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Icanhasblurjob? said:
Yes. Never heard of 'viral load' for any diseases; that you could get multiple infections at the same time is an eye-opener for me.
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It's similar to Chickenpox.
Apparently the 2nd child gets it worse because they are more exposed than the first child. Certainly happened with my 2 daughters, younger one got it much worse.
 
Old Git said:
I expect people will understand the huge complexities involved and accept the odd anomaly that might arise as something they can put up with short term until the crisis is sorted.
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Yes mate very very complex to sort this out, unlike full time employees.
My business is case in point, i'm definitely in the category of business that the government doesn't want to help, especially considering that my business is not affected at all by the virus.
But if the government says i'm entitled to something, damn right i'm taking it :D
 
Seven Russian Warships in the channel and North Sea

not now Putin ffs


Sky News Breaking
@SkyNewsBreak
The Royal Navy says ships have been shadowing seven Russian warships following "unusually high levels of activity" in the Channel and North Sea
 
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My business is entitled to some help but we wont be accepting it. My income has only been slightly affected and my small number of staff (two) are happy working from home ( although in reality they cant and are doing just a little bit)

People who accept money they do not need should take a long hard look at themselves. t the very least if they are handed out money they should be ensuring it is spent in Uk businesses that have suffered.
 
Boomdong said:
Yes mate very very complex to sort this out, unlike full time employees.
My business is case in point, i'm definitely in the category of business that the government doesn't want to help, especially considering that my business is not affected at all by the virus.
But if the government says i'm entitled to something, damn right i'm taking it :D
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And more power to yer elbow Boomer but I was thinking of the relentless fucking whingeing that will follow the announvement as 99% of those affected claim they're a special case and are being disadvantaged because of that. Gonna ask for your's in Bitcoin? :D
 
Give it to everybody, but tell those that benefit unduly that they have a responsibility to spend any unfair gains in the local economy.
 
Utiaca said:
There is hope that this pandemic will lead to a much kinder world. :D
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I've heard that if you avoid catching it, and manage to stay in touch with people on, say, a football related forum, your cock grows much bigger :cool:
 
gspaddock said:
I've heard that if you avoid catching it, and manage to stay in touch with people on, say, a football related forum, your cock grows much bigger :cool:
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I've noticed your average post count has recently gone through the roof padders.

To be shortly followed by your cock from the looks of things.:cool:
 
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gspaddock said:
I've heard that if you avoid catching it, and manage to stay in touch with people on, say, a football related forum, your cock grows much bigger :cool:
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Bigger? Fuck sake :(
 
Keyser Scholze said:
Seven Russian Warships in the channel and North Sea

not now Putin ffs


Sky News Breaking
@SkyNewsBreak
The Royal Navy says ships have been shadowing seven Russian warships following "unusually high levels of activity" in the Channel and North Sea
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Someone has to pick up the bits that fall off.
 
Zeus_1 said:
I'm just guessing here but he might prefer to teach rather than to go into management. Similar to my role at NHS, I could go into management, but I'll always prefer a clinical role.
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Other way round. He used to be a senior gymnastics coach, but his condition fucked that (although he still helps out with youth clubs). Got an MA in educational management as a change in career.

Contrary to what some on here might think, dyspraxia can really fuck with your ability to read and write.
 
mockingbirdred said:
Other way round. He used to be a senior gymnastics coach, but his condition fucked that (although he still helps out with youth clubs). Got an MA in educational management as a change in career.

Contrary to what some on here might think, dyspraxia can really fuck with your ability to read and write.
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I was talking about you. Thorpy was asking why you weren't a manager ahead of him
 
thorpy said:
So some cunt that suffers the following.

Poor posture.
Clumsiness.
Poor perception
Poor hand to eye coordination.
Fatigue.
Speech impediment.
Is your fucking manager.

Where the fuck do you work? Remploy you stupid cunt.
Imagine being such a cunt you can’t even make manager amongst people with those disadvantages.
Oh and it says fuck all about not being able to read and write.
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You weird, weird freak.
 
Zeus_1 said:
I was talking about you. Thorpy was asking why you weren't a manager ahead of him
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Ah, sorry.

Partly, I don't want to be - working as a lecturer gives me a lot more scope to work from home. Which in turn means I have quite a lot of free time to work on other aspects of my career (I also work as a freelance VFX artist, which I eventually want to do full time again). Working in management would mean a lot more time in meetings, etc.

The other reason is - I'm 35. Just haven't been around long enough to be offered a management position in a college. Anyone who has been to University will probably understand that management positions are typically given out based on years served and seniority, and the higher-ups all tend to be in their 50s, minimum. I've only been teaching full time for 5-6 years.

That said, the Programme Leader for my course is in his 60s and will be retiring soon, and I'm currently being groomed to take over from him. I'm probably going to turn it down though if I get offered the position.
 
gspaddock said:
I've heard that if you avoid catching it, and manage to stay in touch with people on, say, a football related forum, your cock grows much bigger :cool:
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Have to be brutally honest it is not working for me
 
Is one plus from all this that celebrities are quite rightly becoming nonentities again?

Some very desperate attempts to stay relevant that even the most woke are turning their nose up at.


"Pity poor Sam Smith. The non-binary singer who insists on gender-neutral pronouns (“They/them”) posted a video clip of themselves having what my dad would have called “the ab-dabs” on social media this week. Having selflessly entered self-isolation at their £12 million home on Thursday, by Friday they were weeping like a girl (sorry, like an assigned at birth cis female) because they were already bored with their own company.

“I hate reading!”, they confessed, suggesting that if you have no life of the mind you’ll always be a bad friend to yourself – even if you do refer yourself in the plural.

But it could be worse; Smith could have joined the other celebrities treating us to their own stardust-sprinkled version of the ghastly John Lennon song Imagine.

I’ve had “issues” with this song forever, summing up perfectly as it does Lennon’s weapons-grade hypocrisy. While encouraging the hoi polloi to “imagine no possessions”, he and his consort kept a whole apartment in the Dakota building where they lived in New York for the exclusive occupation of their fur coats, just to keep them at the right temperature.

Elton John nailed it in his autobiography: “The various apartments the Lennons owned … were so full of priceless artworks, antiques and clothes that I once sent them a card, rewriting the lyrics to Imagine: Imagine six apartments, it isn’t hard to do, one is full of fur coats, another’s full of shoes.’’

In fact, Lennon was forever ready to take his non-specific rage out on someone, provided, of course, that person was powerless. In his actions – as opposed to his statements and his songs – he exhibited largely selfishness and spite. To be fair, the new Imagineers aren’t in the same camp as Lennon. They’re lovely to look at (Wonder Women from Lynda Carter to Gal Gadot, actresses Natalie Portman and Cara Delevingne) and extremely accomplished (songwriter Sia, singer Norah Jones, comic Will Ferrell) and they mean well.

But scratch a showboating altruist and you’ll often find an attention whore; I know, because I’m one. I get to show off in print and I’m good at it, but performers in other areas can’t do their thing alone. It’s driving them nuts that no one’s looking at them, hence Michele Pfeiffer posted a video of herself working out while Bob Geldof rang up a TV show to announce his own self-isolation.

It’s touching to look at celebrities and see how unconscious they are of their vulnerability; George Michael, who knew about these things, once defined a star as “someone with a little something missing rather than a little something extra”.

They need their fans – but their fans do not need them although they may momentarily enjoy their singing voices or good looks. When the famous attempt to parlay this passing fancy into actual power, it falls flat; each time a celebrity urged people not to vote for Trump or Brexit, it seems they caused another thousand to do so.

And they will be heeded less than ever as we plunge deeper into the plague year. Gadot said that she had been inspired by the Italian videos of neighbours singing to each other on their balconies; ironically it’s this development that shows how superfluous stars are.

Transcendence was just around the corner all along – and we don’t need to pay for it. Like the tree falling in the metaphorical forest, when a star smiles and no “civilian” watches, does the star still feel happiness?

I’m sure we will see much more of them getting their flashing-fix in the guise of giving something to the Little People before we’re out from under lockdown.

But eventually even these most unrealistic of beings will realise that the achievements of the rich and famous count for nothing in a new world in which those who do the most arduous and thankless labour are – at long last – the most honoured. We will look back in wonder that we once called dress designers ‘visionaries’ and disc jockeys ‘superstars.’

At a time singularly short of silver linings, this must be one.
 
Utiaca said:
Is one plus from all this that celebrities are quite rightly becoming nonentities again?

Some very desperate attempts to stay relevant that even the most woke are turning their nose up at.


"Pity poor Sam Smith. The non-binary singer who insists on gender-neutral pronouns (“They/them”) posted a video clip of themselves having what my dad would have called “the ab-dabs” on social media this week. Having selflessly entered self-isolation at their £12 million home on Thursday, by Friday they were weeping like a girl (sorry, like an assigned at birth cis female) because they were already bored with their own company.

“I hate reading!”, they confessed, suggesting that if you have no life of the mind you’ll always be a bad friend to yourself – even if you do refer yourself in the plural.

But it could be worse; Smith could have joined the other celebrities treating us to their own stardust-sprinkled version of the ghastly John Lennon song Imagine.

I’ve had “issues” with this song forever, summing up perfectly as it does Lennon’s weapons-grade hypocrisy. While encouraging the hoi polloi to “imagine no possessions”, he and his consort kept a whole apartment in the Dakota building where they lived in New York for the exclusive occupation of their fur coats, just to keep them at the right temperature.

Elton John nailed it in his autobiography: “The various apartments the Lennons owned … were so full of priceless artworks, antiques and clothes that I once sent them a card, rewriting the lyrics to Imagine: Imagine six apartments, it isn’t hard to do, one is full of fur coats, another’s full of shoes.’’

In fact, Lennon was forever ready to take his non-specific rage out on someone, provided, of course, that person was powerless. In his actions – as opposed to his statements and his songs – he exhibited largely selfishness and spite. To be fair, the new Imagineers aren’t in the same camp as Lennon. They’re lovely to look at (Wonder Women from Lynda Carter to Gal Gadot, actresses Natalie Portman and Cara Delevingne) and extremely accomplished (songwriter Sia, singer Norah Jones, comic Will Ferrell) and they mean well.

But scratch a showboating altruist and you’ll often find an attention whore; I know, because I’m one. I get to show off in print and I’m good at it, but performers in other areas can’t do their thing alone. It’s driving them nuts that no one’s looking at them, hence Michele Pfeiffer posted a video of herself working out while Bob Geldof rang up a TV show to announce his own self-isolation.

It’s touching to look at celebrities and see how unconscious they are of their vulnerability; George Michael, who knew about these things, once defined a star as “someone with a little something missing rather than a little something extra”.

They need their fans – but their fans do not need them although they may momentarily enjoy their singing voices or good looks. When the famous attempt to parlay this passing fancy into actual power, it falls flat; each time a celebrity urged people not to vote for Trump or Brexit, it seems they caused another thousand to do so.

And they will be heeded less than ever as we plunge deeper into the plague year. Gadot said that she had been inspired by the Italian videos of neighbours singing to each other on their balconies; ironically it’s this development that shows how superfluous stars are.

Transcendence was just around the corner all along – and we don’t need to pay for it. Like the tree falling in the metaphorical forest, when a star smiles and no “civilian” watches, does the star still feel happiness?

I’m sure we will see much more of them getting their flashing-fix in the guise of giving something to the Little People before we’re out from under lockdown.

But eventually even these most unrealistic of beings will realise that the achievements of the rich and famous count for nothing in a new world in which those who do the most arduous and thankless labour are – at long last – the most honoured. We will look back in wonder that we once called dress designers ‘visionaries’ and disc jockeys ‘superstars.’

At a time singularly short of silver linings, this must be one.
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Couldn't agree more !
 
Utiaca said:
Is one plus from all this that celebrities are quite rightly becoming nonentities again?

Some very desperate attempts to stay relevant that even the most woke are turning their nose up at.


"Pity poor Sam Smith. The non-binary singer who insists on gender-neutral pronouns (“They/them”) posted a video clip of themselves having what my dad would have called “the ab-dabs” on social media this week. Having selflessly entered self-isolation at their £12 million home on Thursday, by Friday they were weeping like a girl (sorry, like an assigned at birth cis female) because they were already bored with their own company.

“I hate reading!”, they confessed, suggesting that if you have no life of the mind you’ll always be a bad friend to yourself – even if you do refer yourself in the plural.

But it could be worse; Smith could have joined the other celebrities treating us to their own stardust-sprinkled version of the ghastly John Lennon song Imagine.

I’ve had “issues” with this song forever, summing up perfectly as it does Lennon’s weapons-grade hypocrisy. While encouraging the hoi polloi to “imagine no possessions”, he and his consort kept a whole apartment in the Dakota building where they lived in New York for the exclusive occupation of their fur coats, just to keep them at the right temperature.

Elton John nailed it in his autobiography: “The various apartments the Lennons owned … were so full of priceless artworks, antiques and clothes that I once sent them a card, rewriting the lyrics to Imagine: Imagine six apartments, it isn’t hard to do, one is full of fur coats, another’s full of shoes.’’

In fact, Lennon was forever ready to take his non-specific rage out on someone, provided, of course, that person was powerless. In his actions – as opposed to his statements and his songs – he exhibited largely selfishness and spite. To be fair, the new Imagineers aren’t in the same camp as Lennon. They’re lovely to look at (Wonder Women from Lynda Carter to Gal Gadot, actresses Natalie Portman and Cara Delevingne) and extremely accomplished (songwriter Sia, singer Norah Jones, comic Will Ferrell) and they mean well.

But scratch a showboating altruist and you’ll often find an attention whore; I know, because I’m one. I get to show off in print and I’m good at it, but performers in other areas can’t do their thing alone. It’s driving them nuts that no one’s looking at them, hence Michele Pfeiffer posted a video of herself working out while Bob Geldof rang up a TV show to announce his own self-isolation.

It’s touching to look at celebrities and see how unconscious they are of their vulnerability; George Michael, who knew about these things, once defined a star as “someone with a little something missing rather than a little something extra”.

They need their fans – but their fans do not need them although they may momentarily enjoy their singing voices or good looks. When the famous attempt to parlay this passing fancy into actual power, it falls flat; each time a celebrity urged people not to vote for Trump or Brexit, it seems they caused another thousand to do so.

And they will be heeded less than ever as we plunge deeper into the plague year. Gadot said that she had been inspired by the Italian videos of neighbours singing to each other on their balconies; ironically it’s this development that shows how superfluous stars are.

Transcendence was just around the corner all along – and we don’t need to pay for it. Like the tree falling in the metaphorical forest, when a star smiles and no “civilian” watches, does the star still feel happiness?

I’m sure we will see much more of them getting their flashing-fix in the guise of giving something to the Little People before we’re out from under lockdown.

But eventually even these most unrealistic of beings will realise that the achievements of the rich and famous count for nothing in a new world in which those who do the most arduous and thankless labour are – at long last – the most honoured. We will look back in wonder that we once called dress designers ‘visionaries’ and disc jockeys ‘superstars.’

At a time singularly short of silver linings, this must be one.
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I'm no fan of modern celebrity culture but that reads like absolute nonsense and just seems like an excuse to have a snipe at a few people.
 
Shit news on the fairly encouraging drop in deaths last night:

Death figures update: last night only 28 new fatalities recorded.

Alas this is not good news, it is because there are now so many deaths NHS using a 7.30am cut off instead of 1pm.

So govt looking at changing how they are reported. We may not get any death figures today, as they are looking at moving to publishing first thing in the morning.

Aim is to give more time to collate NHS data and inform families before ages and locations made public.

^ Above from Whitehall editor of the Times.
 
Spain taken another hammering. 600 again. Now at 4k deaths
 
Icanhasblurjob? said:
Yes. Never heard of 'viral load' for any diseases; that you could get multiple infections at the same time is an eye-opener for me.
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Indeed.

I had always thought of Corona Virus as a pregnancy. You either are or you are not.

In fact, it is more like a bukkake! :D
 
Red lad said:
Shit news on the fairly encouraging drop in deaths last night:

Death figures update: last night only 28 new fatalities recorded.

Alas this is not good news, it is because there are now so many deaths NHS using a 7.30am cut off instead of 1pm.

So govt looking at changing how they are reported. We may not get any death figures today, as they are looking at moving to publishing first thing in the morning.

Aim is to give more time to collate NHS data and inform families before ages and locations made public.

^ Above from Whitehall editor of the Times.
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The government giving out the "we must get consent from families before we release numbers...". In a road traffic accident you don't ask for consent to give out numbers killed, seems a bit suspicious the government are now not being truthful with the figures. MOTWYW.

https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1243095749686067202?s=19
 
bigfatron said:
I'm no fan of modern celebrity culture but that reads like absolute nonsense and just seems like an excuse to have a snipe at a few people.
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This government is in disarray and their supporters in the media will do their best to shift blame from the government onto others - the "look at these buggers, blame them" has worked well for a decade.

The government put out a call for volunteers, the outcry should be that NHS and social care have been wilfully starved of resources by the incumbent government for 10 years.

The money has always been there to pay the NHS workers and social care workers we need. Asking for volunteers should expose the systematic destruction of our public services under this government.
 
Red lad said:
Shit news on the fairly encouraging drop in deaths last night:

Death figures update: last night only 28 new fatalities recorded.

Alas this is not good news, it is because there are now so many deaths NHS using a 7.30am cut off instead of 1pm.

So govt looking at changing how they are reported. We may not get any death figures today, as they are looking at moving to publishing first thing in the morning.

Aim is to give more time to collate NHS data and inform families before ages and locations made public.

^ Above from Whitehall editor of the Times.
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Ffs.
 
Pozzing Up said:
Ffs.
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They still report based on 24h don't they so today's should be a lot higher to take in the extra 5/6 hours shouldn't they then balance again tomorrow?

They need to lift that consent rule because they are only reporting figures which are anonymous. How can you build accurate models without the full information?
 
Forrest said:
Not an Antifa fan but given that the guy reporting it is a Paul Joseph Watson wannabe I'm taking it as a possible rather than a definite.
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The sad truth is that there is no source of news either on MSM or the net that can be trusted. There’s a great opportunity opening up for somebody to start disseminating news in a truthful and impartial way.
 
Just been sent this...

TODAY The emergency Coronavirus Bill will be rushed through as law. Today sees the 2nd reading, if passed it will immediately proceed to 3rd and on. It contains the most draconian powers ever proposed in peace-time Britain. It will be rushed through Parliament and the powers will last two years. The powers will affect your freedom and take away your rights.
Forced detention and isolation can be of anyone, including children, and for any amount of time.
Authorities can FORCEABLY take biological samples from your body.
There’s no clear access to legal rights from as-yet unidentified isolation facilities.
Powers last up to 2.5 years
Lockdown powers could prevent protests against measures.
State surveillance safeguards weakened.
Protections from forced detainment and treatment under Mental Health Act lowered.
Cremations can be enforced against personal and religious wishes.
Changes to the court system. Registration of deaths.
No inquests into suspicious deaths! No requirement for any medical certification for burials or cremations!
It also indemnifies the health service should they fail for what ever reason to provide care.
The most frightening part. Only one medical 'officer' is required to sign off COMPULSORY TREATMENT ORDER which means... in the real world you can be forced to accept medication. Or held down and injected with whatever is seen fit. THAT is the biggest and worst threat to your own freedoms. Schedule 8 Pt1.
Local Authorities will now be exempted from compliance with their duties under The Care Act 2014. Schedule 11.
The BBC wont be telling you that bit.
So. If someone dies in police custody or any type of custody they can simply dispose of the body without any paperwork medical exam or certification or inquest.
Forget what that box in the corner of your room is 'programming' you with. Get the facts.
This is a terrible day for freedoms.
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

https://publications.parliament.uk/...PwRERtY4Dwrk8EhhQDVtpssM9UUp0W3-aivca8rxVlYus

(Debate this if you want ...I have no answers )
Take a look at the bill though)
 
thorpy said:
fuck bog roll. use a shower head ffs.
pissed of with cunts blaming it all on this when in fact its just a cae of mis managment.

its only week since we are on shut down.
bread line champagne cunts
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stop moaning about that £1,200 per week then you thumb head cunt
 
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