American immigrants behaving badly

( needlephobics go not further )

No really this is important I've just had a major breakthrough on *why* the killer fog of 52 was so bad.

Are you sitting comfortably? It was the the Brits obsession with a nice cup of tea.
end of tea rationing You see tea rationing ended in October 1952 and by December all those coal fires needed for the extra brews had built up in the atmosphere ( Read more... )

The Guardian is running a story on the increase of abortions in the UK here. According to them "Three-quarters of the abortions were carried out on single women" .

Yes I did read it as "carried out on a single woman" and I was both  impressed and appalled by her sex drive

So bored that I even read the BBC's article on the upcoming Eurovision contest. Please note its in Political not entertainment.

I personally intend to vote for this song, suggested by Kaye of Hammersmith:
Thingy, thingy, doo-wap ( Read more... )

Moon to be renamed Gollum

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Mt Schwarzenegger looms into view

Georgia - the country in Europe, not the American state - plans to name a mountain after Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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The Blaine bashers make me proud to be British

Catherine Bennett
Thursday September 11, 2003
The Guardian

Since the American showman David Blaine believes himself to be the new Houdini, it follows that he should, like his more gifted predecessor, have decided to bring his tricks to London. ( Read more... )