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  1. Ladyloafer

    Bible Forbids Use Of Bathroom

    Urgh. It makes me so angry that this sort of thing is still such a part of culture today in some places. Sure maybe there was a degree of logic about it during the bronze age- the materials available to use to keep herself from leaking everywhere were limited, and dry menstrual blood smells...
  2. Ladyloafer

    Fashion & Clothing: Follies, Fads & Social Norms

    Well when i was a greasy faced teen trying to make your face 'matte' was all the rage. Now i'm old with dry dull skin, making your face look greasy is in. Not sure if a trend setter or behind the times.
  3. Ladyloafer

    ASMR: The 'Unnamed Feeling'

    Well this is fascinating! I wonder if the sensation is a relatively modern thing? There's so much human made unatural noise around us. Back in the cave days we would've been acutely aware of nearby human sounds that were natural- the sniffing and chewing and other people whispering quietly to...
  4. Ladyloafer

    Historical Recipes

    A piece here about some antique cookbooks going to auction. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/10/roasted-badger-and-raisin-wine-historical-cookbooks-reveal-surprising-recipes Some examples Published in 1677, The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digby Kt also contains at...
  5. Ladyloafer

    TV Broadcasts From The Future & Phantom Websites

    This isn't quite a phantom broadcast, but, me and my sister can both recall seeing a version of a regular advert for castrol gtx car oil in the 80s that suddenly ended with the oil can in the advert, revving its engine and driving off. We only ever saw that version once and never again. We both...
  6. Ladyloafer

    Help Me ID An SF Story (Plot Like 'E.T.'): Asimov?

    The novelisation of the film is supposedly quite different too. With more insight into ET himself. I wonder if the OP read it around the same time as reading an asimov and has conflated the two?
  7. Ladyloafer

    Bruderhof Community

    The bbc documentary that wasn't shown last year is on tomorrow night. 12th aug, bbc1, 22.45. And presumably on the tellypod too.
  8. Ladyloafer

    More Vivid Dreaming During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    I had a strange ''work' dream a couple of nights ago. I was in some kind of trouble, but it was like school when you have to go and sit by the teacher because youve been naughty. So i had moved desks, not a very interesting dream. However the next nights dream literally picked up where it left...
  9. Ladyloafer

    TV Broadcasts From The Future & Phantom Websites

    My parents are like that watching tv, all the time. 'Whats on?' 'Er, i don't know' 'But you're watching it!' 'Yeah but i don't know whats going on'. :crazy:
  10. Ladyloafer

    TV Broadcasts From The Future & Phantom Websites

    Could it have been an even teasier version of something like this
  11. Ladyloafer

    More Vivid Dreaming During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    So last night i dreamt about tornados. Dozens of them, in the sky but not really touching the ground. They would sort of flash in and out, one would vanish and instantly be replaced by another. In between them were rainbows, but columns of rainbows not arches. Oh and the birds were terrified...
  12. Ladyloafer

    Everything Is Spying On Us

    but, but....that sounds awesome. i can just picture a mechanical pigeon or owl turning its camera head back and forth. maybe with red glowing eyes for extra effect?
  13. Ladyloafer

    Everything Is Spying On Us

    i've never eaten it or tried it but i've heard this called gypsy pie. (not to be confused with gypsy tart which is basically baked condensed milk and sugar) speaking of pies and spying....on friday at the shop i impulse bought a peach swirl cheescake because it was reduced and i am a...
  14. Ladyloafer

    More Vivid Dreaming During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    since going back to work, my vivid, although quite dull dreams have sidelined. definitely it was being able to sleep properly during furlough that enabled me to get through my dreaming rather than being horribly interrupted by the evils of the alarm clock. however, it being the weekend i got a...
  15. Ladyloafer

    Improbable Derren Brown Stunt

    I've never watched any of his shows but i read his Tricks of the mind book years ago. I remember it being fascinating and funny. One story about how suggestible people are, from i think his student days. I read this quite sometime ago so i dont recall all the specifics. He and a friend spread a...
  16. Ladyloafer

    Owzabout That Then? The Jimmy Savile Revelations & Aftermath

    This. 100% The responsibility is still on children and women to not get abused and raped. Not on the abusers to not do it.
  17. Ladyloafer

    Major Swarms Of Insects & Other Arthropods

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/18/its-not-raining-just-a-50-mile-wide-cloud-of-flying-ants Nope nope nope. *shudders*
  18. Ladyloafer

    Improbable Derren Brown Stunt

    I dont recall the episode myself but it could be this one https://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown-trick-of-the-mind/on-demand/38882-004 On wiki it says Waking Dead episodeEdit In an episode first broadcast on Friday 6 May 2005, Brown claimed to have created a video game called "Waking...
  19. Ladyloafer

    The Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell Scandal

    The US coastguard is part of the armed forces. That new york post link calls him british, but there is only references to him being born and educated in america. Course he could have faked an accent to the estate agent. I dont get how you could buy a house under false names? That cant be legal?
  20. Ladyloafer

    The Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell Scandal

    The mystery husband may be Scott Borgerson. Who is ex military. So he could certainly have hired a few mates. https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/07/15/is-this-ghislaine-maxwells-mystery-husband/amp/
  21. Ladyloafer

    The Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell Scandal

    Maxwell is allegedly married, refuses to say who her spouse is, refused to name the backers who would have posted her bail, claims to have zero income and bought the house she was arrested in, in november last year, with a man, under the names of scott and janet marshall...
  22. Ladyloafer

    The Graffiti & Street Art Thread

    Stewy and joan apparently. Commissioned by the home owner.
  23. Ladyloafer

    Dangerous Play (Playgrounds; Carnivals; Amusement Parks; Etc.)

    All the way round on the swing. This kid is hard-core, though rigid, ah, arms? Handles? Seem to be essential. There are a few videos like this This is much more nerve breaking but i feel is cheating using a circus style frame.
  24. Ladyloafer

    Dangerous Play (Playgrounds; Carnivals; Amusement Parks; Etc.)

    Honestly i thought it was cool when we got some new see-saws at the park! But kids today...etc
  25. Ladyloafer

    The Graffiti & Street Art Thread

    Banksys been on the london underground with his rats
  26. Ladyloafer

    Dangerous Play (Playgrounds; Carnivals; Amusement Parks; Etc.)

    That includes informal swings and garden play. And even then it says deaths are extremely uncommon.
  27. Ladyloafer

    Homing Mice?

    It makes sense it would try to go back home. Why would a house mouse want to live in the great outdoors when it can live in a nice warm skirting board with crumbs and delicious woodlice on tap! Otoh if you want it gone at least some other critter can enjoy it...
  28. Ladyloafer

    Dangerous Play (Playgrounds; Carnivals; Amusement Parks; Etc.)

    A report here https://adc.bmj.com/content/89/2/103 About playground safety changes and injury prevention. I've only skimmed over it but it seem pre soft-surfaces, head injuries were common but deaths v rare. Factures seem to be fairly common despite soft surfaces but there are less minor...
  29. Ladyloafer

    Dangerous Play (Playgrounds; Carnivals; Amusement Parks; Etc.)

    Ooh we had one of those 'down the rec'. I don't remember injuries but its possible. I'd assume broken limbs or cracked skulls from falling off 70's era play equipment. One local park was made of paving slabs. Ah happy days.
  30. Ladyloafer

    The Mandela Effect: False Memory

    Wait. What? No? Worcestershire is the 'foreign' name and in the uk its Worcester. Except.....in that picture the lea n perrins says Worcestershire....!
  31. Ladyloafer

    The Wayfair Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

    Naming products and ranges is standard in retail (i bought an 'Alice' dress yesterday because the 'Simone' is out of stock. But these are actual clothes- not people!) But of all the millions names they could choose they chose obscure names of missing people? Otoh why would you need to use your...
  32. Ladyloafer

    The Wayfair Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

    Wow. That is weird. 10 thousand dollars for a cushion? As the twitter thread point out, even if it wasnt a cover for child traffiking it could still be money laundering. There are sometimes reasons for stupid prices- to keep the listing in holding rather than remove it while out of stock for...
  33. Ladyloafer

    250 Words For Slater

    I found a pile of woodlice shells at work next to a tiny hole in the wall i was informed, where the mice get in. They apparently just shove their trash out the door. So maybe they just slurp them out of the shells? Bite their heads off first?
  34. Ladyloafer

    250 Words For Slater

    Well thats a giant nope. Woodlice- benign and a little cute. Giant monstrous woodlice from the dawn of time- fuck off!
  35. Ladyloafer

    More Vivid Dreaming During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    The other night i had a dream about shopping in town. Just ambling around in the sun, browsin the charity shops, popping in and out of shops. No queueing, no masks, no distancing. It was an immensely boring dream but when i woke up i felt very sad. Like something has ended but permanently but...
  36. Ladyloafer

    250 Words For Slater

    Today i learned that mice eat woodlice :rup::oops:
  37. Ladyloafer

    'Allo 'Allo Myth

    The line on screen was spoken by sam kellys character.
  38. Ladyloafer

    250 Words For Slater

    Rollie pollie here (south Midlands english) but generally it would be woodlice or woodlouse. Never ever heard of a slater.
  39. Ladyloafer

    'Allo 'Allo Myth

    Allo allo is currently on Drama channel; in the interest of research... Subtitles seem to think the emphasis is on HIT. Hmm
  40. Ladyloafer

    The Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell Scandal

    I dunno. If a rich and powerful person on tape were to get her protected in some way in order to protect themselves, it might work. If she had those tapes and handed them over they could have her for possession of underage rape porn or something, that alone could be a hefty sentence.
  41. Ladyloafer

    Animals As Exploited Workers / Slaves

    Not dirt. Too many microbes in it.
  42. Ladyloafer

    Animals As Exploited Workers / Slaves

    Followers of the Jain religion dont eat anything that might be alive or be host to anything alive. So no root veg or fungi including yeasts, which means nothing fermented, and they must not harm any insects on plants they do eat. "Jains go out of their way so as not to hurt even small insects...
  43. Ladyloafer

    Fortean Films

    I have just got around to watching jojo rabbit, and completely agree with Ramons review. Its funny its sad its shocking. Also it doesnt have the look of a wartime film. Until the end, this is a smart little german town, untouched by war. Everyones well dressed and its all calm (at least from...
  44. Ladyloafer

    Wombats: Weird & Wonderful

    The ancient remains of Mega-wombat the size of a bear discovered! https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/amp/53187206 A new wombat-like species that lived around 25 million years ago has been discovered in Australia. Named Mukupirna nambensis, this ancient wombat was an absolute...
  45. Ladyloafer

    Great Acts Of Stupidity

    A wave of discomfort rippled across the videochat as he got out of the shower. “Say something to Berni. Say something to him quickly,” one colleague could be heard saying. Another asked: “We can’t disconnect him or do something?” The mayor swiftly took control, bringing an end to the meeting...
  46. Ladyloafer

    Global Warming & Climate Change: The Phenomenon

    I thought global cooling was all the rage in the 70s?
  47. Ladyloafer

    Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Conspiracy Theories & Claims

    Oh no. Im not saying i approve! But the uk gov was quite open in the early stages about why they wanted lockdown. It was the slogan- protect the nhs! So it wouldnt surprise me if they had a plan for if a second wave was to happen, for it to be late summer early autumn, rather than wintertime...
  48. Ladyloafer

    Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Conspiracy Theories & Claims

    The initial quarantine conditions was all about not overwhelming the nhs when it was still in winter mode. Getting everyone back our there now would mean a second wave before next winter.
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