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- 20 Apr 2025, 09:01
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Photography Nuts & Bolts
- Replies: 631
- Views: 185308
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
I'm glad to see the shadowed side of the Moon agrees with the direction of the tree shadows on Earth! 

- 20 Apr 2025, 08:53
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 17822
- Views: 2575213
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
If a child was chopped into bits with a chain saw I suspect it would evoke an even greater reaction.
- 19 Apr 2025, 15:45
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 13552
- Views: 1745952
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Have you seen that he's repealed the act that was passed to ban those very large shower heads that use ridiculous amounts of water? He said he did it because he couldn't wash his hair properly under the smaller shower heads.



- 19 Apr 2025, 10:11
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 13552
- Views: 1745952
Re: POLITICS CORNER
The Americast team have reported how Trump's gang plan to turn the land on their side of the Mexico border into one long, very narrow military base so that anyone crossing from Mexico without going through a normal border post will be trespassing on military property and illegally in the US and will...
- 19 Apr 2025, 09:58
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4580
- Views: 582907
Re: Seen in the News
In total contrast - there is a concerted campaign to publicise the scientific research which reveals that molecules have been "detected" from a planet which is 124 Light Years away, and indicate the possibility of "life". There have been in depth interviews with the researchers ...
- 18 Apr 2025, 09:19
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4580
- Views: 582907
- 16 Apr 2025, 09:25
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
- Replies: 4159
- Views: 886521
- 16 Apr 2025, 09:19
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: MEDICAL MATTERS
- Replies: 8158
- Views: 1163603
Re: MEDICAL MATTERS
It reminds me of the firm in Wolverhampton that was giving false results for Covid tests which affected 43,000 people.
- 16 Apr 2025, 08:58
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: BEWARE! THE BANKS ARE OUT TO GET YOU!
- Replies: 3291
- Views: 604387
Re: BEWARE! THE BANKS ARE OUT TO GET YOU!
Well what a surprise!
But what we predicted and the poor people among Trump's supporters believed his promises to `drain the swamp' and help them...
`Wall Street banks reap $37bn from Trump trading boom: Banks have gained from surge in volumes amid market gyrations' FT

`Wall Street banks reap $37bn from Trump trading boom: Banks have gained from surge in volumes amid market gyrations' FT
- 15 Apr 2025, 11:24
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 17822
- Views: 2575213
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
When the BBC has finished investigating vets they should start on dentists operating the same scam... `Vets say they are under pressure to bring in more money per pet' LINK Some vets are being put under "consistent pressure" to generate income, the BBC has been told. "Your worth is on...
- 15 Apr 2025, 11:21
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 13552
- Views: 1745952
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Trump is as bad as Putin at allocating blame... `Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack' LINK Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. The US pre...
- 15 Apr 2025, 11:18
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: MEDICAL MATTERS
- Replies: 8158
- Views: 1163603
Re: MEDICAL MATTERS
`Blood test firm blamed for 'catalogue of disasters'' LINK
...According to more than a dozen GPs we heard from, across all of south-east London's boroughs, the severity of challenges they face under Synnovis is causing anxiety for both patients and doctors....
...According to more than a dozen GPs we heard from, across all of south-east London's boroughs, the severity of challenges they face under Synnovis is causing anxiety for both patients and doctors....
- 14 Apr 2025, 08:30
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4580
- Views: 582907
Re: Seen in the News
After Trump's retreat on smartphones and computer chips he's now saying it's only temporary. No wonder stocks and shares are bouncing like a rubber ball!
- 13 Apr 2025, 15:49
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4580
- Views: 582907
Re: Seen in the News
Trump's back-pedalling frantically to pacify the US tech bros. We now know who really runs America... `Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat' LINK ...The US has now excluded the single biggest Chinese export, and certainly the most high-profile finished good from tariffs, wi...
- 13 Apr 2025, 09:02
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
- Replies: 4159
- Views: 886521
Re: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
I noted the following problem in a recent news report. It said that the price of an item had been `increased three times'. I read that as meaning the price went up in three steps. But I could tell from the context that what the writer meant was `increased three-fold'. Do they no longer teach English...
- 13 Apr 2025, 08:47
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 17822
- Views: 2575213
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
I have a question..... Have you noticed that the black heritage lamp posts in the Town Centre have been replaced by new ones twice the height. Can anyone tell me why? Could it be to prevent the theft of bulbs or whatever they are called in street lights. Mind you, the whole heritage lamps might get...
- 12 Apr 2025, 09:22
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
- Replies: 4159
- Views: 886521
Re: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
I'm surprised that you've only seen them `a few weeks ago', we've had them for much longer. When it began we noticed two things. You had to take more care buying the milk and look at the label and not the top so that you got the type (full fat, skimmed etc) that you wanted. Also, at home I found mys...
- 12 Apr 2025, 08:23
- Forum: Technology & Communication
- Topic: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
- Replies: 6850
- Views: 1172387
Re: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
As it's AI I thought this thread might be the best place for it. Its a terrible squandering of energy... `Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns?' BBC When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It's part of ...
- 11 Apr 2025, 15:24
- Forum: Fun & Jokes
- Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
- Replies: 5850
- Views: 817914
- 11 Apr 2025, 09:11
- Forum: Fun & Jokes
- Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
- Replies: 5850
- Views: 817914
Re: Old fashioned clean jokes
This appears on the front page of today's Metro newspaper. An AI generated image showing Trump, Musk and Vance making Nike shoes. China created the image and put it out as a meme on the web. The message to Americans is obvious - you'll all have to make your own stuff now! :smile: https://www.oneguyf...
- 10 Apr 2025, 10:32
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4580
- Views: 582907
Re: Seen in the News
`Trump threatens to end pharmaceuticals tariff exemption' LINK US President Donald Trump says he will soon announce "major" tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, a move that could end decades of low-cost global trade in medicines. For years, most countries, including the US, have imposed fe...
- 09 Apr 2025, 16:04
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Winged Heroes
- Replies: 565
- Views: 237572
- 09 Apr 2025, 16:02
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 17822
- Views: 2575213
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
It looks like the police have taken up stock car racing...
`Seven officers injured in crash during A1 pursuit' LINK

`Seven officers injured in crash during A1 pursuit' LINK
- 09 Apr 2025, 16:00
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 13552
- Views: 1745952
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Trump's heading for a Liz Truss moment. This is getting serious... :smile: `Trump tariffs spark US government debt sell-off' LINK ..Some analysts suggested that America's central bank - the US Federal Reserve - might be forced to step in if turbulence continues, in a move reminiscent of the Bank of ...
- 07 Apr 2025, 09:50
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 17822
- Views: 2575213
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
There's a bit of old B&W in this...
`Watch: Scotland's oldest electricity pylons pulled down' Brief BBC video
`Watch: Scotland's oldest electricity pylons pulled down' Brief BBC video