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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.
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It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.
 
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I doubt this is true, don't be fooled by this sensationalism. People have been claiming to have solved the mystery of the Voynich Manuscript for years. It's no different than how every few years we find out who Jack the Ripper REALLY was, for real this time, and it's always a different person. Curiously, the media never reports on all the counter-arguments against these theories.
 
Is it that time of year again? Makes sense, Atlantis was found again not that long ago and I expect Noah's Ark to be found shortly before Christmas.

LegoTugboat said:
Holy crap, you're right. It's basically just Cosmo. It's got how to do women, how to raise kids, what plants to take for pregnancies, horoscopes.

The only difference is that this one has volcanic eruptions.
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Women's magazines have always had plenty of those, it's mostly about Trump these days.
 
How much do we trust this guy's ethics? As in if he is the one that broke the code how can that be proven? How do we know that it isn't all in his head?
And also how is this useful?
As a Brit I would love to think that we had done something useful but I just can't see interpreting an old manuscript written for a noble in that category.
 
Save the Loli said:
I doubt this is true, don't be fooled by this sensationalism. People have been claiming to have solved the mystery of the Voynich Manuscript for years. It's no different than how every few years we find out who Jack the Ripper REALLY was, for real this time, and it's always a different person. Curiously, the media never reports on all the counter-arguments against these theories.
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Yeah, it's yet another unsubstantiated claim. These "journalists" know it's bullshit, but it's ez views on an article whenever someone claims to have done so.
 
This is the thing with the drawing of the landmass of Antarctica, right?
 
Lots of people are calling this guys claims BS. He has only managed to translate a few words, no passages. And most of what he translated is the zodiac section that probably had words added to it later on.

A lot of the stuff mentioned in the article has been theorized about for years/decades now. The era the manuscript was written in (1400-1450) was a time when spas experienced a resurgence of popularity. The herbal aspect is obvious to anyone who looks through it; there are pages and pages of chimera plants. The "nymphs" have also been speculated about endlessly.

Here is a good blog about cryptography with a heavy slant to the voynich. If you have an interest in this thing start here - http://ciphermysteries.com/the-voynich-manuscript
 
Eryngium said:
Tbh i'm kinda sad it was cracked, I liked the idea of a mysterious undecipherable text. :(
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XYZpdq said:
This is the thing with the drawing of the landmass of Antarctica, right?
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You're thinking of the Piri Reis map, and the idea that it shows Antarctica is based on misinterpretation. It actually shows the coast of South America, but it's drawn in an awkward way so that it slides down towards the bottom of the map, making it look like it is located below the other landmasses rather than to the west of them.
 
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I can read this! Oh gosh, let's see...

"Ye physicians do despise this woman, for lo, she numbereth fifty winters: but her countenance is like unto that of a maiden. Purchase thou the book of green herbs to learn thou her secret..."
 
metro.co.uk

Moment man is fined £90 for hiding face from police facial recognition cameras

'If I want to cover my face, I'll cover my face. It's not for them to tell me not to.'
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The UK proves once again that it's the single shittiest place on the planet and should sink like Atlantis.

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A man was fined £90 for refusing to show his face to police trialling new facial recognition software.


The man pulled his jumper up above his chin as he walked past Met Police officers trialling Live Facial Recognition software in east London.


BBC cameras filmed as officers swooped on the man, told him to ‘wind his neck in’ then handed him the hefty penalty charge.


A campaigner from Big Brother Watch – who were protesting the use of cameras on the day – was also filmed telling an officer: ‘I would have done the same.’


Police said they made three arrests thanks to the cameras on the day in question and a total of eight people, including two 14-year-old boys, were arrested during the course of the trial.


Those against the move argue the cameras are a breach of privacy.


In the video the man, who has not been named, explains how he was pulled over by an officer who ‘got his back up’.





He told the BBC: ‘I spoke to a man who said, there’s facial recognition down there, so – it’s a cold day – I’ve [pulled my jumper over my mouth] and gone.


‘Police officer’s asked me to come over so I’ve got my back up.


‘I basically told him to f*** off. I said I don’t want my face shown on anything.


‘If I want to cover my face, I’ll cover my face.


‘It’s not for them to tell me not to cover my face.


‘So now I’ve got a £90 fine. Well done.’


The Home Office has previously said facial recognition can be an ‘invaluable tool’ in fighting crime.


But campaigners say that as there is no legislation for it in the UK, it is being used without regulation.


The man said he did not want his face to be on camera anywhere

The man said he did not want his face to be on camera anywhere (Picture: BBC Click)
Protesters say there is no legislation to regulate the use of facial recognition

Protesters say there is no legislation to regulate the use of facial recognition (Picture: BBC Click)
In the footage, the man is seen cornered by a group of officers, telling them: ‘If I want to cover my face I will, don’t push me over when I’m walking down the street.


‘How would you like it if you walked down the street and someone grabbed you?’


He is told by an officer: ‘Wind your neck in.’


A concerned witness asks another officer: ‘What’s your suspicion?’


He tells her: ‘The fact he walked past clearly marked signs for facial recognition and he has covered his face.’


She responds: ‘I would do the same. I would do the same.’


When he tells her it gives police ‘just grounds to stop him’ she says in shock: ‘No it doesn’t.’


The Met Police van was used in a trial in February in Romford

The Met Police van with cameras was used in a trial in February in Romford (Picture: BBC Click)
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The trial was deemed a success by the Met and led to eight arrests (Picture: BBC Click)
The incident occurred during a trial in February and the Met says the public will always be well informed before a trial is due to take place.


A Met Police spokesman said at the time: ‘The technology is being used in Romford as part of the Met’s ongoing efforts to reduce crime in the area, with a specific focus on tackling violence.


‘All the faces on the database to be used during the deployment are of people wanted by the Met and the courts.


‘For this deployment, a number of large posters have been displayed and officers continue to distribute leaflets to help ensure we effectively engage with the public and make them aware of the “overt” deployment.’
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Lmao American invasion to liberate Bongs from their oppressive government when? It won't even be hard because they're all inbred and don't believe in guns.
 
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