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Post by Admin on Jan 21, 2021 22:21:50 GMT
 It's Friday. |
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 21, 2021 23:56:40 GMT
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Jan 22, 2021 1:31:20 GMT
FYI:
Enough - not -enouth
Information - not - infomation
(just thought Id thow that out there to see if ti bouces)!
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 22, 2021 1:32:49 GMT
Fuck it, I'm angry enough to shamelessly repost . . . The £500 payment needs to be for everyone who has to self-isolate, not just those who test positive. That's pretty obvious. And it can't be a once only payment. If you need to isolate several times you may need help several times. I call absolute bullshit on what the G reported: "The proposed change is thought necessary because government polling found only 17% of people with symptoms are coming forward to get a test, owing to fears that a positive result could stop people from working." This suggests 83% of people with symptoms aren't getting a test because of fears of not being able to work. But far less than 83% of our total population is in work. And many who are in work could work whilst isolating, and a significant proportion who are working in their normal workplace would get full pay whilst isolating. Presumably it is 17% of one sample, which was either self-selecting or heavily selected. Because it's based on am "official sensitive" paper, no reference is given to back up the assertion of 17%. My guess is that it's based on some fairly questionable or incomplete research, shoddy interpretation by government, and heavily selective quoting by the G. The figure and context the Guardian give are clearly utter bullshit. In effect, it looks looks like government propaganda to blame the population of Britain for having COVID, that has been swallowed hook, line and sinker by the Guardian. |
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 5:12:42 GMT
Shenguin - so if I can summarise: 83% are self-obsessed idiots? This would seem to be borne out by your extensive research
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 5:15:32 GMT
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 5:17:15 GMT
I thought that was rather gouda...
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 8:01:26 GMT
I do believe Lexi is singing our song |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 22, 2021 8:43:06 GMT
The government is awarding people with £500 to catch COVID now? That won't end well.
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Post by crankcaller on Jan 22, 2021 9:26:13 GMT
Catch covid
Get £500
Do multiple tests for all your friends for £100 a pop.
Profit!
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Post by stxdpr on Jan 22, 2021 9:35:00 GMT
I thought you just needed the link from WhatsApp to jump the queue for vaccine but now they are thinking of paying people to isolate will people not do that anymore?
The pandemic seems to have brought out the worst in some people rather than were all in this together. Thinking of playing rugby in the park this weekend as don't want to go in to the office next week.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 22, 2021 10:16:40 GMT
Sunny and cold out.
Games: Two Fortnite victories for our squad last night. I got the final kill on the first win, maybe on the second but it was all a bit mad at the end. We may switch to PUBG Lite for change next week as it's free.
Telly: Nope.
OTTM: Nope.
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 10:17:48 GMT
Thinking of playing rugby in the park this weekend as don't want to go in to the office next week. It's going to be a very strange game of rugby "In England, nobody can meet anyone from outside their household or support bubble indoors. People can exercise with one other person in an outdoor public place, such as a park, but cannot meet up with anyone else just to socialise. You should only leave your home once a day, and should not travel out of your local area." More likely some covid infected bastard* will start selling bits of his clothing to daft bastards to lick so that they get the £500. What these irresponsible idiots don't realise is that they have a significant risk of "long covid". Substantially worse off than me. *Such a person should be charged with assault. |
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Post by MrTiddles on Jan 22, 2021 10:25:44 GMT
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Post by Tuffers on Jan 22, 2021 10:29:34 GMT
Morning!
Games - posted a load of nonsense about Demon's Souls in last night's soiled box. Four stars.
Rugby chat?
Footballer embracing team mate after goal = bad, sub human scum, burn him.
Game of rugger down at The Stoop, scrummaging with the chaps = jolly good
OTTM, It's Friday.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 22, 2021 10:33:54 GMT
Fuck it, I'm angry enough to shamelessly repost . . . The £500 payment needs to be for everyone who has to self-isolate, not just those who test positive. That's pretty obvious. And it can't be a once only payment. If you need to isolate several times you may need help several times. I call absolute bullshit on what the G reported: "The proposed change is thought necessary because government polling found only 17% of people with symptoms are coming forward to get a test, owing to fears that a positive result could stop people from working." This suggests 83% of people with symptoms aren't getting a test because of fears of not being able to work. But far less than 83% of our total population is in work. And many who are in work could work whilst isolating, and a significant proportion who are working in their normal workplace would get full pay whilst isolating. Presumably it is 17% of one sample, which was either self-selecting or heavily selected. Because it's based on am "official sensitive" paper, no reference is given to back up the assertion of 17%. My guess is that it's based on some fairly questionable or incomplete research, shoddy interpretation by government, and heavily selective quoting by the G. The figure and context the Guardian give are clearly utter bullshit. In effect, it looks looks like government propaganda to blame the population of Britain for having COVID, that has been swallowed hook, line and sinker by the Guardian. It's not my story. Now give me £500 or I will cough on you again. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Jan 22, 2021 10:45:41 GMT
Hi. Well, at least it's Friday, probably. Started watching a programme called Fringe on the telly last night. It was alright. Like a kind of council telly version of the X-Files.
Ottm. No.
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 11:09:31 GMT
Late news: Nursey's nearly here, but I have been informed that I get vaccinated next week. Let's hope Nursey don't give it to me!
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Post by MrTiddles on Jan 22, 2021 11:14:07 GMT
It was alright. Like a kind of council telly version of the X-Files. That is no way to talk about Shenguin's face.
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Post by lazybones on Jan 22, 2021 11:15:40 GMT
I think the 17 percent 83 percent thing's fine.
Don't worry about it.
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Post by scubar on Jan 22, 2021 11:16:18 GMT
Morning.
Games - donut county, control and desperadoes 3 are all on pc gamepass now. Tried donut county, good fun. Tried control, won’t play on my laptop, and desperadoes 3 is still downloading.
Tv - Mindhunter, good stuff, 4 stars.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Jan 22, 2021 11:29:51 GMT
Morning. Games - donut county, control and desperadoes 3 are all on pc gamepass now. Tried donut county, good fun. Tried control, won’t play on my laptop, and desperadoes 3 is still downloading. Tv - Mindhunter, good stuff, 4 stars. I dunno about Mindhunter. I enjoyed it while I was watching it, liked the Finchery atmosphere and the period feel etc, but by the end I thought it was empty at best, faux-profound voyeurism at worst. I read somewhere that the whole profiling thing it's premised on is tendentious too. I've mellowed my position a bit since I saw the main guy camping it up in Hamilton. |
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Post by stxdpr on Jan 22, 2021 11:33:26 GMT
Morning. Games - donut county, control and desperadoes 3 are all on pc gamepass now. Tried donut county, good fun. Tried control, won’t play on my laptop, and desperadoes 3 is still downloading. Tv - Mindhunter, good stuff, 4 stars. Gamepass any good? The rugby quote was a dig at Hancock in the park last weekend playing with family, later getting pinged by test and trace to isolate again. Long covid doesn't sound good, know one case of not getting smell and taste back and another who just felt a bit tired for a week. Both teachers and one got it from school, not sure on the other. Primary teachers now having to lfd test themselves Sunday night and Wednesday nights here. PPE this week included mask, goggles, faceshield, gloves, armbands, lab coat and white wellies. For the equivalent US farmer to do the same thing it says, trousers, long sleeve shirt, shoes and socks. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 22, 2021 11:34:33 GMT
The weird thing about Mindhunter was that whole saga with the deranged son of the other main guy, what the hell was that all about?
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 22, 2021 11:38:49 GMT
This guy's obsessed with video games I'm only jealous... is this Keef's place? |
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