I was going to submit this, myself because it's so confusing. Was he looking for his amputated leg which had been "lost"? Was it small enough to fit on a cig pack? I'm NOT being comical about this. It just took a while to understand what the heck the truly weird headline was announcing. Very bad, BBC.
But the dog did shoot him - albeit accidentally by treading on the gun which had been left on the ground, presumably loaded and without the safety catch engaged. Perhaps it's careless humans who shouldn't be issued with gun licences!
From "Wales Online" (Mirror Group): "Tories prepare to name Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt". That's news? Surely we've known their names for a long time - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt? And presumably their parents knew their names long before that.
One has to ask: is the winner of this contest going to be "unveiled" or "rolled out" later today? Or (heaven forfend) be "revealed"?
Yep, especially as clearly, first, they propose to them more than one black wheelie bin, and now they want to crack down on that. Bloody unfair and inconsistent!
I wish people would stop calling these birds "Seagulls": some are gulls (in the UK usually genus Larus), others are terns (usually Onychoprion or Sternidae).
There is no such bird as a "Seagull" - there are different types of seabird with learned behaviour to consider feeding humans an easy source of food.
I wish people would stop calling these birds "Seagulls": some are gulls (in the UK usually genus Larus), others are terns (usually Onychoprion or Sternidae.
The latter can, of course, be kept at bay with a few well-aimed beach pebbles - hence the expression Leave no tern unstoned.
I wish people would stop calling these birds "Seagulls": some are gulls (in the UK usually genus Larus), others are terns (usually Onychoprion or Sternidae).
There is no such bird as a "Seagull" - there are different types of seabird with learned behaviour to consider feeding humans an easy source of food.
Words mean what people use them to mean. If they use "seagull" to mean "gulls and terns" then that's what the word means.
From BBC Wales news website: "Did delayed wig fitting save Swansea parishioners in 1739?"
Apparently the Vicar's barber was drunk and arrived late at his house to fit his wig. This meant that, in turn, the Vicar was 10 minutes late arriving to unlock the church for morning service. During that time the church collapsed - if it had been full many people would have been killed or injured.
But it may be an urban myth: the church was known to be unsafe and it had been a stormy night. It could be that the opening was deliberately delayed in order to carry out an assessment of any possible damage.
From BBC Wales website: "Rhyl Air Show treated to 'mind-blowing' typhoons". Clearly they've had quite a meteorological display! A capital 't' would have made all the difference, Typhoons being the RAF's latest plaything.
Bench celebrates Link This from the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Review shows just how low is the threshhold when it comes to defining "news" in some parts of the world.
Headline in this morning's SF Chronicle: Geese drop bomb on bounce house
Somebody was planning to install 'The world's largest bouncy house' in an Oakland park. When they got to town they discovered that the park is home to a large flock of geese, which are doing what geese do. The company is pulling out of the deal.
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Let me guess - because the dog had shot him?
BTW: I really think dogs should never be issued with guns. They can be a bit trigger-happy. Especially gun dogs.
One has to ask: is the winner of this contest going to be "unveiled" or "rolled out" later today? Or (heaven forfend) be "revealed"?
In announcing this "crackdown" in advance, the council has lost the advantage of surprise attack on the offenders. I'm afraid it is not going to work.
Well they would, wouldn't they?
There is no such bird as a "Seagull" - there are different types of seabird with learned behaviour to consider feeding humans an easy source of food.
The latter can, of course, be kept at bay with a few well-aimed beach pebbles - hence the expression Leave no tern unstoned.
Words mean what people use them to mean. If they use "seagull" to mean "gulls and terns" then that's what the word means.
Apparently the Vicar's barber was drunk and arrived late at his house to fit his wig. This meant that, in turn, the Vicar was 10 minutes late arriving to unlock the church for morning service. During that time the church collapsed - if it had been full many people would have been killed or injured.
But it may be an urban myth: the church was known to be unsafe and it had been a stormy night. It could be that the opening was deliberately delayed in order to carry out an assessment of any possible damage.
SoF Members Now Have Idea Of Length Of Eternity! (RE: Home Page)
This from the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Review shows just how low is the threshhold when it comes to defining "news" in some parts of the world.
I wasn't aware that special offers could be misled, but it seems that they can be.
"England ready to call on Pope to lift battling line-up"
League facing Bury inquest
Surely they've got that a*se-about-face - you have the inquest, then you bury
... and this from an interview with Paul Gascoigne
I see 200k-a-week players who can't trap a bag of cement
But why would they want to.
(Actually I totally agree with the article's sentiments).
Geese drop bomb on bounce house
Somebody was planning to install 'The world's largest bouncy house' in an Oakland park. When they got to town they discovered that the park is home to a large flock of geese, which are doing what geese do. The company is pulling out of the deal.
I'm afraid it seems to be about sports. - And there I was, bemused by a headline which (to me) spoke of crime and escape!
That must be a logistical nightmare. Wouldn't it be easier to just bring the food to the animals' enclosures?