MrsDoyle @ MrsDoyle @sh.itjust.works

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Our ironing board had an asbestos pad at one end for sitting the iron on.

No way, lol! I always make it very clear, je viens de nouvelle zelande. And I'm not still upset about that terrorist attack by your spies...

I've heard it a few times, from young and old, took me back I must say. A lot of it was when I was making a day trip from Biarritz to Bilbao, by train and bus. Yikes, I thought you guys got along ok! Apparently not.

If you want to hear a bigoted rant, get a French person talking about the Spanish.

RIP Janey Godley.

My first computer was like the 1981 one, even had two floppy drives like that - it meant you could have your program disk in one and save your work in the orher. The monitor had orange type rather than the usual green. Fancy. I got it second hand in 1984.

That's what I've always loved about sci-fi - the variety, the wild imaginations of the best writers, there's something for everyone.

I was trying to take a photo of piece of jewellery in my hand tonight and accidentally activated my phone's AI. It threw up a big Paperclip-type message, "How can I help you?" I muttered "fuck off" as I stabbed at the back button. "I'm sorry you feel that way!" it said.

Yeah, I hate it. At least Paperclip didn't give snark.

Translation State by Ann Leckie, and Fall, or Dodge in Hell, by Neal Stephenson.

I loved them both: the Leckie because the cultures of her characters are so varied and interesting; and Fall despite me not being into computer games at all. It's fascinating though, having a main character become digital and see how that would play out.

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B4NDTK/world-war-two-rationing-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war-1939-B4NDTK.jpg

Quentin Crisp: "There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse."

My only deviation from this philosophy is when visitors are coming. The bath and toilet get a good deep clean, I run the vacuum cleaner around the place, and also dust the guest room if they're staying overnight.

My worst fail was when I had people over for dinner, and as we all sat down I saw half a dozen dead flies on the (dusty) windowsill. Invisible when you were standing due to the curtain, but right in your eyeline when seated.

The Shawshank Redemption. My boyfriend at the time absolutely loved this film. I can't stand it. Blokes in prison are so Noble and Misunderstood. They deserve to be free! Bleurgh.

Dwarf can't even drink yet.

In the US. Most countries have 18 as the limit; in most of Europe that's only a limit on buying alcohol, not drinking it.

Am I the only person here who remembers when Hong Kong killed all its chickens because a few people died of H5N1 flu? https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-29-mn-3171-story.html

My first UK flat - renovated in the 1980s - had a waste disposal installed. Eventually it clogged, and the plumber who came to fix it said he loved these things because they made him a lot of money. He himself would never have one. It had clogged from the dirt from potato peelings, apparently a very common issue.

Women find a way.... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nushu-chinese-script-women

Polari https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari

Lol

Thanks to your comment I discovered my Oppo Reno has a document scanner!

Next up: you don't fall down, you "have a fall".