Making the news today....

[sime42]

Apparently it is very reminiscent of pork.

As is human flesh apparently!

[Khriss]

7 minutes ago, sime42 said:

1 hour ago, Toad said:

Apparently it is very reminiscent of pork.

As is human flesh apparently!

Taking that as yr last airline meal, i presume 😉 K

[sime42]

Taking that as yr last airline meal, i presume [emoji6] K

Yeah, airline meat could be anything really couldn't it?

[sime42]

UK government backs birth control for grey squirrels

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The government gives its support to a project to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrels.

About bloody time.

[sime42]

Maybe the one and only environmentally responsible action by this government so far. Hurray.

[scbk]

If your name's not on the list, you're not coming in!

 

Usual small court news of a fight

https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/wester-ross-hotel-worker-sentenced-for-assault-on-two-sisters-225857/

 

The accused was told to come to court, but wasn't allowed in the building 

 

"I mean no criticism of the door security staff but Mr Stewart was waiting outside for three hours before being sent home after a brief respite inside."

Security staff are provided with a daily list of people they can permit entry but occasionally people who have been ordered to appear personally are not on it."

 

 

120 mile round trip for the guy too!

Edited January 28, 2021 by scbk

[Mark J]

This is gold.
 

GameStop: how Reddit amateurs took aim at Wall Street’s short-sellers | GameStop | The Guardian

WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM

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Analysis: Understanding short-selling enabled amateur traders to beat hedge funds at their own game

 

[Stubby]

Another new vaccine from another manufacturer ( Novavax ) announced to day that can deal with all the current strains of the lurgey .

Edited January 29, 2021 by Stubby

[Woodworks]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

Another new vaccine from another manufacturer ( Novavax ) announced to day that can deal with all the current strains of the lurgey .

Its not great with the SA variant. Pretty worrying how fast it's mutating without much evolutionary pressure to do so. Recon we will be having to have updated boosters quite often to stay ahead of this little bugger 

Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well — Except on Variant First Found in South Africa - The New York Times

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An early analysis in Britain found that the vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. But in a small South Africa...

 

[Khriss]

Astounding.  Not too bad a job neither. 

Doctors hail first face and double hand transplant

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Joe DiMeo suffered severe burns in a car crash and says the operations offer him a "second chance".

 

 

K