The UK thread

[Witness]

That thread was missing.

From Google searches (allegedly):

[Fid]

They ain't so bad, hell they had Zepplins dropping bombs on them not that long ago.

[Doctor X]

Led Zeppelins?



What?

--J.D.

[Fid]

Well not lately but hey.... little known fact the aluminum from those WW1 zeeps went into the spitfire. (fake news bite me)

[Doctor X]

ZEPPELIN FUEL CAN'T MELT ALUMINIUM!!1!!

--J.D.

[Anaxagoras]

I demand some answers from AC.

[Giz]

That thread was missing.

From Google searches (allegedly):

Nothing about Manchester United? Clearly fake.

[Doctor X]

"Why don't they play sports in Britain?"

--Alabama

--J.D.

[Giz]

Why do they call it football, when they don't even use their hands?
- the USA

[Doctor X]

Well, England's your basic fagdom.

--Archie Bunker

--J.D.

[Giz]

Well, England's your basic fagdom.

--Archie Bunker

--J.D.

a “gay gangster” leading “the gay government of the gay United gay Kingdom”. A Downing Street spokesgay denied the charge:

The Prime Minister is not a gay gangster.


- the world according to mugabe

[Witness]

The Indianapolis Star - Mar 10, 1962

[Abdul Alhazred]

Well, England's your basic fagdom.

--Archie Bunker

--J.D.

a “gay gangster” leading “the gay government of the gay United gay Kingdom”. A Downing Street spokesgay denied the charge:

The Prime Minister is not a gay gangster.


- the world according to mugabe

So a straight gangster leading the gay government of the gay United gay Kingdom?

Got it.

[Witness]

First vending machine for homeless people launches in UK

A vending machine containing essentials for rough sleepers has been installed in Nottingham in what is believed to be a world first, with the inventor hoping to put one in every city with a homelessness problem.

The machine was unveiled at the Intu shopping centre in Broadmarsh on Tuesday. It dispenses water, fresh fruit, energy bars, crisps, chocolate and sandwiches, as well as socks, sanitary towels, antibacterial lotion, toothbrush and toothpaste packs, and books.

Much of the fresh food comes from redistribution organisations seeking to reduce food waste, according to the inventors at Action Hunger, a new charity. Other items are bought with donations.

Use of the machine is exclusively for those in need, and items can only be vended with a special keycard, which Action Hunger’s partner organisations give to users. In Nottingham the cards are given out by the Friary, a drop-in advice centre for homeless people.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... nottingham

From other source:

The number of homeless people in the UK now outnumbers the population of Newcastle.

There has been an increase of 13,000, bringing the total number of homeless people in the UK to 307,000, according to leading homeless charity Shelter.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/19/worlds-fi ... k-7170361/

[Witness]

[Witness]

U.K.'s Secret Brexit Studies Reveal That Airbus Makes Planes

For months, journalists tried to get their hands on government papers setting out how leaving the European Union will affect different parts of the British economy. They contained, according to Brexit Secretary David Davis, “excruciating detail.”

But despite boasting about their contents, ministers were reluctant to let anyone else see the documents. In November, after being forced to give way by a vote in Parliament, the government allowed lawmakers to read them under controlled conditions. Their phones were confiscated, and they were only permitted to make notes with pen and paper, lest too much information leak into the public domain.

“These documents in aggregate represent the most comprehensive picture of our economy on this issue to date,” Davis wrote this month, explaining why he was being cautious about publication.

On Thursday, the documents were released online.

[hilarious details at the link]

Lawmakers were unimpressed. “Most of this could be found on Wikipedia or with a quick Google search,” said David Lammy of the opposition Labour Party. “David Davis clearly misled the House and then set his civil servants the unenviable task of coming up with these documents in a couple of weeks. They look like copy and paste essay crises.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... arm-demand

I feel we'll have some fun with Brexit.

[Bruce]

What do I get strange looks when I pronounce it "The UK"?

Why does everyone else pronounce it "The You Kay"?

[Abdul Alhazred]

Ook?

Where's Cheetah when you need him?

[Giz]

What do I get strange looks when I pronounce it "The UK"?

Why does everyone else pronounce it "The You Kay"?

We only started to say it "you-kay" after "the zuck" came along, and we thought people might mishear.

[Witness]

Government admits 'losing' thousands of papers from National Archives

Documents on the Falklands, Northern Ireland’s Troubles, and the infamous Zinoviev letter among those ‘misplaced’, leaving historians suspicious.

Details: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... l-archives