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@Alyx only that it's a fucking stupid idea

The UK is changing the colour of its passports from burgundy to blue in a show of "sovereignty from the EU" or some bullshit

Resulting in the loss of 170 jobs in the UK as the contract for making them went to a Franco-German firm making them in Poland rather than the usual UK supplier

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/passport-manufacturer-cut-170-jobs-16483109?

@Jo @LottieVixen oh god

@tom you either die a willow or live to become the giles

@tulsi fair point...

maybe practice in the same way live vaccines are practice for the immune system, you know you're only up against one of them and you've got backup there should you need it

not ideal though

@m1st *lots of pets*

@tulsi suppose you get to practice on the sort of people you're most likely to need to defend yourself from

@maple I'll have you know that they play all the right notes!

Just not necessarily in the right order

very glad the hedgehogs are helping with order fulfilment on the pins, the fields on the customs forms are small and awkward to write in for this octopus but perfect size for tiny hedgie paws!

@maple @colon_three surprisingly they actually do, mostly available in the UK market

they also do baby blue, light green, bright orange, beige, and mustard yellow

@colon_three @maple one thing you can do to start finding out is holding the bottom-right button down for three seconds, should then display "CASIo" on the screen while you're holding it down

some of the fakes also implement that little easter egg but those are usually good enough to perform as well as the real ones

@colon_three @maple sign of a good watch that

a "smart" "watch" would have run out of charge weeks ago!

@maple while I can't condone a smart watch due to snobbery (it's just not a REAL watch *general snob noises*) the wena smart band thingy looks interesting, get all the notifications and stuff but still have a proper watch on it

@halcy not commonly used, I've heard it a few times though and everyone would immediately know what you mean

@maple you are in shape!

the shape of a friend <3

@m1st meowrning!