Coins, stamps, emblems...a lot will visually alter.
I've just realised the feminist aspect of having a queen and I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable reverting to the male dominated institution. I'd rather taken the symbolism of her for granted.
The Equal Franchise Act of 1928 was passed two years after the queen was born. A lot has changed for women during her lifetime and I wonder how much of that was influenced by her presence.
Hopefully the ones involved in organ transplantation do, although there is that tricksie dilema about when death occurs that no one seems to have solved yet.
You and PackersBabe seeing some young people shop in a certain way (while you're out shopping) is not representative of all young people (most of whom aren't out shopping when you are), anymore than women pissing in the gutter whilst on a drunken pub crawl is representative of your regular lifestyle choices.
The word 'hysterical' comes from the Greek 'husterikos' meaning 'of the womb'. Freud popularised the idea that women who step outside of their social conditioning and stereotyping are mentally ill, and it's all because we have a uterus.
Assuming that I'm personally and excessively emotional because of the analogy I used is inaccurate. I have deliberately used evocative comparisons in a bid to match your anecdotal, inaccurate and unfair stereotyping of young people.
Suggesting I take mysef too seriously is an ad hominem argument (and an attempted put down) which does not address discrimination, nor accurate data collection of actual behaviours. I have come to expect better of you, Bassador.
You were stereotyping young people, you're just not aware that you were.
I know you didn't mention colour, just age. I compared your steretyping of young people with racial stereotyping in the hope that you'd connect the dots.
Negative stereotyping has a purpose and it's not the subject of discrimination who benefits from it.
If you have seen some kids in stores, does that mean all kids in all stores?
If I see some black people behaving in a certain way, is it okay for me to say all black people behave in that same way? Is it okay for me to spread a stereotype of black people because it suits my purpose, even though I have no real evidence?
The use of negative stereotyping has a function that belies reality.
There are no swear words in the Welsh language, although some English insults can be translated. It's like defamation by Google translate.
I like English swear words for their complexity, versatilty and nuance. Swearing in German can be emotionally evocative and cathartic; gutteral utterances that originate in your boots.
Being shocked, or disturbed by a word on the basis of convention, is not the same as finding a word unacceptible because of it's context. I have a friend who likes to wind me up just to hear me caling him a baahstard in my posh, English accent, but I doubt anyone would like to hear me say it in anger.
I remember my German mum gleefully and victoriously producing a jar of mayonnaise from her shopping bag for the first time in 1970's England. Up until then, she'd been dipping her chips in 'salad cream', a concoction inspired by WW2 rationing.
I'm not sure British (or possibly American if it was the sugary Heinz stuff) mayonnaise was the destination she had hoped it would be, but the journey was an experience of a lifetime.
The plastic label came off really easily...but left all the bloody sticky stuff behind.
All was not lost, however. I rubbed my recycled rapeseed oil on the residue with the hot water still inside the jar and it scrubbed off easily without having to leave it soak, or re-treat it.
I have a stash of jars that I've been avoiding cleaning because I've been too unwell to face using chemicals, or stand by the sink scrubbing. I reckon I can do one, or two a day like this without it feeling like a chore.
It was only offically invented after it was uninvented late 80's, I reckon.
I like these ideas.
I'm not sure how many like-minded people I'd find where I live, but I think my herb/veg growing in pots and boxes might be catching on in the communal garden.
Or perhaps a different kind of frugality.
I live in a village, but it's a bit of a concrete jungle. I probably have the worst of both worlds, but still manage to live a frugal lifestyle. I think creativity is key...and half the fun.
I've solved my sticky label issue by rubbing some rapeseed oil left over from cooking on the jar and leaving it for an hour. The sticky stuff scrubbed off with Ecover washing up liquid after that.
I've just bought an eco concentrated multipurpose cleaner online. It was £9.50 for 500ml including postage and 3ml is sufficient to make 10 litres of cleaning fluid with water.
That's 1667 litres of cleaning fluid. If I use 1 litre per week (unlikely) and live for another 30 years, there'll still be some left over.
We rarely have the kind of (probably more environmentally friendly) labels that soak off anymore.
Everything's welded down with 'security' adhesive. I'm not sure what kind of environmentally friendly alcohol I can get over here, other than vodka. Once it's denatured from food grade it tends to be rather toxic.
I'm also wary about using it on plastic/painted surfaces, like jar lids.
I had a 'dead shoe' conversation with Grandsiozzie over on the blogs.
I've worn out old Doc Marten's, walking boots and wellies as plant pots, but they went into landfill after that.
The only alternatives we came up with was dismantling and recycling the bits seperately, or taking them to a recycling incinerator where the heat energy is harnessed.
I've been known to reuse motif and logo patches to upcycle other items, but Tesco brand won't have much in the way of kudos until any design is noticable retro.
Limp leafy veg can be revived by soaking them in water with a tiny pinch of salt. You need enough electrolytes in the water to stimulate osmosis, without so much salt that it draws water out of the veg. Once the veg has been hydrated, it stores in the fridge for much longer as well.
Cutting carrot, betroot, radish, etc. tops off before storing the roots stops the leaves drawing moisture out of the root. The leaves can be stored in a glass/vase of water to extend their shelf-life.
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RE: The man who would be king in pictures..
How did they know they didn't like him without seeing him on TV in their front room(s)?