The Round Table

Right, that's it then.

Today was the longest day, it's all downhill from here. Summer's over, Winter's coming, soon be Christmas.

Meanwhile on the other side of the World

The following article was written by Nick Carter for the Sydney Herald, It is an interesting take on free speech which seems familiar. How dare our Prime Minister slander the abstemious Irish, a sober, temperate and respectable people healthy of mind...

Panic stations ..... Panic stations ..... lol

I've got a few panic stations going round inside my head just now and you guys are getting the full brunt of the gist of the issue.It starts like this.I just got the following e-mail from the company that organises the National lottery.Read it and th...

Will you be Celebrating IYD?

Yes today is International Yoga Day a chance for us to celebrate this Hindu art which has been around for more than 2500 years. Is it relevent in todays world? I think so as I do some of it's derivatives particularly mindfulness which is proving it's...

And the 'WEEK-END QUIZ' is...(Sorry it's politcal)....

How many cans of Hair Laquer does Nicola 'Chucky' Sturgeon get through in a week ? •1). Five. •2). Ten. •3). Fifteen. •4). More. •5). None. She wears a Bri-Nylon wig.

R.I.P Sir Christopher Lee and Ron Moody

Two of the true greats have passed away. Sir Christopher Lee Ron Moody So sad that we will only be able to see them in past work but so grateful to have enjoyed their performances for years.

Here's an interesting question?

Stick with the story........ Let us suppose that 70 years ago a man was accidentally shot dead while out shooting Grey squirrels in a large wood with a group of other people. An inquest decided it was an accident and that one of the group was the unf...

Everyone forgotten what day it is?

It's the 6th of June, it was D-Day 71 years ago.

Hey Petal.....

Have you seen the proposed lottery changes? Odds drastically reduced! http://news.sky.com/story/1503243/big-changes-shrink-chance-of-lottery-win

Long been said the World's gone mad..

The World's gone mad but it's the people in it that're madder? http://news.sky.com/story/1496850/woman-who-claims-she-owns-the-sun-sues-ebay It's not only crazy to claim ownership of the Sun but people must be crazy to "buy" a plot on it? To put the ...

Comet probe Philae wakes up & says Hello Rosetta

So how can the news that an inanimate object is still functional, give so many of Us such a rush Certainly felt like we had heard that a lost person/animal long thought dead, had reappeared Great News At 10:28 p.m. on Saturday night, the European Spa...

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EU Finance

http://youtu.be/vnuAh3esdpEThis short clip explains the EU finances very clearly.

Iraq woman dubbed the Twitter terrorist...

... who posted 45,000 messages encouraging violent jihad and was one of al-Qaeda's favourite tweeters is jailed for three-and-half years. Alaa Esayed posted poems urging mothers to send children to fight jihad. The. 22-year-old posted 58 daily tweets...

D Day Veterans Portraits.

Has anyone else seen the portraits of 12 D Day veterans, commissioned by Prince Charles? You can go to culture24.org.uk to see them. They are fabulous....every one of them. Brings a tear to the eye.

Driving-licence-changes

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-licence-changes

I Agree to this..

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/imf-data-shows-icelands-economy-recovered-after-it-imprisoned-bankers-and-let-banks-go-bust-instead-of-bailing-them-out-31292885.html

Alton Towers?

Ever been there and ridden any rides? Been to any other "theme parks" where they have similar rides? What strikes me (no, no, not literally) is that compared to cars on the roads, roller coaster rides don't seem to be constructed in such a way as to ...

Global Corruption.

David Cameron is urging a global crackdown on corruption in the wake of the FIFA scandal. Would it not be a good idea for that to begin with the EU, whose books have not been satisfactorily audited for 18 years. Do we really want to remain in an orga...

Guess What today is??

http://martymcflyinthefuture.tumblr.com/?og=1

Gnome Invasion

Do you live in Devon, and has your gnome been stolen? http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-09/woman-returns-home-to-find-over-100-gnomes-in-front-garden/ A similar prank was carried out during rag week at a Welsh University many years ago and they were al...

He Will Be Out Soon.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/ten-months-taking-life-simply-5846370'Ten months for taking a life is simply not enough': Steenkamp family hit out at Pistorius release in August

Ebay making me bid against myself! How can this happen and how can I stop it happening again?

Recently I found I was bidding against myself and did not think this was fair! Ie there were listed 3-bidders and I placed a bid for say £145.09 and ebay said this was the highest bid on screen which I must beat so I then placed another bid of say £1...

Sixty-eight suspected illegal immigrants found in four port lorries.

Including two pregnant women and 15 children have been found inside four lorries at a port in Essex.Thirty-five people from Afghanistan. 22 from China. 10 from Vietnam and one Russian were found. China is not a war zone. Vietnamese? What's wrong with...

RIP Charles Kennedy 1959-2015

The most prominent Politician to oppose events in Iraq dies suddenly leaving a wife and 10 year old son. Thoroughly decent man and victim of Scotlands one party state losing his seat after 30 years. He will be missed RIP.

May 7 was the most disproportionate election in British history,

New analysis by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) Ukip could have won as many as 80 seats in the general election under a different voting system, according to a new report.A more proportional method of allocating seats would have dramatically incre...

Do you think this is funny?

Do you think this is funny? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/car-sticker-sold-ebay-suggesting-5815825 or this:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110671266638 If so, then you have been fooled by the disability hate propaganda that has been washing around t...

There;s a lot of talk about it but ......

Who actually IS FIFA. IS IT ONE MAN, ONE COMPANY or a group of men or companies,Gizza a clue.Ta very much,Stevie ps .... Sorry to bring up fitba during the cricket season,,,,,, lol

Question for the clever burgers

Hi ttere,Simple one really.I;m looking to buy some audio books on CD for late night reading.I've got a 7" E book reader that will do the trick but these CD's come as either "Abridged" or "Un-abridged" and, to be honest, I don't know what they mean.It...