Jack Monroe #299 A wretched hive of scum and villainy!

[Sglodion]

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Spoiler: OT rambling

Just a personal opinion and I hope I don't offend any Fraus, but I always find it a bit depressing when people seem to treat politics - or the news in general, really - as almost like their main hobby. I mean don't get me wrong, I think it's good to be aware of what's going on in the world and I like staying up for a close fought general election too, but there's something that feels (ironically) navel-gazing about thinking a relatively minor local contest is 'thrilling' or that that you're doing something super important by keeping up with all the Twitter hot takes on the issue of the day. I always want to be like... can't you read a book or something? Go for a walk somewhere pretty, learn the guitar, study astrophysics, idk whatever you're into, just something that involves interacting with the world around you in a genuine way, and doesn't ultimately come down to introspecting about your own opinions all the time. Even gumshoe grassroots volunteering in your community, if you feel passionately about activism - but the kind where you meet real people and actually do stuff, not just sitting on social media complaining about how society is tit.

(I'm aware that I'm criticising the way people choose to spend their time after reading through 25 pages of bitching about a rubbish cookery writer on an online gossip forum But I have a life too - Tattle is how I pass the time when I'm bored, not a large part of my personality!)

 

[traumatised sideboard]

I can’t speak Italian but I believe this is -bellisima- and cant be improved upon, dear heart!

This has reminded me of the episode of The Apprentice when a team made Bellissimo sauce but spelt it wrong on the labels which is 100% what Jack would do if she ever got her own range of branded beans. Jack Monroe's Pre-Rinsed Cannelini Beans. Not the same as her White Kidney Beans, obviously. Two distinct products.

(reading it back this is not meant to be a spelling dig at you Hotes, it was the actual word that reminded me)

 

[Captainmouse]

Buckle up lads - it’s autistic superpower war games.

Gavotting around, how twee, pinz net at the ready, fan at the ready

 

[Cack Conroe]

Can’t be arsed to find the tweet screenie but Jack’s delight at not being in the Thorpe Ward area is misplaced. The unbungalow is one or two roads away from the boundary, which she jokes she’d have to roll down her sleeves and tit her mother to be allowed to cross. The long road that her road comes off of is partly in Thorpe and partly in Jack’s ward.
If you her house you can see the truth that she is in a lovely upmarket area right next to Thorpe.

 

[Onestorytoomany]

Spoiler: OT rambling

Just a personal opinion and I hope I don't offend any Fraus, but I always find it a bit depressing when people seem to treat politics - or the news in general, really - as almost like their main hobby. I mean don't get me wrong, I think it's good to be aware of what's going on in the world and I like staying up for a close fought general election too, but there's something that feels (ironically) navel-gazing about thinking a relatively minor local contest is 'thrilling' or that that you're doing something super important by keeping up with all the Twitter hot takes on the issue of the day. I always want to be like... can't you read a book or something? Go for a walk somewhere pretty, learn the guitar, study astrophysics, idk whatever you're into, just something that involves interacting with the world around you in a genuine way, and doesn't ultimately come down to introspecting about your own opinions all the time. Even gumshoe grassroots volunteering in your community, if you feel passionately about activism - but the kind where you meet real people and actually do stuff, not just sitting on social media complaining about how society is tit.

(I'm aware that I'm criticising the way people choose to spend their time after reading through 25 pages of bitching about a rubbish cookery writer on an online gossip forum But I have a life too - Tattle is how I pass the time when I'm bored, not a large part of my personality!)

This is true. So many of on here have such interesting lives and hobbies, yet all muggins seems to have is a vast empty house and an empty echo chamber in which to shout into.

Even with her OH she still wastes a inordinately amount of time talking to faceless people in sm. Recently she has done stuff but that's only because OH is apparently shelling out for it and even with that she didn't seem to do anything overly interesting apart from eat some spag bol, because despite her yapping I know that's all she ate.

 

[Captainmouse]

Tories are getting tanked in Scotland this time around vote collapsing apart from the oil areas and the traditional seats in the borders. Labour are picking up seats but not as many as they hoped, quite a lot of independents returned too.

Looking like a good day for the Snp. The only issue is that they can lose control of the councils as labour and Tories often join forces to deny them control.

I meant tories were beating lab, snp topping the results I saw at the time

 

[TillyMiffin]

Can’t be arsed to find the tweet screenie but Jack’s delight at not being in the Thorpe Ward area is misplaced. The unbungalow is one or two roads away from the boundary, which she jokes she’d have to roll down her sleeves and tit her mother to be allowed to cross. The long road that her road comes off of is partly in Thorpe and partly in Jack’s ward.
If you her house you can see the truth that she is in a lovely upmarket area right next to Thorpe.

“tit her mother”? Best autocorrect ever!

 

[trueblue222]

I meant tories were beating lab, snp topping the results I saw at the time.

I thought you were talking about the 2017 results. Apologies Tories did well in the oil areas today then it all went downhill. Think they lost 51 council seats in total

The two candidates I campaigned for got back in and I’m really pleased as the STV system can be cruel and one got in on the last round last time.

Spoiler: Swearing

Im over the effing moon

 

[Mr Krabs]

“tit her mother”? Best autocorrect ever!

 

[usefullyuseless]

Can’t be arsed to find the tweet screenie but Jack’s delight at not being in the Thorpe Ward area is misplaced. The unbungalow is one or two roads away from the boundary, which she jokes she’d have to roll down her sleeves and tit her mother to be allowed to cross. The long road that her road comes off of is partly in Thorpe and partly in Jack’s ward.
If you her house you can see the truth that she is in a lovely upmarket area right next to Thorpe.

BIB... Come again?

 

[Flivver]

[checks notes] nope, she’s still a head

Or (checks notes), she still hasn’t paid her taxes.

 

[Griftymcgriftface]

Or (checks notes), she still hasn’t paid her taxes.

Taps the sign- still hasn’t paid the rest of the teemill money!

 

[ednaturnblad]

I won’t be ignored, Kevin!

A few pages behind...TT nom if it hasn’t been said already

 

[Ostapbender]

mm. anyway, what's in the package?

 

[colouredlines]

OT but I really want you to be my teacher.

Being on these threads has made me realise just how thick I am.

So many bright, articulate ninnies here and NGL, it makes me feel quite inadequate and regret my lack of further education.

Thank you! That's made my day.

I love how we have Frauen who know so much about such a wide variety of topics - I've learned a lot on these threads. Everyone has their specialist subject, and because Jack is a bleep about every single topic sooner or later, we all get our chance to shine. Like, at some point Jack's gonna chat tit about, I dunno, the removal of old soviet symbols in Estonia and you just know that we'll get a post from an Estonian Frau to school her.

 

[jenny2603]

“tit her mother”? Best autocorrect ever!

I just hope poor Iqbal doesn't see it. Could be very triggering for him.

 

[kachoochoo]

you live in thorpe bay, numbnuts!

 

[trueblue222]

I’m on my fourth degree (makes me sound much brighter than I am). But. My mum looked over my last essay because I am terrible at grammar. I am a stranger to a comma

Oddly enough the candidate I campaigned for said the same to me and we went to the same school

Plus. When you spell check on word they put commas in the wrong places . Nightmare!!!

 

[SlopAmbsase]

Thank you! That's made my day.

I love how we have Frauen who know so much about such a wide variety of topics - I've learned a lot on these threads. Everyone has their specialist subject, and because Jack is a bleep about every single topic sooner or later, we all get our chance to shine. Like, at some point Jack's gonna chat tit about, I dunno, the removal of old soviet symbols in Estonia and you just know that we'll get a post from an Estonian Frau to school her.

*cough* Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union special interest frau here

 

[kachoochoo]

bet she's raging she wasn't at the count to forensically march in and declare the winner herself