Things you only just found out about.

[Lako42]

Birmingham has the worst road network in the world and must be avoided at all costs 

[Wymsey]

2 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

There always will be, as long as things like sensitivity, emotion (other than anger), kindness, and self-doubt are perceived as 'weak', 'gay' and 'not being a true man'. 

It particularly doesn't help when some females (am not being sexist, by the way) think men are able to manage problems mentally alone and don't necessarily require additional support elsewhere, compared to themselves.

Edited 30 November 2024 by Wymsey

[leicsmac]

12 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

It particularly doesn't help when some females (am not being sexist, by the way) think men are able to manage problems mentally alone and don't necessarily require additional support elsewhere, compared to themselves.

... which is nothing compared to the societal pressure put on blokes by other blokes.

[HighPeakFox]

45 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

It particularly doesn't help when some females (am not being sexist, by the way) think men are able to manage problems mentally alone and don't necessarily require additional support elsewhere, compared to themselves.

Indeed, and I note your careful use of the word 'some' here. 

 

Unfortunately, we're all subject to this sort of archaic thinking, and inevitably some women buy into it, and value noisy confidence over anything else. Also, in my experience, I have found one or two women confused by masculine emotional intelligence, because they've long considered that their department - in much the same way that some men are still wedded to the idea that their job is go out, hunt and gather 

[Granfan]

18 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

I'd really like to hear the bawdy drinking version. I've Googled it but I can't find anything other than references to the original.

There you go  remember it was written a long time ago so it's quite tame as a drinking song

[Parafox]

3 minutes ago, Granfan said:

There you go  remember it was written a long time ago so it's quite tame as a drinking song

Thanks. 

 

Somewhat disappointing, as you alluded.

[RobHawk]

That Kumar from the Harold and Kumar films, served as a member of white house staff during the Obama administration 

[MattFox]

On 30/11/2024 at 09:45, Lako42 said:

Birmingham has the worst road network in the world and must be avoided at all costs 

Christmas markets make Birmingham un visitable

[Lako42]

2 hours ago, MattFox said:

Christmas markets make Birmingham un visitable

Absolutely. 

 

 

Which is great as im back on Wednesday 

Edited 2 December 2024 by Lako42

[ozleicester]

18 hours ago, RobHawk said:

That Kumar from the Harold and Kumar films, served as a member of white house staff during the Obama administration 

Thought it was obvious as it was the name of their film... "Harold and Kumar go to whitehouse"  

[RoboFox]

That research into the The Dunning-Kruger effect was inspired by a series of 1995 bank robberies by McArthur Wheeler and Clifton Earl Johnson who held up two Pittsburgh banks at gunpoint without attempts to disguise themselves. Instead, they had covered their faces in LEMON JUICE, believing it would make them invisible to security cameras. 

[bovril]

10 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

That research into the The Dunning-Kruger effect was inspired by a series of 1995 bank robberies by McArthur Wheeler and Clifton Earl Johnson who held up two Pittsburgh banks at gunpoint without attempts to disguise themselves. Instead, they had covered their faces in LEMON JUICE, believing it would make them invisible to security cameras. 

[SkidsFox]

This thread has been cloned...

[Jattdogg]

@whoareyaaa just discovered this thread

[whoareyaaa]

3 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

@whoareyaaa just discovered this thread

Just remembered I made it, had a few to many.

[Wymsey]

The Earth is neither flat nor circular.

[Kopic]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

The Earth is neither flat nor circular.

What about spherical?

[Wymsey]

Just now, Kopic said:

What about spherical?

It's probably closest to that, yes.