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Practical magic is brilliant. Was one of the first films I watched with offspring when she started feeling ready for slightly scary stuff.
I'd add The Adams Family, Witches of Eastwick and Hereditary to the list.
Also Cabin on the Woods, but that might be too close to slasher for your taste.

2025-09-29 18:56:46 UTC

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Just far enough to validate the delusions, would be my guess!
Archaeological evidence for trans makes it sound like they found vikings with fake tits, or a pharaoh with a set of dilators. It's the clownfish argument all over again.

2025-09-29 18:25:39 UTC

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Archaeological evidence?
There have been a few bodies buried with weapons who were assumed to be male but on closer inspection turned out to be female. I assume that's what is meant here. But that's not evidence of prehistoric transgenderism, it's just evidence that archaeologists can make sexist assumptions as well as any other profession.

2025-09-26 16:07:26 UTC

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I'm sure men can grasp, in theory, that traditional roles means less income. However, in practice a lot of them seem to expect their wives/girlfriends to work full time whilst also maintaining a more traditional (i.e. the woman does everything) set up at home. A quick read through of relationships posts on reddit or mumsnet is enough to confirm that plenty men think this way.

2025-09-26 14:44:44 UTC

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In the UK, people tend to lie to pollsters when they are planning to vote conservative. There have been several elections where the polls wrongly predicted labour would win because of this.
But I was mostly thinking of the poll where men said they wouldn't commit rape, but when the question was re-worded, most admitted they would.
I suspect most progressive men would have a knee-jerk response to a question that used the phrase 'traditional gender roles'. But asking them how often they clean the toilet, or would they want to live with a woman who earns more than they do or expects them to do the housework might have yielded different responses.

2025-09-26 12:15:29 UTC

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I expect the number of dem men who would like this is actually much higher, but they were not willing to admit it!

2025-09-18 18:13:17 UTC

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Someone here was saying a few weeks ago that banksy IS a woman!

2025-09-18 16:30:19 UTC

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This just brought back a memory. When I was around 7, my parents had a friend with a daughter the same age as me who we used to see maybe once every 6 weeks or so. One time, we made witches potion in the garden and poured it into a big jar and hid it under her bed, because we thought it would improve with age, or something! The next time we went back to visit, it was still there with a huge ball of furry grey mold growing on top, and little jellyish lumps floating in the soup. It was disgusting and glorious in equal measures!

2025-09-16 19:46:30 UTC

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I like this idea, but I can't see it going down too well with British students (or some of their parents)!
https://www.brightvibes.com/should-children-clean-their-own-schools-japan-thinks-so

2025-09-16 16:23:49 UTC

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I don't expect it, but I live in hope!

2025-09-16 15:44:45 UTC

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Stephen King famously included 12 year old kids having a gangbang in one of his books, but THIS is what he deserves to be cancelled for?

2025-09-09 21:59:16 UTC

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We never had it until I started high school and had to cover my books, and even then I usually used wrapping paper and sellotape.

2025-09-09 21:53:55 UTC

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That would make more sense, but is not how I remember it.
New Mandela effect maybe?

2025-09-09 20:13:00 UTC

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The BBC used to go to ridiculous lengths with this. There used to be a kids show called Blue Peter where they would show you how to make things out of empty bottles and toilet roll tubes. They were not allowed to say 'sellotape' as that would have been advertising a specific brand, so they always called it 'sticky backed plastic'. Even as a 5-year-old I thought that sounded odd.

2025-09-09 15:48:50 UTC

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If that's true then it is grounds for divorce!

2025-09-05 18:08:17 UTC

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The way she jumps up into her owner's arms at the end! 😍

2025-09-03 19:00:13 UTC

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I still use a dumb phone (nokia brick!) so I don't get these. If a nuclear war breaks out, I will be the last to know!

2025-09-02 17:06:39 UTC

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This would make an amazing blanket. Not sure if I have the time/patience to try, but I know I would like the end result.

2025-09-02 16:39:33 UTC

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I'm not sure how asking parents really helps everyone. We've seen how parents of trans cheats will defend their sons' right to cheat, so what's to stop them lying for their sons as well?

2025-09-01 11:38:04 UTC

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I noticed the council have emptied the flower bed in town. Probably making room for the Christmas tree that most people will be sick and tired of by Christmas because they put the damn thing up so early.

2025-08-27 16:09:48 UTC

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'consent violation' is my new least favourite euphemism. This TIFs female socialisation is really shining through here. How sad that she thinks she has to be 'delicate' in order to not upset her rapist or his friends. I despair for these girls sometimes.

2025-08-26 16:58:18 UTC

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More than once I have bought a lovely, but wrong size, jumper from the charity shop to unravel and re-use the wool, and ended up with a pile of short bits of wool because the whole thing had been cut out and sewn on an overlocker!

2025-08-25 13:19:38 UTC

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I miss Regretsy, but you just summed up the entire site in two emojis!

2025-08-25 12:54:00 UTC

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If my dog was fluffier, I might try this! He's getting on and won't be around forever, so it would be nice to have a little part of him when he's gone.
I do think people who try to sell things made from their pets' hair are rather odd. You used to see those on Regretsy sometimes. I think the worst offender had even included some nail clippings in her cat hair doily monstrosity. It looked like something you might fish out of a drain!

2025-08-25 12:50:49 UTC

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I've done most of these, but it would be cruel to keep sheep in my tiny back yard.

2025-08-25 12:49:39 UTC

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I did wonder if I would get fewer visits by letting them come in for a look. I'm not going to try it though. I don't let strangers into my house unless they are a trades person and I have booked the visit.

2025-08-24 19:06:42 UTC

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And if you fill in the online forms to tell them you DON'T watch live TV, you still get threatening letters and a visit from an enforcement officer.
I haven't had a tv for about 15 years now and they still keep coming.

2025-08-23 18:57:18 UTC

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I like the feel of them even though they are a nuisance to make.

2025-08-23 18:44:51 UTC

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Ooh, I like the textured bits on this one.

2025-08-23 17:56:34 UTC

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It was £2 a ball, and it's pure wool! If I had enough to double up and still get a jumper or a cardigan, I'd probably try it. But I am not small so don't think there would be quite enough. I agree about making one item that uses most/all of it.
Might watch a few videos for I aspiration while I finish the cake blanket.
What's the pattern you have?

2025-08-23 17:38:28 UTC

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I'm thinking maybe a crocheted cardi, except all the patterns I have are for dk and this is 4ply. Could also make a bloody massive shawl. Think I saw a pattern for one with a hood, which looked quite interesting.
I've made so many mittens this year that more mittens are not an option.

2025-08-23 16:55:05 UTC

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https://share.google/64goY88LtTunR2qEa
If you accidentally came home from the charity shop with 8 balls of this, what would you make?
I wasnt going to buy any more wool/start any more projects before yarndale, but it was too much of a bargain.

2025-08-21 16:37:26 UTC

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No idea, but it looks too good to be true, so it probably is!

2025-08-11 17:46:03 UTC

https://media.spinster.xyz/3e74d6e5f15104b2df316c311270c51c0c7774e64a2aec0e9171433e77c90047.jpg

2025-08-07 12:12:23 UTC

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Oh. I'd be tired of that well before the 6 hours were up.
The only type I've tried was somewhere between those two, but closer to rafting.

2025-08-07 12:07:13 UTC

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Oh, they are different things?

2025-08-07 12:04:46 UTC

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I've never been to a water park, but I used to take a rubber dinghy to the river when my kids were littler. We always looked for the fastest/most exciting bits of the river to float down.

2025-08-07 11:14:18 UTC

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I thought River tubing was supposed to be quite fast and exciting. Sounds like they have deliberately removed the only fun element of the whole trip. I'd rather stay home and do housework too.

2025-08-05 15:55:05 UTC

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Wow, that's the lowest effort bit of 'decoration' they could possibly have come up with. Makes me wonder why they bothered at all!
In my town, there's a gang of secret knitters/crocheters who make these and change them several times a year to match the season.
https://media.spinster.xyz/5086300b192018bfd7a9e803b6e13c38c4ccc676156dc1dbd14a63701cf816e4.png

2025-08-01 18:19:22 UTC

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Thanks. I am not in the US, so didn't know about any of this.
Hard to imagine having strong feeling either way about what is worn at a strangers wedding.

2025-08-01 18:05:32 UTC

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I don't understand about the mittens, sorry.
I agree about the fetish gear, and think people who are complaining about this probably would be less bothered/not bothered at all if the dress was blue. Some people have very strange priorities!

2025-08-01 17:10:19 UTC

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It's the white dress. I don't have the first clue about etiquette, but even I know that you don't wear white to someone else's wedding.

2025-07-30 21:42:51 UTC

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Every time you mention this designer, I write her name down so I can look up her stuff. Then I forget all about her until the next time you post!

2025-07-30 21:39:23 UTC

Just seen this on Kiwi Farms. Apparently, they had until today to make their content inaccessible to UK residents.
Funny how China's 'great firewall' is seen as sinister government over-reach, but this is apparently fine and dandy.
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/2025-07-25-ofcom-ofcom-engagement-availability-of-kiwifarms-in-uk.225116/#post-22117229
Yesterday at 7:25 PM
#1
Featured on Jul 29, 2025 by Null: The UK's Ofcom has been monitoring the Kiwi Farms's availability in the UK. They have given us an ultimatum to block UK citizens from visiting the site by July 30th.
From: OSS_5 <OSS_5@ofcom.org.uk>
Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Subject: Ofcom engagement - Availability of KiwiFarms in UK
Dear representatives of Lolcow LLC,
We (Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s Online Safety regulator), note that as of 23rd July 2025, the full Kiwi Farms website (www.kiwifarms.st), including posts, comments, and images, appears to be accessible to UK users, having previously been made unavailable to UK users following our communication with you, last dated 29th April 2025.
Considering this development, please clarify the following by no later than 17:00 BST on 30th July 2025:
- Whether Lolcow LLC intends to reinstate these restrictions and, if so, the expected timeline for doing so;
- If there is no intention to reinstate the restrictions, the measures Lolcow LLC has taken, or plans to take, to ensure compliance with the Online Safety Act (OSA)
As outlined previously, the purpose of the OSA is to protect UK-based users of internet services from exposure to illegal content and material that may be harmful to children. The OSA requires that providers of services with links to the UK take action to protect users based in the UK – it does not require them to protect users based anywhere else in the world.
To assist with compliance, please refer to the following resources:
- Illegal Content Interactive Tool – designed to help service providers understand what is required under the OSA
- Record-Keeping Template – to support providers in meeting their record-keeping obligations
We will continue to monitor the functionality available to UK users via Kiwi Farms and strongly encourage Lolcow LLC to take all necessary steps to meet its obligations under the OSA.
Should you have any queries about our approach to online safety, we remain open to discussion and are committed to supporting service providers in achieving compliance.
Sincerely,
Online Safety Team
Ofcom

2025-07-28 17:28:09 UTC

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Or get paper plates!
I know women who did this when their kids were smaller. Wish I'd thought of it.

2025-07-28 14:57:40 UTC

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Nice! Looks a bit virus-y, but with more spaces.

2025-07-24 18:08:25 UTC

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Probably. We domesticated pigeons, and look what happened to them! There are plenty managing to survive in the wild, but have you seen the state of their nests? They literally forgot how to build them as a result of several generations of living in man-made bird houses.

2025-07-24 17:06:21 UTC

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Dogs were wolves before humans started catering to their needs!
Most of the dog breeds currently kept as pets have never existed in the wild.

2025-07-17 17:59:12 UTC

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But if no bad things happened in stories, who would bother to read them? Stories where everyone is nice all the time and nothing bad ever happens are incredibly boring!
Also, what's wrong with Cho Chang?

2025-07-14 13:22:15 UTC

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Good luck!

2025-07-14 13:00:26 UTC

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That does sound tricky. From what you've got so far, it looks like the end product will be worth it.

2025-07-14 12:40:01 UTC

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That looks quite complicated. If it's a repeating pattern, maybe the 'quick knit' comes into play when you've worked the repeat a few times to build up some confidence and muscle memory?

2025-07-07 18:56:40 UTC

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It's amazing what people have been able to make, just with their own hands and brains.
I find this video quite hypnotic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQ2pXkYjRM&list=RDmkQ2pXkYjRM&start_radio=1

2025-07-02 19:32:09 UTC

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I don't remember that, but they should have got sports bra contracts. There must be loads of women who'd buy a bra with that sort of sponsorship. I know I would!

2025-07-02 19:26:10 UTC

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I'm just relieved to see that he was running in the men's 400m!

2025-07-01 17:11:48 UTC

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That's so cute!
Imagine having the patience to do cables on something so tiny.

2025-06-29 15:22:18 UTC

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The only pattern with a hood I can find in my stash is this one:
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/cardigans-in-stylecraft-grace-aran-9928-downloadable-pdf
It's not short rows, though. You knit a sort of upside-down T shape and then sew it up. Happy to send you a copy if you want to try doing it that way instead. It's adult size but chunky, so stitch numbers might not be too different from little kid size DK.

2025-06-29 15:10:07 UTC

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Possibly. I'll have a look.

2025-06-29 14:08:17 UTC

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How important is it that the hood have shaping? The easiest way to do a hood is just one big rectangle sewn shut across the top. This makes the hood pointy which can look a bit odd, but kids generally look really cute in slightly odd stuff!
If you want the shaping, my advice would be to follow the pattern to the letter without worrying about HOW it's going to work. If the pattern writer knows what they are doing, and the pattern has been tested by others before publication, then it will work, and you will probably understand the HOW much better once you've actually done it.

2025-06-23 22:48:46 UTC

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Wow! You really are straw-manning all over the place!
I understand now. It was the bit where you said 'obviously I'm pro-choice' that confused me for a minute, because you obviously aren't.
If you want to be against abortion, that's your right. But you don't get to pretend to be pro-choice or pro-woman while you're doing it.

2025-06-23 22:28:47 UTC

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Sorry for the boring answer, but it's an extra-large disabled toilet with a changing bench and a hoist for disabled adults who need a carer to help them use the loo or change their underwear.

2025-06-23 21:50:35 UTC

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I don't understand how/why you think this is going to backfire, but if you think women should be allowed to have abortions only in early pregnancy/only in certain circumstances, then you're not really pro choice.

2025-06-22 19:33:03 UTC

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I have a tshirt made of merino (woven, not knit) and I think I might die if I wore it in the summer! I do have an unusually high body temp though.

2025-06-22 19:11:12 UTC

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Unless you're knitting with silk, which somehow is cool in summer and warm in winter. The only short sleeved knit I own is recycled sari silk, and it's surprisingly comfortable all year round.

2025-06-22 13:20:27 UTC

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I used to have these too. They mostly went away after my therapist encouraged me to write down everything that had happened to me and keep a journal of my feelings about it. I've never been into diaries and journals, so I felt a bit stupid and self conscious doing it, but it did help. (Disclaimer: might work better if you are in therapy and have someone to talk to about any knew feelings thrown up by the process)

2025-06-21 13:46:24 UTC

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I like it. Not sure if I'd actually wear it, as I think it might look better on a child or someone with a fairly flat chest.

2025-06-16 19:43:54 UTC

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You're welcome!
Some won't follow you/accept a follow request until they've seen you make some posts and join in with some conversations. Don't take it personally if that happens.

2025-06-16 19:40:52 UTC

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Have a look at @AnungIkwe 's profile. She posts a list of spinsters to follow every now and then.

2025-06-16 12:10:03 UTC

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https://media.spinster.xyz/5db4daa6a11eb9f42c7d786305e9aad5a85e5810d323980fdb99afe4b6981e1a.jpg

2025-06-09 18:22:09 UTC

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It's pretty though. Where is it?

2025-06-09 18:16:15 UTC

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Some people really struggle to get their heads around the idea that countries can have land borders with other countries. For some reason, looking at a map of the world doesn't seem to help much! I have family in Gibraltar and it still surprises me that so many people think it's an island.

2025-06-08 19:28:12 UTC

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These are really cute. I can see no bad decisions here!

2025-06-05 21:16:58 UTC

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So she has butchered young lesbians for fun and profit, but now she wants to position herself as 'one of the good ones'?
This is too little, and far too late.

2025-06-05 17:16:28 UTC

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I got 2: I've never sent/received a fax or owned an encyclopedia.
Only ever used dial-up internet once, at a friend's house. Couldn't afford it at home until prices went down and dial up was a thing of the past by then.

2025-06-02 16:51:52 UTC

He forgot to warn them that being a child actor in a HP film carries a very high risk of turning you into an insufferable little ingrate!
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/emma-watson-s-dad-issues-warning-to-new-harry-potter-actors/ar-AA1FVbHu?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=a2a8e4225d0943b68b21c148baaae716&ei=15

2025-05-25 15:54:55 UTC

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Sounds like a plan! It is a little bit addictive, so could end up being a rather large and colourful experiment.

2025-05-25 15:51:22 UTC

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I've just read the instructions, and the only thing you would need to do differently to dye a ball of yarn would be to omit the stirring, because wet+heat+agitation=felt! Just wear rubber gloves and gently submerge the wool so that the dye can soak into all of it, and be very gentle when you rinse for the same reason.
To get just a tiny hint of purple to take away some of the brightness, you could either use less dye than instructed, leave it in for less time, or put the yellow in after you have used the dye to dye something else as most of the pigment will have been already used.

2025-05-25 15:30:43 UTC

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Ok. 100% wool is good. If your dye includes mordant/dye fix, or if you're making something you don't ever intend to wash, dyeing will be easier than you think.

2025-05-25 14:57:02 UTC

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If these are pure wool (or other natural fibre) then you could maybe dye the bright one to make it fit better with the others. Nettles would add a little brown/green, which might make it go better with the other colours. Kool aid is easier as you don't need mordant. I think a little bit of grape flavour would dull the bright yellow.

2025-05-15 21:53:46 UTC

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Hardly anyone on Spinster uses their real name. We must all be trans (or pontiffs) too!

2025-05-14 18:33:42 UTC

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I read about that here, but I didn't watch it. Someone said that the interviewer seemed like the only person to actually give a shit about her wellbeing that day.
IIRC, she was also unaware that you can catch STIs from getting semen in your eyes? The only people empowered by this are her scumbag pimp parents.

2025-05-14 18:24:50 UTC

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She didn't 'sleep' with any of them. If there's nothing wrong with it, why the euphemism?

2025-05-08 18:47:13 UTC

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Bit disappointing. I was hoping for Pierrebatista Pizzaballa, purely because he offered himself to Hamas in exchange for the child hostages they had in the tunnels last year. That seems like something Jesus would have done.
I'm not a catholic, though, so it isn't really any of my business.

2025-05-04 22:10:19 UTC

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Same thing according to Mayo Clinic.
My youngest had it as a baby and her eyes got so gungy that we had to wash the crust away with warm water just so she could open her eyes after a nap. It was bloody miserable. I've always though 'pink eye' makes it sound unreasonably nice, like those white rabbits whose eyes look red!
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pink-eye/symptoms-causes/syc-20376355

2025-05-04 22:03:50 UTC

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It's conjunctivitis, isn't it?

2025-04-23 23:08:41 UTC

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I never knew a vagina was a eurocentric feature. Every day's a school day, I guess!

2025-04-17 20:00:25 UTC

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Keir Starmer has not hauled the labour party back to anything. He sat on the fence so long that he's got splinters in his arse.
He might not remember telling off women for saying that only women have a cervix, but plenty of us do, and I don't think we're going to forget it any time soon.

2025-04-14 19:55:34 UTC

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I love this one. It's really atmospheric and the colour matches the title perfectly.

2025-03-30 19:36:23 UTC

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Sending thoughts and prayers!
Had to assemble the most basic single bed they sell the other year for offspring. It was not fun. She has to make sure this one lasts until she is ready to leave home, as I am not doing that again!

2025-03-30 18:45:48 UTC

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That's rough. I'm sorry for your loss.

2025-03-01 19:06:59 UTC

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I don't speak fundraising, but I think this means that Dolly buys the books cheap (because in bulk) and sells them at cost to 'local partners' who hand them out to the kids. I guess the local partners are the ones who've had their funds cut.
https://imaginationlibrary.com/ilData/usrFiles/2017/10/USA_Funders-Policy-Makers.pdf

2025-02-26 20:49:39 UTC

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Necessity is the mother of inv-hen-tion!
I'll get my coat.

2025-02-07 16:21:39 UTC

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Even if you do call 999, you can still end up in a queue. The last two times I've had to call them, I sat listening to the hold music and thinking 'it's a good thing I'm not having a heart attack/hiding from a knife weilding maniac, as I'd probably be dead before anyone answered' !
Hope you get through soon.

2025-02-06 21:44:34 UTC

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scared the shit out of the rest of us! I showed my kids some of the safety films I was made to watch as a child, and I don't think they believed me that these used to be considered suitable for primary school aged children.

2025-02-06 21:38:28 UTC

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They must be taking a break from playing hide-and-seek in fridges, while their rural cousins are being menaced by the spirit of dark and lonely water. It's a wonder any of us survived!

2025-02-05 21:00:10 UTC

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We need to petition the royal mail to hire you as a postage stamp designer, as your splodges are just the right size, and much more appealing than Charile's head!

2025-02-03 23:34:47 UTC

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Drug czar sounds like a cartel boss though!

2025-02-01 21:35:49 UTC

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That doesn't sound good. What's wrong with the cat? Are you able to keep him comfortable, at least?

2025-01-19 15:17:04 UTC

My snowdrops are up! Always nice to see the yearly reminder that winter won't last forever.