I have a colleague and friend who was there at the receiving end. Just fuck off.

They specifically asked not to share specifics, so that is as much as I will say.

I’m all for pasties, but not in the sense you mean. Give me a Cornish one any day.

Has Ukraine not suffered enough alrady?

Corrupt organisation does corrupt things. News at ten.

people seem to be able to wake up at 6am easily

For me it’s got nothing to do with being able to. One of my dogs needs a wee latest by 6 am, and I can assure you I have not been consulted about this schedule. The other dog happily sleeps to 8 am if given the opportunity.

I know, it’s really silly. Finally somebody talking sense here!

For some https://plos.org can be rather valuable.

It’s OK everybody, Jeff Lynne had just a minor health scare.

Once the smoke has cleared we check the connections we made earlier.

To unsettle you a bit further, cottage cheese is called Moomin mince.

If you are interested in this stuff, you should read If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Stephen Webb.

Edit: my favourite solution to the paradox is that the aliens are already here and we just call them Hungarians.

Now try a conversation with a Geordie or Mackem shipyard worker.

I agree, they were indeed wooshed.

I’d be surprised if Liverpool sign Isak. Not because he wouldn’t be great for the team, but because they already made a lot of great signings and spent a lot. As a Liverpool fan,I look forward to the season!

As they say about flying, any landing you walk away from is a good landing. Being able to reuse the plane is a bonus.

I’d probably translate ‘luulla’ to English as ‘to suspect’ rather than ‘to think’, but that does depend a bit on the context. To use an example from other comments, ‘luulen että kohta sataa’ would be ’I suspect it’ll rain soon’.

Another fine example of people consumed by hubris to the extent nothing else is left.

I for one have done something. It was a bit of a bender, and it's fair to say I don’t look the sharpest.

Quite. But not every John is Smith.