themeakster

I do it just because some people are irrationally irked by it. It's like the bloke who thinks he can park farthest from the door at the supermarket just so they can then take up four parking spots, I always manoeuvre in so my passenger door blocks their drivers door. We all have to have hobbies.

If you had full power to redesign the UK education system from scratch, what’s one big change you’d make first?

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themeakster@reddit

Surely as a geologist you've come across Roger. Literally everything on the planet is fossilised creature of some sort, a condition commonly known as pareidolia, would you value his teachings in any setting.

If you had full power to redesign the UK education system from scratch, what’s one big change you’d make first?

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themeakster@reddit

And what if Roger mud-fossil university volunteered his "expertise"

What's the fastest a house purchase can legally happen?

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themeakster@reddit

I once went from a viewing to keys in my hand in about a month. Zero stress.

Do you know someone personally who has gone to prison for a serious crime?

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themeakster@reddit

I went to school with a family of boys who's father tried to kill them in drunken rage stabbing them while they slept. Needless to say he went to prison.

Please, what are some good things going on in the UK at the moment?

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themeakster@reddit

Lard is still about £0.45 for 250g.

Why is everyone so negative here?

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themeakster@reddit

If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor.

Why am I getting so many calls on my mobile?

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themeakster@reddit

>The first call I missed, so I rang them back. Well done, now you've just confirmed that you are a real person. Expect more.

What is the most hated profession or group of workers in the UK?

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themeakster@reddit

Religious cleric of any denomination. Especially when there has been some sort of humanitarian disaster and they're so desperate to get on TV with the "our thoughts and prayers" bollox.

What is the most ridiculous Thing you've ever saw at a pub?

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themeakster@reddit

I don't know about saw but heard. I joined a conversation about St. Georges day and I commented that even as a child nobody celebrated St. Georges day and that it was only of relevance if you were catholic. I kid ye not, I then got a "what has St. George got to do with catholicism?"

Brits who were traumatised by it 40 years ago - does "Threads" need the remake that various media reports are promising?

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themeakster@reddit

All they'll do is make sure every single minority group is represented whilst adding nothing to the impact the original had.

Can you use a front kick to the body as self defence?

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themeakster@reddit

That'll be him. He's so scared and insecure now that he can't leave home without his phone and support group to protect him. Complete fuckin' cunt.

Do you have any conspiracy theorists at work?

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themeakster@reddit

Well technically speaking religion is the original conspiracy.

What was the harshest or strictest punishment you received in school, and was it reasonable?

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themeakster@reddit

A teacher of mine punished me by telling the entire class not to speak to me for the rest of term otherwise they would be punished. The class was so frightened they did as they were told. Catholic love at it's finest.

For those that were brought up Catholic, how do you feel about Pope Francis' passing?

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themeakster@reddit

Having been raised a strict catholic I can honestly say, why does anyone give a fuck. Religion is the original grift.

What was the UK reaction to 9/11?

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themeakster@reddit

It was a shocking day, I recall popping out of work to catch footage in shop windows/ bars with TV. The memory of the Manchester bomb still ringing. The most lingering memory though was that of a French bloke I worked with punching the air in victory.

What are the some of the more unusual sports in UK?

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themeakster@reddit

Running around the country side on horse back with your pissed up mates chasing foxes surely has to be a little unusual.

I want to compaign against single use containers. What can I do?

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themeakster@reddit

You could always organise a campaign to hold the nation hostage in traffic jams, that seems to get people on your side.

I have had a hire vehicle on my drive for three months that’s not mine, how can I monetize this?

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themeakster@reddit

Sell the number plate to someone with the same vehicle who lives in a ULEZ.

How do I check who has been calling me?

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themeakster@reddit

Did you google the phone numbers?

What’s still relatively cheap in the UK?

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themeakster@reddit

Lard, about £0.45 for 250g. Bargain.

What are some of the worst/amusing/stupid lyrics you’ve heard?

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themeakster@reddit

I had a girl called Nina In the back of my Cortina A seasoned up hyena Could not have been more obscener Late great Ian Dury, a true master of hilariously wicked lyrics.

What are some of the most haunted locations to visit in England?

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themeakster@reddit

Maybe you'll see some ghosts dinosaurs on the Jurassic coast.

Funeral Attire - What is Appropriate?

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themeakster@reddit

You'll never get laid wearing that. Try something slinky and don't forget the twangers.

Where did the idea that filming / photoing people in public is illegal come from?

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There is a difference between taking photos and standing there for hours on end baiting people into a reaction in some sort of twisted fucked up social experiment. I would never accuse an auditor of being a photographer or journalist or whatever they like to pretend play at.

If you're unable to work due to a disability, how much do you receive in benefits and is it enough?

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themeakster@reddit

I live in a little old terrace in London and have never worked a day in my life. Yet I'm so wealthy that my fortune has never been disclosed, even I haven't got a clue