Stu Fleming
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Stu Fleming
@thebasement.nz
Māpua, New Zealand
If I remember it’s 150 gbp for the application and it has to be a specific secure courier
January 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Is harsh language still ok?
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I’m hoping the arborist is lanyarded to the tree and the crane is there to lift the cuts away because otherwise my H&S persona would be having kittens
January 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
There is that, but whether it’s being arch, rebellious, ironic or whatever, culturally it creates and sustains a reservoir of imagery and norms that perpetuates a harmful concept
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
There's a whole thesis waiting to be written on "did you choose that name to deliberately shock your parents/middle-class society, or are you secretly harbouring sympathizing fantasies?"
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Oh there's a huge rabbit hole of symbolism and sardonic rebellion going on there...
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
So many eyebrow-raising British band names…
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Suzuki Samurai with front seats only, EV version with 4WD, low range and truck tyres.
Suzuki Swift with full EV conversion (not hybrid)
Ford Escort Mk II with rear wheel drive and sports mode electrics
Mercedes Benz 1963 190SL convertible, white with orange leather seats, drop in electric motor
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
No knives though, looks like you’ll have to do the forksaw trick to cut up your food
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Stick a washing machine on it!
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
You balance peas on it, don’t you?
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Easy targets
January 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I remember the Levi’s ad from the 80s, is that what you mean?
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Way back in the 90s, my supervisor had a spreadsheet to automate the process of applying for EU research funding, it literally did grow on trees in those days
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Denim togs?
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I’ll dash off a quick summary
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
That's a most unfortunate typo
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM