I am really not very keen on Just Giving. This is why:- JG “charges a small transaction fee on every donation made on the Website. The fee is currently 5% of the gross donation, which is the donation plus any Gift Aid reclaimed.” When you pay via Just Giving, not only does the charity have […]
Life saving vessel
The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.
Go to hell, do not pass go,….
“Ninety-five per cent of Britons are heading for hell, according to the principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, who has been under fire from some staff for taking one of the leading Anglican theological training colleges in a conservative direction. Richard Turnbull, appointed two years ago, made the claim in a speech to the annual conference […]
Jax broke it, Miss.
Problem report summary Problem type Windows stop error (a message appears on a blue screen with error code information) Solution available? No What does this problem mean? Windows has encountered a problem it cannot recover from and it needs to be restarted Cause Unknown Computer symptoms A message appears on a blue screen with error […]
Have you seen this elf?
“Two years for elf lingerie thief (BBC) A man who claimed he thought he was a female elf when he stole underwear from a Belfast shop at knifepoint, has been jailed for two years.”
They may be watching you,…..
…but they certainly don’t want you watching them. Here is the full list of MPs who voted to give the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill a third reading: Labour MPs Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) Graham Allen (Nottingham North) Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen) Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) Clive Betts […]
Winston was here – spirit of the times
It has come to our attention that SOME OF YOU are not behaving yourselves. For the protection of all right thinking bloggers and blogreaders, as well as you lurkers (and yes, we do know who you all are), we have decided to install CCTV on this blog. Would you all bear in mind that you […]
All brawn and no brains
Strongman winner claimed benefit, I mean, fancy thinking you would get away with that? …….still, it does seem to have taken them quite a while to work it out. In further (estate agent related) idiocy: There is one particular agent round here who frequently uses the expression “often targeted by family buyers and professional buyers […]
Imagining The 10th Dimension
Mind blowing animation. I think I got lost around 5 dimensions, see how you do. 🙂
More estate agentese
“Standing in fabulous gardens to the rear ” Well, think about it moron, if it is standing in the fabulous gardens, then they would not be “to the rear” they woul dbe on all sides, or around, or something. “upper story three bed two story, upper apartment” Words fail me.