James O'Flynn

I shall consider whether or not to grant you forgiveness while I sit with my espresso con panna.

Really don't think we need to be inside that.

It's fine just observing from a distance once a year.

Oh! Good point.

So.... we are allowed to discuss metaphors for death if they're home furnishings.

Feels like we're getting somewhere here.

Any graphic designers on this thread?

I could do a spreadsheet, but if we're mind mapping acceptable content for an apocalypse it should have real pizazz.

It makes me so sad and angry with myself that I am actually being that guy, but if you ordered a latte the same liquid volume as your usual flat white you just wouldn't have as much of a caffeine hit.

Imagine your usual beer with the same amount of alcoholic content, but a smaller tin.
It's that.

Ffs Jennifer.

There is so little in this world for us to enjoy. Can't we just have our harmless pedantry about what quantity of steamed or frothed milk should be in what size of cup?

Why would you deny us that?!

Awwww.

It's lovely that you think the person who posted this might give a shit their indifference is destroying someone's business.

What lines are you drawing for 'modern' here? Cos I think they should probably be between about 1995ish when phones came in with 160 character limits on texts and idk... whenever character limits weren't relevant anymore or voice notes/video messages became a thing or something.

As far as I can tell you are not allowed to talk about the stock market if the conversation also includes college sports and/or curtains.

We're trying to put together some kind of reference document.

OK. So 'Iran', 'dead US service personnel' & 'curtain designs' are acceptable topics to be discussed in same press conference.

Do we think curtains (or 'drapes', if you prefer) means all home furnishings are OK?

This feels like a solid start, but absolutely no idea how to structure this chart.

I assume you did just give people who asked for an Americano an actual Americano, though.

They probably would notice.

So... we should be asking about the stock market during an inquiry about child sex trafficking, but it's not OK to ask about Iran during a conversation about sport?

Is there some kind of table where we can check what subjects we're allowed to ask about during which conversations about what topics?

So... you're saying if we just give the oil prices a cuddle? Maybe make them some hot chocolate and read a story with them?

Depends on whether you make a margin on the price of oil, I guess.

If the home owner just hasn't bothered to tidy up, then... yeah. Wouldn't expect them to bother. Often the case with someone selling a rental property.

However, you'd assume someone selling their own house would tidy up & I'd be surprised if they didn't bother just just close a drawer.

Amazing.

I now realise this should be Border & Customs, not IRS, but I'm not from the US and the joke still works so I'm leaving it.

*For the interest of George Prokopiou's legal team it should be made clear that no inference is intended or should be taken that any staff on the tanker in question are under paid, subject to poor working conditions, or sailing under any flag specifically for the related tax conditions.

"The billionaire-bucaneer' sending under paid employees in poor working conditions through the Strait of Hormuz on his tanker bearing a Cypriot flag for tax reasons" doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though. *

That I can believe.

Blessed are the oil brokers.

As much as I really would love to believe this, unless your house is an absolute shit tip, no estate agent would just leave drawers open in the photos regardless of what may or may not be in them.

It is in the estate agent's interests to make your house look good, you know.

Stupid Pope just clearly doesn't understand Christianity as much as the divine leaders of the United States of 'kick arse to bring back Jesus' America.

AI administers the claims:
36% of claimants receive exactly the right amount.
43% are repaid what's owed 72 times.
27% are sent an IRS branded cuddly toy.
4% are declared insolvent.

Senate oversight committee spends 5 years investigating why the IRS doesn't understand the total should be 100%.

I hope they haven't already started printing the lanyards, pens, mugs and other bits of merchandise.

Guys turning up to deliver the new 'Department of War' podium for the press briefing room quietly put it back in the van.

Sadly rainbow pedestrian crossings come out of the liberal woke snowflake section of the Department of Defence budget.

Obviously that must mean it's free and they just look forward to receiving the spend your guests will put over the bar.

Well.... firing on a vessel you know to be unarmed, then boasting about it has got to be one of the worst kinds of cowardice, hasn't it?

Please don't make me explain the oats thing.

The Quakers have always proudly terrorised those in power who seek to subjugate the people.