Embed this noticeLady_Penelope (lady_penelope@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 25-Sep-2025 22:19:53 JST
Lady_PenelopeThe unions are a nightmare for this, constantly setting up political splitters within splitters and using public service hours, facilities and pay to hold what are essentially activist or political meetings in the workplace. Not sure if a manager should have to sign off on out of hours meetings, but at least now England and Wales (is this UK wide?) have some code of conduct for these meetings which helped launched a lot of trans activists within the civil service.
@ChasingWaterfalls Mermaid fettish has all the hall marks of men who want boobs and a mouth, without the trappings of pregnancy. The original Danish character was also mute.
@Flick I watched a Sky News Australia report recently and it was wild the stuff they were reporting on in the UK and Ireland. Not a sausage from our own media.
@KeepTakingTheSoma@Flick I went about 6 years ago after a long break, it was horrible. Used to love a London day trip, wouldn't want to live there, but a bit of Christmas shopping, or summer sight seeing was always a pleasure.
Last time was very different and I doubt I'll go back, for all the above reasons. But also, and this was something I didn't think about at the time, but I got so many comments about how friendly and chatty my boys were. I only had the oldest two with me, but they essentially lit up the room/tube wherever went. Because being positive and friendly in your surroundings was so alien to people, they were essentially a novelty.
@TriptychTwinsRidesAgain@HebrideanHecate An ex of mine is half Jamaican and his mum taught me to slow roast them in foil (skins on, ends trimmed, pricked and rubbed with olive oil) for about an hour at 200°C.
@HebrideanHecate@TriptychTwinsRidesAgain Our Christmas root mash is spuds, carrots, swede, parsnips and occasionally a sweet potato. I've found plain old potato mash can be quite divisive.
@RadicalCartoons@carolen 5live this morning was debating the things that might encourage /discourage girls from getting into soccer, but no mention of the big white lipstick wearing elephant in the room.