Harry and Meghan

[valiant]

Penelope Stopit said:

Will there be any autographed baby pics for sale?

Baby is far too young to hold a pen yet silly.

[Penelope Stopit]

valiant said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Will there be any autographed baby pics for sale?

Baby is far too young to hold a pen yet silly.

Knew that was coming

[DeejRC]

For a pair of peeps several thousand miles away, they have managed to do spectacularly well at uniting the warring tribes within the U.K.

I can’t but help a small smile though towards ppl who so majestically stick two fingers up at middle class Britain

[Murph7355]

amgmcqueen said:

I thought they wanted 'privacy'.....?

There can be no doubting how amazingly they are doing at that...

I'm now beginning to think Pol Pot was onto something. The day after pigeons are removed from the Earth, MSM and social media will follow.

[hyphen]

amgmcqueen said:

I thought they wanted 'privacy'.....?

That was before.

Now they want to "use our platform" to make money and stay famous a difference.

[Halmyre]

valiant said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Will there be any autographed baby pics for sale?

Baby is far too young to hold a pen yet silly.

Perhaps he means the baby is autographed.

[AstonZagato]

Randy Winkman said:

Abdul Abulbul Amir said:

Randy Winkman said:

Abdul Abulbul Amir said:

Where did the term gammon come from?

It came from people going red from high blood pressure. I guess you knew that though.

Yep, just checking we're all still ok with using this racial slur.

Red people?

Not a racial slur but an insult based on the colour of someone's skin. I'd have thought we'd have moved past that in the C21st. I find it amusing that people have so little self awareness, that they continue to use the term despite the irony. Many other possible insults are available.

[hyphen]

Racists at the Telegraph.co.uk give Meghans book only 1 star out of 5. How dare they.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/classic-books/be...

[GoodCompany]

AstonZagato said:

Not a racial slur but an insult based on the colour of someone's skin. I'd have thought we'd have moved past that in the C21st. I find it amusing that people have so little self awareness, that they continue to use the term despite the irony. Many other possible insults are available.

Its not their natural shade though, its a lifestyle choice, its the breathless, spittle flecked crimson they turn during or after an angerwk about kneeling/Greta/statues. Its fundamentally accurate, and if it gives the aforementioned gammon an excuse to pretend they're being persecuted, then everyone wins. You're sounding very woke, go back to sleep.

[pquinn]

hyphen said:

Racists at the Telegraph.co.uk give Meghans book only 1 star out of 5. How dare they.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/classic-books/be...

A 'semi literate' children's book with no story? Of zero interest to children or anyone else? For £13!

It might have made a nice Father's Day present from Meg to Harry but surely no one outside that pair will have any interest?

Hope the publisher didn't pay much or print many copies if all the not so glowing reviews are anything to go by.

[PH_77]

hyphen said:

Racists at the Telegraph.co.uk give Meghans book only 1 star out of 5. How dare they.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/classic-books/be...

[AstonZagato]

GoodCompany said:

AstonZagato said:

Not a racial slur but an insult based on the colour of someone's skin. I'd have thought we'd have moved past that in the C21st. I find it amusing that people have so little self awareness, that they continue to use the term despite the irony. Many other possible insults are available.

Its not their natural shade though, its a lifestyle choice, its the breathless, spittle flecked crimson they turn during or after an angerwk about kneeling/Greta/statues. Its fundamentally accurate, and if it gives the aforementioned gammon an excuse to pretend they're being persecuted, then everyone wins. You're sounding very woke, go back to sleep.

What is even more hilarious than the lack of self-awareness are the lengths people go through to justify insulting people for the colour of their skin. Pick another insult. There are loads. Choosing skin colour makes you sound as bad as them. Try to avoid Boomer though. That's ageist.

[Countdown]

AstonZagato said:

What is even more hilarious than the lack of self-awareness are the lengths people go through to justify insulting people for the colour of their skin. Pick another insult. There are loads. Choosing skin colour makes you sound as bad as them. Try to avoid Boomer though. That's ageist.

The thing with insults is that you need to choose one that really upsets the people you're aiming it at, and "gammon" seems to be the most effective.

If people stopped complaining about the word "Gammon" people would probably stop using it as an insult.

[768]

Countdown said:

The thing with insults is that you need to choose one that really upsets the people you're aiming it at, and "gammon" seems to be the most effective.

If people stopped complaining about the word "Gammon" people would probably stop using it as an insult.

Uh huh. Works for all insults based on skin colour does it?

[Randy Winkman]

768 said:

Countdown said:

The thing with insults is that you need to choose one that really upsets the people you're aiming it at, and "gammon" seems to be the most effective.

If people stopped complaining about the word "Gammon" people would probably stop using it as an insult.

Uh huh. Works for all insults based on skin colour does it?

But gammon isn't about being white. It's about getting angry.

Anyway. I must admit I am going against what I decided a few months ago which was to refrain from using the term because some people find it offensive. And I try not to cause offence.

[techguyone]

Randy Winkman said:

768 said:

Countdown said:

The thing with insults is that you need to choose one that really upsets the people you're aiming it at, and "gammon" seems to be the most effective.

If people stopped complaining about the word "Gammon" people would probably stop using it as an insult.

Uh huh. Works for all insults based on skin colour does it?

But gammon isn't about being white. It's about getting angry.

Anyway. I must admit I am going against what I decided a few months ago which was to refrain from using the term because some people find it offensive. And I try not to cause offence.

It's about white people who get angry and turn a bacony shade of red, do please tell how that works with Black or Ame type people (ever seen black bacon?) , it's a strictly white insult, so by definition it's racist.

[Abdul Abulbul Amir]

I guess it's good racism though so perfectly ok to use.

[hyphen]

Times book review said:

Writing good picture books for small children is far harder than it looks...

Rather than entertainment for children, this reads as a self-help manual for needy parents
...
The story, so lacking in action and jeopardy you half wonder if the writing job was delegated to a piece of furniture

Edited by hyphen on Tuesday 8th June 17:45

[Muddle238]

Every time I read/hear about the newly arrived Lillibet, I can’t help but sing the Lollipop song in my head but replacing Lollipop with Lillibet…

Don’t try it…

[Unbusy]

^^^^^^ Wot, don’t think about it like you can’t think about ‘The Game’? No, wait, whats happened now? Drat.