pie-eater 207 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Deary me. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Jobless couple who claim £27,000 a year benefits want a new council house because they've had SIX children 'by accident' while living in a one-bedroom flat Maggie Flisher and husband Gavin have not worked since first baby in 2005 Mrs Flisher says she is 'super-fertile' - which makes contraception fail She says she has begged her doctor for sterilisation but is too young They say the council has ignored their demands for a new home for 8 years Super fertile means cocked eyed people looking at her would duff her up. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 MENLO PARK, CA—In a statement released to its 1.1 billion users, social media site Facebook announced Wednesday that the company will continue to make bad changes to its product, that members will be very upset with these changes, and that said members will then just have to learn to live with these changes. “Here’s what’s going to happen: Facebook will introduce a bunch of new features to the site that everyone will hate and that will make your experience worse, you will complain about it, and then you will realize you are utterly powerless to do anything about these new features, at which point you will move on and continue to use our product every single day,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters, adding that users will voice their dissatisfaction via a post or two on their timelines and then gradually let it go and return to using the site as usual, because “that’s the way this is gonna go.” "This exact same scenario will repeat itself six months from now, and then a year from now, and then a year and a half from now, and so on and so forth, that’s the deal, get used to it, talk to you later.” Facebook officials added that any users who strongly disagree with their policy should feel free to deactivate their accounts and reactivate them two days later. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I was just surfing about and for some knucklehead reason I came across the Sun and this "news": Quote: COLDPLAY star CHRIS MARTIN has revealed he used to worry he might be gay — until he realised he loved BOOBS. Chris, married to Hollywood beauty GWYNETH PALTROW, fretted about his sexuality in his teens because a strict Christian upbringing made him think sex was wrong. The 31-year-old told Rolling Stone magazine "I grew up with was, if you even think about boobs, you’re going to hell. It was drilled in — they’re wrong. But let’s face it, they’re fantastic." I mean come on. As right as he may well be, why do they print this and who actually reads it. (Apart from, er, me, this morning). Perhaps we could post other important news stories as they break. This was the original post! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 The recent, horrible and tragic building collapses in South Asia have already resulted in the adoption of new building construction standards and practices ... in a regulatory effort to ensure this type of disaster never again occurs. Only a month after more than 1,100 Bangladeshi garment workers lost their lives in the collapse of a badly-built and poorly-maintained eight-storey building, the new building code has - thankfully - gone into force ... and its rigid practices are already being applied by highly-skilled and properly-trained construction teams labouring on job-sites all across the sub-continent ....... For you construction Gurus—click to see: New South-Asian construction process I guess the foreman is the guy on the tamborine. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Tullideph folk waiting for buses find two come along at once The eagerly-awaited return of a bus service has frustrated its passengers in an area of Dundee by running at almost the same time as an existing service. The people of Tullideph have called on West End councillor Fraser Macpherson to ask for the frequency of the outer circle buses to be changed so that they don’t pass through the area just a minute before the number 17. The Outer Circle busesThe eagerly-awaited return of a bus service has frustrated its passengers in an area of Dundee by running at almost the same time as an existing service. The people of Tullideph have called on West End councillor Fraser Macpherson to ask for the frequency of the outer circle buses to be changed so that they don’t pass through the area just a minute before the number 17. The Outer Circle buses were brought back at the start of this month by National Express Dundee with subsidy support from the council. Although they welcomed the move, Tullideph residents watched in disbelief as the service passed their doors at 25 minutes past the hour, followed by the number 17 at 26 minutes past. Mr Macpherson said: “Constituents in Tullideph are rightly complaining about the rather bizarre timetable for this new service. “It runs on evenings and weekends, which was previously lacking, but residents are rightly complaining that the timetable is badly aligned to other services. “The biggest problem is that the bus from the Tullideph area travelling into town is at 25 minutes past the hour and the 17 is at 26 minutes past the hour. “Both are half-hourly services and passengers — many of whom are elderly — have to wait at least another 28 minutes for the next bus.” He continued: “It would make far more sense for the 9, 10, 11, 12 (outer circle) service to be spaced equally between 17 buses so Tullideph and adjacent areas got a 15-minute service.” Mr Macpherson raised the issue with the council’s head of transportation, Neil Gellatly, who said that a large percentage of bus services in Dundee are commercially operated, and the council has very little say in frequencies. He continued: “We will, if necessary, look to subsidise any areas that we feel are disadvantaged by some service withdrawal decisions made by the operators.” This was done with the 9, 10, 11 and 12 services which operate all around Dundee and have a running time of two hours. “This means these buses cannot run in between other services in all areas of Dundee. If the service was to operate evenly on Tullideph Road it would not operate evenly between buses in other areas of Dundee, and this was a decision that National Express have decided to operate.” Mr Macpherson said that as it is a subsidised service the council should be able to influence the timetable. He said: “The new service is welcome, but it has to be appropriately timed to maximise the benefit for local communities such as the people living in the Tullideph area.” A spokesperson for National Express Dundee said the company considered very carefully the complexities of reintroducing the 9, 10, 11 and 12 outer circle services. They said: “We have worked hard to achieve as much synchronicity as possible, without sacrificing the reliability of new or existing services. “Residents of the Tullideph area have a frequent and reliable service in the 17, which gives them access to the city centre and Ninewells Hospital. “We hope they will also benefit from using the 9, 10, 11 and 12 buses to reach leisure and shopping facilities, such as those at Camperdown and the Kingsway Retail Park.” by National Express Dundee with subsidy support from the council.Although they welcomed the move, Tullideph residents watched in disbelief as the service passed their doors at 25 minutes past the hour, followed by the number 17 at 26 minutes past. Mr Macpherson said: “Constituents in Tullideph are rightly complaining about the rather bizarre timetable for this new service.“It runs on evenings and weekends, which was previously lacking, but residents are rightly complaining that the timetable is badly aligned to other services.“The biggest problem is that the bus from the Tullideph area travelling into town is at 25 minutes past the hour and the 17 is at 26 minutes past the hour.“Both are half-hourly services and passengers — many of whom are elderly — have to wait at least another 28 minutes for the next bus.”He continued: “It would make far more sense for the 9, 10, 11, 12 (outer circle) service to be spaced equally between 17 buses so Tullideph and adjacent areas got a 15-minute service.”Mr Macpherson raised the issue with the council’s head of transportation, Neil Gellatly, who said that a large percentage of bus services in Dundee are commercially operated, and the council has very little say in frequencies.He continued: “We will, if necessary, look to subsidise any areas that we feel are disadvantaged by some service withdrawal decisions made by the operators.”This was done with the 9, 10, 11 and 12 services which operate all around Dundee and have a running time of two hours.“This means these buses cannot run in between other services in all areas of Dundee. If the service was to operate evenly on Tullideph Road it would not operate evenly between buses in other areas of Dundee, and this was a decision that National Express have decided to operate.”Mr Macpherson said that as it is a subsidised service the council should be able to influence the timetable.He said: “The new service is welcome, but it has to be appropriately timed to maximise the benefit for local communities such as the people living in the Tullideph area.”A spokesperson for National Express Dundee said the company considered very carefully the complexities of reintroducing the 9, 10, 11 and 12 outer circle services.They said: “We have worked hard to achieve as much synchronicity as possible, without sacrificing the reliability of new or existing services.“Residents of the Tullideph area have a frequent and reliable service in the 17, which gives them access to the city centre and Ninewells Hospital.“We hope they will also benefit from using the 9, 10, 11 and 12 buses to reach leisure and shopping facilities, such as those at Camperdown and the Kingsway Retail Park.” People watched in disbelief as two, TWO buses passed within a minute of each other!!! What is happening on the streets of Dundee??!! Its MADNESS!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Just like having two football stadiums next to each other. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 No, that makes perfect sense....thankfully Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Boobs... let’s face it, they’re fantastic A good quote that. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Very important: JAY Z has officially changed the way his name is spelt. A source has confirmed that the hyphen has been dropped and that it is now "all capital letters". The rapper's official website says JAY Z instead of Jay-Z, with iTunes and YouTube also using the new spelling. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Pretty sad when nonsense like that makes 'serious' 'newspapers'. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Pretty sad when a newspaper has to claim to be "serious". What is NOT serious about transmitting news to the populace? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 "News" is a relative term, so what's newsworthy to one papers readership is nonsense to another's Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Definitely important news though. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Mel Smith, comedian, has died. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 The fat guy from smith n jones?! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I thought he died years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 No. Never found them that funny really. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Duchess of Cambridge in hospital after voting for Labour Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 She's not voting labour anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 and she avoided the potential purist horror of a female with equal succession rights by delivering a boy. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Didn't they change the law to avoid any problems there. I would imagine most people really don't give a crap. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 It's comforting to be told every five minutes that the Queen 'is said to be delighted'. There was me fretting that she might have been a bit annoyed. I was also very worried that this baby would be horribly ugly, just like every other human baby ever. But apparently, it's actually 'beautiful'. Sasuga Royal family, ne! Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 If he's going to be King one day, they should call him Elvis. Link to post Share on other sites
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