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UK set to trigger Brexit on March 29
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gutter_trash
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what is in the blue hell is a senor?
jmvmadeira
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Its the Sun. Im surprised they did not put a call to arms on the front page. Or published the name and address of all the EU diplomats. Or a "Que?" With a faulty towers picture.
Earthbound64
Banned
More like "up yours, seniors," when the ex-pat pensioners find themselves fucked over by May's government.
Based on what? The same ignorance you're suggesting everyone else has on the subject?
Spanish politicians are horrible, but British ones almost make them seem good. Threatening one of your current EU allies with war (and to make matter worse where A LOT of your citizens live) isn´t a very intelligent strategy to begin some negotiations where you are in a disadvantageous position. I feel really sorry for the good British people who will suffer these idiots´ poor decissions´repercussions.
WTF is a senor?
WTF is a senor?
UcchedavÄda
Member
No, it's Spanish for "mıster".
Even the ad is salty too. Lol
QuicheFontaine
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Our British keyboards don't have the twiddly thing for the n
On the one hand, absolutely everything about this. On the other, free poster. Hmmm.
Tourism contributes around 11% of Spain's GDP. It wouldn't be great, but it's not like the country depends on British tourists. Trade is more important.
Also tourism isn't going to completely stop, its not like the UK offers an alternative to what Spain and Portugal offer them on that front, so sure it's going to diminish due to worse exchange rates, and a worse economy and the passport bit, but at the end of the day EU tourism is the only real alternative for the UK if they enjoy things like the sun (the star not the paper).
Future generation of British politicians is already training.
You guys seem to forget we voted to leave?!? Now that pesky EU red tape is gone we don't have to pretend other languages exist
It's not really pedantic to expect correct spelling in a national newspaper's front page headline, even if the language is a foreign one
Calm down, I think a journalist should at least get his spelling right when printing an incendiary cover with huge ass bolded characters. Anyway this cover is the journalism equivalent of "lol U suk n00b" and I don´t think you should be defending it.
Hold Alt and press 164 in order.QuicheFontaine said:
They're quoting a fucking office worker for fucks sake.
RocknRola
Member
Poor, old Dan Senor. Can't imagine having to shove an entire island where the sun don't shine is good for his healt :v
Camp Freddie
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Spanish for Mister (and no proud sun editor would sully their headline with foreign squiggles)
But the real reason is to mimick their famous Thatcher-era headline, "Up Yours Delors".
Thatcher didn't want Delors to proceed with what were seen as measures to create an EU superstate. The use of "up yours" in a headline was seen as shocking at the time. It was possibly the first attempt to seriously rally the Sun readership around an anti-EU message based on France and Germany wanting to create a new empire.
Fuck the Sun.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Are we back to being outraged at The Sun?
Lord.
Lord.
FinaruDensetsu
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I thought the Sun is equivalent to the joke tabloids we have here in the US no? Like the ones about batboy and whatnot?
RocknRola
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I'd argue crying about Spain AND selling "cheap holidays" to Spain in the same front page kinda warrants some extra mockery
You will go to Scunthorpe and you will like it. A proper British holiday in the howling rain will do you the world of good.
I can't believe anyone actually takes what the Sun and the Daily Fail say seriously (on here at least).
A lot of their readers though probably think they're spreading the gospel.
QuicheFontaine
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No way jose! I have no idea what that does. It could cede sovereignty of my computer or something.
Linkstrikesback
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How dare you imply that a damp day at Blackpool isn't a adequate replacement for Spain.
Bananajama
Banned
Considering cottage rentals throughout England during peak season hit around £800 a week too!
I'd rather spend the money and go abroad.
Way cheaper
Even if we factor in a worsening exchange rate
NekoFever
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The joke tabloid is the biggest selling newspaper in the UK.
Bananajama
Banned
It's really silly when a paper owned by an Australian who changed his nationality to American so he can buy a film studio promotes headlines like that knowing that thick saps will lap it up too
QuicheFontaine
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Has anyone factored in the knock-on effect that reduced British tourism in Magaluf would have on the show Tattoo Fixers?
You will go to Scunthorpe and you will like it. A proper British holiday in the howling rain will do you the world of good.
I prefer the Viz version.
NekoFever
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They'll have plenty of business removing the Scottish flag from Union Jack tattoos.
It was the Viz version I was thinking of initially, I hadn't actually seen the original before now.
ReplacementPelican
Member
Oi, don't be chatting shit about Skegvegas, mate.You will go to Scunthorpe and you will like it. A proper British holiday in the howling rain will do you the world of good.
Praetorpwj
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So this thread has devolved into a Brit hating forum. How predictable.
Any other nationalities you want to generalise about?
Oh please, lighten up. I'm British and it's a funny joke given the reputation of British tourists abroad in Spain (rightfully so, it's an embarrassment).
It is typically over the #. You choose that and then press n.
It is used a lot in the UNIX world, the tilda+space gives you this, ~ , which is then used to define home directories: ~amanset is the home directory of the user amanset.
And yes, I know you were being sarcy, but I couldn't help responding.
Herr Schwarz
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Yeah that's because this country is going to shit mate. Wake up and smell the ashes son
They're only advertising for cheap Hos. >_>I'd argue crying about Spain AND selling "cheap holidays" to Spain in the same front page kinda warrants some extra mockery
Seriously though. That "...& Spain" bit really got me. To design such an ad, for such a front page. I can't.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Can't believe Cadbury's have erased Easter from their Egg Hunt celebrations. Political correctness gone mad.
https://easter.cadbury.co.uk/find-an-egg-hunt/
What the hell is going in in the UK?!
https://easter.cadbury.co.uk/find-an-egg-hunt/
What the hell is going in in the UK?!
I'm on the other side, a Brit living in another EU country (Sweden). I've been here most of my adult life too, since 1999. I never felt the need to apply for citizenship ("I don't feel Swedish") and didn't have to, as I was from another EU country. I had a horrible feeling the UK was going to do something dumb so applied for citizenship in March last year, a few months before the referendum. Unfortunately due to a large number of refugees claiming asylum the waiting period is 14-16 months and if there is a problem with my application I (apparently) go top the back of the queue when I reapply.
So yeah, I'm quietly panicking.
And this has all been forced upon due to a referendum that I was not allowed to even vote in, despite being a British Citizen.
QuicheFontaine
Member
I was being sar..
Oh.
I'm going to go with "cynical viral marketing attempt" on this one. I'd never heard of this before, and I'm a National Trust member!
Wait, do I get a free egg or something?
NekoFever
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I think something's broken and all the right-wing talking points are being spewed in one go. We've had sabre-ratting about an overseas territory, now it's war on
That's not how that works
~n doesn't work.
It does for me. ñññ. You don't press the space before pressing n. I was just showing an example as to why a computer keyboard would have an ~ even when the language doesn't require it.
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