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That's the last time i listen to any recommendations off this place. Fucking hell.

The koran was written a couple of hundred years after Mohammed and there are no contemporaneous records of him. Much like the new testament and jc. Which i've just realised you probably also think is a historical document. But they're all just stories. Maybe with some historical basis, but still just stories.

By historical fact you mean speculation, myth and probably fiction. Unless you happen to believe muslim "scholars" who have established historical fact mainly from the koran.

What does it say for Gemini?

Ftfy Good news that we're leaving medieval superstition behind. I expect that most of the younger generation would be less likely than Stewart Lee to be motivated to be rude about Jesus. They'll probably end up satirising Microsoft or something. The bible didn't prophesise anything. It's a collection of books written by people. The only bit i remember with prophecy in it was revelations and i don't remember anything about non-denominational education in Northern Britain. A minister once told me that St John was probably eating hallucinogenic desert plants when he wrote it. It's my favourite bit, love that beast. I guess if you're on about prophecies then you've probably got a version with the apocrypha in it. That's proper middle ages stuff but quite good, sort of a forerunner of MCU.

Do you think people might be more likely to mock their own religion? Maybe due to having been brought up in amongst all the hypocrisy and contradictions and being familiar enough with them and affected enough by them to feel the urge to satirise the bullshit.

Who's been inciting hatred? I don't believe reparations are needed for a couple wee drawings. Don't worry, all the haters will go to hell and you can sit on your cloud feeling smug.

Me too. I don't expect us to win by more than a single goal.

Sometimes i miss the civil service. I needed to get access to a database for one specific team because it was obvious it would save loads of time, cost nothing and cause no data security issues. But you can't just ask. I had to use problem solving processes to "engage stakeholders" in identifying and defining issues, exploring potential "solutions" and eventually costing "solutions" before coming up with a project plan to implement them. My first meeting involved about 30 people, including people travelling for like 5 hours. It took 4 and a half hours for us to successfully define the issue (stage 2 of 8 on the problem solving O). It took 4 months and several more meetings to get access to the database. It could have taken 5 minutes to call the right people. Still, kept me in work.

And for his music? I think @Stormzy has a point to a degree. In isolation saying that women in burkas look like postboxes isn't racist. I mean it's rude and culturally insensitive but not racist. In the context of an unaccountably popular politician with previous for racial smears saying it though the intent is clear and it is terrible behaviour. Yes, that's more like it. Then dipped in vinegar.

It's hard to tell whether they actually want the bbc to be like this or whether it's a ploy to turn the left against it.

Told you, the ones with the bit on it.

I bet you're deliberately not getting it to annoy her. She probably means those ones with the bit on it, not the ones with that man on the telly.

We need pics of this boiler in Blackburn so we can judge for ourselves whether Scotty is a cowboy or not. If that's the sum total of this "issue" then i don't think it deserved the build up it got.

It might seem to the casual observer that respect has nothing to do with it and it's all about heart on sleeve competitive mawkishnesh.

This is unacceptable. They should be put in a massive thunderdome and the last man standing gets to claim that their god is the best. Before being shot.

That's in no way aiding and abetting. "Don't buy brie or Renault" can't possibly be interpreted as "kill all infidels", however fucking stupid the reason may be.

Traffic light changes. Less than a second elapses before man in car behind starts tooting. Cue for the vs and a very, very leisurely start.

They never disappoint. "this countries history is been white washed"

I'm really looking forward to a gammon rage fest where remembrance events are cancelled in lockdown areas. I imagine the statue defence force will reconvene in protest and hope the police don't skimp on the tear gas.

What's the deal with Campbell? Is he injured?

He has no luck. Mcrorie has to go in beside Ferguson for the Semi. I don't mind Ojo as much as some but he is best against worse teams.

Have you read any of Charles Stross's Empire books? Combines Alt history directly with SF. Probably not as amusing as his other stuff but good concepts and well written.

Airdrop over Dresden

I didn't know that remembrance day cards were a thing. I like Spitfire Mouse, seems fittingly sombre and respectful https://www.etsy.com/market/remembrance_day_card There must be loads of tat for twats out there. I wonder if they do "world's best veteran" mugs.