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Is it accessible without an Insta account? "Threads currently isn't available to everyone. To create a profile on Threads, you'll need to sign in with your Instagram account. If you don't have an Instagram account, you can create one. You can create one profile on Threads for each Instagram ac...

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Is it accessible without an Insta account?

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I've also seen various bits of research pointing out that drivers are more careful around cyclists without helmets on. As usual, it's a balance of risk. A helmet's almost always helpful if you crash, but as mentioned elsewhere, it may affect the risk level you put up with. As for helmet promotion, a...

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why did evolution make mossie/midgie/other annoying insect bites itch? I'd be happy enough for mossies to feed off me if it didn't itch like a bastard afterwards. Must make them much more likely to get killed/swatted Depends on the person. Mossie and midge bites don't bother me at all, but black fl...

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:06 am Per AP style, you write out numbers up to and including nine, then use numbers for 10 and upwards.

Unless they start a sentence, then words for any number.

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This definitely niche I only learned this week that "amygdala hijack" is a thing that scam artists and charlatans like mediums play on to phish for gullable people to fall for their scams Do we then need a thread for things you just found out that weren't at all obvious in the first place?

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New parkrun record! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66010152 That's some parkrun debut. (There are some miserable feckers on twitter - "I thought parkrun was about participation not speed" etc... - it is, but there's still a record and it just got broken!) It's a perfect course for...

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I was impressed the Axl Rose has managed to get himself fitter than he was a few years ago, and I suspect has pragmatically decided to stop being an arsehole to enjoy their status as rock elder statesmen. That said, his voice is certainly nowhere near where it was, but he managed, and the show was m...

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You might like this thread: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=9519

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:31 pm I mean it's not niche, although I can't speak for other supermarkets

I think the point is that it's not really obvious as per the thread title. Maybe if most people here were Thai-based, it might be different.

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Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:42 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:08 pm
Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
I don't get this one at all. Can you explain?
I'm baiting degenerate gamblers to keep gambling.

Ah okay. I forget that sometimes a post might not be serious!

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Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.

I don't get this one at all. Can you explain?

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 10:01 am Series 56 and 82 player Ian Volante:

Neo-Nazi podcaster James Allchurch:

Full story available here.

Ha, impressive!

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I find that things are usually too dark in dark mode.

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Callum Todd wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:04 am
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 11:46 am So why would Keys proving himself a bellend lead to Stelling leaving Countdown, which appeared to me to be the cause and effect being pointed out.
Keys being a bellend = more Sky work for Jeff = Jeff quits Countdown

Gotcha

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So why would Keys proving himself a bellend lead to Stelling leaving Countdown, which appeared to me to be the cause and effect being pointed out.

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Well Jeff managed SS and Countdown for three years, and only dropped Countdown when Richard Keys proved to the world what a bellend he was. He could easily do both I've had a look around for anything around this, and all I can see is that Keys suggested Stelling should have left the programme at th...

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He sold it in 2018.

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2. I've also listened back to Finland's entry and to be honest I'm even more bewildered by it's success. For anyone who liked it, is it purely just the singer, energy and entertainment value? Or did you actually enjoy the music? To my mind, it was very much tailored to the competition rather than b...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:14 pm Do we have a lot of Lithuanians in this country?

About 150,000, although they may be more strongly motivated to vote than the Poles, who are at around 700,000. They're the largest former Soviet national group.

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----- Not great but at least unique ----- 19. Germany It might appear unique to you, but this might as well have been track nine on an unremarkable nu-metal/industrial album of 2010, the sort of song that's churned out endlessly by unremarkable bands of the genre. If such a track is going to succee...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 10:04 pm a guy at uni

uh-huh

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I'm hoping to get to see it on Saturday. I don't understand the appeal of the semi-finals - doesn't that just dilute it all and spoil the surprise? Clearly not for many it seems!

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Inter Milan and AC Milan play each other in the champions league. They famously share a stadium. Away goals don't count any more but if they did there could have been a chance that someone could be knocked out on away goals while playing in their own stadium. Was wondering if this had ever happened...

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I think the amount of dignitaries from other countries that came to the coronation implies a level of respect from the heads of state anyway. Wrong way round. Britain is still powerful enough for some other countries to think it worth keeping in with, so they go "if it matters to them, we'll k...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:12 am That's one for the coincidences thread with Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage dying recently.

I'd have been impressed if Barry and Dame Edna hadn't gone at the same time.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:53 am I do hope the King's Coronation is safe as I don't think the police, MI5 and the combined armed services will fuck about if The King feels threatened

It'll be as safe as any other major public event, i.e. at extremely high risk of disruption, but with zillions of plods in place.

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A shame my team (sadly I was only reserve) stole a tasty pot on Wednesday just gone! I've always (well, once, just now) wondered whether the BBC split the money between all team members including the reserve as policy, or do they leave the team to sort it out amongst themselves? Up to the team I th...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:17 am A phenomenal team on Eggheads on 19 April 6:30 on Channel 5 - Lauren Hamer, Aaron and Aidan Linge, and David Stainer.

A shame my team (sadly I was only reserve) stole a tasty pot on Wednesday just gone!

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Mark James wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:40 am In my job I have to claim money for materials used and I was totalling up four fairly random cost amounts and the exact total of the four amounts was 1234.56.

Not up to termagent standards, but a nice little diversion.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:17 pm Isn't Nigella a plant?

Maybe for the Russians.

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That's exactly the same score I got first time. Well done! Yeah some of the stuff is ridiculous, but don't grade yourself against those bits. Thanks, although you are right about it being like an exam but as it took place in the corner of a pub it felt better and relaxed The physical world question...

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I see there was a mixed triples event recently. I'm sure pairs has been done in the past too, could be more formalised I suppose.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:21 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/65003070
Couldn't find a darts thread.
But mixed darts could be cool

Could be? Women have played in open tournaments for years.

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:41 am Bobby Caldwell.

Playing the classic song of his rn

Not sure he made it to these shores. I think I may have heard the name, but knew nothing about him.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:31 pm Are the chickens coming home to roost?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

What story are you referring to?

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I'm not entirely convinced that FAUNAE can be described as a common plural.

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Got about two feet of books piled nearby to get through.

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So, gears on a bicycle. I have an 18 speed bike. Who are gears 1 to 15 for? I was trying out a new bike yesterday and it was in 1st gear and I thought the chain had fallen off it was so loose. I've got 21, and I usually just stay on the top five or so on the top big cog (3-3 to 3-7). But for longer...

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When I was in first grade in 2001, I got a good reprimand when I repeated a joke told by an Asian caricature in the sequel (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) to my parents. Could have gone a lot worse had I told it at school. I don't support censorship but I'd say please don't put the books on ...

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David Williams wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:17 pm If MAUVE is an adjective and it's one syllable, then in my book MAUVER is fine, whether you think it makes sense or not.

But there will always be grey areas.

Or purple, apparently.

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Redid the test at a new link (https://psychology-tools.com/test/autis ... -quotient/), turns out I'm 10% more orty than I was last time (33).

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I meant the two naming systems for year groups co-existing in the 90s btw. It rings a vague bell that I might have heard the term mentioned from other schools when I was still there myself, but we never used it. I'm guessing it was pushed by governments at some point to imply a coherent system all ...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:38 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:29 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:05 am Year 11.
Thanks, when did it all change from the simpler times?
I'm guessing around the same time as O' levels became GCEs
Do you mean GCSEs? Dunno, but they both kind of existed together in the 90s I think.

GCSEs replaced O-levels in about 1987.

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Can somebody explain non-binary to me? I don't understand it- it's that they don't feel male or female? Because that just confuses me because gender isn't really a feeling. I'm trying to be more understanding about these people (after all, they're just people, no different to you and me) but it's t...

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Depends how awkward the root is, but they can pop out quite easily. I find they usually ache for the rest of the day, and they can bleed a bit, hence the recommendation of taking care with it. Don't skimp on the aftercare either, I'm told dry socket is a bastard.

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Been meaning to look at Sloss for years as a couple of my mates go along to see him adjacent to the Fringe each year; good initial impression. Thorne - meh. Has potential, but a bit slow and predictable.

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Wow, a shock indeed.

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Dearie me.

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1) "Her Penis" 2) "Dead Name". I should add I am not transphobic but I have difficulty accepting these concepts especially 1) with regards to the recent rape conviction in Scotland. On a seperated note if "she" goes to a women's prison its a joke. Someone like Caitlyn ...

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Saw Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident. :-( I was quite surprised that a moderately successful overseas professional racing driver got such an amount of coverage actually. He wasn't famous for his competitive sporting endeavours, but for appearing on things like Top Gear. Ah right, that explai...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:06 pm Saw Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident.

I was quite surprised that a moderately successful overseas professional racing driver got such an amount of coverage actually.

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I'd suggest that the rules don't need rewritten as they're working pretty well. It's much easier to have a blanket ban, apart from at the discretion of production, rather than having higher expectations across the board.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:54 am Playing heardle the other day I guessed Eye of the Tiger for an 80s track but it was Edge of 17 by Stevie Nicks.
The exact same intro

They have similarities for a wee while, certainly not identical!

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Anatomy of a murder. A nice courtroom drama, although very much of its time too. A good contrast to the modern proliferation of such stuff.

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Nope, most things I do I suspect are pretty tedious to the average bod, although I enjoy them!

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:20 am
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:59 pm
Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:23 am Also hoping for an Argentina win.
Maybe next week.
They could win this.
Though if they meet England in the final, imagine the tabloids

I try not to.

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Is that even a thing? Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978. Well they do a top 100 now. It says here that the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses the top 75 definition. But it seems to me a subjective term and poor quiz-setting form. It's pretty well established, and enables cons...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:23 am Also hoping for an Argentina win.

Maybe next week.

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