Indeed I did, and thank you for ungreying my suggestion! It does seem a particularly good alternative name for, as well as video tool for replying to, Mr. Locomotive Jones.

If it’s wrong to murder someone, as in kill them for reasons other than self-defence or the defence of others, which killing those responsible cannot even be considered a preemptive example of given that a life sentence would protect society just as much, then the death penalty is a deeply disturbing hypocrisy. Nobody …

...You do realise that the ECHR is not, in fact, part of the British government, right? And that while we do indeed have socialised healthcare funded by our government, the NHS is also not actually a part of the government? Now, our current government most certainly is engaged in policies that are horrifically callous…

Thank you! That is rather high praise. 🖖

If it’s at all helpful, may I suggest changing how we refer to him as “Thomas the Wank Engine”? Preferably as voiced by Armando Iannucci, and this “Bullshit Buzzer” from “The Last Leg” might even be useful in replies sometimes!:

Well thank fuck, because this summer’s been way too hot! ...Yeah, I actually don’t watch Game of Thrones. I’m not sure I could handle the grimdarkness I’ve heard about it, since... my mental health, especially currently, is unfortunately really not in a good place. Arrow and Battlestar Galactica are about as grimdark…

One of the things I really love about having asperger’s is that, as a result of having far less social instinct than non-autistics and having to learn such things the hard way, I feel like I have more innate ability to then analyse the learnt social conventions on a conscious level and make more of an informed choice…

That’s fair enough, I’m just pointing out that some of us do make choices that, while they align with patriarchal wishes, have nothing to do with them. I remove body hair because it makes me feel more physically comfortable. There’s of course also the confidence boost from being considered more conventionally…

I didn’t actually know what that was, until just now. Crime dramas aren’t really my thing as a rule. I’m a nerdy girl and tend to lean more towards sci-fi and fantasy... so I do, of course, love Doctor Who!

I stand by my Northern English cultural heritage of hot, strong, milky tea, preferably an Assam-heavy blend! The way tea is supposed to be drunk!

It seems to me that ensuring you do the opposite of what the patriarchy expects is still allowing yourself and your choices to be dictated by the expectations of the patriarchy. I’d rather not give any faecal material whatsoever, and instead go with whichever choices makes me happiest and most comfortable.

Oh God, why did you have to expose me to this “Ben Garrison” figure? It’s not even his political views I find the most offensive, but that he’s one of... those people! You know, political cartoonists! You know, I believe Annie would make a particularly “good” one if she’d just slap each of those disparate list items…

It’s certainly better than the abomination known as “iced tea”.

Of course.

As a Brit, I’d find it extremely hard to date a Conservative Party supporter. DUP, UKIP, and BNP voters would be right out. Honestly I’m disillusioned with every party here except maybe our own Greens (who have pretty fantastic policies and at least recently a lot less lunacy than yours, but not a chance in hell of…

This is absolutely fantastic news. We’ve come a long way from the days of horrors like this:

I’m actually really starting to worry about something, is there much possibility that instead of (merely) being a thoroughly unpleasant man, he’s actually (also) having some kind of psychotic break, or slipping into some kind of dementia? Because even though his past clearly shows what kind of man he is, we’re still…

Come on. Rich white men are a legitimate minority who need protecting! They’re the 1%, remember?

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“Objection, your honour! You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life. See that girl, watch that scene, digging the Dancing Queen.”