[00:36:18] well this is [00:36:22] something to wake up to [00:49:19] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615786602454581249/1383246894876328036/IMG_4781.jpg?ex=684e188f&is=684cc70f&hm=21767d1b5b4a730409a2e522f492ad05880fc5b0d431c1197b338cddcca3a798& [00:51:59] glorp [00:52:07] https://tenor.com/view/glorp-gif-2344071593813059019 [02:23:44] Noooo. Not Glorp!!! [08:00:34] I run the BSky account. [08:00:48] Looking at things, an encounter with this character would be a fitting fate for either Norman Strongwell or Father Quenton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2rSjfwZ-bE [12:37:33] yeah I mean [12:37:37] they’re not wrong lol [13:20:13] Think this guy is onto something [13:20:18] https://youtube.com/shorts/wMrbvLciC60 [19:50:39] @originalauthority @rhinosf1 how do you guys pronounce the word clerk [19:55:07] How else would you pronounce it? [19:55:27] how do you say it though [19:56:23] specifically the er [19:57:10] Same as any other er sound [19:57:16] er like fern [19:57:18] right [19:57:26] Yes [19:57:44] okay [19:58:10] Why @pixldev [19:58:11] because ive watched 3 youtube videos, 2 of which are from Parliment, spanning from 2 days to 12 years old [19:58:18] AND THEY PRONOUNCE IT LIKE CLARK [19:59:00] @pixldev parliament are weird in many ways [19:59:14] and wiktionary [19:59:15] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clerk [19:59:44] That says obsolete alternate form [19:59:53] Makes me think parliament are being old for some reason [20:00:42] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7PSkYx-5KM [20:01:22] no the IPA of the british pronounicaition [20:05:51] @pixldev you should visit parliament if they are doing tours next time you visit [20:10:28] i should [20:10:40] i need to visit Congress actually [20:10:42] I've done a tour [20:10:49] It was a good day [20:11:05] It's actually a lot smaller than it looks on TV [20:11:13] I've been to the Scottish parliament too [20:11:21] Didn't need to book for Scotland [20:11:40] actually id probably get deported as soon as I entered DC /j [20:14:00] looks pretty small on youtube [20:14:59] If you haven't, you should go to the Reichstag someday [20:15:12] You've heard be yap about it, but the dome is just cool [20:15:22] the view of Berlin is great [20:15:44] Didn't get a tour though [20:16:05] I haven't [20:16:36] I'll have to make a note if I go to Germany [20:16:43] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615786602454581249/1383540681502621797/image.png?ex=684f2a2b&is=684dd8ab&hm=d800042ed1accfc95fc2193d694102542ce22e90690bd5dddeffde403119ee64& [20:17:15] Is this one of those 'child safety bills' that are basically horrifying systematic surveillance and censorship? [20:17:23] Don't think it does [20:17:32] Or at least it looks bigger than it is [20:17:48] You've seen like 600 MPs in a full house [20:17:52] It looks a bit smaller here [20:17:58] Of the commons [20:18:10] Not sure about how many lords we have [20:18:18] But the commons is tiny [20:18:24] In real life [20:18:41] ~800 last I recall [20:19:05] But since Peers are appointed for life [20:19:11] A lot don't really [20:19:14] show up [20:19:15] or [20:19:16] Ye [20:19:17] do stuff [20:19:34] Hereditary peers are on the way out [20:19:45] The lords are also spending nearly £10m on a door [20:20:00] I think a study indicated ~25% of Lords do 75% of the work [20:20:12] thats just like government though [20:20:30] A study could probably indicate that generally ~25% of people do ~75% of the work tbh @pixldev [20:20:36] That's just life for ya [20:20:48] Not even that bad tbh [20:21:27] Yeah but most people have to show up to their jobs [20:22:08] Not post Covid [20:22:23] They can WFH and do nothing [20:22:27] You get what I mean, smh [20:22:31] Instead of coming into the office and doing nothing [20:26:18] https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/house-of-lords-data-dashboard-membership-of-the-house/ [20:29:02] Cool [20:29:29] What are your thoughts on the House of Lords as a Brit [20:30:39] Mostly indifferent tbh [20:30:51] I know some people think it should be abolished entirely, elected senate or the like [20:30:59] They provide a useful value sometimes [20:31:27] There's nothing making me say we should abolish it [20:31:47] But like also if someone proposed a different idea, I'd listen