Heartland

What baffles me is that these people have such a high profile & so their voice is heard & published.
I'm sure that there are folks in all camps that cringe when they open the paper or click on the news & hear some of the nonsense that is spewed forth by these "spokes people".

new low of human stupidity

powered by Green Day music.?

what on earth?

NASA publishes details on methods they intend to use to develop....wait for it......WARP DRIVES!!

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110 ... eagleworks

So there's not only Bono active in international politics ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQbOyaXQUk

Being645 wrote:So there's not only Bono active in international politics ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQbOyaXQUk

Very cool.
The verbal equivalent of banging heads together.

Andrew Wakefield, the doctor struck off the medical register for his discredited research that claimed to find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine, can add another honour to his list this Christmas: the inaugural Golden Duck award for lifetime achievement in quackery, set up by the science writer Simon Singh. Prince Charles came in in a close 2nd place:

Good Thinking launched its annual Golden Duck award for quackery in 2012, which seeks to recognize those who have supported or practised pseudoscience in the most ludicrous, dangerous, irrational or irresponsible manner. It was decided that the inaugural award should be for lifetime achievement in any field, and the winner is Andrew Wakefield.

http://goodthinkingsociety.org/projects ... uck/420-2/

(Plus some coverage in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... kery-award)

Is The Currant Bun really that desperate for a sensational front page?
Or are they just bored of the "handbags at dawn" between Cameron & Fernandez?

Trolling status: Gold

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20907312

Jim "Nick Nick" Davidson arrested for sexual abuse.

I'd like to take the opportunity to remind everyone about Britain's draconian libel laws; please be very careful about using the word "comedian".

markfiend wrote:Jim "Nick Nick" Davidson arrested for sexual abuse.

I'd like to take the opportunity to remind everyone about Britain's draconian libel laws; please be very careful about using the word "comedian".

Rock & Roll xmas

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/04/news/co ... index.html

OMFG. I just found an article that describes, to a "t," the cringe-worthy and infuriating speech mannerism that my dad's airheaded girlfriend employs. She has no excuse, though - she's not some decades-younger gold-digger - she's 65!

Apparently, this speech pattern has become quite common over here in the States (a co-worker does the same thing, and I can't stand to be in the same room with her for long, because of it). There's even a sound sample provided in the article, in case you're unfamiliar with the "phenomenon."

Do women in the UK and Europe speak this way, too?!

SINsister wrote:OMFG. I just found an article that describes, to a "t," the cringe-worthy and infuriating speech mannerism that my dad's airheaded girlfriend employs. She has no excuse, though - she's not some decades-younger gold-digger - she's 65!

Apparently, this speech pattern has become quite common over here in the States (a co-worker does the same thing, and I can't stand to be in the same room with her for long, because of it). There's even a sound sample provided in the article, in case you're unfamiliar with the "phenomenon."

Do women in the UK and Europe speak this way, too?!

Aye, many Students of Glasgow University speak in that manner on the telephone.

Oh the irony

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/07 ... ft_campus/

We don't call them "airheads" in England, we call them "bubbly". It seems to constitute a grossly over-enthusiastic, high-pitched squeaky voice, a liking for the colour pink when over 30, stuffed toys in the bedroom and eating cupcakes. They seem to have a monopoly on comfy office jobs despite being not very competent, and can be found en masse early on Friday night in the pub shrieking with overly-loud laughter and posing for pictures and later on in the night crying on the pub doorstep surrounded by similar types patting them on the shoulder.

DeWinter wrote:We don't call them "airheads" in England, we call them "bubbly". It seems to constitute a grossly over-enthusiastic, high-pitched squeaky voice, a liking for the colour pink when over 30, stuffed toys in the bedroom and eating cupcakes. They seem to have a monopoly on comfy office jobs despite being not very competent, and can be found en masse early on Friday night in the pub shrieking with overly-loud laughter and posing for pictures and later on in the night crying on the pub doorstep surrounded by similar types patting them on the shoulder.

DeWinter wrote:We don't call them "airheads" in England, we call them "bubbly".

Incidentally, I remember reading somewhere that "bubbly", when used in a lonely hearts ad, is generally a code-word for "fat".

Cool. Master's taking me for walkies & now he's getting the ball. Yeeeeeee!!
He's throwing it &.....crumbs I fancy a Twix....

http://www.news.com.au/world/walkies-mo ... 6550804780

Beer o'clock just got a whole lot earlier

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... -puff-beer

Calgary police officers under investigation for........C) racing to the doughnut shop

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/ca ... 34454.html

Who needs cancer cures when we can have melt proof chocolate?

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/s ... 6561784227

guilty pleasure

Wrong thread boss.

markfiend wrote:Happy national bubble-wrap appreciation day.

Finally bubble wrap gets the respect it deserves