As someone who lived through the Troubles, there were clearly upsides vs the country we had before.
The civil rights movement grew at a pace, the police service was completely revamped, and cross community relations improved dramatically. Most importantly, we largely stopped killing each other.
There was nothing good in the Troubles, but what came out of it was undoubtedly better than what had been there before.
That's his wools (white horsehair), hence the phrase 'pull the wool over his eyes'. They come from the reign of Charles II and have a symbolic purpose that shows both anonymity and authority.
I think only judges at Crown Courts would wear them these days. You wouldn't see them in magistrates courts or county courts.
They also used to be used in the 17th century to hide symptoms of diseases such as lice, hair loss, scabs etc.
I think in general emojis aren't for the workplace, especially on the customer-facing side. Linkedin feels like it should be the same. It's essentially your résumé, and there'll be a percentage of people who scoff at emojis and disregard you.
Except it's nothing to do with that and comes from the Arctic being marked by Ursa Minor & Major in the Northern sky, and Antarctica being the opposite of that.
Whilst she is a bitch, you can be in mourning for a long time and still find moments to laugh or be silly or whatever. There's no set mourning period or level of mourning that's deemed sufficient.
I heard a small fart.