MrsDoyle
@MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Loosing my religion 1 day ago:
My sister got involved in a Pentecostal church and I became fascinated by speaking in tongues. It was such obvious bullshit, and she could never explain it (“The pastor says it’s the divine spirit, bla bla bla…”). So I looked it up.
In the Bible “speaking in tongues” was like a universal translator. The Christians were preaching to a multilingual crowd. There was a mighty wind (lol) and flames appeared over the preachers’ heads.
From Acts: “And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.”
But now because this is a fairy tale that didn’t happen, it’s morphed into gabbling nonsense that no-one understands.
- Comment on Israel lobby funded a quarter of British MPs 5 days ago:
“Nope, no famine here…”
- Comment on Anon tries to lose weight 6 days ago:
Cherries. Mmm, especially with plain yoghurt.
- Comment on My pizza doesn't list the temperature it should be cooked at 6 days ago:
And then crank it up to 220° fan when it’s taking too long.
- Comment on 6 days ago:
We hire glasses for parties.
- Comment on We're losing 1 week ago:
It is indeed emus.
- Comment on Royal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst 'it's subjects' must expect less 1 week ago:
The phrase “working royals” always gets my goat. Standing around smiling gormlessly after cutting a ribbon isn’t “work”, you divots.
Don’t want to live in Buckingham palace? Fine, it’ll make a great hostel for the homeless.
- Comment on Hottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C 1 week ago:
I was in the UK for a couple of weeks in the summer of 76, but didn’t realise what an outlier it was until I was actually living there a few years later. I’m from New Zealand, and it seemed like fairly normal summer weather to me.
- Comment on Toothbrush heads 1 week ago:
I found some toothbrushes that are really pretty good. I’m travelling with one now. It’s smaller than an electric one, cleans my teeth very well and I don’t have to cart around a charger.
- Comment on Why do doctors not seem to give a fuck about pain? Is this just an American doctor thing, or is it universal? 1 week ago:
My most recent experience in the UK is that they’re fairly generous with painkillers. I was in an orthopedic ward - broken hips, ruptured tendons, that kind of thing. We all got oxycodone and paracetamol (plus laxatives to ward off the consequent constipation). I enjoyed the oxy but didn’t become an addict.
- Comment on Anon pets a dog 3 weeks ago:
more or less still the same genetically for the past 10,000 years
- Comment on Anon pets a dog 3 weeks ago:
Terrifying pic in that link. I don’t think a poptart would distract that fella.
- Comment on Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow 3 weeks ago:
I started reading this article yesterday (after reading about the Belfast bullshit) and got as far as: “I’ve come to see how this country got itself so well on to the straight and narrow and see the beauty of a civilised society here” before deciding that’s enough news for one day.
- Comment on 20 Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories 3 weeks ago:
Criminal enterprise counts as a job?
Ha ha, this one snagged me as well. Body-snatching declined because graveyards employed night watchmen (maybe that’s a job that disappeared?) and wealthy families had metal “mortsafes” built on fresh graves. The bodies of executed criminals had always been available for dissection, but demand outstripped supply.
- Comment on There is no such thing as a safe minority 4 weeks ago:
Page is 404 now.
- Comment on if all birds sing and if they do why do geese honk, ducks quack, and chickens bawk? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Well said 5 weeks ago:
And then doused in mayo. Droooool.
- Comment on Is it just me or does it seem Google is either AI filled or becoming obsolete? Is there an up and comer that can be what Google used to be? Or are we stuck oogling stuff forever? 5 weeks ago:
Duck Duck Go is my default, but increasingly I use the Wikipedia app, because usually I’m looking for detailed information, and it’s a cut-to-the-chase option.
- Comment on Liverpool parade crash victim refused PIP despite life-changing injuries 1 month ago:
Personal Independence Payment.
I’m old enough to remember when Labour was a socialist party.
- Comment on As adults, do you still watch kids’ cartoons, either old or new? 1 month ago:
I have zero shame. If I’ve had a bad day I watch a couple of episodes to get back on track.
- Comment on What's the difference between the UK justice system and the U.S. justice system? 1 month ago:
There are three legal systems in the UK: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Scots law in particular has distinct differences from England - for example juries have 15 members.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law
It’s because the UK is four countries smooshed together.
- Comment on As adults, do you still watch kids’ cartoons, either old or new? 1 month ago:
BLUEY!
- Comment on Seagull leaves it's mark on King as he visits seaside resort 1 month ago:
His life is so exciting. One minute the US president is showing you a dead wasp, next thing a seagull shits on you - and it’s all over the news.
- Comment on A woman has been ordered to remove a gorilla statue from the front of her house in Wakefield or face a fine. 1 month ago:
I saw one of those in a garden centre the other day, it was £500.
- Comment on I guess I won't see a concert tonight. 1 month ago:
Jethro Tull are still going? Bloody hell.
- Comment on Parkrun and other sports bodies face legal action over transgender inclusion 1 month ago:
What kind of tiny stunted life do you have to want to rain on this particular parade? To the extent of legal action? Piss off you sad feeble fuckwits.
- Comment on What's the best way to tell a kid that their dog died? 2 months ago:
I was told our dog had gone to live on a farm. For a long time afterwards I pestered to be allowed to visit the dog on said farm, and was told it would be too upsetting for him. “He wouldn’t understand.”
Years later I found out the dog had run away, gotten into a field, and killed a sheep. He was identified by the farmer, and someone official came to our house and took him away to be shot.
I wish they had just told me he’d been run over.
- Comment on Is putting black beans in my chili a bad idea? 2 months ago:
Also, any can that is domed - something inside is making gas that is pushing on the metal. Not good. Very, very bad.
- Comment on Sunglasses suggestions 2 months ago:
A friend has a pair of Raybans she bought 25 years ago. One day last year she dropped them and they were run over by a trailer with a boat on it. She was pretty upset until she realised they weren’t damaged, not even scuffed. I witnessed this, it was incredible. Worth the expense, I would say.
- Comment on If I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars? 2 months ago:
I was in a fender bender a few years ago where the other party insisted on getting the police involved because of injury - the passenger slumped dramatically to the ground complaining of whiplash. The officer who attended said, “You don’t have whiplash.” And explained to her the concept of crumple zones in modern cars absorbing forces from impact. Then he declared it a no-fault accident (it was actually my fault).
