if anything it would be odder to call them Christmas mince pies

I'm shocked, but I'm also not shocked. You are one of our most effective allies and I'm sorry that you're being targeted the same way we are.

I stopped smoking in 2014 so I could get on oestrogen HRT. It can be done. I used Allen Carr's book, and as others have said, part of its motivational power is that you know that if you successfully quit, you'll never have to read that damn book again.

and I was just starting to like Bangor 😢

Don't build bridges with them. Block the existing bridges to stop them coming over. Defy them. There will be no universities at all if they have their way. They've had enough of experts.

I'm so sorry that happened to KS' family members. Clearly the experience has affected him. I hope that it encourages him to stand up for other minorities, especially those that don't have billionaires and religiously motivated judges backing them up

what's your position on savoury pies, like steak & kidney or cheese & potato?

The other half of Elmer Gantry. Only ever to be shown with the first (1960) half as a message from God to low-stamina cinema attendees

but if your preferences DID include savoury pies, they might perhaps include:
steak & kidney
pork
cheese & potato
ham hock & leek?

Americans discover bubble-and-squeak 👍