In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

[gremlin]

Just reading that Dame Shirley Bassey was made a Companion of Honour in 2024 - honouring service of conspicuous national importance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8j064pnjo

I don't wish to take anything away from Dame Shirely, but is belting our Goldfinger once in a while really of national importance?

[petrolpete]

Was watching the news and they are sending a lunar mission to the dark side of the moon. Wonder if they will land on the moon and if they do will the flag flap in the wind like it did last time round.

[Yorick]

Was watching the news and they are sending a lunar mission to the dark side of the moon. Wonder if they will land on the moon and if they do will the flag flap in the wind like it did last time round.

Oooh. Probably a Covid denier as well?

[petrolpete]

Don't think they have taken off yet maybe they can pack a covid test kit. On a more serious note why has it been 50 years since we set foot ( or robot) on the moon. Does make you wonder if the first time was just a fluke and they realized how risky it is or if there is really no big benefit to go there. I do recall climbing up the biggest tree as a kid was always an achievement which I would have expected lunar 2 being in quite a few people's bucket list since 1969. Just a thought. Maybe they will play some pink Floyd when they go there.

[Count Steer]

... genetically disposed to develop Alzheimers

Choose your parents wisely?

...but the 'eat more meat, stave off Alzheimers' seems like a tabloid/social media spin on selective results.

Yup

But lifestyle choices often affect how you die.

Right on cue, this popped up today. The MIND diet. Stave off brain deterioration with a variation on the Mediterranean diet.

https://theconversation.com/this-medite ... ew%20study

As discussed above they recognise the difficulty of untangling the outputs from the inputs ie the apparent results and the population that typically would have such a diet.

It is also worth noting who, in the Framingham study, was most likely to follow the Mind diet. They tended to be women, non-smokers, well-educated, and less likely to be overweight or to have diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. *

In a way, knowing what we know, these things are starting to sound a bit like a statement of the bleedin' obvious. ie You tend to stay healthier if you 'live healthier'. Cut out the lard n' maple syrup on white sliced bread sandwiches, keep fit, don't smoke, drink in moderation and eat a good quality, balanced diet and lo! you may very well live longer and have a better quality of life as you do.

* which may also indicate something about the family they were born into, so genetics has a part to play too.

[Horse]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydx34kzlvo

Graffiti conviction for Australian woman who stuck googly eyes on sculpture

A 20-year-old woman has been convicted on a graffiti charge for sticking googly eyes on a famous sculpture in South Australia.

Amelia Vanderhorst pleaded guilty to the charge at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on Tuesday. She was ordered to pay A$2,000 ($1,394; £1,040) as compensation and complete 60 hours of community service.

Vanderhorst had been under the influence of MDMA and three litres of vodka she had consumed on the night of the offence last September, her lawyer Michael Hill told the court.

[Count Steer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydx34kzlvo

Graffiti conviction for Australian woman who stuck googly eyes on sculpture

A 20-year-old woman has been convicted on a graffiti charge for sticking googly eyes on a famous sculpture in South Australia.

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Vanderhorst had been under the influence of MDMA and three litres of vodka she had consumed on the night of the offence last September, her lawyer Michael Hill told the court.

3 litres of vodka!

I wouldn't be able to locate my own eyes never mind stick some googly ones on a sculpture!

[DefTrap]

3 litres of vodka!

I wouldn't be able to locate my own eyes never mind stick some googly ones on a sculpture!

There should be a prize for those who can fully function under the influence of mega amounts of booze and drugs.
Where's that video of Justin Timberlake not being able to walk in a straight line after being pulled for DUI? Poor effort.

[Yorick]

3 litres of vodka!

I wouldn't be able to locate my own eyes never mind stick some googly ones on a sculpture!

There should be a prize for those who can fully function under the influence of mega amounts of booze and drugs.
Where's that video of Justin Timberlake not being able to walk in a straight line after being pulled for DUI? Poor effort.

I'm OK. It's just the room that moves

[ZRX61]

5th crash, 2nd DUI...

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[KungFooBob]

I wondered why Gary Davis was doing the breakfast show this morning...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge1yn50y8o

I wonder what he's been up to?

[Yorick]

These guys are bonkers

FF to 2:00 for best bits if you get bored

[Mussels]

5th crash, 2nd DUI...

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If you park a recovery truck like that then that accident was bound to happen

[Saga Lout]

These guys are bonkers

FF to 2:00 for best bits if you get bored

They're clearly deluded. The Earth is hollow, how the Hell can you have a hollow Earth if it's flat. 'Sobvious, innit?

https://www.hollowearthresearch.org/pos ... rth-theory

[Taipan]

I wondered why Gary Davis was doing the breakfast show this morning...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge1yn50y8o

I wonder what he's been up to?

One of teh rumours is he admitted live on air that he never paid for (stole) shopping bags at Sainsburys in the same week a Sainsburys employee was sacked for the same thing. Other more serious rumours are he did Schofield with an intern. Other more amusing ones are he came out as straight and admitted to being Jewish!

[ZRX61]

Some muppet here decided to interfere with police horses on Saturday, one of them hoofed him in the taters

[Taipan]

[MingtheMerciless]

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[Mussels]

I knew it, I'm not middle aged yet.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vqvlq40lo

'Phenomenal' woman shares inspiring message on 112th birthday

[ZRX61]

3 litres of vodka!

I wouldn't be able to locate my own eyes never mind stick some googly ones on a sculpture!

There should be a prize for those who can fully function under the influence of mega amounts of booze and drugs.
Where's that video of Justin Timberlake not being able to walk in a straight line after being pulled for DUI? Poor effort.

Guy I know here is like that. I've been at the bar & seen him polish off an entire large bottle of Goose with zero signs he'd had a drink. He's had at least 5 DUI's & drive a beat to shit Chevy Suburban that looks like it had been rolled down a canyon. He's worth about $60M, his dads construction company built several LA freeways.
He's quite the philanthropist, paid for a few people I know to get Lasik eye surgery & gave several local girls a set of bolt on's.