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Steve McKennon's avatar

“From that day, reception hotly refused entry to any man around six-four, nineteen stone, who 'looks a bit mental' and who was once married to a woman with the first name 'Fucking.'” - that is such a great line!!! I laughed like a nutter my friend!

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Christopher Gage's avatar

Glad to hear that, mate!

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Gina.'s avatar

I gained an extra level of amusement reading this, just from knowing exactly how you say the word ‘nutter’. Lovely work, as always.

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Christopher Gage's avatar

In Military Kid English, do you mean?

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Gina.'s avatar

Yes but with a faint aroma of Welsh.

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Gina.'s avatar

Ok, boss.

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Christopher Gage's avatar

You're Northern. That's practically Scottish!

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Gina.'s avatar

What’s your point? I’m sorry but I’ve just listened to a couple old voice notes and I will stand by my comment. Especially when you say the word nutter. If there was a ‘poking my tongue out at you’ emoji I’d be using it.

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Christopher Gage's avatar

Your childhood spent shoveling coal down the pit has ruined your ear drums, Gina.

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Christopher Gage's avatar

There isn’t the faintest tincture of Welsh in either my blood or my accent.

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Mariana Caldas's avatar

I mean… You’re not wrong, but I think you give Great Britain a lot more credit than it deserves. Yes, imperialism was a devastating project and it has left many marks on the world, but other European nations would have succeeded if the UK had not. In fact, they did to a certain extent which is why I speak Portuguese, English and a little French. It’s fucked up, but it also is what it is. Humility and compassion are the way forward as I see it: true humility starts with shining a light on voices and communities that have been wronged and marginalized. Hope that works out for us as human beings because otherwise we are definitely going extinct. ✌🏼🇧🇷

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Toffeepud's avatar

I'm waaaay too deep in prosecco....but we Brits love a common or garden nutter. I was once trapped on a bus with a drunken nutter, no really, its quite the story, the driver threatened to chuck her off. Was an electric bus and erm ..they're prone to breaking down. And it did. Before the drunken nutter had disembarked. A little boy across the aisle turned to me, horrorstriuck, and said "oh my god we're trapped with her!" 🤣😂 Quite an experience 🤣

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Christopher Gage's avatar

We can also tell, instinctively, which variety of nutter someone refers to!

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Allison's avatar

The Mediterranean belongs to the 12 tribes of Israel, and All the surrounding lands. Joe Biden 2024.

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erniet's avatar

Ha! You British have the greatest terms for things, like "nutter." Far more colorful than us Americans.

This makes me wonder if the antidote to the TV talking heads spewing non-sense would be some exposure to the "nutters" that local newspapers deal with...they might actually see themselves in those nutters. Or maybe they just lack the self awareness!😂

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Christopher Gage's avatar

I've read quite a few commentators who would qualify for the Vexatious Nutter Olympics...

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erniet's avatar

I may resemble some of them!😂

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Christopher Gage's avatar

I read a piece today which, in all seriousness, said MK Ultra tried to murder Trump, but God stopped them. Impressively mental…

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erniet's avatar

I've seen people talking about MK Ultra a lot lately...it's a "Plate o' Shrimp" thing, I think...😂

https://youtu.be/rJE2gPQ_Yp8?feature=shared

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Christopher Gage's avatar

Hahaha. That's excellent. Which film is that? I've friends who genuinely believe a shiny rock affects their mood. What a time to be alive.

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erniet's avatar

That’s “Repo Man” (1984). A truly original film!😂

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Man_(film)

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painedumonde's avatar

Or they are pursuing profit...

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Christopher Gage's avatar

Yes. They're saying whatever signs that cheque. Though, the 'Idiocracy' spoof of Fox News isn't too far away from today's newstainment.

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erniet's avatar

I meant they might see how nutty they look to us so-called normal people (as if there's anything really "normal") 😂 But I guess if i have to explain it wasn't funny...🤣

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painedumonde's avatar

Ahhhh....but that sweet sweet Lucre™ probably makes up for it.

(⁠。⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)

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