Evil Alpha (in a good way)

Lamb, mostly.

[Evil Alpha (in a good way) @MinxPupsAlpha]

@ArielAnderssen ... the Wikipedia entry for him claims he grew up in a "middle class" household, and casually notes he went to Sandhurst and was commissioned in the Royal Scots, so not exactly a traditional "middle class".

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@ArielAnderssen Yup. The precise connection is obscure (so cousin not, say, nephew) 'cos the family changed names to keep "Coutts" instead of "Burdett" or (I kid you not) "Money", and the bank merged with what became NatWest when Willie was in his early 20s, but...

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@ArielAnderssen You appear to be on my kindle!

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@TenAmorette @LaughingGravy2 "About" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there!

But possibly they're factoring in wastage between can/pot/bowl and/or assuming their customers are very messy eaters and there's a large amount of the soup that will end up everywhere but inside of you!

[Evil Alpha (in a good way) @MinxPupsAlpha]

@_Tom1991_ Ooh, with luck you'll make it to a Final Seven match!

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@spankchief @MelissaRTodd You usually need 6 months validity beyond your trip (which can mean the beginning or the end of the trip!)

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@AussieOverLawd Hmm, the article doesn't match at all the release from Penguin Books, which stayed that:

(A) the more inclusive, edited versions will be published by the Puffin imprint for kids, and
(B) the original text will continue to be published by Penguin.

Capitalism at work!

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@Kendrajames13 According to The World's Smartest Man(tm) the approved term is now "deboosted" !

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@ArielAnderssen ... because it's well known that sheep speak Cumbric (yan, tan, tethera...) which is related to, but different from, modern Welsh (and Cornish, come to that).

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@ArielAnderssen I suspect not everything in that tweet is 100% probably true...

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@Sir_Inkd @ArielAnderssen I was coming at that issue from the opposite direction: why the decaf variant? So, yes the do (the original Twinings Earl Grey, plus the less-bergamotty Lady Grey).

[Of course, I understand why peeps like decaf, even if the amount of caf in a cuppa is quite low and, well, Italy]

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@MelissaRTodd Lincolnshire or Massachusetts?

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@cherryredd17 The first entry is bogus. Possession of frogs is only unlawful if there is an actual law covering amphibians of the order anura, although it could be unauthorized by a given institution. On that basis, the accused was unjustly convicted and the sentence unfair and unsound. ( 😁 )

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@LilPseudodragon Ah, but sometimes what the questioner thinks is a yes/no question is perceived by the answerer as one warranting the answer "it's complicated". Lawyers love to frame q's as y/n cos it creates simpler narratives, but often shades of gray means that neither option is 100% correct.

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@ArielAnderssen @TheRealNyxon For those admiring the jods, they are genuine just-add-horse riding breeches made by PS of Sweden. They come in two colors in addition to Conker (which they call 'coffee', and the world will be a better place if more ladies wear them more often! https://t.co/I7WOF0wJC8

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@ArielAnderssen We have a proper kettle on standby. The only snag is that water boils at about 94 degrees here in COS, but we can supply PG Tips for builders tea, or Assam, Lapsang Souchong (both from Taylor's), Rose Pouchong (Fortnums) or Oolong...

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@LilPseudodragon Fun side effect: after my bout, I felt pretty ok, but then went out to pull some weeds... and after only 10 minutes it was difficult to stagger back inside. One's endurance seems to lag significantly behind feeling ok!

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@ArielAnderssen Disagree that the sympathy is unnecessary; flip it... An unsympathetic medical person will tend to discourage patient sharing, which could be problematic. The fact that it also makes the patient feel warm and fuzzy is a plus!

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@MelissaRTodd There may be a handful of exceptions to the who pays whom rule, BUT people behaving professionally don't suggest 'noshing', AND if you do pay the photographer, it's generally and legally a work for hire and you own the copyright (so no %s)...