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This is a link post Footballer not a cunt shock

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not shocked
that the person they are not a cunt to is another footballer.

Sorry, ex-footballer.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:57, , Reply)
This is a link post BatBat I made this!

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post V.Good!
Love it.

I had a simliar idea, in one of my text adventures there is a bat who dresses up as batman, he's called Batbat

textadventures.co.uk/games/view/z2yqtt1as0qxprpe1f5xag/the-bony-king-of-nowhere
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah, Hanna-Barbera's lawyers called.
You've stolen and repackaged their IP Batfinktm
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post :D

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post if only their was a Buttman cartoon

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 17:39, , Reply)
This is a link post Ways A Psychic Can Predict Your Future
Finding genuine psychics is not easy, it is suggested to explore www.martine-voyance.com/ online and find a genuine psychic among the fakes.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post I knew you'd post this today

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post I knew that would be a load of rubbish too

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post They’re all fucking fakes
And you’re a fucking spamcunt.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm thinking of a number between 1 and fuck you

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post is it 7?
It's always 7...
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 13:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Finally a way to tell the real psychics from the fraudulent ones. Phew.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post What do you call a psychic dwarf who's escaped from prison?



A small medium at large.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahaha

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nut screws washer, and bolts?

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thank you for this
as you will have seen, B3TA is well known for being science sceptical and we all enjoy our quarterly B3TA spiritual retreat in the Tipton Travelodge. Have you tried posting this on the other boards:

www.b3ta.com/flatearthforum
www.b3ta.com/HappyToastTarotReadings
www.b3ta.com/ICanSmellYourMattedPubesFromHereYouHippyMoronicTwat
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post WOWsa! a 0-candle b3tamass

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Post this on www.b3ta.com/talk, they're all over this kinda shit.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post We're gonna set Amberl on you for this.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hello you cunt

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 13:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Sad fucker
Me that is
I like this everytime.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 19:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post I was going to post this link, too
but I couldn't, due to unforeseen circumstances.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 13:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post You're thinking "No one can really read minds!"
Am I right?
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I hope you die in a fire
you predicted starting but thought you would be somewhere else.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post .. and then get incessant phone calls from Sally Morgan.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post
I was just about to suggest that
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 19:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post would be great if they had dementia aswell
i see a man or could be a woman, dressed like a man, wearing a shirt or blouse.
I get the feeling that this person may have had parents who may or may not have passed on, i can see a person sitting on a fish finger samdwich for tea or even lunch. this person uses toilet paper and also is that you gracey? dont forget the cats dinner oh it looks like i pissed my self again
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 20:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post They can’t.
They’re all either frauds or mentally ill.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 21:16, , Reply)
This is a link post Birth announcement

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 6:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Either way, pretty tasteless

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post how grown up

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's never going to get tired, Benny.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post How can you call your kid Maggot?
Poor fucker
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post extreme wealth will cancel out any disadvantages I suspect

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post well except for
a childhood of bullying and the all-permeating knowledge that your parents named you without any consideration for your future happiness but for their own gratification.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post nah, he/she will be fine
The well off couldn't give a shit about these things. There will be at least a dozen middle names to choose from if the sprog fancies a change
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post They didn't.
They might use that as a nickname, but there's no reason at all to suppose that it's an actual name.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post he's right you know
groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/peerage-news/HqAWy20tZ0E
groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/peerage-news/DrtygSXSamo

Jago George Browne Marmaduke though
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post Maybe he was born looking like this?

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Safe as fuck.
You knows it like.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah that was in Private Eye about a month back.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:58, , Reply)
This is a link post Happy Advent Day 5
GC, obviously, but it's fucking Christmas and I enjoyed it.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is Jesus in a bread crate?
I wonder if that was a silent protest.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 7:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Did he take a manger to the knee?

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post Better than the reverse I suppose

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 20:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Quality.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post
clickitygree.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 12:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfFSxyrCnLk
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 13:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post yep that'll be my daughter on thursday
seriously considering going in disguise
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post go in desguise dressed as a school. No one will ever suspect you

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 20:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Alright, we've all had a drink...
that's so adorably funny :)
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:37, , Reply)
This is a link post Just found out that Stobe the Hobo has died - RIP
The death of this brilliant and one-of-a-kind Youtuber has hit harder than any celeb (except maybe Bowie).

The guy was inspirational. For those that don't know, he was a rail-rider in the USA who took very cool footage of his journeys across America, underscored by his piano compositions. He had a dry, sarcastic sense of humour and many observational gems, and loved a beer.

I urge you to check out some of his videos - they are calming and small pieces of art.

https://www.youtube.com/user/hobestobe/videos
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Again, no Michael Portillo.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Someone said that you should only ride the rails if your life doesn't mean much to you.
There was always a great sense of loneliness in his videos. Crisscrossing the country, staying on sofas, sleeping rough, the compulsion to find the nearest beer shop.

Train hopping looks like it would be fun for a few hours - a day and a night at most. To do it for weeks on end, the constant clanging of crashing metal, the cold and exposure, discomfort, danger, risk of arrest...well...this train is bound for glory, and all that.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post I really dug his videos
They took me somewhere i'd never been before, and you hit the nail on the head with the melancholy feeling of loneliness.

In some of them, he even questions why he is doing what he does, and has no good answer, other than the sense of freedom and adventure.

He had talent, as his piano playing attested, and was clearly a clever dude, but something compelled him to be a drifter. Respect for sticking to his guns until the end.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Each one was a real hymn to America
The epic landscapes, the small towns little-changed from the frontier days.

And then he got run over by a train.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Occupational Hazard

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 23:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post made me think of Harry Partch

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:25, , Reply)
This is a link post Frank Gorshin in all his manic glory
Performing his novelty record on The Dean Martin Show
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 21:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post .
The lead in to that is brilliant!
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post How hasn't he got a branch on the Yew Tree?!
Imagine being in a room with him!
*teeth itch*
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post My irony meter is broken
Is is because he's got a Polish name?

[edit]
Actually is Polish.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/04/britain-first-supporter-drove-van-harrow-curry-house-owner-court-hears
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Without reading that
I will say I temporarily got excited about a curry house court.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 18:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Its because the gentleman concerned (Marek) is being defended by John Lennon
and Lennon said he had "not intended to kill anybody". John Lennon was actually killed by somebody called Mark which is almost the same name as Marek. Pretty ironic.

What is a Nazi coin though?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 19:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post A coin issued during the Nazi era in Nazi Germany or one of the countries it controlled, such as Occupied France, Bohemia And Moravia, Poland, The Ukraine, The Channel Islandsetc, etc, etc.
Or he might have had a Wehrmacht or SS Canteen Token. Though those are much rarer.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 23:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post how many have you got?

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post I have one nazis era 10 pfennig coin
I don't keep it on display.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post bet Lemmy had one, gawd rest 'im

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 14:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post All of them.
I keep them in my Swiss bank box along with my looted art treasures and gold that came from people's teeth.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post YEAH ALRIGHT ALANIS MORISSETTE

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Did it rain on his wedding day?

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 23:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post couple of ironic things here
1. Reason they hate the mooslims is because of the way they "treat their women" ... he had just came from beating up his misses
2. Would have been delightful if he shouted white power, in a white van (he was driving a works vehicle - so one can assume)
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 16:56, , Reply)
This is a link post 'Area 51 Camo Dude Breaks Our Windshield'
If anyone knows how to make an Insurance Claim against the Camo Dudes please let us know.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post He should get Tesco insurance.
They'll fix a stone chip for free or replace a windscreen for about 60 quid if it can't be fixed.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post autoglass
100% free
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 23:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post You seem to be driving over the center line



Windshield chip repair is affordable.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Way over the line
unless the cameraman is driving while filming.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 19:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Seems like the sort of thing He Who Shall Not Be Named might complain about.
Assuming anything that interesting happened to him.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post For a moment, I thought you were referring to The Goat.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nah
The black helicopters picked him up ages ago. He knew too much.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ha ha
The fat shit.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 19:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post I thought I had you on ignore

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 20:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahah

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 20:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post I feel cheated. I wanted a real camel dude

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Next time this happens call:

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is why camels should belt up
Hump click every trip.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Thats amazing, theyh totally shot a metal bb out of a hole where the front plate should be! it was no accident!
(, Thu 7 Dec 2017, 14:51, , Reply)
This is a link post Quite a funny (and weird) Christmas add
from Iceland (supermarket not country)
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post The ad is awesome.
Slightly weird, though, is the fact that this seems to be some kind of odd vlogging family.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 21:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post I looked up the original after seeing this...
...and it's really really bizarre!
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Why are there so many wrapped presents behind her?
did i......grow up poor!? Is this really what happens at christmas?
(, Thu 7 Dec 2017, 14:53, , Reply)
This is a link post Tripswitch - Roll your Own
Little bit of down-tempo rub-a-dub-dub
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post I concur.

Do you know of Third Ear Audio at all?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 21:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post I hadn't but just giving it a listen now and sounds alright...
Churs!
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:11, , Reply)
This is a link post Charity, more harm than good do-goodery? (Warning: contains Ed She-Ran)
Not all dull politics as the Batman video is pretty lol worthy in a "oh my god who thought that was a good idea" type way. They even seemingly get him confused with Superman (strokes neck-beard).
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post When did it become a thing to shame do-gooders?
If these critics weren't being so holier-than-thou they might realise these stereotypes exist because lots of people are suffering and some people want to alleviate that suffering.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think the argument is it's not worth the effort if it's not changing the world
Charidee appeals are pointless sticking plasters without global political reform. Although it's rather more difficult to get the celebs on board for that
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Don't you start to change the world by helping one person at a time?

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think you start by thinking about it all quite carefully

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thoughts don't save lives, actions do.
It may not be a long term solution, but in the short term, while to you're having your think, I think those helped are pretty happy about it.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Short term since the 80s

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post meanwhile our government tacitly supports the status quo that keeps these people poor and ensures it will all happen again next year
Top marks everyone
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post The CAP of your beloved EU is explicitly designed to keep African farmers poor.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^^^^ THIS!

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is that the bit that imposes massive tarrifs on processed coffee and cocoa products?
so African farmers cant get full value from the crops they grow?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 18:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'd imagine the people who voted for brexit because of concerns about international development will be even more disappointed than the racists

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 19:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think my friend will understand
that this would come under the heading of 'sovereignty'. As in deciding tariffs with the rest of the world. Not discriminating against non-EU members by use of tariff barriers.
I'm pro-EU but I'm also free trade. You're just being a dick.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 20:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post I just want the long stem broccoli from Kenya I buy at Waitrose to be a bit cheaper.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post What utter bollocks.
There's loads of charitable foundations that do real good here and abroad.
Are you arguing we should close them down in the hope governments might start giving a shit in some utopian new world order?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^and this is why it's all doomed to failure
Stupid people convinced that 'making a difference' means making a difference to the way they feel rather than to any intractable problem on another continent
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Thought that with the Tom Hardy example, he went to Yemen? The best thing we could all do to help Yemen is to put pressure on our Government to put pressure on SA. Ok it isn't a black&white situation but more could be done...but getting Tom Hardy with a placard outside Westminster asking all his fans to write to their MP doesn't bring in the cash I guess.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post they should have dressed him up as Bane and dropped him behind enemy lines

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post With Yemen a lot can be achieved by the world stopping selling arms to either side and getting SA and Iran to talk rather than fight their proxy wars.
But that's not going to happen any time soon and the likely hood of all out war is getting much greater.

As for governmental pressure from SA, from what i've heard with interviews of diplomats is public pressure is counter productive.

I would hope there is some pressure in private but being private I have no assurances there.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post
So your saying Tom should be outside BAE with his placard?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's a free country.
But in specifically the situation in Yemen it's not going to help unless Mohammad bin Salman is a big fan of his.

Where it would help is if there was a situation where the public giving a shit mattered. Iran and SA are not going to stop their fighting because some westerners are concerned about it and the cold hard fact is the UK government have only a few leavers to pull and they must be pulled in private in order to have a positive effect.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Humm, a positive change might be not dropping British supplied BL755 cluster bombs on civilian populations.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Like I said
"With Yemen a lot can be achieved by the world stopping selling arms to either side and getting SA and Iran to talk rather than fight their proxy wars."

I'ld love the UK government to ban arms exports to SA.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post that sounds achievable

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post
We are all agreed then? Tom Hardy is going to stand outside BAE until the UK stops selling offensive armaments to SA. He will be the bane of the arms industry!
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'ld feel better about things.
Wouldn't make a difference on the ground though.
SA will just buy more from America.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post *Rings Putin*, *texts Saudi8
Whatsapp to Iran. Writes flowery letter to France. etc etc
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 20:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post "any intractable problem on another continent"
Ah I see, you just object to supporting overseas charities then?

Sure you wouldn't decline the help from the likes of Shelter, Cancer Research, RNIB etc if you found yourself in a position to need it.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post
More must be done for B3tans who are homeless, cancer ridden and drowning.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, help me!

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post works just as well with domestic charities
Shall we vote for people who promise to raise taxes in order to combat homelessness / research cancer cures / help disabled people or shall we pop 50p in James Corden's rattling tin for an instant warm glow?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post So make the NGO's GO's?
Make charity workers currently working for free or reduced pay state employees? Currently thats 853,000 people.
That's going to be very expensive to do isn't it?

Also it's going to make them political. MSF is already a target when doing their work. Is making them an arm of the state going to help that?

If it were me I would continue to fund these causes via massive tax relief and government funding.

Anyway, whatever makes you feel good when sneering at others helping others.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post it's not helping, most of these problems get worse every year
Because the real solutions are hard and involve much more sacrifice than people are comfortable with
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post I suspect the people making the sacrifice will be the ones needing charity that your NWO has nationalised...
Anyways, got shit to do Benny. Fuckity bye!
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post where did you get 853,000 from
genuine question
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Here you go
Could have done more research but not worth it for a half hearted Benny Bargey.

data.ncvo.org.uk/a/almanac17/workforce-3/

data.ncvo.org.uk/a/almanac17/workforce-4/#Workforce_and_organisation_type
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post those are paid staff
ok
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well I said "Make charity workers currently working for free or reduced pay state employees?"
Thought the number was large enough to point out it couldn't be nationalised without muddling things with workers that work for free a few times a year or month.

But here you go.
data.ncvo.org.uk/a/almanac14/how-many-people-regularly-volunteer-in-the-uk-3/
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Do you call appeal phone lines to offer global political reform suggestions?

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post no, I tend to be in the pub when there's a telethon on

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post When they do not do any good
and instead hijack the message for self promotion.

If Ed Sheeran really wanted to do good, he could put some of his own money towards the problem...

How much did he donate anyway?

EDIT : It seems he donated a couple of bags of clothes to a charity shop last year. I am sure they would have preferred a million pounds.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Give him a break, the idiot means well. How much did the chief executive of Medecibs Sans Frontières earn last year?
And how many people drowned trying to get to their rescue ship in the Mediterranean this year?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post MSF UK's chief earned 79k. It's clearly stated on their website.
Bearing in mind that:
a) they had no navigational aids in the dinghies so didn't know exactly where they were; and
b) they had no way to know where the rescue ships were; and
c) they paid to be transported to Europe(not to a ship)

how do you come to the conclusion that people were actively trying to get to those ships*? or that the presence of rescue ships in any way encouraged people to attempt to flee from their homes?


*or should I say, the one MSF ship in the entire Med.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nothing irresponsible about lurking just over the boundary into international waters.
Nothing irresponsible about actively engaging with people traffickers and arranging pick ups.
Not stoking the demand for people traffickers and encouraging people to risk their lives, and no one ever dies.
Give that man a pay rise.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Does the existence of, say, ambulances, encourage people to do stupid shit and hurt themselves?

Ooh maybe we should ban seatbelts because they encourage people to drive dangerously?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Ambulances don't seem to encourage people across motorways, no. However the existence of rescue boats mooching about in the Med must, at the very, very least, provide hope to those planning on making the crossing that if it all goes wrong salvation is not out if the question. Sadly, in reality it was out of the question for over a thousand this year alone.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post How DARE we give hope to people fleeing war zones
Have you really, honestly, ever spent 10 minutes listening to an actual refugee and asked them about why they left?

Or is it just easier to complain about humanitarian efforts and just let the fuckers drown because it's their own fault?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Just some numbers for the debate.
data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/mediterranean

So 14.1% actually fleeing a warzone.
The rest looking for a better life economically or socially.
Can't blame anyone for wanting that but not a war zone.

Just also point out that they're using this dangerous route because the EU made a deal with Turkey to block a safer land crossing.

On those leaving warzones.
Russia has been accused (By NATO) of weaponising migration in order to destabilise Europe. Supposed reason for the targeting of civilians with barrel bombs and chemical weapons. Has no strategic value but gets them leaving the country.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post A woman from Iraq called Nabeela worked for me for over five years.
I gave her the job despite her poor English and trained her up. I even went to her flat a couple of times. How many refugees have you literally spent hours with?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Who?
My family for a start.
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well, I draw the line at marrying them to get them passports, but good for you.

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 10:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post so desperate hungry familes who have possibly endured weeks and months
of dangerous uncertain travel facilitated by traffickers who have most likely taken most of their life savings are going to stand on the beach (assuming it's daytime) look out at the Med and say: "nah fuck it - there's no other boats around, I'm sure the nice traffickers will give us our money back, maybe we'll go tomorrow".
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nope. Not what I implied in any way.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Uh huh

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 11:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is that all?
Fuck that
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not his biggest fan but he paid in time presumably for free.
How much would it cost to hire someone like him to make a film like this?
And some people need a famous face on the telly in order to give a shit.

[edit]
A quick google search shows he supports a number of charities publicly and has done promo viddies to support them.

Only his accountant will know how much cash he's given them but a celebs time to promote something has a value and can have more so than a cash donation used in a tax write off.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:42, , Reply)
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In the article it is more about the charities themselves than the celebs they get on board. I guess the point is they could just reach out to their fan base and speak out on issues...rather than you know helicopter in to play their latest single next to a starving person.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Ed Sheeran
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post the horror!
D:
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wild Stallion Explosions!

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:00, , Reply)
This is a link post Advent Calendar from Modern Toss
Daily deals, buy stuff
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 10:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post thanks
loving it
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post like

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:08, , Reply)
This is a link post Shortest Driving Test Ever I made this!
Three point turn at the ready.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post I must be dim - but I don't get it...

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 8:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well..
you must be able to read (with glasses or contact lenses, if necessary) a car number plate made after 1 September 2001 from 20 metres.
Although pre 1 September number plates were a little larger and should be read from a distance of 20.5 metres.

The joke is the silver car (assuming the car park designer followed the regs for a 90 degree square parking (5.5m bay length + 6.0m lane widths) layout) was clearly 23 metres away! So the chap was unfairly failed.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 9:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I know a guy
That this happened too.
2nd time round he got to the end of the test and crashed into the test centre.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 9:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah... mate of mine did similar.
Perfect test around town, then managed to demolish one of the brick pillars holding up the iron gates in the test centre car park.

Your mate isn't from Reading is he?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 10:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post in a similar vein
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQkECY-_M5A
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 0:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ha. Not having a go, just posting this TPB as it reminded me of it
Bubble Driving Test (NSFW - swears)
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Not seen that before
That's v good. Did wonder if this might have been covered before, feels like an easy target
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post "license plate"?
you've been watching too much American telly, mate
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Indeed, should be "Number plates" even though they contain more letters than numbers...
Letter Plates?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post Alphanumeric Readable Sign on External part of the car
or A.R.S.E. plates for short
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Should be "licence plate", too, if we're getting all picky.
Noun, not verb.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 14:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh no, you're right, I'm ashamed

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nice!

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 15:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post Killjoy Comment
You actually get 3 attempts to read the plate. (source: failed first go on my test. Examiner just walked us forward a few paces and pointed to a different plate which I read fine.)
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Learning a lot about this part of the test here

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 19:00, , Reply)
This is a link post modern movie posters from the past
or some such awkward description.
good stuff, anyway.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Klaus Kinski as the Nihilist

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 16:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post avatar was my favorite, though

(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 9:37, , Reply)
This is a link post Talent free hack Cheong tweets Swedemason latest and doesn't give credit
Not sure how this works. Jeremy Vine retweeted it off @stillgray but I reckon there is mileage to call them out and defend one of our own

I'M SPARTACUS!
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 2:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post The prominent watermark placed in such a way that it can't be removed is now invisible having run the video through the Social Media Compression Algorithm :(

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:40, , Reply)
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www.funnyjunk.com/Who+made+this/funny-gifs/6178073/
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw-LPFFe9sU
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 8:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLppwDrHl8
(, Wed 19 Oct 2022, 13:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post nice :)

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 10:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post ha

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 17:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post So true it's not funny

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 8:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post 'writes about video games'
Almost a better predictor of cuntery than 'libertarian'
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 8:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post You don't like Charlie Brooker then?

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fucking cunt
The interwebs is riddled with these scum
(, Tue 5 Dec 2017, 17:08, , Reply)
This is a link post The Pano Awards 2017 - EPSON do something more useful than make crap printers

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 1:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post ta v much

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 4:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like those.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:43, , Reply)
This is a link post Stobe the Hobo died
Posted one of his train-hopping videos a few months ago and people seemed to like it.

Well, he's dead now, at 33. Turns out that riding the rails is pretty dangerous, even when you know what you're doing.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 0:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post 33? Looks 53 to me.
What happened?
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 1:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post jesus
I too was following him on the youtubes.

He had one of those few channels that made you think; this is what youtube is actually good for. Real amature (slightly illegal) quality content that would never ever get made for TV. It was so refreshing in comparison to the view / subscriber whores that plague 99% of youtube.

Super sad about this news
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 7:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post He's no Michael Portillo.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 9:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm finding this much more funny that I probably should.

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 10:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well
It seems he finally found wherever it was he was trying to get to, that being to fall off of, or get hit by, a train in Maryland.

I have been checking out the history of my family, we do not move about much. I think my great grandfather was the wandering traveller, he moved all the way from Stafford to Wakefield, that is over 60 miles!

After that we were a bit tired so nobody moved further than 10 miles for about 120 years....
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 11:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post sorry to hear about your inbreeding

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post /\ not sorry at all /\

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 12:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post you're right
It's great to hear about this guy's inbreeding.
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 13:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post I should learn to scroll down links a bit before posting...
It was your video a while back that put me onto his work - i've watched loads of them and found them very interesting and original. Sucks that something unique, non-commercial and real has gone. Back to watching videos of twerking kittens again I suppose...
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post Also, how ominous is his final screenshot
'End'
(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:48, , Reply)
This is a link post Hong Kong slapping. Lots of it. NSFW
slap slap slappity slap. NSFW because of the sheer volume of slaps. The Prodigy would be proud!
(, Sun 3 Dec 2017, 23:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hong Kong Slappy, number one super girls

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 1:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post How can she slap?

(, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 10:48, , Reply)

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