Oh dear. Better ring my brother and tell him he is in serious danger from that articulated lorry he is driving And there is some well-deserved ridicule in the comments Ha Ha! Now Lean is blaming carbon dioxide for acid damage to articulated lorries. It makes as much sense as all the rest of his [...]
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Dogs have not been an issue I’ve personally had problems with except once. However, there are three tales of dogs pooping and attacking of late and methought that required a post. In all three of them, there was the dog itself of course but what can one do – a dog is a dog and [...]
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From the Daily Mail’s special correspondent in Andalucia Streets were deserted and the city was eerily quiet, as officials tried to keep citizens off the streets as a second crocodile was seen on the rampage in the area around Mijas in southern Spain. Law enforcement officials told residents to remain indoors, shutting down the entire [...]
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…and some more here
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You have to like Iceland, seriously. This was front page news: A golden plover was spotted in by a bird enthusiast Bjarni Sæmundsson by the church Útskálakirkja at Garður in Southwest Iceland yesterday evening. The arrival of the migrating bird is considered the first certain sign of spring in Iceland. The golden plover arrived is [...]
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And BIG buggers too. Anyone have an explanation for this strange phenomenon / know where it is?
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This is from the inimitable Robert Wilkinson of Aquarius Papers, via Rossa: The story The tragedy
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This post dedicated to Mark Wadsworth: Mókolla from the farm Kirkjulækur in Fljótshlíð, South Iceland, has broken the Icelandic record for the production of milk in the lifetime of a dairy cow, producing a total of 111,354 kilos in 14 years But don’t get the idea that Mókolla is the only big gusher: The old [...]
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Proximity sensor activated:
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As the lovely and talented Cherie gives notice that she refuses to read my lovingly crafted Steinem post at 16:00 [she'd actually prefer to be out walking in nature, can you believe it?] then I have no choice but to postpone it until tomorrow, move the 13:00 post on Good Russian food to 16:00, pre-dinner [...]
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The beautiful young señora strikes up a rapport but when I try it the horse says neigh neigh and turns and walks to the back of its box.
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Dogs come when they’re called. Cats take a message and get back to you.[Mary Bly]
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Cats only assume their strangest, most intriguing and most beautiiful postures when it is impossible to photograph them. Cat calendars always disappoint for they only show the public range of cat positions. [JR Coulson] [A joint JH/haiku series of posts]
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This is a series of haiku/JH posts: I think one reason we admire cats, those of us who do, is their proficiency in oneupmanship. They always seem to come out on top, no matter what they’re doing – or pretend to do. Rarely do you see a cat discomfited. They have no conscience and they [...]
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Via Buzzfeed:
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Avidly awaited follow-up to the post: “Show us yer tits“:
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Are you aware that Crufts is on from March 8th to 11th? Be there or be square! The downside is that it’s in Brummieland but here’s a translator to help you. Whatever you do, make sure you don’t drop into Black Country dialect, otherwise you’ll have a bit of aggro on your hands. The upside [...]
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