7
- Views: 687
Re: Really weird experience tonight
I had to Google what the hell this all meant.
Dude if its a woman say woman, otherwise its a shemale
Woman can use Urinals too, it takes a bit of training
Dude if its a woman say woman, otherwise its a shemale
Woman can use Urinals too, it takes a bit of training
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:41 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Gulf stream goooooonnnnnnneeeee
- Replies: 104
- Views: 3269
Re: Gulf stream goooooonnnnnnneeeee
Given the gutting of environmental policy that will happen if a Republican wins in 2025 (and I mean completely destroying the EPA and giving more roids to the fossil fuel industry), I think we've fucked it no matter what. The West is cutting back on coal and fossil fuel use while Asia and the India...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:37 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official NPR Gardening Thread
- Replies: 156
- Views: 5391
Re: Official NPR Gardening Thread
The 2023 Cold wave has screwed my peppers and chillis. It's nearly Aug and my Bell Peppers have almost started flowering. Couple of Poblano's plants have been completely decimated by snails/slugs, even down to eating parts of the stems Tomato crop is shit. Only thing thats has done well is Mint Last...
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The holiday thread
- Replies: 293
- Views: 12179
Re: The holiday thread
The Med heatwave seems to be missing a lot of S France.
Had 2 days of cloud in last 4, hours of drizzle today and temp has now gone below 17c.
Re-acclimatising to UK weather
Cicadas are annoying.
Had 2 days of cloud in last 4, hours of drizzle today and temp has now gone below 17c.
Re-acclimatising to UK weather
Cicadas are annoying.
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: I wonder who this is...................
- Replies: 370
- Views: 15039
Re: I wonder who this is...................
Anyone know why the Met are talking to the BBC? Surely it’s a matter for the “victim”, “accused” and any witnesses? Because the Beeb have to satisfy a bunch of fuckwit Tory MPs, regardless of what the actual protocol should be. It's more important to appear to do the right thing, than to actually d...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541182
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
I'd be willing to bet money that the Telegraph is deliberately distorting things. I'm guessing that the Americans and Germans want Ukrainian accession to happen after the war ends, not during, which more than likely is the actual position of all members (bar Hungary who probably will obtruct as lon...
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Booty, booty, booty....
- Replies: 79
- Views: 11681
Re: Booty, booty, booty....
Google Ibabyrainbow twerking.
See what comes up via Thothub
See what comes up via Thothub
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Tits! With more tits! (NSFW)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 14264
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What’s going on in France?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 2576
Re: What’s going on in France?
Public appeals for donations
Dead kid 70k euros
Policeman who shot him 250k euros
Edit
Some French cops get very little weapon training, Like literally a 1day /20shots per year.
Dead kid 70k euros
Policeman who shot him 250k euros
Edit
Some French cops get very little weapon training, Like literally a 1day /20shots per year.
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:25 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
- Replies: 7604
- Views: 197925
Re: The Official Cricket Thread
Report into discrimination in English cricket is out, and thus far few surprises. Even Colin Graves accepts there’s racism in cricket so no shocks at their findings. As for their conclusions, a mixed bag of very sensible and pie in the sky stuff. ‘Revive black cricket’ isn’t a recommendation any mo...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139456
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
The only thing I’d say very quickly is that they may have printed that before the legislation was changed to not require barcoding or different labels. Also, the first return from Google suggests the The Wine Society has a gross annual income of a hundred and sixty million pounds, as per their 2022...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: See that, that gets right on my wick.
- Replies: 180
- Views: 8125
Re: See that, that gets right on my wick.
Increasingly it's dog owners in general that get on my wick. So many just don't seem to have bothered training their animal or attempt to control them. I do like dogs, but I don't like constantly being rushed up to by strange ones, whose temperament I don't know, because no one keeps them on a bloo...