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maplesoft, not only a potential name for @maple 's software business but also a description of maple!

tinfoil hat time:

Greggs are actively contributing to all the furore about their new vegan sausage roll in order to get more people to go in and buy one

I know that I for one am halfway tempted to go in and get one out of spite against Piers "should take a long walk off a short one" Morgan even though I know it'll do nothing but give money to Greggs

@noiob a bunch of american newspapers are taking the piss by returning that code on their websites for any visitors from the EU because they can't be arsed to comply with GDPR

underwater creatures are far better at space than land walkers because we're used to environments that feel a bit like microgravity

octopuses don't have knuckles

we do, however, have 8 arms so the format still kinda works

O C T O P U S !

@MiseryMyra from what I understand it's vitally important to kick the tyres a bit

more usefully, if you know anyone even slightly car inclined, bring them with you to have a once over, you could also hire a mechanic to take a look at it before you buy it

@Los_Ingobernables_De_Jorts@jorts.horse hey, walt was fine with black people in his movies

the roles in question left something to be desired though...

total cost: maybe £1.10 total because I used some paracord for the handle 'cause I'm fancy like that

and I still have two other ring spanners spare

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for carving things like spoons or bowls out of wood it's usually suggested that you use something called a "hook knife" to get the round sort of hollow shape

they cost about 20 quid

I didn't want to spend 20 quid, so I got a set of 3 ring spanners from poundland and spent some time with a dremel (other rotary tools are available) and made this ring knife type thingy that does the job fine

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