Diddums

You NEED to see this if you haven't already:

Ah nice, I was hoping we'd be playing CoD4 and GTA races 🙂

This is FG, I think we all need a bit of mental help tbh 😂 Who are you referring to? If it's me, I've tried - they don't make therapists strong enough for me 😞 I'm also shit-hot on any discrimination in FG. There are a few right off the bat I can think of who will openly post racist, homophobic and sexist bullshit so whenever I'm in the company of these people my ears are turned up to 11, because as a community, that will absolutely, under zero circumstances be tolerated. I've spoken to these people and they've apologized and that was the end of it, doesn't make them bad people, just makes them a bit insensitive to things that they might not be exposed to. What I will say is this: We play with people from all over the world. The deepest, darkest corners of the world, to bustling cities like London, we're dealing with cultural barriers, language barriers, geographical barriers and in a few cases, even religious barriers. This is why I never get angry when people express their opinions, I'm yet to find someone who couldn't be reasoned with after a discussion about why they might be offending someone. That being said, if anyone feels that they're seeing things like this I'd ask that they report it so one of the staff can deal with it.

I don't know how you sleep at night 😞

Wow, where to begin. First off, please step off the soap box for a moment, let's have a rational, reasonable discussion. This is the fourth time I'm writing something because the last few attempts were so far from kid friendly they'd make Ghandi cry. Anyway, as this seems to be a bit of a sensitive topic for you, let's clear up a few misconceptions first: Depp isn't a national hero, nobody said that, so stop talking shit. This trial was about defamation and damages to career after a woman deliberately tried to ruin someone, it is NOT about domestic abuse, so stop talking shit. It doesn't matter who this case was about, it could be a bout Peppa Pig and Kermit the frog for all I care, nobody singled out heard, she did that all by herself, so stop talking shit. Depp was clearly a victim of domestic abuse too, but I guess that doesn't support your narrative, so stop talking shit. FG is and always will be one of the best places on the internet. If you can't handle some of the banter, then perhaps you shouldn't be on the internet at all, so stop talking shit. You can claim anything you want about evidence being denied in court, but the simple fact is that the whole world watched the case and agreed with the verdict, so stop talking shit. You're also conveniently forgetting the Kate Moss / staircase thing aren't you? Doesn't support your narrative does it? Do you only think that women can be victims of domestic abuse too? Because that's how you're coming across and that is the EXACT reason men don't speak up about it. Also, what exactly do YOU do to support victims of domestic abuse? Do you just whinge on forums or do you actually go out and do things, like I do? So no, your post is a load of bollocks, you're a load of bollocks, so take your "financial support" and shove it up your arse. We'll be perfectly fine without you, I promise. There's actually another forum where you'd fit in perfectly, you can find it here. And no, don't let the door hit you on the way out. Christ, I tried to keep it civil but every time I reread your post it just infuriated me so you got both barrels anyway. Ah well.

So was I, except I was working 😄

@Plumbers Crack

Mate. I'll be moving from London. I bet your shit smells like roses 😄

Aye, scots are like saffers in that regard. Someone somewhere's celebrating something, go get a cold one 😄

Happy Birthday @IRaMPaGe - must feel fucking amazing knowing that literally the entire country is partying for you 😎

Ok so I've managed to nail down a few ideas. Firstly I can't take her on holiday as neither of us know when the graduation gig is. To that end I'll be booking a table at the Bluebird in Chelsea, a bottle of JC Leroux to have at the table, an official Open University Class of 2022 jumper, a necklace with a nice pendant with something nice engraved on it and a teacup* (She got a teacup from someone who used to work at Harrods up until the pandemic layoffs hit, he was the postie there and they got on really well, she loved that teacup until one day it broke. I've managed to hunt it down and will order one tomorrow). Not really sure what else to get but she's always dreamt of getting a degree and has worked her bollocks off for six years to get it so this needs to be about as special as the day she met me, and the day she got engaged to me, and the day we gor married. Pretty fucking high bar I know, but I'm sure I can pull it off. Cheers for all the input, especially @GazzaGarrattwho's links I haven't even looked at yet and will do tomorrow ❤️

How so?

You said Guardians of the Galaxy was a shit film 😂

Best film I've seen in years, maybe even ever. 10/10 easy. What. A. Film. @GazzaGarratt as long as you've seen the first one you should be alright, but for max benefit I'd say have a rewatch before you go. Also, this is a cinema film. You're losing out of if you don't do this one in the cinema.

Cheers dude, I'm slowly building a map of all the places that come recommended so we can book a long weekend and check them all out. I'll add Morley to the list!

Mmmmmm, just think, "I have a Diddums down the road from me" - instantly increase your property value 😄

Psychology. I suspect I'll be her subject for quite some time.

We've already got Turkey and Saffrica booked for this year, plus all the little impromptu getaways we do, so that's covered. The one thing she's always said is that when she graduates, she wants to crack open a bottle of JC Leroux which is a Saffrican champagne, so I might book a table at the Bluebird in Chelsea and ask them to open a bottle at the table. Basically I'm proud as fuck of her and want this to be a memory she cherishes forever. Cheers for the suggestions, keep 'em coming ❤️

Unpinned, hopefully never to be needed again 🙂

My company's dropping hints at job prospects around Leeds. Chatted to Kyla a bit about it and she's open to it too. Looked at houses around Leeds on Zoopla and whatnot, we can basically get a massive house with garden, garage, etc for the price of a 1 bed flat here in London. Dunno where to look though, any places in particular we should look at / avoid? We'll prolly book a few days off soon and drive up for a long weekend to have a mooch, I'll light the batsignal at the time in case anyone's up for a beer 🙂

Kyla's wrapping up her degree soon, it took her 6 years to get to this point so I want to do something truly special for her. Any ideas? Cheers 🙂

Destiny has many reasons for me stopping playing it, the blatant cash grabs, the incessant content recycling, the bullshit metas, the fact they killed PVP, etc. None of these are reason enough for me to quit, but when added together it just ruins the game for me. That being said, when the game lies to my face about not having enough console players abd forcing me to be cannon fodder to pc players, it's shooting itself in the head. It actually irritates me no end, there are two possible outcomes here: one is that there genuinely aren't enough console players, which is a problem that very coincidentally came in to existence a week or so after cross play was enabled, or they're forcing us to play with the PC crowd because it's another income stream for them. Destiny has always been one of those games which lives permanently on the line of how-far-can-we-push-before-they-fuck-us-off, but the crossplay thing was the nail in the coffin for me. Don't lie to your customers, they'd have a lot more respect if they just said "look, we want that sweet sweet dolla from the PC players but it's not really taking off that well because on PC, Destiny is a substandard game. So we're gonna add in 10 min waiting times when playing on console, these can be skipped by turning on cross play. Oh and the new DLC is £60 pls, and have you seen the latest stuff for sale for silver?".

5/5, would do again.