Jack Monroe #394 Stickler for facts and fair reporting

[emeraldopal]

Georgia Church Suppers' greatness was cemented by her follow up "it's a banger" tweet. Outing herself as an utter, utter bullshitter.

The Marxist Leninist Monarchist Landlord is the greatest thing I've ever witnessed.

I'm afraid any residual credibility she might have had has been completely blown to bits. I have seen a number of accounts that previously seemed to give her the benefit of the doubt just outright mock her over this. I get the feeling that nothing she tweets can be taken seriously after this.

I was lurking during Georgia Church Suppers and the way she brazened out/studiously ignored being caught bang to rights as an absolute Billy Bullshitter would have almost been impressive if it weren't so depressing. Absolute cast iron proof that she's a liar and it didn't even dent her.
This though, as other fraus have said, really does seem like the first time that her nonsense has actually caused significant damage to her brand. Which is sweet and fitting when you've lied and been cunty. (with apologies to Wilfred Owen)

 

[Cookiecookie]

I missed being able to say this on the last thread, so apols for the off topic.
No idea how to spoiler. Also sorry.
Pretend this is under a spoiler, ok?

Jack (presumably) isn't Jewish, but she IS part Greek-Cypriot.
My personal old Harold is of the G-C variety, and we often make a very classic Greek-Cypriot soup, Avgolemono, that's the G-C version of the 'make you better' Chicken Soup that many cultures seem to have developed.

Why didn't Jack make that, rather than butcher a Jewish recipe?
(It's just chicken (with bones, skin and fat- so either a whole chicken or wings/ drumsticks) boiled, strained, remove the meat and put aside, cook white rice in the chicken stock water, let cool slightly, add whisked (whole) egg/s and some lemon juice and salt to taste, serve.
It's delicious, cheap, easy and great for when you're ill. (This is the family version of the recipe, which varies from region to region/ family to family.))

Seems easier, cheaper and less culturally-appropriative, but hey, this isn't a rational person we're talking about here, I suppose.

Grunkaing, so probably already been said, but Jack has been known to do avgolemono* Her latest version included broccoli and cauliflower I think. It was on the list of horrors that gave us the blue cheese, chicken liver, black pudding and lentil lasagna.

*ETA, meaning, I think it's safest if she leaves it alone!

 

[Snotbuster]

A tiny newborn could just squish into your bra a bit ffs. Also it would be in a pram or carrier if it wasn’t already in a sling, so why would you ask a rando to hold it?

Because Jack is magic. Jack's magical ooze reaches out and envelopes the everyday folks she meets in her down-to-earth travels. She has the common touch. She is one of the people. Even babies snuffle in her presence.

remember when she appeared on Newsnight with Portillo and said: "Nobody gets up the duff to get benefits". If she tries to get pregnant while pleading poverty and I'm going to lose it.

But is it poverty cosplay or an attempt by a narcissist to fill a gaping cavern of need? Or is that tomato, tomahto?

She sounds like a fun guest to have round for dinner.

Yeah. Does she think she affects policy by being annoying? I mean, I know the price of stuff. I don't reel it off as a party trick. Because she's eating at these dinner parties, too. If she wants to change policy, maybe she needs to do more work developing programs, legislation, etc. and spend less time hanging out at dinner parties, bitching about the food. Or does she think that she is the person repeating in the victorious general's ear "remember thou art mortal" as they traipse through town in triumph? History tells us that wasn't a very effective way for Rome to keep control of their generals. Jack: Patron Saint of Performative Politics and Dogmatic Acts.

Never gets old
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Still don't understand her ballerina pic. Is she saying that tattoos are sooo transgressive that their possessors cannot be professional dancers? Is that the basis of her non-binaryness--the belief that tattoos aren't feminine? We really do live in different worlds. Maybe she needs to step outside her own sphere more often and take a look at the wide variety of people the world over.

 

[JuliaGulia]

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Canal, I am so far behind (hello from the past, hooting and fizzing!) and I don't know how to quote from closed threads.
But this one from @Menopausal Stormtrooper came out to the tune of Hand in Pocket by Alanis Morrisette.
Quite a fitting title. Makes you think.

I'm poor (but on patreon),
I am a cook (but rinsed hoops)
I'm a lesbian ( but burgers...baby)
And what it all boils down to
Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine,
Cause I've got one hand in your pocket
And the other one is on twitter all the time

 

[queenfeline]

I am mid-grunk, but I just want everyone to know that this has truly brightened my gloomy day a bit. Just found out the love of my life, my cat Nigella (yes, I named her before Nigella's scandals in 2013) is probably dying but wow did Jack deliver on some giggles.

 

[People-huv-tae-know]

Yep, in the B-Sharps episode when Barney's Yoko based gf orders it when they're at Moe's.
You can tell what I spent the 90s watching and yes, I often ask for it when I'm at someone's house.

I honestly thought it was invented by the Simpsons creators. I had no idea it was a real thing. Even funnier that Yoko curated it.

 

[Beansbeans]

I don't have any words as I am so tired I literally can't breathe. But she really doesn't know when to stop does she?!

 

[Sideboard Bob]

 

[JombleWomble]

Bit of a ramble here but I promise it does relate to Jack's current chaos.

One of the things that's bothered me in recent days is the sheer volume of people (of which Jack was one) saying things like "isn't the Queen amazing for working right up until her death?" because I don't find that amazing at all, I find it horrifying. I know the Queen's job that day wasn't exactly what you'd consider hard labour, but still- no one should feel that they can't stop working right up until their actual death. Celebrating that isn't at all in keeping with socialism, it's a capitalist mentality because it feeds right in to the "if she could work in that condition then no one has an excuse for needing time off" type of bullshit that is used to make people feel guilty for not being at work 100 hours a week.

This is very similar to how Jack's "feed a family for £20" cosplaying feeds in to narratives that everyone should be able to live this frugally and makes people feel guilty for not being able to do it. Jack is constantly feeding in to the exact narratives that she claims to be opposed to and it's so frustrating. Her critical thinking skills are so poor and she's still stuck at her sixth form level politics of "Tories are bad and if you're not a Tory you're a socialist."

Gosh it's far too late for me to be getting this serious. I'm going to go and look at the Georgia Church Suppers screenshots again to help cheer myself off before I go to sleep

 

[MoistenedGussets]

I am mid-grunk, but I just want everyone to know that this has truly brightened my gloomy day a bit. Just found out the love of my life, my cat Nigella (yes, I named her before Nigella's scandals in 2013) is probably dying but wow did Jack deliver on some giggles.

Without a hint of sarcasm or any joke at all.
I hope 'probably' turns into 'isn't' for your Nigella

 

[JombleWomble]

I am mid-grunk, but I just want everyone to know that this has truly brightened my gloomy day a bit. Just found out the love of my life, my cat Nigella (yes, I named her before Nigella's scandals in 2013) is probably dying but wow did Jack deliver on some giggles.

Sending lots of love to you and your Nigella

 

[Mr Krabs]

Gosh I can’t believe Jack is still up at midnight working.

 

[FrankReagan]

Jack‘s in a good mood again

 

[NeoCortex]

I don't have any words as I am so tired I literally can't breathe. But she really doesn't know when to stop does she?!

Some more awful than others? Like when Sir Phillip Green bankrupted multiple companies and got a golden handshake?

 

[Sideboard Bob]

 

[PunkyMonkey]

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Can't decide if that little guest appearance is a catastrophic missing of the point or a weak attempt at a straw man, and for the last bleeping time, you hysterical harpy, we don't want you to stop breathing. Maybe through your mouth, on camera, but not otherwise.

 

[Veronicaaa]

ffs she's got her burger out.

 

[AndrewsDaddy]

Squig with over 20k so not anonymous… why keep bundling Money Lewis with slop pixie … never seen Money Lewis tag or acknowledge her and gives out contradictory advice… this guy sees himself as less and both as peers

 

[Jelly Bean]

Quite the couple of days for Jack:
Relays a confidential conversation with an AA person she is sponsoring.
Exposes her father to extended twitter ridicule.
Discloses highly sensitive personal information about identifiable vulnerable adults (and they ARE identifiable even if only in the local area. Must be well known who rents her father's flats).
Holds a newborn baby while suffering from a possibly/likely infectious illness.

And I thought telling a man with a learning disability to duck off was about as low as she could go recently.

 

[Griftymcgriftface]

I don't have any words as I am so tired I literally can't breathe. But she really doesn't know when to stop does she?!

some redundancies are great if someone has years of service and good original terms where they get a massive payout plus pension. I’ve known people who have benefited greatly, however terms of employment have changed And maybe not as good as previous.