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They've only ever wanted to create herd immunity. This is just another step on the way. If you look at every single initial major decision of this government and then do the opposite, we'd have got through this much better. We'll be sound, we'll have herd immunity in no time. Fucking about pretending to lockdown at the start "stay at home, but the pubs are open". Don't worry chaps, we'll write an app, but Google and Apple can fuck off, we've got mates to feed. PPE, don't worry, well get our mates to get it, much better than specialists - we won't buy any useless stuff. Don't wear a mask, they're useless. We'll build some nightingales, but we can't hire the staff, but it'll be alright. Lockdown is over, can we pay you to go back to the pub and spread the disease? While you're at it, would you mind going on holiday and bring that new Spanish strain back? Oh and now the disease is starting to pick up, let's get the kids right back into school with absolutely no test and trace in place, because well kids can't spread germs can they? And 5 year olds are fucking great at following instruction and remembering all they're told. Oh and follow that up with letting the unis open up too - fuck that distance learning, we need money in from the students for the shit houses we and our donors rent to them. And students are clever right, they won't go out and party and fuck each other to death? Oh, the virus is rife in the north, but we don't need a lockdown because it's just those dirty northerners. Despite the science saying the regional tier controls won't control the virus, let's keep it anyway as it means us in the south can keep going as normal. Here's lockdown2 now it's spread to the south. Lockdown 2 is over, keep those dirty northerners locked up while we party in London despite figures being higher than parts of the north. Oh and then when the disease is rife in schools, let's take the councils to court for trying to close schools. We only need 3 tiers, but her comes a 4th. But the main thing is you can all have 5 days Christmas and the opposition are cunts for suggesting otherwise. I don't see why the vaccine decision should be deemed any different to every other major call they've made during the last 11 months. They look at the outcome that gives the best chance of the economy opening up more quickly and choose it. Even if that's 1% chance of being right and 99% chance of it all going to shit. They're just gamblers on a roulette wheel shooting for "00" with people's lives, livelihoods and the entire economic future of the nation.

Everton have lost more games at home in 2021 than Liverpool have since April 2017

Right then... Homemade effort today. Not in shot is either my perfectly coloured cup of tea or my excellently cooked toast. Also out of shot is your ma’s cum face. Do your worst. Oh, and Happy New Year x

It was announced last night by his wife that he died on 31st October. Fucking gutted. He was genuinely in the conversation for the greatest MCs of all time and, as my avatar has attested on here for decades now, one of my absolute favourite artists. I reckon he deserves his own thread. Oh and to all those helpful people who like to say how shit they think hip hop is whenever there’s an opportunity, that’s sound thanks. I already know. Madvillain - Curls

I thought Moyes had a shite record against the top teams? Oh wait, he still does.

Another Everton first First team to concede a Premier league goal in 2021

What an absolute twat this fella is.

Was chatting to my brother earlier, he works on vaccinations for Pfizer, although he is not involved in this members of his team are. He is 20 years in there and until today I didn't know what he actually done, last I checked he helped keep the water clean. Apparently he has been back in the lab for nearly 5 years working on another vaccination. The good news is he reckons by June everyone in Europe over a certain age or with vulnerabilities will be vaccinated. He's certain this lockdown is the last we will see, how long this one lasts is another matter but by June we're done with them.

First the positives... I like the confidence of not having the plate perfectly positioned on the table mat. You’re obviously a guy who like to challenge societal norms. You’ll probably end up being tortured by the Secret Service at some point but, until then, you have my respect. The bacon looks decent but is clearly trying to dissociate itself from some of the other ingredients. Areas of concern... The three stray mushrooms remind me of those Budweiser frogs on their lily pad. Although I quite liked those little fellas, they’re a bit past their best, as are the mushrooms. That hash brown looks like it could have done with a bit more umph. The eggs a little less umph. A personal preference but tomatoes would be nowhere near my cooked breakfast. Especially a solo adventurer like the one adorning your plate. You either have them or you don’t, no halfway housing in this mans breakfast army. And finally... Free the beans. Their days of living in the breakfast equivalent of a Nazi created Ghetto are over. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a couple of hours away from the end of isolating. Been a pretty grim ten days, though I realise it could have been a lot worse. The most stressful times were in the middle of the night, when you can't help but think of the worst. I think i read that at Day 7 if you haven't improved then you'll easily go downhill. Felt pretty good today, although got a bit breathless getting a shower this morning (first time I've felt breathless), and the tight chest comes and goes (it's here now). Will feel weird stepping outside the house tomorrow, but looking forward to going for a walk around the block. The figures are scary - it's almost as if the virus is accelerating its efforts the closer we get to the vaccine.

I got my test result email earlier today saying the swab I sent was no good and they couldn't get a result off it. It told me to put in another test in what I presume was a generic email, so I've been trying to get a home test kit all day. The site says that there's none left and to try in a few hours but it's the same result every time I've tried. My symptoms started on Christmas Eve, but we're never really that bad and I feel fine now and apparently your test has to go in within 8 days of your symptoms starting. It's 8 days today. Whatever it was, I really don't think it was Covid, I only put the test in because I'd only come out of hospital on the 19th and you know what they say about hospitals, you go in with one thing and come out with another and because I'm classed as extremely clinically vulnerable, I thought it was best to err on the side of caution. I just think it's a bit daft that if they knew the test was no good, why didn't they automatically send out another instead of letting you try to sort things out yourself? Maybe that makes too much sense. Anyway, like I said, I feel fine, no symptoms, so hopefully I'll stay that way.

Christ this board has turned in GOT with these conspiracy theories well beat them to the title infact they wont finish in the top 2.Will be us and city again

Madvillainy is a pretty faultless album.

And it has everything to do with them underfunding the NHS for the past decade.

No sausages or black pudding. Frozen hash browns. Tomatoes that look like Giant Haystacks sat on them. I’d rather eat dry Shredded Wheat.

I didn't want to start a conversation. I wanted you to move out of my way, oik.

A few times a year - in a normal year - I host a pub quiz for our union branch. It's usually about 30 people who don't always see that much of each other, getting drunker and sillier and enjoying each other's company. And I genuinely love it. God, I can't wait for the next one.

Nothing, the only difference between 2020 and 2019 was that other people ended up living the same lifestyle as I do, except loads of them bitched and moaned about not being able to go out anywhere because of Covid when that's been my situation for several years due to my life being a steaming pile of shite. You'd like to think all of this will have made people realise how grim life is for a number of people year in, year out when there are no pandemics. But it won't, people will resume being massive cunts because in a normal year their lives are totally unaffected.

Following on from Tony's suggestion the other day I got to thinking about my favourite 10 best pubs of all time. They're funny things... obviously the ambience and clientele are important; then there's the quality and price of the ales and the fact that you go into different ones for different occasions. If I'm meeting some mates I prefer the spit and sawdust variety whereas if I'm with the good lady a certain standard of hygiene and decor is demanded. Most of all, though, it's the people you're with that makes a good pub so you can have an objectively shit pub but if, for whatever reason, it became a regular drinking venue with a load of good mates/women then it becomes the best place in the world. Most of my favourites are like that; some are just brilliant settings/locations/buildings and only a couple are both. Some have closed, changed hands or changed styles and I probably wouldn't like them any more but such is life. So, in no particular order, here's my best 10 1. The Queen's Head, Crowmarsh Gifford Now shit but for 4 or 5 years in the early 2000s this was the ultimate pub. Landlord was a South African drunkard and there were lockins every night. Great crowd, great beer, big log fire, 14th century building. When I first moved down to Oxfordshire they made me very welcome. Lovely barmaids 2. The Bell Inn, Aldworth Lovely country pub in lovely village. Like stepping into a bygone age. Beautiful 3. The George, Wallingford Now a shit hotel bar but used to be the meeting place. Great fire, lovely courtyard, outstanding beers 4. The Pineapple, Tufnell Park My favourite pub in London. Really good times there and really good pub 5. Rising Sun, Shirley, Southampton Now been taken over by a chain and changed it's name. Lived across the road. Great local 6. The Rutland Arms, Fratton, Pompey Used to go in here after work most nights. Spit and sawdust, very local but had many good times with some great people 7. The Spice Island, Old Portsmouth Fantastic location right next to the entrance to Portsmouth harbour. Pub itself nothing special but I tended to be with really good friends so special memories 8. The York, Broomhill, Sheffield Now been turned into a generic Irish Pub for fucks sake. Nothing pub rammed with grumpy Yorkie twats but for some reason it became the major watering hole of my time in Sheffield. Average beer, Stones, but when you're 18 you don't care about that sort of thing. Get pissed then down to town or the Octagon 9. The Unicorn, Cronton. Nothing pub really but when my Dad was back in the country I'd always go a few pints with him and my brother here. He lived just around the corner. I miss him 10. The Beehive, Paradise St Nice boozer. Had some very silly times there back in the day

October Everton Premier League Champions December Spurs Premier League Champions January Man Utd Premier League Champions

Back to pretending its all a big conspiracy. I didn't miss that when we were actually good. No one to blame but ourselves for being close to them.

This 100%

Looks like we’re going to have to slap them down to size in a couple of weeks.

I think he gets some thinly veiled racism thrown his way by the commentators rather than a penalty.

Haven't seen the last two episodes. It's such a tough watch with its lens flare, dutch angles and no one acting like they're anything but emotional university students. Star Trek: Edgelord. Sick of the swearing too, it's Star Trek, it doesn't need f-bombs.

Decided before to start from Let it be on vinyl and work backwards, two pints per vinyl - or one per side - and think I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Only up to The White Album (should this be four pints since it’s a double album?) and feel fucked. Probably not helped by having an Oktoberfest beer in my keg machine which is over 6%.

Don't worry King will dump him out...

No way we're buying Botman without them robin us blind.

There will be examples in this thread re Covid if you don't want to look too far, not necessarily loads but significant. Ebola is a prior example where politics led but you won't find a lot of information out there as it's nowhere near as big a deal media wise. And to say Witty was right to stay out of the Cummings issue is a cop-out, it was a public health issue. Not whether Cummings should have been sacked or not but whether he was right to go on his travels, that is a public health behavioural science issue and absolutely should have been commented on by the scientists.

King Geedorah - Next Levels Doomsday feat Pebbles

Fairly sure I've lost my sense of taste (some would argue i never had any). Arse.

He was pro-EU wasn't he?

Probably my favourite MC of all time and deffo in the conversation about who’s the greatest. That flow was ridiculous. He was an underrated producer too. There wasn’t anything clever about his beats but he always had an ear for the best samples.

Genuinely had to rub my eyes to check I had read the article properly, what a hypocrite. Said it many times Boyle is an utter turd of a man.

Fuck 2020!! Wow he passed away in October RIP MF DOOM. A unique artist with a legendary flow.

Mo’fucking 2020 took the Goat. MF Doom is about to become master of ceremonies at the great gig in the clouds. Fuck you 2020, fuck you.

*checks Championship table* Watford having a good season, well in the mix for promotion. Hypocritical cunt. Remember all that shite about his family too?

Leo and Davy from The Saw Doctors are friends of mine, super nice guys.

Salah is one of our best ever players and history will treat him as such, wonderful player.

Been waiting to get my life back properly since 2012, so that, whenever and however it comes. Whether it will be this year or not, as soon as COVID allows I intend to: Most likely be able to get a part-time job and/or consider finishing my degree as a full-time student, maybe even back at a brick Uni. Visit mates and family. Get the fuck out of Dorset for a while and see more of the UK. Travel abroad. Brother, Mum and I agreed during lockdown 1 we’d go to Lisbon together when we’re able to as none of us have been before. Get pissed in a bar with mates rather than at home on my own. Meet the new nurse in my hospital team in the flesh who sent me a video of herself singing ‘Kiss Me’ by Sixpence None The Richer, topless in the bath after we matched on Tinder, before I made the link and told her. I’ve had the below exchange primed and ready to uncork since April. “Is it okay if I examine your chest please Ben?” ”Only fair, I’ve examined yours”.

The Night Manager - 10/10. I’m years late to this but it’s fucking brilliant. A genuinely tense spy/crime thriller and the best Le Carré adaptation I’ve seen. The casting is fantastic. I hated Tom Hiddlestone when this was first on which is probably why I swerved it. How wrong I was though; he’s superb. However, Olivia Coleman, Tom Hollander and Hugh Laurie are all brilliant too. I assume it was co-financed by a US production company as the production values are sky high with incredible locations. In fact that gaff in Mallorca is my idea of heaven on earth. If anyone else is as daft as I was and missed it first time around, get on it. It’s available on iPlayer.