It’s just a blog – the usual stuff for which the phrase ‘random musings’ was lazily coined
20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers – Telegraph
A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel “inadequate”.
That’s what you get when you marry an elephant I suppose
The research has been conducted by Aberdeen University’s Centre for Transport Research on behalf of the Yellow School Bus Commission, which was set up two years ago by bus company FirstGroup.
US-style school buses offer jobs hope – Telegraph
Who would have thought that a commission set up by a bus company would conclude that it is a good idea for the government to pay for a bus service to take kids to school! Amazing.
“From the evidence we have, we can deduce that at least one of the brothers took part in the crime,” the court wrote in a statement, “but it has not been possible to determine which one.”
Suspected robbers freed after German court admits it cannot tell twins apart – Telegraph
This story in The Guardian seems to make it quite clear that there was a department within the pre-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland whose sole purpose was to reduce the corporate tax bill – and yet commenting on it their spokesperson said
It’s a strange use of the word always, and one I haven’t previously come across.
Fans’ 24 hour wait for first FA Cup tickets – VIDEO – The Star:
I thought that’d grab your attention after such a long time – they really know how to write a catchy headline at the Sheffield Star.
Pass me my popcorn, I’m settling in…
It has always seemed obvious to me that the battle to make portable devices as small as possible and to make them do as many things as possible were in conflict with each other – mainly because for a device to be useful you have to be able to see the data on it.
I’ve not blogged for a long time, partly due to having no time, and partly because I’ve had nothing much to say. The only problem with such a gap is that you have to come back with something worthwhile.
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Brilliant news – the takeover of Manchester City by the dubious former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is looking less likely by the hour.
I’ve never been in favour of him taking over, and now he has been told to return to Thailand after being charged with concealing assets.
It’s time now (and always has been) for City to start planning for next season without him – currently we have no scoring strikers, no midfield and no manager.
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Ah Mark and Lard. Whoever does the 3 o’clock show on Radio 1 they’ll never touch your brilliance.
I thought of their Rabbi Lionel Blair when I read this piece of tosh on the BCC about a church in Cornwall which has ripped out the pulpit and communion table and plonked in a skateboard ramp. It also has an internet cafe and shows surfing and skateboarding videos.
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Continue reading ‘And I thought to myself ‘It’s a bit like life…’’
I made a quick trip to Derby yesterday to see the peregrine falcons nesting on the cathedral. The birds were wonderful, and I was quite impressed with Derby too – there are quite a lot of independent shops selling interesting stuff. It is a shame though that the powers that be have seen fit to dig up almost every roundabout at the same time, which is doubly fun when you had no idea where you were going in the first place.
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