From a report in "Wales Online": North Wales Police were called at 10.45pm after reports of “disorder” near the popular Llŷn Peninsula pub, which in 2016 hosted a visit from Prince Charles and Camilla. By then the warring factions had dispersed. Is it me, or does the grammar suggest that the factions had dispersed by the time HRHs came to visit?
How dare anyone have a brawl at venue visited by the Prince of Wales and his doxy?
I am more puzzled why they would wait 5 years to start the brawl. Talk about holding a grudge!
‘His doxy’ rather suggests ownership of an immoral woman by a man. A woman as chattel.
An adulterous woman might be called a mistress or prostitute but a man is not called an equivalent derogatory term within the relationship. His status does not change.
Why not use the word mistress, which conveys the message that the Duchess of Cornwall has been involved with the Prince of Wales for more years than they've been married, without the unnecessary misogyny?
From "The National" in Wales: "Father and son due to launch first-ever Welsh bourbon". I thought it was about biscuits (which would get soggy if launched) but no - it's whisky. Apparently it is "stored in virgin American oak barrels for two years before being shipped to Wales" and then "blended with Welsh water" to produce a "liquor with sweet vanilla, caramel and toffee undertones".
I like 'blended with Welsh water' or, as we say, diluted.
Barrel proof can get as high as 160 proof (80% alcohol) so bourbon often has water added to bring the intensity down (usually to the 80 to 100 proof range). I discussed the legal requirements on another thread. By U.S. law, only whiskey made in the U.S. (and following the requirements) can be called "bourbon" but it sounds like the Welsh father & son are waiting the 2-year time period needed to be "straight" bourbon in the U.S. and then shipping it to Wales for finishing. I wonder if that will be good enough to evade the naming restriction?
Apparently this was a headline from the Express today which has since been updated to something less amusing "EU plot sparks farmers fury as Brits ‘look to Brussels to fill empty shelves".
Clearly Christmas has come early.
The updated article still contains the immortal line "five miles away there is a field of wasted courgettes" which makes me wonder if they have have a lot of weed in the field.)
Heard on BBC Wales news this evening: news of two darts players who've made it through to the next round of a competition in Blackpool. Apparently "they'll be facing each other on Tuesday".
There was an anti-lockdown demonstration in Sydney yesterday. A pot plant was thrown at a police horse, hitting it. The horse is said to be in a stable condition.
All these equestrian puns are unde-neigh-ably well inspired, but for this horse to stay its course, I shall rein them in for now, as The Washington Post has this:
Korean broadcaster apologizes for ‘inexcusable’ gaffe at Olympics
Can you excuse the inexcusable? Seems like a contradiction in terms.
All these equestrian puns are unde-neigh-ably well inspired, but for this horse to stay its course, I shall rein them in for now, as The Washington Post has this:
Korean broadcaster apologizes for ‘inexcusable’ gaffe at Olympics
Can you excuse the inexcusable? Seems like a contradiction in terms.
If ever there was a creature capable of returning Ealing to primordial forest it would be a mouse eyeing you beadily and asking Who you looking at Jimmy?
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She was his doxy longer than she's been his wife.
I agree. What is a similarly nasty term for a man in such a relationship "her...what?" I can't think of one with the same level of spite.
An adulterous woman might be called a mistress or prostitute but a man is not called an equivalent derogatory term within the relationship. His status does not change.
Paramour comes to mind., with its strong overtones of impropriety. And I used "his" to convey what Heavenly Annie talks of.
This discussion of whether a term is sexist is starting to take over the thread somewhat. It doesn't really belong in the Circus.
Let's get back to badly drafted headlines.
Hostly beret off
la vie en rouge, Circus host
... which actually is about the restoration of a painting, not current problems in the Netherlands' agriculture!
Ultimate Slip N Slide ‘pulled from schedule following explosive diarrhoea outbreak’
Happy Friday 😄
Clearly Christmas has come early.
The updated article still contains the immortal line "five miles away there is a field of wasted courgettes" which makes me wonder if they have have a lot of weed in the field.)
There are some posts here that I wish I hadn't read. I'll explain later.
Sounds a bit dangerous ...
Shooting rocks restaurant not far from White House
Now I know people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, but are they suggesting that restaurants shouldn't shoot rocks near the White House?
Two men, protesters, have been charged. No doubt that any bail conditions will have them on a tight rein.
Did the horse charge them?
You'd hope so but probably not.
Can you excuse the inexcusable? Seems like a contradiction in terms.
Ah but can you forgive the inexcusable?
'X (a not very well known figure in professional football) has been charged with beating up his wife in the Y Magistrate's Court'.
One had to listen for a sentence or two to discover that the attack had taken place on a different day and somewhere else.
A teenager was attacked while riding his electric scooter through a park which was then taken by a group of men.
Quite what the men have done with the stolen park is not yet known...
If ever there was a creature capable of returning Ealing to primordial forest it would be a mouse eyeing you beadily and asking Who you looking at Jimmy?
Makes you wonder what operating system the tablet had.