New - The things that really annoy you

[ROVERT47]

Missus bought me a box of 6 chocolate covered marzipan bars off Amazon.
Not everyone’s cup of tea but I fucking love marzipan.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Stephen Fry knighted for services to mental health awareness.

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail

Marcus Fakana from north London was convicted of having sex with British girl, now 18, when they were on holiday

www.theguardian.com

And, who reported him? The mother of the girl/young woman involved.

 

[Wolftone]

Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail

Marcus Fakana from north London was convicted of having sex with British girl, now 18, when they were on holiday

www.theguardian.com

And, who reported him? The mother of the girl/young woman involved.

What's your point? What 'really annoys you' about this? I don't get it.

 

[AndyWolves]

Presumably the whole episode. It would have been a complete non-issue had it occured in this country. You've got to wonder why the mother reported it in the first place

 

[pagey]

He disrespected and broke the laws in a foreign country, gets a year in prison. Justice for Marcus?
I don't know why it's bloody news, and as for the crowd funding

 

[Tony Towner]

Presumably the whole episode. It would have been a complete non-issue had it occured in this country. You've got to wonder why the mother reported it in the first place

Because she's a vindicative sod would be my guess. If the girl is white which I don't think is out there then maybe something worse. That said I do understand the 'when in Rome' views expressed in the first sentence above

 

[Wellen Wolf]

He disrespected and broke the laws in a foreign country, gets a year in prison. Justice for Marcus?
I don't know why it's bloody news, and as for the crowd funding

Reportedly: They had sex in private while being black in Dubai. He was 18, she was 17. She did not complain. The highly religious mother somehow decided to investigate her daughter's holiday activities, found out and went to the police.
Result: Boy gets a year in prison and carries this for the rest of his life.
If you think that should be the way of the world, well...

 

[pagey]

Reportedly: They had sex in private while being black in Dubai. He was 18, she was 17. She did not complain. The highly religious mother somehow decided to investigate her daughter's holiday activities, found out and went to the police.
Result: Boy gets a year in prison and carries this for the rest of his life.
If you think that should be the way of the world, well...

That's not what I said, he was found guilty of breaking the law of that country, and gets a prison sentence, whether the law is right or wrong is a different discussion. Who ever started the gofundme is also saying the law was misused? Upto 20 years and gets 1, id say he got off lightly.

 

[sycophantia]

That's not what I said, he was found guilty of breaking the law of that country, and gets a prison sentence, whether the law is right or wrong is a different discussion. Who ever started the gofundme is also saying the law was misused? Upto 20 years and gets 1, id say he got off lightly.View attachment 12619

This is true of course but it's a sad indictment of a country that 2 young people can't have sex without being castigated for it.
Having said that, if you're in a country that has archaic, restrictive laws, then it makes sense to follow them (hard to do when you're young I know)

 

[Wellen Wolf]

That's not what I said, he was found guilty of breaking the law of that country, and gets a prison sentence, whether the law is right or wrong is a different discussion.

For sure, What you say and I say though is of little relevance. The whole situation is uncivilised especially as similar private activities play out every day everywhere.
Enjoy the weekend!

 

[Jack Regan]

People who send multiple short messages instead of putting it all in just one.

Beds where the feet stick out further than the mattress.

Snow!

 

[Kenny]

Beds where the feet stick out further than the mattress.

hate this

 

[Kenny]

Snow!

Don't mind this though

 

[Kenny]

People who send multiple short messages instead of putting it all in just one.

Properly hate this

 

[lemonjelly]

People who send multiple short messages instead of putting it all in just one.

Hate myself when I do this, as I hit return on some systems intending the cursor goes onto the next line, but it posts part of the message.

 

[Jack Regan]

I've changed my mind it's no longer snow it's now slush and not having the right footwear to avoid getting my feet soaked.

 

[Kenny]

Today not a fan of the snow.

Was meant to be on my way to Leeds at 5am....stuck in MD though.

Route out blocked by a lorry that couldn't get up a hill and if I got by that, numerous road closures and the M62 also closed around Huddersfield.

Work from home until this clears up then attempt a drive up later this afternoon it is.

 

[Tredman]

this will probably the only time I feel smug about leaving the house at 3am

 

[machin05]

this will probably the only time I feel smug about leaving the house at 3am

Meeting with Jake Humphrey?