FlyTheNest

Morning all.

Brexit: No 10 startled by EU insistence that UK accept trade terms



The intervention was evidently regarded as incendiary in No 10 as Johnson hadn't thought the rest of the EU would keep its word and is now put in a position where he has to consider keeping his.

I am shocked, shocked I tell you that an organisation which has consistently said 'this is how it has to be' is still saying 'this is how it has to be'.

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Here comes another winter of long shadows and high hopes
Here comes another winter - waiting for Utopia
Waiting for Hell to freeze over

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One world, like it or not - John Martyn

Good morfternoon.

This.




https://twitter.com/syrpis/status/1316740045152415744

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One world, like it or not - John Martyn

Johnson now saying we should prepare for no deal with "high hearts". Whatever that silly phrase actually means.

Yes - I heard that, and wondered exactly the same as you did.

Get to fuck you lying shitbag

I shall look forward to that with a high heart. Or high blood pressure. Or something.

Though there seems to be a widespread agreement that both "sides" are doing a fair amount of bluffing here.

I hope Boris Johnson, whilst he's on TV, explains the clarity of his excellent 3 Tier system as it now stands. What's allowed to remain open, where, and why for example.

I am sure he will do so in his usual inimitable* fashion.

(*and thank goodness for that)

Boo hiss Andy Burnham is being mean to us and putting lives at risk says bloated pustule of incompetence and duplicity responsible for 60,000+ excess deaths.

And I'm not sure how effective brinksmanship is when the other side knows you're an inveterate liar with a history of caving in at the last minute.

Sky TV news - Michel Barnier has been told by the UK not to bother turning up here on Monday for further "Brexit" talks.

Well.

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One world, like it or not - John Martyn

Maybe I shouldn't have turned the computer back on.

Good evening, everyone.

Not sure how I managed to miss this yesterday...

Police find cash hidden between Bolsonaro ally's buttocks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/15/brazil-police-cash-jair-bolsonaro-ally-buttocks-chico-rodrigues

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One world, like it or not - John Martyn

Money laundering needed.

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One world, like it or not - John Martyn

One local council byelection yesterday:

Aberdeenshire - SNP hold with 42% of first preferences in a division that split 2Nat/1C/1LD in both 2012 and 2017, having gone 2LD/1Nat/1C in the first election under STV in 2007. Three years ago the Tories may have regretted only fielding one candidate as they easily topped the poll despite the SNP fielding two hopefuls who were both elected. This time round an increase in the SNP share of 10% meant they narrowly edged top place, and (perhaps more impressively) slightly increased that narrow lead once preferences were distributed. Tories saw little change on their 2017 high point here, and both they and the SNP may have benefited in the ongoing collapse of the LibDems in an area where they once flourished - they saw their share almost halved to just 10%. Labour also clearly down to just 3%, just ahead of the Greens who were standing here for the first time.

There was a contest due in a week but it has been postponed to the spring - so a fortnight until our next action, just down the road in Aberdeen itself.

Wondered why Cumin was trending on Twitter and found it was caused by this this excellent question from Ash Sarkar.



https://twitter.com/AyoCaesar/status/1317182847195676673

Evidently a lady of taste she goes with Chilli, Cumin and Smoked Paprika.

With a heavy heart I'd be forced to replace Chilli with Coriander but agree with the other two.

Could also explain why Tesco is out of stock.

Taking the chemical industry alone Gove recently admitted in Parliament it would cost £1 billion to set up a new UK regulatory system duplicating the one they already have with the EU.

I had a chat not so long ago with a pensioner worried the cost of Covid 19 might effect his pension, when I pointed out he'd voted for Brexit and that was going to cost the country vastly more than Coronavirus he looked at me like I was mad and speaking in tongues.

These idiots are in for a rude awakening at all of our expense.

from Financial Times

Thank you, AK.

I've secured nutmeg and mixed spice today

rosemary
nutmeg
mixed spice

vermouth
vodka
gin

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LET'S FACE IT I'M JUST 'KIN' SEETHIN'

That's good if that's what you wanted - but I need ground cumin.

Are you seething?

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LET'S FACE IT I'M JUST 'KIN' SEETHIN'

Yes. 'KIN' seethin'.

You've got to hand it to the SNP, they look likely to get a majority in a parliament which was rigged against them by its very design, and do it while not being utter bastards.

Watching QT from Edinburgh last night it was striking how much of an irrelevance Seema Malhotra for Labour seemed, and there was no Lib-Dem representation at all. Douglas Ross did his best to make it appear a straight fight between the Conservative defenders of the Union and the SNP, but the polls show the Tories doing just as badly as Labour if not worse.

And it was no surprise that we had the best debate we've had from Scotland in a long time without the BBC being able to pack the audience with shouty Unionist notjobs.

It's really the decent way to seethe

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LET'S FACE IT I'M JUST 'KIN' SEETHIN'

I swapped the labels on my wife's spice rack. She hasn't noticed yet, but the thyme is cumin.

(I'll get my coat)

that is some impressive naughtiness there. Am a bit jealous.

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LET'S FACE IT I'M JUST 'KIN' SEETHIN'

I've heard of this, nutmeg used in this way. I use it in my oatmeal.

https://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=52691

Frightening to Say the Least



Wuss.

That just sounds like a normal hangover to me.

I recommend he try it with oatmeal. A big bowl of oatmeal with nutmeg keeps me hiking strong all day. I eat apple slices with peanut butter when I get back home.

Reading other people's accounts of bad trips is strangely cathartic when the world is going to shit around you.

Johnson's tiered horseshit is deliberately insulting

I take those oatmeal breakfast things that you just add water to when camping and I must admit they do aid in hiking mainly by providing additional fart propulsion.