Yeah it’s all wood - they’re attached to the top with dowels and glue

D’oh yeah should’ve put that in the post - walnut for most of it, sapele and ash for the accent strip

There’s a furniture makers a short drive away with a container full of their offcuts for cheap, spotted this guy right away 😁

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All hail the God Who Hates You Unconditionally 👌

Hold the newsreader’s nose squarely, waiter, or friendly milk will countermand my trousers.

The Dollop

Particularly the 1908 New York Paris Car Race episode

Scunthorpe

Just never go to Scunthorpe

Though I just realised I’m a walking stereotype

No contest, just look at these guys

Terrible coffee

Ooh neat, think that’s from the same root as troth/betrothal in English too, proto German for truth & fidelity

I get that, but also, it’s always seemed like the purpose of the ring is to signify the state of being, so engagement ring to show the state of being engaged, wedding ring shows the state of being married, or wed, I guess it works both ways

Not a strongly held view by any means 😆

French as well - le bague de mariage

Gotta be Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia

On higher end ones maybe, but this works fine so idk - it’s conceivable they both use the same internals just with a different battery mounting geometry

If not friend why friend shaped??

Antitrust (2001)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust_(film)

First computer in about '99, which I’d “built” (I was 8, so I mostly just watched while my dad’s friend built it and occasionally let me plug some wires in)

First phone, Nokia 3310 in 2003, with a Simpsons case, I think I’ve got it in a box somewhere…