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Celtic just need to think outside the box a bit more.
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5 years since I have had a drink.
Growing up out every weekend - generally out Thursday to Sunday. Beers for Sunday breakfast and as much beak and sweeties as I could take and other substances. Was good fun at the time but seriously lucky nothing really bad happened.
Can't believe I ever did, couldn't think of anything more boring now. Nothing duller then someone who's life begins and ends with drink, nothing more embarrassing then someone who trys to get everyone as drunk as them. Hate the way Scottish culture is so saturated in drink.
Big drinks corporations have a lot to answer for with regards making the lifestyle sexy and adventurous. Sickening.
Pass me a cup of tea and those digestives please.
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15 minutes ago, Frankie S said:
During the pandemic there has been no shortage of unedifying mewling from the older generation about ‘irresponsible kids’, so it’s no surprise to find boomers wailing about vaccine hesitancy from the younger generation.
When the JVCI can’t make a convincing case that the benefits of vaccination for under 30s outweighs the potential risks, even when the risk of a dangerous adverse reaction to the vaccines is vanishingly small (1.1 cases per 100k in age group 20-29 suffering serious harm from vaccination (AZ) compared to 0.8 cases per 100k ICU admissions prevented by vaccines in the same age group, according to JVCI’s own data) then it’s crystal clear that there is very little compelling evidence to suggest that the under 30s need to be vaccinated for their own good. Indeed the evidence suggest the opposite - that vaccination is riskier for under 30s than contacting the virus, contrasting sharply with the clear benefits offered by vaccination to older cohorts.It’s probably fair to say that (notwithstanding their general incompetence) both the Scottish and English governments are fully aware of the negligible risks presented to the younger generation by the virus, and (whatever their pronouncements to the contrary suggest) there is an unspoken acceptance in government that the virus will circulate freely among the younger, healthier age groups, and that natural immunity by infection will play almost as significant a role as vaccination in ensuring that the under 30s acquire immunity.
The contention that kids have some altruistic debt to their elders or moral obligation to get vaccinations they don’t really need for the benefit of the fully-vaccinated, who are currently enjoying maximal protection, is so deeply engrained in the popular mindset that it’s taken for granted, but it’s really just another instance of the ‘what can the younger generation do for us’ mantra that has become endemic since the start of the pandemic. Thinking back to the disgraceful Scottish government TV advertising campaign, where kids were being exhorted not to kill their grandparents, it’s not difficult to see how this view became mainstream.
What can the younger generation do for us? Well apart from accepting the hugely diminished experience that now passes for an education over the last 18 months (with more to come), and seeing their job opportunities wither on the vine, while their social opportunities and leisure pursuits (live music, arts, hospitality, nightclubs, sports, dating etc.) are stigmatised and criminalised. All the stuff that older generations were able to enjoy to the full are the very things that we’ve demanded younger generations sacrifice to keep us old timers safe.
I’ve got a 17-year old daughter who is going to Uni in September, and she’s taken it upon herself to get vaccinated, (by going to a drop-in centre, not because she’d received a blue letter - she hasn’t). I’m delighted that she chose to get vaccinated, but I’d have been just as supportive of her had she chosen not to. The pandemic has effectively ruined the last 18 months of her life, which is a much more significant proportion for her than it is for me, at a time when having a normal social life (meeting friends and prospective partners) is a crucial part of her development and mental well-being. I’m acutely aware of the sacrifices that she, her friends, and indeed all youngsters have made.It’s long past time for double-vaccinated old timers like myself to start letting the younger generations (to whom we are already hugely indebted) enjoy their lives once again - restriction free - without stigmatising them as reckless or irresponsible, and without threatening to crack down on them and their favoured pursuits at the first opportunity. There’s a disproportionate amount of stick being used to beat younger generations with, and a negligible amount carrot on offer in a dystopian new world where governmental control of businesses and draconian restrictions on civil liberties have become the new normal.
It’s not the responsibility of the younger generations to protect the elderly any more: the vaccines are doing a perfectly good job of this, and (in conjunction with occasional boosters if needed) will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Ultimately all the fuss about vaccine hesitancy among the young is simply masking an incontrovertible truth: Covid simply isn’t much of a threat to anyone that isn’t elderly and / or afflicted with multiple co-morbidities, and the apparatus of governmental control that has inhibited, controlled and restricted our lives since the start of the pandemic has represented a much greater threat to the welfare of the younger generation than the virus.
Great post
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16 hours ago, Wee Bully said:
Basically, we have a group here that think it’s fine just to ignore the rules the rest of us have been working to, and that it’ll have no impact on the rest of us.
It’s over, cigars, “everyone has been vaccinated” etc, etc.
If this slows down opening up by one single day, because they couldn’t be arsed with the risk they might get the virus and have to restrict their movements in the slightest way, then frankly f*** em.
Oh, I forgot. It was a joke. No-ones doing that…
Brains & beauty xoxo
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21 hours ago, Mr. Alli said:
Guy in my work took a month. He had lost his dad to a long illness the year before and was off a week. His mum died suddenly - he was about 26 and a single father.
He come back to work to a letter and it was suddenly sign posted all over the factory of your bereavement rights.
"Mother or Father (inclusive of adoptive) 3 days leave".
Totally counter productive as well - so many companies must loose good folk due to rubbish like this.
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24 minutes ago, Scosha said:
“No we can’t because despite all data telling us otherwise, we just don’t know. A variant is out there, that will kill you all. Thank you.”
In normal times I would rather slash my wrists then listen to Clyde 1, but having “we won't wear masks due to cultural norms“ boy on it means you can increase this by a factor of 100000000000000000000000000000.
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5 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:
It's the single biggest thing that has happened in Scotland in my lifetime so only right it factors into how people vote.
Yes I will still vote SNP for independence but certainly through gritted teeth. I think they have revealed a lot about themselves during Covid which makes it precisely 0% likely that I will vote for them after indy.
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Always voted SNP, however its hard not to use expletives when describing their performance.
But honestly it's the tone of NS that is grating. If you are very very good whittle boys and girls and if I'm I'm in a good mood you might get some nearer normality with a stay cation. Patronising waffle.
There better be objective regional (better not be in tier 4 in the majestic granite city due to Lanarkshire hell holes) measures in the route map. Last time it felt changes happened on a whim.
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On 30/10/2020 at 00:39, Zapp Brannigan said:
Can only echo what a few others have said about the old firm segments being a bit bloated. I found the stuff about Ferguson particularly disappointing to listen to as some of the stuff being said about him being "desperate to go" and how "Rangers should break the bank to get him" seemed straight out of the Daily Record type gossip.
Having said that I'm also extremely appreciative of all the work the guys do and content they put out and I'm also a Patreon subscriber. I was working away for a large portion of the year earlier and just having a bunch of Scottish guys yapping about football was extremely therapeutic at times.
This is not a slight on Tony as I've never met the guy but his laugh always reminds me of the George Bush imitation on 2DTV.
Aye a quick skip forward to ignore all the rangers chat. Was a bit superscoreboard.
Otherwise love the TV show and the podcast.
Scottish football is singularly the greatest sport in the world so we are lucky we have some people who "get it".
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On 27/08/2020 at 10:23, craigkillie said:
I lived across the road from Murrayfield for a few years, and I can assure you that rugby fans are no better than anyone else at obeying guidance, unless the guidance involves pissing up against the sides of houses, running through people's front gardens and lying down steaming in the middle of the road.
Just jolly japes though...
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The smaller teams, in the lower leagues i.e. Hearts need to to their bit to ensure that elite top level football can continue.
If this means they need to stop training then so be it.
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Edouard v Morelos
Never knew this was The Record hotline.
Hidden secret quota agendas
Never knew this was 4chan.
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5 hours ago, IrishBhoy said:
Aberdonians treat anyone from south of Stonehaven like aliens coming to steal their jobs and livelihoods, I’m not surprised they are difficult to deal with. I had a job in Ellon for 5 months and was treated by the natives like I’d just landed from the Moon (I managed to amaze some of my colleagues by explaining 4G data to them, they were still on 3G at this time), solely down to where I was from and my ‘weegie’ accent (I’m not from Glasgow). It’s a form of racism, and we shouldn’t be afraid to call it out. It’s absolutely rife in Aberdeen, and I know numerous others who have similar stories.
Who wants to hear weegie patter merchants with that horrible nasal twang..
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29 minutes ago, VladimirMooc said:
What harm was he inflicting by going for a run whilst maintaining a safe distance from people? Genuine question.
To reiterate, I’m not criticising the lockdown at all. I’m criticising the preposterous and sanctimonious judgement being expressed on people who are adhering to the government guidelines and going for a safe walk/run/cycle each day.
Going for a walk whilst maintaining social distance isn’t what is killing people. It is the government’s failure to plan for this scenario (by developing proper testing regimes, for example) and failure to implement the lockdown soon enough (leading to the grotesque spectacle of 250,000 people at Cheltenham festival, for example) which is to blame.
Singling out lone joggers for blame does nothing but get the government off the hook for their abysmal policy response, but feel free to disparage me for going for a 5km run along streets with nobody else on them.
Tories encouraging people to blame individuals for the prevalence of Covid-19 instead of investigating further the chronic underfunding of the NHS, the lack of a clear plan, the slowness of the reaction time and the actions of Boris not taking it seriously but sure it is the fault of those who live in a small flat going out for a socially responsible walk.
Divide and rule the people -
It's the fault of benefit claimants not the failure to tax corporations efficiently.
It was the fault of drunken fans not the decrepit stadium and lack of safety procedures.
It's the fault of scrounging immigrants not the failure to fund schools and the NHS properly.
CALL THIS DAILY MAIL PREMIUM PHONE NUMBER TO GRASS ON SOMEONE IN A PARK - EVEN BETTER IF THEY ARE "ALL GROWN UP" AND HAVE AN INSTA PAGE.
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Ruining the coefficient again
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Best since Fergie... Aye right how many Scottish Cups has he won?
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Get the fuckers up against the wall
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1 minute ago, J_Stewart said:
I don't believe it's purely because Corbyn wants it, I think this is the situation we find ourselves in after decades of media driven right-wing indoctrination, where people have been convinced to believe that the population at large don't deserve a living wage, and that if one sector of workers are given reasonable terms, it should automatically be at the disadvantage of others. It's no wonder the Tories govern the vast majority of the time when regular people are making their arguments for them.
The example I keep seeing on twitter is nurses, "nurses deserve it far more than burger flippers", which I agree with, but it shouldn't be an either / or, it should be both. Of course the same morons that are arguing that McDonald's workers shouldn't get a pay rise because nurses should earn more will still vote Tory "because they're the party that can grow the economy", even though it's under their economic principles that public sector workers wages have stagnated and - with inflation - regressed so much. Also, if the Tories legislated for fair working conditions in both the public and private sector, and raised corporation tax levels (one of the lowest in either the EU or G20) and actually enforced it, they'd be more than able to pay public sector workers a fair wage whilst these monolithic companies were legally bound to pay their employees.
However, they won't, as we know, because the Tories are complete and utter vermin.
I don't mind the ordering screens.
Why do people look down when they should be looking up?
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20 hours ago, CraigFowler said:
Saw this post when I made my own.
For any listeners reading this, if you believe the standard of the pod is falling, can you give me some reasons why? And anything you'd like to see introduced?
Obviously we're a bit more stretched these days but I'd hate to think we're taking our eyes off the thing that got us to where we are.
Cheers
Craig F
Old firm (Celtic mainly) supporting guests.
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3 minutes ago, kingjoey said:
Guid ane.
Pravda
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Cheerio McInnes time to go
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Kushty (cushty)
Dundee/Monifieth circa 2000
Meaning very good or pleasing or sound
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Top redz ahoy
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On 26/09/2019 at 07:51, jessmagic said:
Time for a mutual consent.
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The Celtic All Seasons thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Better league.
Bigger club.
Better stadium.
Great move for Ange
Be interesting to see how he gets on without his budget dwarfing everyone else's.