@katebevan You absolutely shouldn't need to do this, or, there should be an opt-out setting but if keen to stick with Google you can stop it by adding "&udm=14" to the end of the search string to disable the AI summary, e.g. "How do I clean a leather sofa &udm=14"
@ricardoautobahn You can get similar retro vibes by buying an old Bigtrak of eBay for about £40. It's cheaper, your inner child will thank you and your membership of the Brown Rice Brigade can't be rescinded.
@rhodri I reckon you are vindicated in your choice of musical instrument, given Atoni Gaudí's decision to immortalise in stone an angel rocking out on the bassoon on the Nativity Facade of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Literally the instrument of the gods.
@AndraDoesCare Thanks. That's really kind of you to say. I'm just back after a bit of hiatus. I deleted the app and only occasionally log in now. I'll be honest, I was far happier day-to-day when I was off it. It can be funny / useful but i don't need it professionally, so might jump ship again
@PozzyWozzy@johnharris1969 Or drinking a glass of water. And then you realise we've suffered these people for so long because Ed Miliband had a failed bacon sandwich / face interaction.
Presumably becoming an MP requires a lobotomy that messes with your motor skills.
@dave_skin@stuheritage Also: how do I operate the shower?
The three most stressful and / or irritating things as a frequent traveler:
1. lights, how the fuck do they work?
2. plug socket is where now?
3. It's 2023 - how do I shower without freezing myself or getting first degree burns?
@dennisbhooper Similar vibe with Spanish. You can legitimately use either 'el plátano' or 'la banana' with the same meaning. One can only conclude therefore, that bananas are shemale.
@dennisbhooper The Wikipedia entry for Cobb
Salad reminds me of the irreconcilable gulf in culture between our 2 countries. Like when John Oliver pointed out that a UK general election in its entirety costs less than the budget for balloons for a single major party in a US election cycle.
@dennisbhooper American salad: calory count in the thousands, an ungodly amount of cheese, possibly in sauce form, one or more meats, being so physically imposing it's charted on relief maps, needs 4 stout men lift it & could sustain a family of 3 for a week.
Everywhere else: it's a side dish.
@dennisbhooper Oh ho ho, I'm not falling for that. I've been on around long enough to know that this is exactly how you become the main character for a day.