hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 14/11/2025An organisation getting food and water into Gaza and distributing it free to residents: Gaza Flour Fund chuffed.org/project/1411...chuffed.orgGaza Flour FundThe Gaza Flour Fund 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Not really sure where to put this info, so posting here: If you install discord on android and it messes up all your fonts and text, making them ugly and 90s-looking. Look in accessibility setting for 'high contrast text' and turn that off. 011
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 25/05/2025I never understood how fathers could walk out and abandon their children. Then I watched an episode of Bobs burgers, I can't understand why that man has stayed. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 09/05/2025So Doug Stanhope did this bit 3 popes ago. But it seems topical again. Worth remembering what the church is (and generally all religions are). They just put a friendlier face on it with the last pope. www.youtube.com/watch?v=brCn...youtube.comDoug Stanhope - Catholics vs Nazis.mpgYouTube video by DougStanhopeInfo 010
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Out in freedom land you have the freedom to get serious food poisoning: 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 24/04/2025It might not be the good news that you think it is. At least some of us are saving more for our retirements (and spending less) because we have no faith that the state pension, the social care system, or the nhs will exist in a form that meets basic needs by the time we retire. 030
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Thanks for a great example. 'Kicked the bucket' is the type of phrase that is in my day to day vocabulary as a Brit, that I should certainly exclude when trying to be understood globally. These are great and expressive phrases, showing the value of dialects, but also the trade off in intelligibility 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Also a great example of the type of argument I would hope to encounter more of on the internet. You make your point well, and in a humorous way, poking a little fun at me. But without the need for personal attacks or vulgarity. Thank you. 010
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Thanks for a great example. This is a sentence in a dialect of English that is geographically pretty global but used primarily by the young. Meaning that I as a native English speaker had to look it up. So while expressive and succinct, it's not universally understood. 200
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Yes, and I suppose that's a rather large 'if' that I am assuming / anticipating based on the range of possible dialects of my imagined conversation participants. 010
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024So there is a need for a universal version of the language for inter-group communication. Then we can also have local dialects full of loan words, slang, locally specific similes,... that are more expressive and beautiful than the universal version. 500
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024I see your point, and to an extent I agree. But when that locally accepted change in the language reverses the meaning of the (e.g. I could care less vs I couldn't care less) I feel it begins to limit the ability of speakers of that dialect to communicate effectively outside of their group... 700
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Well fuck you too. I'm not sure why you have taken such offense at my apparent misunderstanding of the original post. I'm not wonderful at language, either English or others. But I have spent time in the two locations mentioned as an outsider and have observed their effectiveness in communication. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Yes, the English school system has a lot of room for improvement. In my experience the Dutch generally speak a more universally understandable version of English than the brits as well. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Speakers, the version of English spoken in the Netherlands and the Nordic countries is one of the 'best' I've encountered. I include in that comparison most of the UK dialects and accents, of which many can be a struggle even for thos of us from the UK. 100
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Universal understandable to English speakers from elsewhere (who have their own dialects). It may well be true that any one dialect lacks a particular expression or turn of phrase that would make it the optimum for a given situation, but in terms of universal communication with other English... 200
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Well firstly, language my dear, watch your language. Secondly, if they purpose of language is to clearly and accurately to communicate your thoughts to others, and often to as many others as possible, then there will be better versions / dialects of a language. And the Dutch version is more... 200
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024They speak with a more universally understood vocabulary and fewer slang or regionally unique words. They seem to have read classic literature in English. They also do not seem to make common mistakes I observed Americans making routinely, e.g. 'I could care less' or 'I'm doing good'. 1400
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/08/2024As an English person that has lived in, and travelled extensively in the US and also visited the Netherlands countless times; I can confirm that the Dutch generally speak better English than north Americans. They have a clearer understanding and adherence to the grammatical rules of the language.... 800
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 07/08/2024How long did the update take? Oh, right, there isn't an available tool to measure that 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 14/07/2024Now is absolutely not the time to be talking about gun control. Thoughts and prayers people. Thoughts and prayers 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 11/05/2024I have a joke about bovine spongiform encephalopathy, but people don't seem to find it a-moo-sing 000
Reposted by @hunglikeascallion.bsky.socialExistential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 30/04/2024What's cool about looking back at the history of college protests is that 19 year old students have been right about every single American war, and the esteemed Harvard educated opinion writers at the New York Times have been wrong about every single American war. 3557952047
Reposted by @hunglikeascallion.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 01/05/2024theonion.comTesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind BrakesAUSTIN, TX—In the latest round of layoffs for the company’s struggling automotive division, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fired the entire team behind brakes, sources confirmed Wednesday. “As we... 552262452
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 26/04/2024If this is the only place she is permitted to plug her book, I fully support this. In fact, can we just board up the hall while she is in there, and keep her there. You know for protection of the public 000
Reposted by @hunglikeascallion.bsky.socialDan Cooper @danielwcooper.bsky.social · 23/04/2024Was accidentally forced to watch a brief snippet of BBC News this morning and was staggered at the framing of the Rwanda policy as if it's good/bad for Rishi Sunak's political prospects rather than, you know, the monstrous inhumanity of this cruel boondoggle. 062
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 13/04/2024Fair. If it's their marketplace they should get to decide their margins/fees. However the customers who bought and own their 'pocket computers' should be free to use any marketplace they wish. 100
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 13/04/2024...2-5 years the landlord is borrowing more against it, up to the limit of what the market rent will support. So the properties are never really paid off, just part of an ever growing portfolio of partially owned assets. It's not a good, just or ethical system. But seems to be how it works here :-( 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 13/04/2024Then use that money to renovate one of their other properties - to increase the income from that one, or to buy another property (often at auction where cheap deals are available for 'cash' buyers). Through this empire building practice, the properties are never without a mortgage, as every... 100
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 13/04/2024...property as part of a portfolio or imagined property empire that they are building. Here in the UK mortgages have a 2-5 year initial term, and the borrower then moves to a new deal. Typically a buy-to-let borrower (a landlord) will take the maximum loan they can (that can be repaid by the rent).. 100
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 13/04/2024I was a renter until recently, and was lucky enough to have a landaldy who valued the fact that I always paid on time, made no requests, and maintained the property well. As a result she did not raise the rent once in the 3 years I lived there. So it does happen. However: Most landlords treat the... 100
Reposted by @hunglikeascallion.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 08/04/2024Congratulations to this online casino for press releasing a modern deprivation map of the UK! I'm not sure this is the jolly content you think it is, guys! 47140
Reposted by @hunglikeascallion.bsky.socialMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 03/04/2024We have countless TV panel discussions about the evils of immigration and few if any about the damage done by tax evasion. Then we wonder why we‘re in so much trouble. 01911
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 29/03/2024To prove your point. An image search turned up this pic of a younger Greg Davies. First reaction to this pic: Yeah he looks like the type of guy that takes home all the ladies.... But he is running out of space for them in his chest freezer. 030
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 29/03/2024Yep, let it fail. Shares become worthless. Discharge debts through bankruptcy. A public sector org takes over operations buys the shares at whatever price they are post bankruptcy. Privatisation has clearly been a failure, there is no reason that those who speculated on it should be bailed out 010
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 09/03/2024You got my hopes up with 'obituary'. Then dashed them with 'political' 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 18/02/2024Have just seen AXA's 'being a woman shouldn't be a risk' advert. It's worth highlighting that AXA is one of the biggest investors (~1$Bn) in the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and such is actively making every moment a risk for the entire population including ~1.5m women and ~2m children. Fuck AXA 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 21/01/2024Of course I did also say a similar thing about Seinfeld: "it takes about 3 episodes before you really start to 'get into it' and enjoy it". And plenty of people since have disagreed with me on that one. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 21/01/2024Of course I did also say a similar thing about Seinfeld: "it takes about 3 episodes before you really start to 'get it' and enjoy it". And plenty of people since have disagreed with me on that one. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 20/01/2024If it was the first episode I'd say give a few more a try over the coming weeks. The show takes a while to get going and for the characters to start to make sense. But it does get there eventually and (imho) is really worth it and actually ends up being better than Breaking bad was. 210
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 20/01/2024Without a doubt, the strangest storyline eastenders ever had. 010
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 07/01/2024Vine is back?? Clearly I'm out of touch with the modern world. 000
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 06/01/2024I have had covid for the past ~2 weeks. Inspired by this study, I have been rinsing my sinuses with a saline & iodine solution most days. In line with the study findings it has not killed off the virus, but has made the symptoms a lot milder: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles... 020
hunglikeascallion.bsky.social @hunglikeascallion.bsky.social · 06/01/2024Are you thinking about standing in front of St Peter because the author of the article looks as bloated as an undiscovered, week-old corpse? 010
