Renton

Back to Rome, MF, do the Colliuseum early in the morning, and then walk back through the Roman forum, which is basically the ruins of the empire. Ends at the Italian parliament. I'm not that into archeology but this is something else. Photo I took, fucking hell, 18 years ago now.

Wait, whilst I'd probably agree Beyonce is better than Swift, no fucking way would I subject my ears to either voluntarily. Do toontasticers actually listen to this stuff? As for my favourite single, do you mean track? Does it have to be commercial? I wouldn't have a clue, there's dozens of tracks I love since the millennia clocked over. Listening to Diamnond mine by King Creosote right now so will say "Bats in the attic" today. I can give you another one tomorrow. 👍

What the fuck is wrong with this board? Have I logged onto the wrong fucking forum?

Well, I've been to Northern Italy a lot but never south of Rome admittedly. Always enjoyed the pizza. Any recommendations for this Neapolitan in Newcastle? Edit: looks like scream for pizza.

MF, call off your holiday. The pizzas are t "Neapolitan". They're almost exactly the same but called something different.

So I am currently in Edinburgh, well no, some dull suburb called Prestonpans where there was some fight once apparently, watching my daughter in some gymnastics competition. Up at 6am on a fucking Sunday to get here on time. Anyway, just found out it's done by age so I have 2 hours of watching toddlers bounce on tramplets first.

What the fuck is this? Dr Oetker got a new range out?

Figures.

Rome also has some nice parks. You can buy chilled beer from the many ice cream vans and kiosks you'll find. Grab one and chill out. Like most Italian cities, it's one that isn't overrated. It's fucking amazing. Mind, I went in 2006 or something in a heatwave in June and it wasn't that busy then, Trevi fountain was okay and tbh I'd just do it. Probably give the Vatican a swerve mind as I suspect you'll react like Damian from the Omen being dragged to church and spontaneously combust. Oh, the pizza is great too, same as everywhere in Italy. Ignore Gemmill who wants 3 inches of dough on his Chicago Town.

He's publically outed himself as a literal traitor. The other thing that struck me with his latest proniuncements was his narcissism was clearly on display. That's worked okay for Trump but I'm not sure it will for Farage in England. There's a reason he has never been elected as an MP. He may well have fucked it. Question is, what will happen to disaffected Reform supporters? Hopefully they will just stay at home.

So, back on the topic of this thread, I've seen loads of pods of dolphins this week Tynemouth/Cullercoats way. Quite heartening, couldn't get a decent still of them though. Conversely, just walked past a bloke, looked late 20s early 30s. His entire face and neck was covered in dense tattoos, so much so he almost looked black. Which was ironic, because the only tattoo that was clearly legible was a fucking swastika bang in the middle of his forehead. He was with a completely normal looking lass too. I mean this was off the scale stuff, worse than anything I've seen published or on social media. Like, a lot more extreme than this guy. Why?

Aye. I'll wait til it's all dropped, reactivate Prime, and binge it.

Let this never be forgotten.

I was gonna say that but that tree in the background suggested the English riviera to me. Also, not really a holiday is it. Crowds out in Tynemouth today like, first T shirt weather for a while.

And literally just now he's on the BBC blaming the EU for the war in Ukraine. Fucking traitor. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cldd44zv3kpo.amp

Well aye, Reform = Farage. I wonder how many of them really know how bad he is though. Imagine being a father of a daughter and voting for someone who endorses a rapist. Two rapists - Trump and Tate. I suspect and certainly hope that Reform are near their ceiling at this point. I'm not yet at a point where I can accept the British, well English, public are full blown fascists.

Good old Led by Donkeys. Nailed it as usual.

Just seen this, Farage is apparently endorsing Andrew Tate? And 20% of the population will vote for this utter cunt? Depressing as fuck. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/20/nigel-farage-andrew-tate-important-voice-men-podcast-interview

Let's guess. I reckon somewhere in Devon/Cornwall, at the local 'Spoons.

Mercer, being a cunt.

It is fucking bizarre how bad this lot are. Reminds me of the Producers. Can someone do a knock up of the Producers posters with Sunak and say Gove's face superimposed? Can't believe this hasn't been done. I mean I would with my fantastic photoshop skills, but I'm too busy.

Wibble.

Quiet on here today. Two weeks today they will be gone. Pretty much every poll I've seen recently has Reform and the Cons on near enough the same points or have Reform ahead even.

I mean, I know we all know he's full of shit, but Lincoln's Inn is an Inn of court which is for barristers. So the only reason he would be meeting a lawyer there would be for his criminal defence. Which I guess is possible come to think of it.

Listening to this on the radio as I'm doing a job application and it's like being at the SoL. Bewwwwwwwww!!!!!! FFS.