death tribble Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 This is what I call creative thinking. Swedish drivers circumvent rule saying they can't wear shorts by wearing skirts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22828150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Peter Stringfellow, nightclub owner, dies aged 77 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44394076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Cow sentenced to death for crossing EU border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 32 minutes ago, Starlord said: Cow sentenced to death for crossing EU border Build a wall! I don't want to hear no mealy-mouthed whining from you BJWs!* Always letting those Danish Reds "wander" over here and steal grass from hard chewin' Holsteins. *Bovine Justice Warriors BoloOfEarth and Lord Liaden 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 That was just an excuse to make hamburgers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 hours ago, tkdguy said: That was just an excuse to make hamburgers! Except that the same EU regulations probably prohibit eating the meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 You know I was being facetious, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Dammit, EU quit trying to be weird. You'll never outweird Japan. Note: I've seen enough anime, to shudder to think what would happen to the bovine in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Heard on the radio. man walks up to a car about to be towed by the cops, steals it from the cops, engages a high speed pursuit, is caught in a trailer park trying to steal another car. His explanation he had taken some LSD and thought he was playing GTA CES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Damn you Florida Man wcw43921 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Two RIP notices The Bride of Belsen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44423303 And the first Bond girl https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44425293 And Simone Halep wins her first Grand Slam title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/44425403 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 We have also had Trooping the Colour today which means the Official Queen's Birthday honours are published https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44397682 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, death tribble said: We have also had Trooping the Colour today which means the Official Queen's Birthday honours are published https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44397682 Emma Thompson on the honors list seems to me a pretty big deal. She has Oscars both as an actress and as a writer, so she's fully deserving of becoming a Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Badger said: Damn you Florida Man Happened in Mike Hopcroft's and Cancer's neck of the woods in Oregon. CES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 39 minutes ago, csyphrett said: Happened in Mike Hopcroft's and Cancer's neck of the woods in Oregon. Kind of like the difference between a skunk ape and a sasquatch, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 2 hours ago, death tribble said: We have also had Trooping the Colour today which means the Official Queen's Birthday honours are published https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44397682 Happy for Emma Thompson, Mary Beard, and creator of Dangermouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 I was wondering if they were going to offer anything to Ariana Grande for what happened after the attacks in Manchester. Also nothing for Chris Froome yet which is a bit of a let down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 I'm glad to see author and historian Mary Beard become a Dame as well. I'm currently reading her book about ancient Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 5 hours ago, csyphrett said: Happened in Mike Hopcroft's and Cancer's neck of the woods in Oregon. CES Damn you Florida Man's cousin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Rafael Nadal wins the French Open at Roland Garos. The only man to win eleven titles at the same event. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/44431333 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 10 June 2018 at 8:37 AM, tkdguy said: I'm glad to see author and historian Mary Beard become a Dame as well. I'm currently reading her book about ancient Rome. Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Bazza said: Which one? SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Ah, if I had to guess, it would have been that one. You like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 So far so good. I just started chapter 2 of that book. I still have to finish Bulfinch's Mythology, although I'm reading the final chapters of that book, the legends of Charlemagne and his Paladins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hmm, I need to find some books on Charlemagne legends. A subject I've wanted to know more about but not had much success in finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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