Message to all catsIt's December 1. The season of murdering Christmas Trees is upon us again. Get your claws out and have fun!
Happy Lancashire Day!November 27th is Lancashire Day. The local council has put its flag out. Pie and peas (with gravy) all round!
Is it because I'm getting older....?....but I'm already pissed off with all the Christmas adverts on tv and online. And we're not even halfway through November yet!
South African Penguinshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-south-african-town-where-penguins-rule-180978901/ I never knew there were penguins in South Africa. I knew there were penguins on South Island of New Zealand, but South Africa?
Polar NightWe put the clocks back in Britain overnight, so we got an extra hour of sleep. Anyway, in the Arctic regions, it is the beginning of Polar Night. Four months of continual dark. (obviously, those who are in Antarctica, it will be the beginning of... See More »
Heinz Pigs in Blankets ( vegans and vegetarians can scroll past)Heinz have just launched a variety of beans that include bugs in blankets ( sausages wrapped in bacon). Cant say it's anything I would try but it's been done for Christmas sales. Anyone want to do a review?
Is this an omen for Spain tonight?Carlos Alcaraz has whacked Novak Djokavic in the Men's Final at Wimbledon, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4 tie break). First half of A Spanish glory day?
51 000 year old graffitihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vewjq4dxwo A bit more than 6000 years, then....
Overheard in a cafe in my hometownServer: Good morning sir. Would you like a menu? Customer: Yes please. (After reading the menu, there appears to be something amiss. Customer: I don't see anything on here for a vegetarian breakfast. Server: We don't get many asking for a vegetarian... See More »
USA beat Pakistan at T20 World CupMatch tied after twenty overs. USA scored 19 for 1 in their "super over" . Pakistan could only reach 13 for 1. Pakistan is a major test match playing country. This is a major upset.
Cricket in AmericaToday the ICC T 20 WorldCup begins in the West Indies and in America. To Explain: ICC is the International Cricket Council and T 20 is a match over 20 0vers per side. The point of all this is that the Americans have a team in an ICC World Cup... See More »
Does anyone on this site drink olive oil?About the size of a shot glass a day, I'm talking about. I've seen a few things on line about people extolling its hair-enriching, skin glowing, weight reducing properties. Is there any truth in any of their claims? If so, why haven't we heard them... See More »
Horrible nightmareI don't suffer many but I did last night. I was in a strange hotel room and the hotel owner was a former teacher who for some reason hated me. I got ibto this bed and suddenly I was surrounded by rats and they all went for me. I tried to fight them... See More »
Going downTwelve months ago, my home town team Carlisle United won a play off to get promoted to League 1. Today, after a shocker of a season, they have gone back down to League 2 in an absolute heap.
Following today's Man United v Liverpool match...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ez9_SnjFBk ...my thoughts turned to this, I spotted on line some time ago,
Heinz Baked BeansThis is really more to do with a dumb advert I've just seen with a (presumably) English holidaymaker in Spain, crying his eyes out because he had run out of Heinz Baked Beans thathe had taken on holiday with him. As much as anything else, I'd have... See More »
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