A remarkably unhelpful headline in the Washington Post today: MAGA label dogs candidate for key state House seat in Pennsylvania. Further reading, however, reveals that they are not actually running dogs for office ...
To be honest, if I had to choose between a MAGA type and a dog, the dog would win hands (or possibly paws) down.
From the ever-dependable "Wales Online": "Inside the incredible Welsh Gothic mansion with mesmerising interiors you've never seen before". Not unless you'd rung the doorbell and been admitted by the owner.
"Wales Online" again: Much-loved Welsh sporting figure dies as tributes flood in.
Don't the tributes usually come after the poor chap has passed on?
Makes me wonder whether it was the sudden influx of tributes that reminded the poor chap he was letting his fans down, and he'd better hurry up and exit the stage.
Gangster to funeral parlour: "I'd like to arrange for a hearse, please. Here's the address."
FP: "Of course, sir. May I ask when the deceased passed away?"
Gangster: "Next Wednesday at 10pm."
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Headline of pleasing quirkiness:
"Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton"
AFAICT she was latched in rather than locked in. It seems that she poked the eyeliner pencil through the keyhole to push down the latch on the other side of the door, and bent the cotton bud into a hook shape to pull the door open using the same keyhole. At least that’s my best guess from looking at the various accounts online - most of them very similar to each other and distressingly short on practical detail of how it was done.
AFAICT she was latched in rather than locked in. It seems that she poked the eyeliner pencil through the keyhole to push down the latch on the other side of the door, and bent the cotton bud into a hook shape to pull the door open using the same keyhole. At least that’s my best guess from looking at the various accounts online - most of them very similar to each other and distressingly short on practical detail of how it was done.
Thanks - perhaps someone can try a re-enactment, while it's filmed?
Sounds like when a friend of mine was helping in a new building and went to the loo - only to find that the handle on the inside hadn't yet been fitted! Poking something through the square hole and turning did the trick.
Thanks - perhaps someone can try a re-enactment, while it's filmed?
Would you like to volunteer to be locked in the lavatory? If it doesn't work, you might only be there from Monday to Saturday, if nobody knows that you're there.
Gangster to funeral parlour: "I'd like to arrange for a hearse, please. Here's the address."
FP: "Of course, sir. May I ask when the deceased passed away?"
Gangster: "Next Wednesday at 10pm."
I'm reminded of a (probably apocryphal, but you never know) story that David used to relate of a conversation between a country lady and a shop assistant in a draper's in Suffolk:
Rural lady: I'm looking for a widow's hat.*
Shop assistant: I'm terribly sorry, Madam, please accept my condolences.
Rural lady: Oh, he's not gone yet, but he won't last the week, and I can only get to Ipswich on a Tuesday.
* I have no idea what a widow's hat actually is, but no matter ...
Gangster to funeral parlour: "I'd like to arrange for a hearse, please. Here's the address."
FP: "Of course, sir. May I ask when the deceased passed away?"
Gangster: "Next Wednesday at 10pm."
I'm reminded of a (probably apocryphal, but you never know) story that David used to relate of a conversation between a country lady and a shop assistant in a draper's in Suffolk:
Rural lady: I'm looking for a widow's hat.*
Shop assistant: I'm terribly sorry, Madam, please accept my condolences.
Rural lady: Oh, he's not gone yet, but he won't last the week, and I can only get to Ipswich on a Tuesday.
* I have no idea what a widow's hat actually is, but no matter ...
Gangster to funeral parlour: "I'd like to arrange for a hearse, please. Here's the address."
FP: "Of course, sir. May I ask when the deceased passed away?"
Gangster: "Next Wednesday at 10pm."
I'm reminded of a (probably apocryphal, but you never know) story that David used to relate of a conversation between a country lady and a shop assistant in a draper's in Suffolk:
Rural lady: I'm looking for a widow's hat.*
Shop assistant: I'm terribly sorry, Madam, please accept my condolences.
Rural lady: Oh, he's not gone yet, but he won't last the week, and I can only get to Ipswich on a Tuesday.
* I have no idea what a widow's hat actually is, but no matter ...
I can well believe that!
Sounds totally believable. A widows hat would be black with a veil, I presume. Would often be worn for some time after the death.
Would you like to volunteer to be locked in the lavatory? If it doesn't work, you might only be there from Monday to Saturday, if nobody knows that you're there.
Oh, dear, what can the matter be
3 old ladies locked in the lavatory.
They were there from Wednesday to Saturday,
Nobody knew they were there.
From the Bird Guides website, a report on a proposed nature reserve and rewinding project in Rutland, "The Hanburys have employed a captive wildlife consultant to help with the early stages of their plans."
Would you like to volunteer to be locked in the lavatory? If it doesn't work, you might only be there from Monday to Saturday, if nobody knows that you're there.
Oh, dear, what can the matter be
3 old ladies locked in the lavatory.
They were there from Wednesday to Saturday,
Nobody knew they were there.
Sorry, could not resist.
Yes, that was what I was getting at - wasn't sure if you knew the rhyme.
"The first of them was Miss Elizabeth Porter;
She was the Bishop of Chichester's daughter.
There to get rid of superfluous water.
Nobody knew she was there."
"The first of them was Miss Elizabeth Porter;
She was the Bishop of Chichester's daughter.
There to get rid of superfluous water.
Nobody knew she was there."
Would you like to volunteer to be locked in the lavatory? If it doesn't work, you might only be there from Monday to Saturday, if nobody knows that you're there.
Oh, dear, what can the matter be
3 old ladies locked in the lavatory.
They were there from Wednesday to Saturday,
Nobody knew they were there.
Sorry, could not resist.
Yes, that was what I was getting at - wasn't sure if you knew the rhyme.
Not sure!!!! I'm a man in his late 70's whose schooling was at a boys' only school.
The situation in Haiti appears to be truly dire. However I was initially confused by this BBC website headline: "Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip". I wondered what the Haiti spirals were, and why they were going to fall down. Then I realised the sad truth ...
USA Today today has a link to an article on its webpage. The link gives the headline as "When Is Good Friday?" (SPOILER: It's Friday!) But when you follow the link, the ACTUAL headline is the more reasonable "What is Good Friday?"
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Harry's not exactly Oliver Cromwell. Or is he...?
To be honest, if I had to choose between a MAGA type and a dog, the dog would win hands (or possibly paws) down.
Either an odd headline or the plotline to the next sequel to "Game of Thrones."
Well, he did train as a pilot, sure he'll be fine. Thank you Metro.
... which he then replaced on the shelves before leaving.
Apparently he's been doing the rounds of local antique shops (in Texas) and dealers have had to throw items away. You couldn't make this up.
(Source: the Metro.)
Someone needs to resit their O level maths ...
Don't the tributes usually come after the poor chap has passed on?
FP: "Of course, sir. May I ask when the deceased passed away?"
Gangster: "Next Wednesday at 10pm."
* * *
Headline of pleasing quirkiness:
"Cambridge academic escapes toilet using eyeliner and cotton"
(Source: BBC News)
!!!!!!!! The mind boggles as to how it was done, and the use of each of those.
Thanks - perhaps someone can try a re-enactment, while it's filmed?
Would you like to volunteer to be locked in the lavatory? If it doesn't work, you might only be there from Monday to Saturday, if nobody knows that you're there.
Rural lady: I'm looking for a widow's hat.*
Shop assistant: I'm terribly sorry, Madam, please accept my condolences.
Rural lady: Oh, he's not gone yet, but he won't last the week, and I can only get to Ipswich on a Tuesday.
* I have no idea what a widow's hat actually is, but no matter ...
I can well believe that!
Sounds totally believable. A widows hat would be black with a veil, I presume. Would often be worn for some time after the death.
That should help with the insulation! Hope they washed them before sticking them up.
Oh, dear, what can the matter be
3 old ladies locked in the lavatory.
They were there from Wednesday to Saturday,
Nobody knew they were there.
Sorry, could not resist.
What do you think is sticking them there?
This puzzled me at first: why would there have to be strikes all round the country if Virgin Money was being sold?
"The Hanburys have employed a captive wildlife consultant to help with the early stages of their plans."
Yes, that was what I was getting at - wasn't sure if you knew the rhyme.
She was the Bishop of Chichester's daughter.
There to get rid of superfluous water.
Nobody knew she was there."
I've never discovered who the other two were.
You can find a selection of different versions here: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.lyrics/c/zMDe9wP0g40
Not sure!!!! I'm a man in his late 70's whose schooling was at a boys' only school.
I expect they were looking for a 3-bed semi with garden.
Personally, I would have preferred to have the power restored.
So where in Paris is the rest of the hotel?
(BBC news)
Would they rather he didn't wear any?
USA Today today has a link to an article on its webpage. The link gives the headline as "When Is Good Friday?" (SPOILER: It's Friday!) But when you follow the link, the ACTUAL headline is the more reasonable "What is Good Friday?"