>>29069
Up the bum, no harm done.

>>29069
nice

What do you think "evil" is?

>>29069
I don't know about evil, but it certainly is harmful. I think I have something bookmarked, and I will post it when I get home.

>>29071
Against 'God', or whatever those feelings are in your heart - guilt, doubt and disapointment mingled with pleasure, freedom and indulgence. Essentially doing what you know (or at least suspect) to be wrong. Continuing to eat dispite a full stomach, staying up way past the time you realised you're tired. I know these are'nt 'evil' in the sense of the term, but it's a dis-service to yourself. Maybe sin is a better word - i don't know.

I fancy that my problem has something to do with a lack of dicipline.

It's just videogames, you know? I've found something that can help me enjoy spending more time alone in my room, just at the time i'm coming to realise staying alone is actually soul destroying and not producing what i want in life.

I need to cut out all the shit in my life that's wasting time - actually build some character and develop a personality. Then anything that happens to come by will be genuine whether it's a cock in the arse or not.

I've been stuck inside for too long - i need to get out for some fresh air. It doesn't address the issue but it definitely cuts back the feedback loop.

>>29072
That would definitely be appriciated.

>>29073
There's nothing evil or sinful about sex itself in that context then. Wasting your time pursuing it at the cost of other things that make you feel fulfilled maybe but from the sound of it computer games are far more "evil" by your meaning of the word than your pursuit of sex is.

>>64300
Think about all other traditional hats associated with a particular tribe, the Laotian wear lampshades to keep the sun off, the aussies wear cork hats to keep the flies away, the eskimos wear fur hats to keep warm. All have a practical use.
But the kippah has no practical use, it is entirely for show. It's only function is to broadcast how you are in a position of power or have a job inside the institutions, so you don't need protection from the elements while toiling outside all day.

>>64299
I think I saw a video of you at Speakers Corner about a year ago.

>>64263
Sure, it might be a reason but it's not the reason.
Also >They're only good because we made them good!

That's odd, I appear to have stumbled onto the Other Place.

Enough of this nonsense.

>>431998
I'd rate it a 6.5 out of 10. I'm not quite sure on mashed avocado as a pasta sauce.

>>431999
With each passing day I hate, what I will call, for want of a better phrase, the food culture of the this nation more and more.

I bought some chestnuts from M&S tonight for comparison against the Lidl ones from the other week.

The M&S chestnuts are bigger and heavier, and more expensive, while disappointingly, they are less sweet and have less overall flavour. On the other hand, no sign of the dreaded chestnut weevil infestation on these here chestnuts.

Fucking burned my fingertips peeling one just now though.

Choc Ices seem better than chestnuts.

Channel4 (4seven actually) are scraping the bottom of the barrel again right now with a programme on fat shut ins.

Weirdly entertaining mix of poverty and obesity porn.

The same lads thinking they're super private, anti listening device masters, are 99% guaranteed to have a smartphone that does the same but is with you always.

(I know some lad will say how he uses a mobile with no signal from 1998 now to prove a point).

>>29149
Give it a couple more years, and internet sites the world over will have smug, "I, for one, do not own a mobile telephone" posts.

>>29151
Not from Canada they won't.

Whenever I go out I seem to end up with something stuck to the bottom of my shoe. I'd love to know who these bastards are that keep spitting gum everywhere so I could write them a sternly worded letter.

It's a London problem from my experience and maybe that speaks about how the local culture here is one of abandoning social standards.

>>29148
I've noticed this as well. I think there is a good deal that has gone wrong with the new series along with my more general gripe that I wish his documentaries spent more time with animals.

Blue Planet 2 might've been the peak.

I confess that my little fingers are littler than most, but I was trying on gloves today and there was little to no difference between the size of the index and pinky fingers on most pairs.

>>27279
Seems like it's a mobile phone/SIM in France; could be anywhere.

>>27279

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Wow. I didn't know I was this bad.

>>27275
>MyFamilyPies
You're on the right board.

>>27284

There's a disappointing lack of auntiefucking in porn. Something needs to be done.

My laptops overheating and I had a dream about York Fruits so I need to spend the day looking for thermal paste and York Fruits if I want both problems sorted before I'm back at work. I doubt there's any actual computer shops still knocking about, maybe repair shops but would they even sell me thermal goop? And I hardly ever see York Fruits in shops anymore either, so it's going to be a challenging day.

>>432026

I think virtually everyone shops online for odds and ends like this, now. High street shops don't really seem to have a very good stock of anything.

>>432024

This was a genuinely depressing post.

>>432028
Depends on how you read it I suppose. I can read it as depressing, but on the other hand it's cosily familiar.

If you strip away all the shite about Christmas - the shopping, the arguments, Mariah Carey being played non-stop - once you get to the day itself isn't it just a nice bit of fun with the people you love?

>>432028

Once upon a time, Christmas was an opportunity to treat yourself to all the things you couldn't normally afford - plenty of meat, chocolates, rich puddings, fancy foreign booze and all that. These days, most of us can afford to eat like kings whenever we feel like it, hence the obesity crisis.

If you try and make Christmas special, I think you're setting your self up for disappointment. There just isn't very much left that constitutes a special treat any more. I'd much rather have a nostalgic Christmas. What better way to introduce someone to a British Christmas celebration than to re-create how you remember Christmas from when you were a kid?

I often visit people over Christmas who have clearly made far too much effort. Their living room looks like something out of a magazine, their kids are all in matching Christmas jumpers, they've made posh canapés and special ginger biscuits and all that. How are those people going to feel in the dreary lull between Christmas and New Year? How are they going to exceed themselves next year? If you have the same slightly depressing Christmas that you always have, then there's no pressure. It's comfy and cozy in a half-arsed sort of way. If your expectations are low enough, you'll never be disappointed.

Have a shit Christmas, lads. It's much more fun. Get a straggly tree and cover it in poundshop tinsel, buy some Eat Me dates and a bag of satsumas, make some paper chains with coloured paper and pritt-stick. Crack out the Scrabble and have a blazing row about the rules. Wake up on Boxing Day with a nasty hangover, bad indigestion and a sense of vague existential dread, then get stuck straight into the Baileys and the leftover turkey. Chin up, because in less than a week you'll spend £20 to get into a Yates' and spend the whole night desperately waiting to get served.

>>87258
What about Schindler's List?

>>87259
Never watched it. Plus I meant "sad" as in "pathetic". The speech didn't upset me in the least bit.

>>87258
It's an interesting cop-out just to go after Labour seats. There was no way in the world he was ever going to conduct a full campaign and stand, he's too lazy and can't be fucking arsed.

He's helped the Lib Dems I think.

>>87261
>He's helped the Lib Dems I think.

People who would have voted for Nige will now vote Lib Dem?

ARISE, LORD Jimmy.

I'm back on the dating sites after a break of many months.

OkCupid doesn't work for me, I get very few matches there. I don't know if they're expecting a really well written bio. I did notice a lot of the same faces from the last time I was there, that feels like a bad sign. The UX is also terrible.

I get some matches on the swiperino apps, but most of them aren't interested enough to have an actual conversation .It should be a bit soul crushing, but I stopped caring quickly. I get more hits on Tinder than on Bumble, but I've only ever met up with women from Bumble. I find them quite addictive, and I doubt that the constant wash of rejection is psychologically healthy. I'm considering paying for one of the boost options, just to see how effective they are.

I've been trying Hinge. I'm having better luck there than on the others. I recommend it to any newlads who aren't having much luck on Tinder.

>>29063

>I find them quite addictive

Yep, so do lots of people, including lassies. Part of their business strategy is to subtly encourage time wasters who are basically just there for attention- They'd kill their own business if everyone found a match straight away.

From your perspective you really need to learn to identify those ones. After a while it's not difficult; what is difficult is the willpower nit to waste your time trying to chat them up because you don't have many other matches to work with. The fact you're starting to feel nonplussed and indifferent is a great asset here.

The golden rule still holds true. It's a numbers game- When you find one you click with, you KNOW you click, and it's usually just entirely by accident that you strike up a conversation as if you've known each other for years right at the start. Don't waste your time with those pointless back and forth where you know they're not putting in their fair share of the effort.

Also just gonna come out and say it- Birds are fucking shit at online dating too. They're used to getting all the attention hounded by dozens of men so they rarely put in the effort that's required to find and meet someone they would actually connect with. This self sabotage leads to a vicious cycle. Keep ot in mind when you're dealing with them.

>>29064
>Also just gonna come out and say it- Birds are fucking shit at online dating too.

I think this is a lesson that men need to learn, quickly, when they enter the world of dating. Women have just as many problems with the dating scene as men do (both online and offline)- for sure they get more attention off the bat, but not the kind of attention you or I would relish. You need female friends (real ones) to learn and see this first-hand.

Also, when in the online dating scene - you need to know that you're frequently working with a group of people. I'm old and married, which is why the first twenty minutes of meeting with a single, female friend who is online dating, is often spent with me filtering their latest matches (and contributing to how they reply).

I would totally agree that a) its a numbers game and b) don't waste time trying to force it; if someone is an effort to talk to online, they'll most likely be ten times that in real life. Focus on the people you click with, it's obvious when it happens.

>>29063
Hinge seems more serious from what I've seen. I'll give it a go, but I feel my lack of experience will cripple me.

>>29066
You have nothing to lose but time and hope.

Anon, are you the lad that posted in my old thread about the similar position?

If so, good luck, let me know what you do work out. I think there has to be a mythical girl C or D down the line, one thing I've learnt is that it's a mistake to stay with somebody because they're 'acceptable' and nothing else.

This really stings though, and I know what it's like trying to hold on to two boats sailing in different directions.

Good luck, please update us.

>>28874
>I believe it was you that wrote

That was actually the other lad who is facing a similar problem. I posted in that thread asking how things turned out, but didn't want to hijack his thread with my situation.

Otherwise, I assume you read my post and came to these conclusions about me. If so, not confident in what? My ability to meet new people, or in my life situation right now? Giving that some thought... "Dating" in this way is a new game to me, though I seem to be doing alright at it. Meeting and clicking with people for something more lasting, though, that has an element of chance that I find it difficult to cope with. My life right now is challenging, no doubt, but I am pretty certain things will turn out roughly as I want. As a sidenote, the last thing I wanted was to add this shite on top of almost constant pressure elsewhere.

I'm not sure my problem is fear of being alone -- I actually fear being stuck in a bad relationship more, honestly, which is why I'm thinking a lot about the long-term future. I also notice that there's an assumption here that we're all a bit younger than we actually are. For context, I'm in my late twenties and both girls are early to mid-thirties.

If I were to take a look at myself and why I made these bad decisions, I'd say it's a combination of factors. I was in a situation last year where I invested a lot in a girl and things unravelled within a few months. That was a horrible one. Another is my recent flurry of activity has put me in a kind of "take every opportunity, do everything to the best of your ability, hedge your bets" mindset, but I'm aware this is a morally awful thing to apply to other human beings. Another factor is that I genuinely like both and could see some sort of future with either girl.

I'm not asking to be absolved of guilt for my actions so far. I can live with what I've done, as long as I make some effort now to reduce the inevitable hurt someone's going to feel. I can try to be moral now, at least, and make the best of the situation.

>>28871

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Messaging Girl A and urging us to meet to talk...

Even now it's hard to work up the nerve to break up. Not just because I know she'll be hurt and disappointed, but also because I know there's a potential future in there I'll never get to see.

Why is it the moment I'm trying to end it, my mind runs through all the nice moments we've had?

I wish there were some way to continue both relationships without hurting anyone further. But it's easy for me to say from my more comfortable/powerful position. If I were them, I would be very jealous and angry if I knew the truth.

There's also a flipside to me where I almost feel resentful with both, as they both expressed early stage cold feet, anyway. I'm honestly tired of being expected to commit fully to people who are themselves extremely changeable. I know it's just the nature of things...

If anyone gives a shit how this turned out, the geographically closer but more tepid thing fizzled out. I told her up front that it wasn't working for me. We haven't seen eachother in weeks, and our last fling was months ago. Things were left on a very cold note, and I don't know whether it's worth me trying to salvage a friendship. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but things never really felt right, there.

The more inconvenient but passionate relationship is still going, and though it started with serious issues, I get the sense that this girl sees me as more a part of her life and actually cares for me. The last visits I've been staying longer and I feel like we've reached a new level. This is feeling like a relationship, a fun one.

I think the reason I fucked up like this was really just a fear of emotionally committing to someone who could just call it off at any second. I feel a lot more secure about it, but I have noticed when I start thinking about how things could go south, I start getting the urge to look elsewhere. It can become a crutch, to have other options so you don't have to invest fully in one. But maybe it's worth it, here.

>>29067

Good lad, I did the opposite and I regret it. Basically the exact reverse of yours.

Hope it works for you, if you're both invested enough you'll find a way.

>when the germans try to be elegant

Rated.

Make it 10 sets aka GVT per exercise

>>20641
Oh shit, I forgot about Poppy day.

Soz, lads.

>>20642
Don't worry, you're allowed to do it tomorrow instead.

A man who disrupted a Remembrance Sunday event with fireworks had to be rushed away from angry veterans by police.

The fireworks exploded in the sky as hundreds of people stood in silence at 11:00 GMT and listened to the Last Post at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford.

A man had set them off from a window ledge in a disused pub across the road. Angry veterans began shouting, "Get him out!" and trying to break down the pub door before officers took the man away.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50367340

I don't think anything this year will top last year's paedo-vigilantes.

I've heard/seen so many complaints about poppy burners this year yet I don't think anyone new has actually done it this time around.

People get really angry at the argument that burning something as a symbolic or political gesture is exactly the sort of thing that you're only really allowed to do because of the freedom are lads fought for.

>>20645
There's a video doing the rounds of an Irish woman burning a poppy in London. Probably a Labour voter.

You'll need to start with Stephen Hawking's Brief History of Time if you want to know it all. It's quite a quick read, relative to the rest of what you'll have to read combined.

Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything should cover it.

>>6391
Not with the state of schools today. Some people have dire knowledge of history.

Jacob Bronowski, despite not being a historian as such, gives one of the most beautiful overviews of human development I've ever come across in The Ascent of Man. It's more like anthropology, really, or a kind of history of science -- but the scope goes a lot wider than that, drawing on culture, biology, geography, and politics.

I'd recommend watching the television series and using the book as a companion. Finding this series in my early twenties genuinely made me a more a more compassionate person. If I could redesign a history curriculum from scratch, I'd probably draw heavily on this work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7SJf8BnBI

>>6390

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145007.History

This will give you the basics, then you can research further individual topics. It is massive though.

I disagree.

No, there is another.

Her heart's in the right place, but I don't think she has the experience or the political savvy to be PM. She'd be a decent opposition to a Johnson government, she'd be an excellent DPM, but I worry that a Phillips premiership could be a road to hell paved with good intentions.

I still fancy the pants off her, mind.

>>64290
I'm ashamed to admit I bought my first box of it this week. I'm not posh enough to buy enough gold blend given how much we drink.

>>64290
I grew up with this though - I feel enough of a traitor as it is.

It's the tastiest tea, it's fairtrade, the bags are plastic-free and it's cheaper than the big brands. 99 or nothing m8.

>>64293

>>64294

Stick your rooibos up your arse m8. South African piss water.

>>6067
You even dated a trans person! Gosh, how lucky they were.

Very right-on you are.

>>6069
That's just what models do.

>>6068 Craigslist, back when the personals section was still there. fabguys.com is where I would look now, maybe fetlife.

>>6070 Thanks, I try ;)

Getting some faint homo vibes ITT

right hand side one reminds me of tim sharky but skinny

Thinking of bringing the GIFs back.

>>14998

>>15124

>>15126

>>64280
DOES HE HATE VETERANS?

>>64281
If only the soldiers of the Great War had exercised common sense in employing infiltration and combined arms tactics then so many deaths could've been avoided. If JRM had been born 100 years earlier the whole thing would've been over by Christmas.

I can't believe she didn't take the chance to auto-tune her vocals. Also forgot to side chain that kick or add the mandatory minimalist breakdown where you go like, off-beat for 16 bars before a reprise.

7/10 promising but needs work. Good hook, had me solidly nodding my head at the first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7TdGnmXXuk

There is absolutely no fucking way that James is straight.

I've never seen this shop before.

>>64271

It's like The Range but for bumders (and breeders, and AC/DCs).

>dry ass
>lube

there's a joke in there somewhere