My life was in tatters because of my obsession with the Hokey-Cokey. But I turned myself around and that's what it's all about!
I'm interested to know if other countries have this type of humour or is it just the eccentric British. Maybe some of our overseas posters (or anyone else for that matter) can answer? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65501398
Has anyone been watching the IPL ? After todays later match , the man announcing the presentations / doing the interviews . As Dhawan was walking up get to his prize , the announcer said “ he’s slimmer than he was “ I thought he can’t have said that , so I listened again , and yes , that is what he said . He then went on to say “ he looks like an athlete again “ unreal
He thought it might have been his socks Guest finds corpse under Tibet hotel bed Published 7 days ago Share please log in to view this image IMAGE SOURCE, TRIP.COM Image caption, The body was discovered at Lhasa's Guzang Shuhua Inn By Joel Guinto and Fan Wang in Singapore A Chinese man's harrowing ordeal at a Tibetan hotel, where a corpse was found under his bed, has led to a murder investigation and a suspect's arrest. The man noticed a "strong" smell when he checked into his hotel in Lhasa on 21 April. After he moved to a different room, a body was discovered under the bed he had slept on for three hours. Later that night, police told him they had arrested a person in connection with the case. The man, identified in local media only as Mr Zhang, later told Shangyou News that he left Lhasa the next day. With its warm lights and wooden balconies, Guzang Shuhua Inn, where Mr Zhang stayed, is a so-called influencer hotel, popular on social media as an ideal spot for photos. Mr Zhang posted a review of his stay online, but it didn't attract much attention until another user shared a screengrab of the review on social media on 28 April. The hotel responded to this post, denying the incident altogether. Mr Zhang then shared his experience on Weibo, and included a receipt as evidence of his stay. This drew the attention of local media, who soon contacted him for an interview. "I am very scared and I am still struggling to sleep," he told Shangyou News in an interview on 30 April. He said once he checked into the room, he rested for a few hours, even sleeping on the bed, before going out around 15:30 local time. He returned a few hours later to change for dinner. He again noticed the smell, but assumed it might be coming from the bakery downstairs, or the result of the room's heating system. He wondered if his feet were the problem. But when he returned after dinner, the smell was so bad that he asked to be moved to a different room. Late into the night, hotel staff knocked on Mr Zhang's door and asked him to come downstairs to the room he had vacated. Police were waiting there to record his statement, and collect his DNA sample. He says they told him not to worry because they had already arrested someone as part of their investigation. The police have not disclosed any more details about the case, but they released a video of the suspect being arrested on a train to Lanzhou city, which is located in another province. Mr Zhang said he had been reluctant to publicise his experience, but was forced to because of the hotel's denial and accusations on social media that he had made up the incident. His posts describing what happened have since sparked thousands of comments, and tens of thousands of reactions.
Is there something Chilcs would like to share with us? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-man-gimp-suit-jumped-front-motorist-somerset
Marriage is like a deck of cards, in the beginning all you need is two hearts and a diamond, by the end you are wishing you had a club and a spade.
Two Scousers are riding a bicycle on a road about 15 miles outside of Manchester. One of the bike's tyres goes flat and they start hitching a lift back into town. A friendly trucker stops to see if he can help and the Scousers ask him for a ride. He tells them they can ride in the trailer if they could fit in with 20,000 bowling balls he is hauling. They manage to squeeze themselves and their bike into the back and the driver shuts the doors and gets on his way. Wanting to make up time the trucker speeds up. Sure enough a blonde cop pulls him over for speeding. The officer asks the driver what he is carrying, to which the driver jokingly replies, "Scouse eggs." The Blonde Lady Cop obviously doesn't believe this so she takes a look in the trailer. She opens the back door and shocked, quickly shuts it and locks it. She calls for immediate backup & a SWAT team. The operator asks what emergency she has that requires so many officers. "I stopped a Tractor-Trailer with 20,000 Scouse eggs in it. Two have hatched and they've already stolen a bicycle!"
I'll save everyone from looking to add a pun; You've got to be kidding https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65553748
Update on the new neighbours We are pleased to announce that Mr & Mrs Bluetit are the proud parents of what looks like six new chicks. They arrived either late last night or very early this morning. Mother and babies are all doing well. I haven't looked lately to see if the remaining two eggs have hatched today but like most families, there are always one or two duds amongst them. Sorry about picture quality but I'm videoing off the TV.
I've got swifts nesting in the eaves again. They came last year for the first time in 20 years and they've returned this year. Noisy buggers, but spectacular flying spectacle right over the garden. Their ability to somehow fly straight through a 3" gap into the roof at about 40mph is pretty impressive too
Screeching Swifts, the sound of summer. I see them here high in the sky but I've not seen them nesting anywhere. I went to a talk about the declining numbers of swifts a few years ago. Besides a shortage of the insects they feed on, another reason was the lack of nest sites caused by people weatherproofing their houses with plastic soffits and facia, so no gaps anywhere. You're doing the swifts a favour SC even if you are risking a wet ceiling.
I'm going to make some proper swift boxes for them when they depart for the winter, now I know they might return
