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    • Aidan on Anything But That: “Yeah again I think most people can get over the events of 300+ years ago. Within some people’s lifetimes, the…Sep 3, 18:47
    • Northcode on Anything But That: “… or even “Keyboard Tourettes” for those who think the possessive term is misplaced. Perhaps i do suffer from keybored…Sep 3, 18:32
    • agentx on Anything But That: “@ Marie – I live overlooking Gareloch and have fished there with my sons and eaten mackerel that we caught.…Sep 3, 18:30
    • Northcode on Anything But That: “For the pedantic, “Keyboard Tourets” should read “Keyboard Tourette’s” Thair – sortit.Sep 3, 18:29
    • Northcode on Anything But That: “Keyboard Tourets The term “keyboard tourettes” is not officially recognized, but it describes a phenomenon where individuals, often in online…Sep 3, 18:08
    • TURABDIN on Anything But That: “WW3 & the AI loonies….. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/peter-thiel-argentina-javier-milei?CMP=share_btn_url El Niño too.Sep 3, 18:04
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “How odd that you don’t want to pose the question in Scots, Northy. Got to say, I’m pissed that according…Sep 3, 17:50
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Benefits to who?Sep 3, 17:34
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “I have this theory, Northy, that you spout shite in inverse proportion to the likelihood of Scotland becoming independent. On…Sep 3, 17:32
    • Northcode on Anything But That: “Westminster is nervous… and for good reason. The main event that could trigger a great upsurge in Scottish demand for…Sep 3, 17:29
    • Marie on Anything But That: “Alf Baird @ 4.06pm – thanks for the link. I was in Helensburgh last month and looking out at Gare…Sep 3, 17:21
    • Northcode on Anything But That: “It was always England’s empire. You never hear of Britain’s “Green and Pleasant Land” or “There’ll Always Be a Britain”…Sep 3, 17:13
    • James Barr Gardner on Anything But That: “The fact that most smaller nations in Europe operate on consensus politics seems to have escaped Swinney’s vision, his view…Sep 3, 17:07
    • Stevie on Anything But That: “The SNP disgusts me – nothing new thenSep 3, 16:44
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Now, now WWW. Use its proper name. 8 Ace.Sep 3, 16:34
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “So it’s the English empire now, Alf? What you doing here? Channeling your inner Trump? He likes to rename stuff…Sep 3, 16:31
    • Alf Baird on Anything But That: ““I don’t think many Scot’s see themselves as downtrodden natives or Scotland as a dystopian occupied territory.” Scots, and yersel…Sep 3, 16:06
    • Aidan on Anything But That: “So every region of every country everywhere in the world is a colony is it James? What about those poor…Sep 3, 14:00
    • 100%YES on Anything But That: “John Swinney blames Westminster for Glasgow homelessness crisis that threatens to bankrupt city, its always Westminster Westminster is the SNP…Sep 3, 13:58
    • James on Anything But That: “Long as they’ve got Ace on ice, SP, I’ll be happy.Sep 3, 13:28
    • James on Anything But That: “Aww, Adrian, back again? Here’s today’s crossword clue, just for you; A country that has no controls over its own…Sep 3, 13:27
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “EFTA, eh? Your certainty suggests you see yourself as a kingpin of the negotiating team, flown out (business class, natch)…Sep 3, 13:20
    • Northcode on Anything But That: ““The EU literally *is* a beacon of colonialism and represents everything you claim to be against.” What nonsense is this…Sep 3, 13:16
    • Aidan on Anything But That: “This whole “Scotland is a colony” theory is only accepted by a tiny minority of largely irrelevant fringe voices. I…Sep 3, 13:09
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Not answering is Alf’s MO. But I can easily list one benefit of sticking with the status quo. We’ll be…Sep 3, 13:07
    • James on Anything But That: “Please stay calm. Wasn’t it funny how Fish Face was never off the telly during the Brexit campaign, though? Was…Sep 3, 12:56
    • James on Anything But That: “Alf; “…they didn’t answer…”Sep 3, 12:52
    • Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Unlike the campervan.Sep 3, 12:47
    • Bilbo on Anything But That: “@ Hatey Ye have some imagination on ye, Hatey ma boy.Sep 3, 11:57
    • Bilbo on Anything But That: “I see that the trolls are out in force. As the saying goes, Dogs bark but the caravan moves on.Sep 3, 11:24
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