Things that don't deserve their own thread

[Torquemada 1420]

Arg's 1/2 back play this tour.

[Jock42]

"What did you do today?"
"Went out, did a bit of shopping, picked up some secret documents at the bus stop..."

Classified Ministry of Defence documents found at bus stop

Classified Ministry of Defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the British military have been found at a bus stop in Kent.

One set of documents discusses the likely Russian reaction to the ship's passage through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast on Wednesday.

Another details plans for a possible UK military presence in Afghanistan after the US-led Nato operation there ends.

The government said an investigation had been launched.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said an employee had reported the loss of sensitive defence papers, adding: "It would be inappropriate to comment further."

The documents, almost 50 pages in all, were found in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent early on Tuesday morning.

A member of the public, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted the BBC when he realised the sensitive nature of the contents.

I once found a wallet on a train late at night and the next morning had a look through to see if I could find a number to call and let someone know I had it. Found a number on a bit of paper and called.

“Hi, I found a wallet last night and your number was on a bit of paper, do you know this person”

“Does anyone else know you have it?”

“No”

“ I need you to go to the local police station and wait there until some people arrive to speak with you, do not mention to anyone, and I mean anyone, what you are doing”

So I did and a team of 4 people arrived an hour later and questioned me for about 3 hours. Never found it who the person was it belonged to but eventually was told to go home

I appreciate that mate, I'll shout you a beer if we ever meet at a cabal

[BnM]

Look how hot it is in N Ireland

[Slick]

"What did you do today?"
"Went out, did a bit of shopping, picked up some secret documents at the bus stop..."

I once found a wallet on a train late at night and the next morning had a look through to see if I could find a number to call and let someone know I had it. Found a number on a bit of paper and called.

“Hi, I found a wallet last night and your number was on a bit of paper, do you know this person”

“Does anyone else know you have it?”

“No”

“ I need you to go to the local police station and wait there until some people arrive to speak with you, do not mention to anyone, and I mean anyone, what you are doing”

So I did and a team of 4 people arrived an hour later and questioned me for about 3 hours. Never found it who the person was it belonged to but eventually was told to go home

I appreciate that mate, I'll shout you a beer if we ever meet at a cabal

Always knew you were a fucking big deal

[notfatcat]

Wild monkeys fight in the street due to a pandemic related shortage of food which usually comes from tourists.

https://videos.metro.co.uk/video/met/20 ... 141716.mp4

[tabascoboy]

Wild monkeys fight in the street due to a pandemic related shortage of food which usually comes from tourists.

https://videos.metro.co.uk/video/met/20 ... 141716.mp4

Looks like any Friday night outside a Wetherspoons

[tabascoboy]

The man is a certified fruit loop

[Hal Jordan]

The second Lions Test?

[ScarfaceClaw]

The second Lions Test?

The ref performance. For the love of god, let it lay.

[inactionman]

Had a read of the Grauniad over my mid afternoon tea break and saw this:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... oner-rules

Jeebus. Dad and son murder other son and then commit suicide to spite terminally ill mother who split the inheritance of her farm equally between her sadly now deceased sons.

Cork, eh?

[Sandstorm]

Had a read of the Grauniad over my mid afternoon tea break and saw this:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... oner-rules

Jeebus. Dad and son murder other son and then commit suicide to spite terminally ill mother who split the inheritance of her farm equally between her sadly now deceased sons.

Cork, eh?

Chance for the nurse to swoop in and claim the lot.

[fishfoodie]

Had a read of the Grauniad over my mid afternoon tea break and saw this:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... oner-rules

Jeebus. Dad and son murder other son and then commit suicide to spite terminally ill mother who split the inheritance of her farm equally between her sadly now deceased sons.

Cork, eh?

Ireland, & Land.

Ever read, "The Field" ?

[Uncle fester]

Properly grim stuff.

[inactionman]

Now this is something I could definitely get behind:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... ise-limits

Authorities in Ghent have passed legislation that will allow police to confiscate excessively noisy vehicles.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Now this is something I could definitely get behind:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... ise-limits

Authorities in Ghent have passed legislation that will allow police to confiscate excessively noisy vehicles.

I wonder what the threshold for noisy is.

[fishfoodie]

Now this is something I could definitely get behind:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... ise-limits

Authorities in Ghent have passed legislation that will allow police to confiscate excessively noisy vehicles.

I'd be very surprised if the UK cops didn't already have powers to do so. They just don't use them.

https://www.motester.co.uk/mot-test-of- ... emissions/

The exhaust system will fail the MOT if:
- Part of the system missing or excessively deteriorated
- Mounting are missing or damaged so that the exhaust system is insecure
- There is a major leak
- The system emits appreciably more noise than a similar vehicle fitted with a standard system in good condition.

[inactionman]

Now this is something I could definitely get behind:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... ise-limits

Authorities in Ghent have passed legislation that will allow police to confiscate excessively noisy vehicles.

I'd be very surprised if the UK cops didn't already have powers to do so. They just don't use them.

https://www.motester.co.uk/mot-test-of- ... emissions/

The exhaust system will fail the MOT if:
- Part of the system missing or excessively deteriorated
- Mounting are missing or damaged so that the exhaust system is insecure
- There is a major leak
- The system emits appreciably more noise than a similar vehicle fitted with a standard system in good condition.

That covers noisy exhausts, if the noisy exhaust is fitted at point of MOT. If the Police suspect a car is excessively noisy they can only insist it is subjected to test, but again the exhaust can be changed.

There are laws about dangerous driving etc (wheelspins and generally driving like a twat) but these aren't expressly related to noise.

There is talk of 'noise cameras' which use microphones, but don't think these are active as of yet.

To be honest, the worst offenders near me aren't the boy racers but the fat Harley riders - utterly ridiculous noise levels from utterly shite vehicles.

[notfatcat]

I happened upon this clip the other day and was rather impressed by how nonchalantly a guy could act while being attacked by a sword wielding lunatic.

[inactionman]

Now this is something I could definitely get behind:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... ise-limits

Authorities in Ghent have passed legislation that will allow police to confiscate excessively noisy vehicles.

I wonder what the threshold for noisy is.

In the UK I think it's theoretically 80dB.

In real life, Is suspect there's the wrong type of noisy.

[S/Lt_Phillips]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/58199432

Field of Dreams. They actually built a baseball field in the Iowa corn, and held a MLB game there (White Sox vs Yankees). Loved that film, would have been very cool to have been at this game!

Spoiler

Show

To make it even better, Yankees lost

[BnM]

Why do people do stupid things like this. No risk assessment skills?

Scotland's highest-paid public transport boss 'drives ILLEGAL cloned car': £153,000-a-year civil servant is suspended over using 'same licence plate on two DIFFERENT vehicles to avoid tax, MOT and insurance costs'

[Sandstorm]

Why do people do stupid things like this. No risk assessment skills?

Scotland's highest-paid public transport boss 'drives ILLEGAL cloned car': £153,000-a-year civil servant is suspended over using 'same licence plate on two DIFFERENT vehicles to avoid tax, MOT and insurance costs'

No-one likes to spend their money on tax.

[S/Lt_Phillips]

Why do people do stupid things like this. No risk assessment skills?

Scotland's highest-paid public transport boss 'drives ILLEGAL cloned car': £153,000-a-year civil servant is suspended over using 'same licence plate on two DIFFERENT vehicles to avoid tax, MOT and insurance costs'

I've never understood why intelligent people risk their careers & pensions doing stupid things like fiddling their expenses. You're bound to get caught eventually.

(Obviously doesn't apply to MPs, for whom fiddling expenses is par for the course and has seemingly no repercussions.)

[inactionman]

Eastenders meets Snooker:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... udge-match

Allen and Evans being drawn together was by far and away the standout tie in the first round, owing to the fact they had a relationship which ended acrimoniously in 2008 and have a 14-year-old daughter together. There has surely never been a match-up as personal as this in any sport, let alone snooker.

I dread to think of the trash talk.

'You never stroked the cue like that when we were together'

[ASMO]

Eastenders meets Snooker:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... udge-match

Allen and Evans being drawn together was by far and away the standout tie in the first round, owing to the fact they had a relationship which ended acrimoniously in 2008 and have a 14-year-old daughter together. There has surely never been a match-up as personal as this in any sport, let alone snooker.

I dread to think of the trash talk.

'You never stroked the cue like that when we were together'

"remember when i accidentally potted the brown instead of the pink"

[tabascoboy]

Nice beavers

[inactionman]

I include this here not as it doesn't deserve a thread - it most definitely does - but as I'm not quite sure what I'd call the thread.

Interview with Rob Burrow, ex-Leeds and England RL, suffering with MND. Definitely got lump in throat, but in awe of the outlook on life from both him and his wife.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... league-mnd

[SaintK]

I include this here not as it doesn't deserve a thread - it most definitely does - but as I'm not quite sure what I'd call the thread.

Interview with Rob Burrow, ex-Leeds and England RL, suffering with MND. Definitely got lump in throat, but in awe of the outlook on life from both him and his wife.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... league-mnd

Very moving!

[TB63]

[tabascoboy]

An explanation since the tweet has disappeared, at https://www.thenational.scot/news/19530 ... dia-users/

MANY people appeared to have been fooled by a viral fundraiser by the name of “Help Are Own First” doing the rounds today.

Under the misspelled title, today’s crowdfunder’s description reads: “I have started this fundraiser because at the moment too many people seem to have forgotten that WE SHOULD BE HELPING ARE OWN FIRST!!

“All money will be used to help ARE OWN.”

It certainly appears to be from the Ukip line of thinking. But all was not as it seemed.

When visitors scrolled down a little further to the note section they discovered what the fundraiser was truly all about.

“For the purposes of this appeal ‘ARE OWN’ refers explicitly to Afghan families who are currently being resettled in the United Kingdom,” the page reveals.

[mat the expat]

The guy from Men Behaving Dadly has already registered that as a URL and is harvesting donations to assist refugees!



I curt half (vertically) my index fingernail off last night cutting onions - claret everywhere....

Did manage to pick out the nail from the Onions and continued cooking after dressing it

[BnM]

Not satire.

[BnM]

You need sound on for this. Wow

[Tichtheid]

You need sound on for this. Wow

I think I might give the morning coffee a miss, just the one time.


We sometimes get seagulls swooping to steal food out of people's hands - possibly not the same level of jeopardy as that lion there.

[Grandpa]

You need sound on for this. Wow

He could smell the coffee couldn't he...

[fishfoodie]

Nasa postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) that was originally planned for Tuesday due to a medical issue involving one of the astronauts.

The space agency said in a blog post on Monday that the spacewalk involving Nasa astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was postponed following a “minor medical issue” involving Vande Hei.

While it did not disclose further details, Nasa said the “issue is not a medical emergency.”

Got me wondering ...

Just how unpleasant, (for all aboard), would it be to get something like explosive diarrhoea, or projectile vomiting, while in the space station ?

[Marylandolorian]

kudos to her and the food chain stores

Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctions Tokyo 2020 silver medal to help eight-month-old get heart surgery

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/sport/ma ... index.html

[sockwithaticket]

You need sound on for this. Wow

Most people end up taking their morning shit after their coffee.

[Grandpa]

Nasa postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) that was originally planned for Tuesday due to a medical issue involving one of the astronauts.

The space agency said in a blog post on Monday that the spacewalk involving Nasa astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was postponed following a “minor medical issue” involving Vande Hei.

While it did not disclose further details, Nasa said the “issue is not a medical emergency.”

Got me wondering ...

Just how unpleasant, (for all aboard), would it be to get something like explosive diarrhoea, or projectile vomiting, while in the space station ?

Coupled with claustrophobia!

[tabascoboy]

Nasa postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) that was originally planned for Tuesday due to a medical issue involving one of the astronauts.

The space agency said in a blog post on Monday that the spacewalk involving Nasa astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was postponed following a “minor medical issue” involving Vande Hei.

While it did not disclose further details, Nasa said the “issue is not a medical emergency.”

Got me wondering ...

Just how unpleasant, (for all aboard), would it be to get something like explosive diarrhoea, or projectile vomiting, while in the space station ?

A shitcart of astronomical proportions...