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  1. "When someone like that performs an extreme act it's because they've misread the social signals of others" Or, and I would say more likely, it's because they are evil and/or unhinged. The reactions to this incident, from various factions, I've found interesting; the far right commentators immediately panicked, for example, the instant they heard of a (incorrect, it seems) connection with Britain First. Doubtless, had the man been a member - not likely as there are very few - it would be difficult to confirm it now. The opposite pack immediately marched in with their own agendas, highlighting the connection with extremism. The tabloids, and others, immediately applied the Terrorism tag to the murder, without any real evidence. This was the brutal and needless killing of a well-liked and respected, hard-working woman, who did nobody any harm, by an idiot, a murderer, a worthless human being. Nothing more, and nothing less.
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  2. I agree, Canny Lass; I suffer mental health issues (controlled by medication) and don't feel the need to kill people. I'm also politically aware and inspired, and similarly don't. I'm not, to put it simply, a nasty murdering bastard.
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  3. Stick the cooker and the wesha outside ya hoouse and it will be gone in two minutes Seriously we were decorating some time ago and we took the radiators off the walls and put them on the driveway intending to put them in the garage until we had finished papering the walls, luckily I looked out the window to see a scrap collector just about to hoy them on his wagon. Talk about seagulls swooping to pinch ya chips, they aint got nowt on these blokes
    1 point
  4. You can USE an oven! Can you also use a washing machine? How about a vacuum cleaner? And the million dollar question - are you already married? (asking for a friend).
    1 point
  5. I'd imagine that any ancient civilisation who employed the wheel, or even used log rollers, could claim some origination by throwing down a couple of lengths of wood on boggy ground. I'm talking about the practical deployment of course, and in particular the revolutionary flanged rail which now spans the world. And, when continental rail museums have Bedlington locomotives (or copies thereof) proudly displayed as firsts, and we don't even have a bloomin' picture on display anywhere in the town, and seem intent on belittling our own heritage, it's a rather poor show! Stratford on Avon has built an entire industry out of a local hick who didn't even spell his name the same as the actual guy, and illustrates him by a fictitious bust that was sneaked into the local church under cover of darkness in fairly recent times. Our history has real substance, and our connections to the Stephensons irrefutable. Nope, it's not just the politics, it's a total lack of imagination as to the possibilities! If it's a squiggly red line then right click on it and add it to your local dictionary.
    1 point
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