I heard the news today, oh boy..

[SeanMacGabhann]

Similar to the Music Room but for news really

A link to a newspaper article you found amusing/ interesting/worth sharing/well written - it doesn't have to be big serious issues

I'll kick off with Simon Hattenstones article this morning which reflects a similar unease I have with football (even though he is a Man City fan and therefore already used to pain and suffering)

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/07/11/why_thaksins_billions_are_a_fa.html

[georgia]

This is on the BBC News website today...

A teacher flew home to Wales from Toronto in Canada for a wedding, only to discover he was one year early.

Dave Barclay, 34, mistakenly thought Dave Best was marrying on 6 July 2007 after he e-mailed him at the start of the year and started making plans.

It was only when he arrived back at his mother's in Wenvoe near Cardiff he realised he had travelled 4,000 miles for a wedding 12 months away.

"I am a year early - yeah, my mates are loving it, aren't they," he said.

Easy mistake to make...

[SeanMacGabhann]

I read that this morning and thought I could EASILY make the same mistake

[Fear 'n boozin]

As I drank far to much wine last night/this morning and can barely see the computer screen, let alone work, I'm going to spend my time helping out humanity by classifying galaxies. Cool huh :)

It turns out that my computer isn't quite so happy at the idea of me contributing soooo much to the greater good. Grrrrrrr.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Didn't pass the trial... but then I too am light-headed today

[Fear 'n boozin]

Me too Sean, GnB as well (six, yes six friggin bottles!). So that's no excuse ;-)

[citizenED]

Getting there one year early - very impressive.

rather like posting a derogatory review of a restaurant only to find you've called it by the name of another restaurant in the same street...

citizen

[macroban]

News of our local benefactor.

[Asset]

rich pissings

[SeanMacGabhann]

re: macroban post. is that the forum sponsorship sorted then?

[Jah Lush]

Top story of the day for me is the bungling officials in Stoke-On-Trent for failing to confirm banning powers in time so people are still happily smoking away in the town's 400 pubs and clubs. :)) And will be able to do so until August 1st.

[Fear 'n boozin]

That is a good one Jah - a Forum away-day me thinks.

I think the beeb have picked an itneresting photo to go with this story - how evil can we make you look must have been their approach!

[Jah Lush]

Ah yes, thanks Fear & Boozing and as for Mr Abu Hamza, who is still languishing in Belmarsh Prison....where you're still allowed to smoke. Must be a bit difficult with that hook though.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I thought this one was very appropriate this morning

Why DO some people attack others in online forums?

[Fear 'n boozin]

I like this one, I entitle it - We the Beeb, make up a story. Sorry Ma'm. Good to see serious journalism isn't dead!

[mockney piers]

well this from the nation about what it's like on the ground in Iraq based on interviews with American veterans.

Warning it's very harrowing reading, and needless to say it's not about winning hearts and minds.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070730/hedges

[SeanMacGabhann]

Nice one fear - first I'd heard about it since all of the predictable headlines this morning

It reminded me of one of the events that started me on my political awakening - I was probably about 12, in smalltown Ireland and was allowed to stay up late for some reason or other.

I knew that this was an hour when political programmes were on telly (politics! bah! boring! was my motto) but they were all called things like" The Matters of The Day", or "Politics Tonight or "Jays You Wouldn't BELIEVE What Happened in The Dail Today!" so I knew what to avoid

Thought I was on to a safe bet with a show called Slants - which turned out to be a political show BUT from a satirical angle and explained to me how spin was put on everything. And I never saw things the same way again....

Ok not a great story but when I heard about the strop this morning I automatically assumed "bet that didn't happen"

Then again, that's an attitude that has got me into trouble on some threads.....

[Jah Lush]

Hmmm...don't believe everything you read. I've seen some footage and Lizzy definitely gets the hump and storms off in a huff. Anyway, sod the royals, burn the lot of 'em I say.

[SeanMacGabhann]

As for mockney's post - wow. Not that I'm so surprised this stuff happens but what a well put-together article

We should bear it in mind when next we bang on about... oooh - estate agents or some such

[Fear 'n boozin]

The Windy banged on about it too (always one to 'borrow' from others is the Windy - not that it's such a bad thing, at least it gets reported to a wider slighty larger audience).

Front page though:

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00251/p1-120707_251940b.jpg

[Fear 'n boozin]

Laugh or cry?

[mockney piers]

What's your issue with this, I don't understand? Vaguely swarthy people shouldn't be allowed on planes, pure and simple.

I for one break into a sweat if so much as a Spaniard is in the same check-in queue as me.

[Fear 'n boozin]

Well now, come on, everybody should weary of the Spannish, the no good alcoholics!

This one about killer badgers made me smile :)

[mockney piers]

brilliant

In REALLY important news ginormous has crossed the atlantic and been officially been recognised by US dictionary giant Mirriam Stoppard Merriam-Webster as an official word

[macroban]

These folk need a new home.

Any suitable vacant properties in East Dulwich?