crossin me property line to nab up ME snow? what a’ bloody wanker. e’ shoulda just used es’ own bloody snow christ sake

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    This is a whole sub-genre in British tabloids. Absolute melts pointing at things with a sad or annoyed face.

    Cannot for the life of me remember the collective term for them.

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    Says the man with appliances on his front lawn. The British really are the ‘mericuhns of Europe aren’t they?

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        An indoor refrigerator in the winter is essentially a resistive heater. It’s not nearly as good as a heat pump, but may be better for the environment that burning gas, depending on the local electricity mix.

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      De Gaulle vetoed the British application to join the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1963, famously uttering the single word ‘non’ into the television cameras at the critical moment, a statement used to sum up French opposition towards Britain for many years afterwards.[41] Macmillan said afterwards that he always believed that de Gaulle would prevent Britain joining, but thought he would do it quietly, behind the scenes. He later complained privately that “all our plans are in tatters”.[35]

      American President John F. Kennedy urged de Gaulle to accept the United Kingdom in the EEC, stating that a Europe without Great Britain would create a situation in which the United States were bearing the enormous costs of Europe’s protection without any voice. Kennedy applied pressure to de Gaulle by threatening to withdraw American troops from European soil, but de Gaulle believed that the United States would lose the Cold War if they were to leave Europe.[42] It encouraged de Gaulle to see Great Britain as America’s “Trojan Horse”.[43]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_Charles_de_Gaulle

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    also I feel like this area would be soo cozy without the fence and with a big tree to give some shade to rest under. maybe a hammock tied to the house or something too

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      The front garden is not space to get cozy in the UK, especially if you live somewhere where neighbours pose for compo face for the local paper, have a triple head crease at the head neck neutral zone, keep white goods or sofas in the front garden etc. I expect if you explore the area where this photo was taken, there is a pub with a flat roof and no other amenities than a chip shop, bookies, vape shop.

      For the record, I absolutely love places like this

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      But then who’s fuckin tree is it? Who’s leaves when comes time to rake? Who’s shade? This doesn’t end.