While Britain's press goes hysterical over the sick drunken pranks of a few bonfire night idiots, even to naming and publishing their photographs, before they have been found guilty of an offence not...
Just read in the paper that the police have raided the home of two of the men (father and son) arrested in connection with the bonfire burning of the Grenfell Tower effigy. Why? The men for the most...
Just pondering what ‘modern’ words I never use, and never would. 1) Hi. Hello, I’ll say, or good morning, good day, pleased to meet you, etc, but never “Hi”. 2) Poo (or Poop) I might have...
Our big old reclining armchairs are fine, but SO heavy, and in our decrepitude are just too heavy to move (for cleaning etc). Can you get big chunky reclining armchairs that aren’t so heavy, or,...
Back in the 50s, at scout camp, litter disposal of the many baked-bean cans consisted of bashing them flat with an axe, then burying them in a pit we had dug. I hadn't really thought of this till...
Is this what is considered as funny these days?
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/london/west/kensington-chelsea/grenfell-tower-fire/people-burn-grenfell-tower-effigy-at-bonfire-party/...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-46078099 that's how the headline reads - but it's not how it was reported on TV last night, nor indeed is it said in the text of the article. The police...
Nov 11th is coming soon. Today i saw a man selling poppies stop a young lady and asked if he could re position her poppy. While doing so, he told that lady she should wear the poppy on the left hand...
Can a curry be racist, really? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6351085/Sainsburys-accused-lazy-casual-racism-golden-Persian-curry.html \\Sainsbury's accused of 'lazy, casual racism' over its...
Our cat, 10 years old so should know better, has invented a new jumping game - he tries to get round the room without touching the carpet. Trouble is, he lands on slippery things (iPad, laptop,...
I know this is a common thing in Soaps but the Slater household is pushing the the limit now. There's - Stacey, Martin, Lily, Hope, Arthur. Jean, Kat, Tiffany, Whitney, Big Mo, Hayley & her baby. Now...
Ipad mini running slow, I did a reset a few days ago which worked for a while but running slow again. I dont want to lose snything so should I reset all settings or reset network settings??...
If I see posts or answers by various contributors I read them (The Builder, sadly quiet of late, Buenchico, Vetuste, and several others) - I know that even if I disagree with their words, they will...
Seems the government, after getting so many Brownie points a few months back when it announced a reduction in mandatory stake limits for fixed-odds betting terminals from £100 a time to £2, is...
Usual mix of old people, fat people, young ladies posing ... in walk a couple of men possibly late 30s. Shorter of the two absolutely stunning. You could see the muscles a mile off. But nothing at all...
It seems that you need to be much more careful about the use of irony and hyperbole - even in a suposedly private exchange of emails with someone you thought was a friend ......