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What news story has caught your attention today.

Post 17041

quotes

If we're on musical obituaries, then RIP Chris Squire.


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Post 17042

You can call me TC

Following Bald Bloke's strawberry link, I also learned that we missed National Cream Tea Day.

http://quirker.co.uk/story/poll-jam-or-cream-first-on-national-cream-tea-day


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Post 17043

swl

Why am I laughing so long and hard at this story?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-33360817

'Vicious' fox traps eight people

"None of us could get out. When we tried to use a side door, the FOX heard and came HARING round there."

"A man who tried to outpace the creature on his bicycle was chased into a field and fell off, losing his glasses in the process."

I really, genuinely lol'd


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Post 17044

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

Does the club conduct 'Fox Hunts'?

Could just be fair turnabout.

smiley - pony

F smiley - dolphin S


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Post 17045

Icy North

smiley - laugh

I saw the photo and thought "is that it?"

I was expecting the guy in the Foxy Bingo suit with a machete.


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Post 17046

Icy North

Admin volunteers at Reddit go on strike after a popular employee is sacked, causing a large part of the site to shut down, and angering millions of readers:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33379571



I'm glad to say it could never happen here. I mean, the headline would be:

Admin volunteers at h2g2 site go on strike after a popular employee is sacked, causing a large part of the site to shut down, and angering approximately 17 readers:


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Post 17047

logicus tracticus philosophicus

Of course it could never happen here "popular employee " you need to find someone popular....smiley - run


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Post 17048

You can call me TC

Hey! We love them all!! smiley - hug


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Post 17049

Gingersnapper+Keeper of the Cookie Jar and Stuff and Nonsense

~ ~ smiley - bubbly ~ ~


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Post 17050

Witty Moniker

No, it couldn't happen here at this time, because there aren't any employees, as far as I know. smiley - tongueout


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Post 17051

Bald Bloke

Not a front page item but...
Martin Rowson is a very sharp cartoonist in the Guardian and other places, but here is a written piece he did originally for Tribune Magazine.
https://cartoonistrowson.wordpress.com/as-i-please-for-tribune-july-2015-on-the-wisdom-of-idiots/


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Post 17052

hammondorgan

Did anyone see the FA welcome home message to our wonderful Women footballers on their return from their fantastic World Cup performance? Honestly you couldn't make it up, apparently it was removed post-haste but it tells you all you need to know about the FA, Respect!!! They truly haven't got a clue. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/11721247/FA-posts-then-removes-sexist-tweet-about-England-Womens-team.html


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Post 17053

Baron Grim

"The common question is 'would they have posted this type of thing for the men?' to which the answer is obviously, 'no, the men would never do that well in a major tournament'."

smiley - laugh


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Post 17054

Icy North

That FA tweet reads like the voiceover to a Pathe Newsreel. Say it in a received pronunciation accent, and you're back in the 1950s.

It's not sexist, it's just 60 years out of date smiley - smiley


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Post 17055

Lusus

The irony is of course that women's football can now afford to be patronising about men's football smiley - laugh


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Post 17056

swl

Words fail me. This happened not far from me and the thought that people were possibly dying as I drove past unawares is unsettling. That the police were informed and did nothing for three days is staggering.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-33438667


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Post 17057

Icy North

That's appalling. I wonder whether police cutbacks are partly to blame.


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Post 17058

hammondorgan

I thought the various press reactions to the budget were interesting, that's how sad I am, but there seems to be a consensus that Mr Osborne has completely out manoeuvred everybody. The Guardian is suggesting that the £9 per hour pledge is not actually giving anybody anything much, but still acknowledges that politically it's a bit of a masterstroke. Are we all that cynical, couldn't it be that he's just a nice guy who wants to help the poorest workers out a bit?


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Post 17059

Icy North

Every budget has winners and losers. Those dependent on child tax credits lost heavily, which is a surprising move, as these support families and only apply to those who already work hard and pay tax.

To abandon that for the more headline-grabbing "maybe up to £9 per hour in 5 years time" is the cynical bit. It's basically a marketing ploy. How often have you seen sale signs saying "up to 70% off" when inside you can only find a few manky items at 20% off.


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Post 17060

Pink Paisley

I'm going to be £1.54 per week better off smiley - biggrin

I'm going to save up for a yacht smiley - biggrin

I've found a nice one on ebay. smiley - biggrin

I'm going to have to save up for 749 years to buy it. smiley - sadface

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