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Curious Iguana

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 4m

Ridiculous. If you've never used glyphosate, how can you be rewarded for stopping?

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 9m

I can't predict what may happen in the future, any more than I can change the past. You should give me plaudits and awards for the courageous decision I've taken today

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 39m

Why? Was it on after your bedtime or something?

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 2h

I'm going for Organic Gardener of the Year. I think it's a well deserved and highly appropriate award given that from this point onwards I have stopped using glyphosate.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 2h

Finally, I sprayed around the apple trees. And when I saw that the garden was back to bare soil, I agreed now was the time to stop.

My partner was grateful that I put my spray down. She said I had done the right thing and was a hero for stopping, and now our garden could flourish.

The end

#Gaza

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 2h

Once I'd done that, I sprayed the lavender, and the herb garden and the jasmine. In case there was bindweed there. I told my partner it was the only way.

She insisted I stop.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 2h

The bindweed was hard, it was wrapping around my roses. I tried spraying the bindweed leaves, but in the end it was easier to spray the roses too. My partner was upset at me and insisted I stop, but I told her I couldn't get rid of the bindweed otherwise and we could get new roses.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 2h

I went into a garden with a big sprayer of glyphosate because I wanted to get rid of invasive weeds.

I started spraying the dandelions, and they died. But it was a bit windy and my spray got on some of the pansies. My partner was annoyed, but that's ok They die off anyway.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 5h

Legislation always takes time to come into effect. Solving the problem of restricted open hours was "done" in 2003.

They're not even really changing the licensing law, they're just telling councils to take "economic growth" into account along with the existing four categories

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 5h

So bizarre that that guy who appears to have modelled himself on a stereotypical Sexual Danger is, in fact, a sexual danger.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 5h

My favourite BT Tower fact is that its location was an official secret until 1993.

Londoner's were therefore not permitted to look directly at it.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 5h

In England it was the Licensing Act 2003

Licensing Act 2003 - Wikipedia

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 15h

I don't think that's really your problem tbh. You'll be long gone.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 15h

There's usually a font

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 15h

If it's a proper cat, about 34 seconds

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 15h

We *hate* Tom "Nipples" Daley in our house.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 15h

It is, of course, Tom "Nipples" Daley. Who can't even showcase his horrible knitting without getting his nipples out.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 16h

I don't believe he has nipples

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 16h

Ha. That would be naughty, but no

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 16h

Nope. His nipples are far from my mind

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 16h

One of these contestants is known in our house purely as "Nipples".

Can you guess who? #TheTraitors

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 17h

We did this in the 2003. The law already allows applications for licences up to 24 hours a day.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

Pubs to stay open until early hours in move to boost UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise move Pubs, clubs and restaurants will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder. Ministers are pushing ahead with plans to allow premises that sell alcohol to extend their opening hours in order to boost “the British night out” and help the hospitality sector. Continue reading...

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 17h

Remember folks, "Labour will cut taxes" is an uncosted giveaway that shows how reckless they are with the public finances. Whilst "Conservatives will abolish stamp duty" is a masterstroke that reinvigorates the party and shows how they appeal to voters struggling with the housing market.

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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 1d

We should bring in a thing where you can go to Oxbridge, but you’re not allowed to tell anyone afterwards

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 1d

I doggedly pursued detailed knowledge of Australian soaps, by managing to see both the lunchtime airing and the teatime repeat without leaving bed.