89 thoughts on “Thursday’s Papers

    1. scottser

      He can’t even ‘get brexit done’, just keeps dragging it out like a mangy cat that won’t do the decent thing and just die in a hedge somewhere.
      I did like the menu choice though, it’ll be all the tans will be eating come January.

        1. ReproBertie

          Dominic Raab lied this morning that there have always been checks on food going in to NI and we have always been at war with Eastasia.

    1. Bitnboxy

      No fan of Fine Gael but I think your angry tricolour-tattooed Shinner anti-vaxx derrière is likely trying to deflect from this story: “Speaking on Tipp Today with Fran Curry on TippFM, Mr Browne, a Sinn Féin TD, revealed that he has called to party members’ homes when he has disagreed with their social media posts. It comes after a young Sinn Féin activist, Christine O’Mahony, criticised a member who called to her home last week asking her to remove critical tweets. She has since quit the party”.

      Better buck up Goo, it could be you next…

      I await your usual barrage of insults: rent free – unionist – not as intelligent as you – smug git. Round 2!

      1. GiggidyGoo

        Beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice. Linky please go where I called you a Unionist. Or else run away. Your lack of intelligence manifests itself once again. Nice to know i’m living rent free for so long in your spacious head.
        Now, troddle along. Mummy will put your brekkie out shortly. Eat up. There’s a good boy. There there there.
        So – link to where I called you a unionist please? or have you found any links to where a i wrote anything about the HPV vaccine?
        Provide those, and I’ll engage with you further. (Looks like I won’t be engaging any further doesn’t it?) A Person may be able to help you. ROFL

        1. Bitnboxy

          ROFL. I forgot Beetlejuice in your repertoire of greatest hits! A bit lame but very you.

          Not so fast Gooey, your anti-vaxx stance wasn’t just pointed out by me yesterday and you did not cover yourself in glory.

          Well, you spent all evening flailing about hurling all your greatest-hits insults at me and others yesterday who dared to question your anti-vaxx nuttery so you’ll keep replying.

          Anything to say about the Senior Shinners calling to Shinner social media warrior homes to keep them in check, no?

        1. Bitnboxy

          Ah, thanks again TOBY (such a Republican username) but as you and the Goomeister already made clear to me, any criticism whatsoever of Sinn Fein automatically renders one a card-carrying member of the DUP. I have taken note.

    1. Junkface

      He was a bit before my time but my God that goal scoring celebration of his in the 82 final in slow motion would give you goosebumps. The passion Italians have for Football!

      RIP Paolo Rossi

  1. Micko

    FFS – The cover of the Spectator

    ‘Can he (Biden) save the free world?’

    “He’s not the Messiah…” :P

    1. Junkface

      Biden is too old. I hope he does well and helps the people in dire need of a proper leader, but so far his cabinet picks have been similar to ‘Identity politics bingo’, a term from someone else. He’s hiring some terrible, nasty incompetent people just because they check the right identity box. Neera Tanden, General Lloyd Austin, even Kamala Harris. I can’t see this lot succeeding. People should be hired on merit alone.

      1. Micko

        I’ve been trying to shut out US politics as much as possible If I’m honest. Bloody hard though! ;)

        But yes I agree, Biden has been playing identity politics since March when he announced that his VP would be a woman. And then susiquently a choice of “4 black women.”

        Totally should be the best person for the job regardless of race, gender etc

    2. Charger Salmons

      US Attorney’s office in Delaware opens investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax affairs – now the nasty business of the election is out of the way.

    1. Norma

      Wow never actually heard her speak before. She is intensely stupid or else in the middle of some sort of psychological collapse.

      1. Micko

        You literally posted that 7 mins after SOQ

        How many mins of the entire 150 min video did you watch…?

        Personally I don’t like or agree with a lot Delores Cahill has to say either – but I’ve given her views more time than that.

      2. Charlie

        “She is intensely stupid or else in the middle of some sort of hairstyle collapse”. Fixed that for ye.

      3. Daisy Chainsaw

        Why would anyone need to watch over 2 hours of a noted racist rant about vaccines to know that her comments are total rubbish? This wan has form in that regard.

          1. Daisy Chainsaw

            Yup. She’s a fan of the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy and a member of a racist political party.

    2. Cian

      Holy moly. I got a full 60 seconds in and had to stop…
      “it’s now been know for decades that coronavirus cause illnesses until April and then after April everyone essentially has built up an immune response.”

      I’d say the million or so Covid deaths since April will be glad to know that they didn’t have any illness and already had an immune response. Silly people should have taken (Nobel prize winning ) vitamin supplements and they would be alive.

      1. SOQ

        Well she is not the only who is claiming that after a vaccine, a patient can get sick or die when they then encounter what is referred to as the ‘wild’ virus. This is the reason why the HIV vaccine did not work.

        In fairness the Vitamin D thing is now mainstreaming and she was the first I ever heard promoting it.

        1. paddy apathy

          The advice on vitamin d has been about for a very very long time. Get your head out of the twittersphere once in a while.

          1. Junkface

            Joe Rogan was talking about importance of vitamin D in March during his interview with Michael Osterholm.

          2. Charger Salmons

            4,000IU Vitamin D and 40mg of zinz every day since the end of March.
            Haven’t a clue whether it has made any difference but I’ll keep taking it.

        2. Daisy Chainsaw

          She’s also claiming once you’ve had covid, you’re immune.

          Funny how being a professor doesn’t make you immune from being a colossal moron

  2. Rosette of Sirius

    Meaningless to many, but hotly anticipated by me, Cyberpunk 2077 was released today and am downloading as I type…. Gonna be a long night!

    (Cyberpunk 2077 being the biggest video game release in… ever, I suppose)

      1. Rosette of Sirius

        Lemmie see…. Should be able to knock up something.

        I’ll be playing on very high spec PC and not console meaning experience from a performance perspective will differ dramatically from set up to setup..

      1. Micko

        Would you not go for the PS5?

        I’m probably gonna wait until my PS4 dies or the PS5 gets wireless VR, but if I was starting from scratch – PS5 would be my choice.

        1. Junkface

          Yeah good point, but I’m kind of slow on taking up new consoles. I’ve only started gaming a bit more since lockdown, I’m still using a PS3!! PS4’s look like bargains now. I think PS5’s are out of stock in most places for Xmas.

          PS5’s look very cool though, lots of power and speed. Would you do the VR at home? I haven’t even tried yet. It looks crazy. What an age for entertainment!

          1. Micko

            Yep, the PS4 are going for bargains alright.

            Yep, my gaming has increased too – I picked up a PSVR at the start of the pandemic.

            I was very cynical about it – but it’s bloody excellent!

            It’s a reasonable cardio workout with some of the games actually – Beat Sabre is class.

            But the PS4 hand controllers are like hens teeth now. I had to buy a game I didnt even want just to get them in a bundle.

            Honestly though, if you were looking to get into VR right now and you don’t have a console already – I’d go with an Oculus or similar.

            No wires and it’s all in one package.

          2. Junkface

            Ha ha! You’re worse than me. I still have my PS2, some great games on that one. I haven’t unpacked it since moving years ago. Maybe I can start a gaming museum in a few years. I also have a Wii that I use, mainly for Tiger Wood’s Golf, great craic!

            Also a friend showed me the new Raspberry Pi thing, it can be turned into a 16 bit gaming like a Commodore Amiga, Atari ST or even 8 bit ones like C64, Spectrum, pretty cool. Emulators and all of that.

          3. ReproBertie

            I have two smallies who are very happy to spend an hour on Lego Batman on the PS2. No doubt as they get older the demand for something more up to date will grow. I spent far too much of lockdown cycling the streets of San Andreas.

            My brother rang me mid-summer to tell me about a PC version of Elite, the old C64 space trading game, but my nostalgia is tinged with space station docking disasters so I’ve resisted thus far.

          4. Charger Salmons

            I’d go for it.
            A grown man like yourself needs to de-stress in life and what better way than to play video games…

          5. Charger Salmons

            Productive ? In what way ?
            Unless you consider sitting around in your underpants gurning at a screen to be productive.

          6. Junkface

            ReproBertie
            “My brother rang me mid-summer to tell me about a PC version of Elite, the old C64 space trading game”

            I’ve heard that No Man’s Sky is kind of similar to this, it looks really cool, but yes Elite was the all time space adventure classic back in the 8 bit/16 bit days. So cool.

          7. ReproBertie

            As I said, a more productive use of time than trolling on the internet.

            The implication being that your chosen hobby is less productive.

            Disappointed that I had to explain that really.

          8. Rosette of Sirius

            I’ve been playing Elite Dangerous for a while now and it’s truly a massive massive game. Released in 2017 and with a series of updates since. A new gen update to take advantage of modern ray-tracing graphics due for release next year. I started on Elite in my early teens on my BBC Micro back in the day.

            By way of a gaming recommendation tho, I would heartily recommend a game called Control. Released last year, it is one of the most enjoyable and interesting games played in a long, long time. Visually stunning and quite challenging too.

            Wrt VR, I’ve an Occulus headset and it’s pretty great but still a ways to go from a tech perspective. Needs a lot of grunt too making is it cost prohibitive for many. Got it to play Half Life Alyx this year and is huge fun.

          9. Charger Salmons

            If there’s limited storage space and it’s a choice between your old Star Trek outfits and extensive video game collection which goes ?
            And do you still make the actual bang bang noises when you play a shoot-em-up game ?
            Heh x dweebs.

          10. ReproBertie

            OK Spoofer, since you’re so desperate for attention today try this one.

            What’s the difference between sitting playing a video game for 90 minutes and sitting shouting at some men kicking a ball on the screen for 90 minutes?

          11. Charger Salmons

            One is celebrating physical fitness, skill and dedication required to compete in sport at the highest level.
            The other is a sad grown-up pretending he’s an urban warrior with virtual buddies because he doesn’t have any real ones on account of him wasting all those hours in front of a screen suffering from poor hygiene and lack of sunlight.

          12. Micko

            Big difference between Video games and watching TV of course Bertie.

            Video games are WAY better!

            Helps with eye hand co-ordination and problem solving skills, plus it’s not a passive act like watching TV.

            And, as I mentioned before with VR you can bounce around the house playing and engaging with people all over the globe!

            But, like everything, it’s all about moderation.

          13. ReproBertie

            How, exactly, are you “celebrating physical fitness” by watching a load of men on TV while wasting all those hours in front of a screen suffering from poor hygiene and lack of sunlight? Wouldn’t surprise me if you like to dress up as those men too and indulge in a little cosplay.

          14. Charger Salmons

            I seem to have touched a raw nerve.
            You’re obviously an assassin who lives by the creed.
            Respect bro.

          15. ReproBertie

            Aw, no answer. Exposed a sore point? Was that not the attention you were looking for?

            I don’t think Assassin’s Creed is even available for the PS2.

          16. Rosette of Sirius

            Imagine if gaming and other forms of entertainment or activity were mutually exclusive?!

            Kinda rich all the same coming from the gin-sozzled Charger ‘The Coprophiliac’ Salmons….

          17. Junkface

            You’ve been playing the wrong games Charger. You can learn a lot from gaming as well as just having fun. Especially sports and strategy games. As mentioned already, gaming can improve your reflexes, coordination, memory, and does more than other traditional solutions like puzzles and crosswords to stave off dementia in old age. Online multiplayer games give a whole new level of engagement and excitement too.

            There is a game out there for everyone, when you get into it, it can be so rewarding. Better than scrolling through Netflix for ages looking for something good to watch.

          18. Charger Salmons

            I know that old sport.I was only teasing the poor fellow and he’s taken quite the umbrage.
            Everyone takes everything so seriously on here.Chillax I say.
            I’m afraid my gaming skills never stretched further than my kids attempting to show me how to play GTA.
            Video gaming is big business in Blighty.Huge market for developers and sales.

          19. ReproBertie

            Have no fear Spoofer. I clearly don’t spend a lot of time gaming if all I have is a 20 year old console so your desperate need for my attention has had no impact on my mood. I only threw you a bone out of sympathy.

    1. Happy

      Tell me if it is really like The Witcher. One of the best games of all time apparently, but i can never get into it.
      (It’s from the same studio)

          1. Happy

            Theme Park was my favourite mega drive gane. I was the type of owner tht would put huge amounts of salt in the popcorn to maximise softdrink sales

          2. Junkface

            Theme Park was amazing! So much fun, so bold what you could do with the customers and the food ha ha. I used to play it on the Amiga or PC.

        1. Rosette of Sirius

          Civ 6 is excellent. I’ve said this before here, but Epic Games give away a free game (or two) every week – every Thursday afternoon actually. Sometimes the games are sometimes iffy, mostly they’re good and sometimes they’re awesome. They gave away Civ 6 earlier this year. They even gave away GTA 5 this year too…

          https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/

          This week’s give away looks interesting if you like RPG.

    2. Iian-Oh

      I’ve been deliberately avoiding anything to do with Cyberpunk 2077 for several years ever since its announcement. Finally I go to check it out to discover its first person?

      To say I am gutted is an understatement.

      :(

      Ah well, maybe they’ll release Elder Scrolls 6 before I’m 75, although now MS has bought Bethesda, it will probably be pure dog dirt.

      1. Harry

        I’m confused (not a big gamer), what did you expect it to be? Does third person indicate potentially better story?

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