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Re. the ‘newspaper’ that delivered Brexit

Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the Daily Mail as a source for the website in all but exceptional circumstances after deeming the news group “generally unreliable”.

Published 17-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: brexit, daily mail, media

BBC science fail

There is nothing ‘coincidental’ about a lunar eclipse occurring during a full moon.

Published 11-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: astronomy, eclipses, science

Busy man

gents' loo at the Birch Service Station on the M62 this morning: a businessman operating two hand-driers simultaneously, one for each hand.

Published 07-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: motorway service stations, personal productivity

Shock news

Analysis of EU Referendum voting patterns shows strong correlation between lower educational qualifications and voting Leave.

Published 06-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: brexit, education, politics, statistics

Vegetative state

Iceberg lettuces and broccoli rationed as vegetable crisis hits supermarkets shock!

Published 03-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: europe, vegetables

Quixotic grouse

Photo of a red grouse tilting at a wind turbine.

Published 27-Jan-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, windpowerstations

Trump inauguration

As usual, the Fall say all that needs to be said.

Published 20-Jan-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: america, nazis, politics, the fall, videos

2016 in a nutshell

My sixth annual video slideshow of the year.

Published 01-Jan-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: ambient pap, slideshows, videos, yearly nutshells

29 not out

I made my 29th consecutive Christmas Eve ascent of Moel Famau earlier today.

Published 24-Dec-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: carolyn, carolyn's children, christmas, moel famau

J.A.G.

My old headmaster has died.

Published 23-Dec-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: education, religion, reminiscences, rugby

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