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How's it going? Only good vibes and memes in here. No relationship talk, no kids talk.

Anyone up for a trip to a Moon on the Starship, all expenses paid? @CaaC (John) @Bluewolf @Mel81x @Stan

Ok, not posted on here for a while but as it was my turn to cook tonight I went for a quick and easy Spag Bol. Yeah yeah I know, nothing to shout about but it was tasty. First time i've used proper basil leaves too than the dried stuff and it makes a difference.

Thought we could have a TF365 meetup and go to the Moon at the same time...

Same energy.

I do not feel sorry for Bruce if these reports are true. Yes, the biggest issue is the owner and his lackeys. The toxicity around the club won't evaporate until they've gone. Fighting with the players is bad enough. When they've all turned on you, only a one way trip to the exit door beckons and it looks like that has happened. Particularly as it seems to have turned physical and Bruce is the one who allegedly initiated the physicality. However, it is being stated in the reports that many of the leaks from within the club have come from Bruce and that he has watched the players and staff turn on and blame each other for them, staying quiet while doing so. If this is true (and I know it's just alleged right now), this is a new low for a manager and he deserves to be immediately sacked and never to be hired again. This is the very definition of cowardice and the Ritchie's allegation is completely true if this is the case, albeit not in the way he meant it. I think Bruce's odd behaviour such as his obsession with Benitez (nobody sees Hassenhutl going on about Hughes or Potter going on about Hughton so it's not natural at all) and his easily offended nature is pretty obvious, in fact. Bruce is a mediocre at best manager with modest career achievements (getting Hull promoted and in the cup final was good) and a mass of failure behind him. He clearly has many friends in the punditry business and media who will defend him no matter what and are flat out fantasist about his managerial career and ability. It's not just one or two. Richard Keys, Mark Lawrenson, Jamie Redknapp, Tim Sherwood, Paul Merson, Danny Mills, Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton are names I've heard make a sycophantic defense of him off the top of my head and, in some cases, even mock Newcastle's fans for having a different view. They all seem to loathe Benitez. Bruce just seems to have bought into the hype and fantasy, has allowed his ego to be constantly stroked by his mates and thus spends more time with a chip on his shoulder, boosting his own ego and being ultra sensitive to anyone that doesn't mindlessly stroke his sense of narcissism than anything else. He has the same obsession with Benitez they do. Now, he appears to have lost control of it because the players, probably seeing the damaging effect it's having on their careers, have gotten sick of him and his constant need for positive reinforcement from his mates has come back to bite him. Newcastle fans have no control of their club - the pundit media do. Even Gary Neville, who is usually good, is on board the Bruce train and Shearer won't go as far as he can either. The only one who's even slightly criticized Bruce is Carragher. Their main trouble is that Fulham aren't losing right now. Obviously, I hope that changes tonight! I think they are in massive trouble and it might be too late to save them.

So.... late on the 24th of February I joined the parenting club. Thought maybe we could have a thread offering advice/crying/rejoicing or letting off steam

Technically incorrect. Number of people vaccinated doesn't equal number of doses given, so in reality, most EU countries have vaccinnated more than the UK The EU negotiated adequate deals on vaccines, but the problem is companies have sold more vaccines than they can produce. I don't see how the EU is to blame for companies not living up to their contractual obligations. The UK started a month ahead of the EU with early regulatory approval, early deals, and accepting additional terms like paying a higher price for the vaccine and giving up on the pharma companies civil liability in case of unwanted effects. They took a gamble the EU wasn't willing to. Countries like Germany and France could have done the same but they're part of the EU and naturally, the EU's strategy is going to be solidarity. So I'd argue the opposite of what Gonzo said and make the case that being a EU member was actually a benefit in paper as it offered protection to its members from this buy higher, receive first approach. The EU did for its members states what the WHO is trying to do for Africa with COVAX. Nothing wrong with an u-turn if it's justified. There was a lack of data to assure the efficiency of the vaccine on the +65. It's only very recently with data from new studies that some countries like Germany, Belgium and Sweden have given it a green light.

I prefer the fast-food thread.

Just done a quick 6k with my mate who's in training for a half marathon, let's just say he's quick and I've just allowed him to drag me along. Gonna do a few runs over the weekend and then were gonna step it up and do a 10k down the canal from Altrincham to Manchester and back. Might even be more than 10k.

Captain Fantastic - 7.5/10 Viggo Mortensen was brilliant in this.

Quick and easy but that looks fantastic to be fair @Lucas. Can't beat some parmesan cheese on pasta and spaghetti either, gives off an amazing taste IMO.

I will only eat Bolognaise with Tagialetelle which you have there and also parmesan cheese on top, thanks a million, @Mel81x made me hungry this afternoon talking about food and now you have done the same

Hopefully....

If it means you fuck off for a bit then hopefully. .

Booooo!

It's only going one way at Newcastle, even with their owners incompetence I'm amazed that Bruce is still there. After what was an OK start they've gone into absolute freefall (unbelievable that they've done the double on us) and look set for the bottom three. Once the manager starts turning on the players and vice versa there's no way back, the training ground must be fucking toxic. You've got to feel sorry for Bruce in the sense that he's running a circus, but he shouldn't have been there in the first place. A massive downgrade on what they had in Benitez, and they won't get something as good for a while. You have to wonder that if they flush again when they're going to break the tradition and stay down, only so many times you can bounce back before just turning into lower league dross.

Congrats @Toinho and best of luck. Still find it difficult at times to imagine certain posters with babies, you don't see people grow and change on an internet forum like in the real world. Can you actually imagine, somewhere in this big wide world, Scout is probably a mother now

Third time's a charm... They managed to land Short version for the lazy: Granted, the landing was not perfect, as there was a methane leak and the rocket exploded on the pad after a while - apparently the landing gear/landing legs didn't work perfectly, with a slight tilt damaging the methane lines.

DAE PARENTS????

Been procrastinating on watching this as I despise musicals. However the reviews are too good to ignore