CanaBull

Don't know how many have the WTForecast app but occasionally it comes out with a good weather description. Seemed appropriate for the UK the one from over here in Canada this weekend: 'Hotter than two rats f***ing in a wool sock behind the dryer.' Yup. About the size of it.

https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2022/07/toronto-wolfpack-drops-jersey-sponsorship/ BlogTO have a speculative piece.

Driver and presenter Alain de Cadenet, 76. Did a lot of things, but I never tire of watching this famous clip of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2w

For any of the hockey fans here, it was a sad one in Canada today when Guy Lafleur, 5 time Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup winner and one of the most celebrated players, passed away aged 70.

Missed it earlier that Jack Higgins, author of The Eagle Has Landed among many others, passed away on the 9th April aged 92.

Marx was right. Socrates was offside.

Could probably moonlight as a marriage guidance counselor too

Conservative?

It got sent to the video ref, decision by next week

I've always found 'slag' when applied to women to be an utterly awful term.

There's a few dialect words that seem to raise a smile. Chelpin', laikin', slahtin'. And there's one my Grandad used that you don't hear often any more, bummerskite.

Thought that the 'ickenham' in this case was prounounced 'att' like that place in Orkney.

Sincerest condolences for your loss, losing pets can be so hard, I'm so sorry.

An excellent point! School lunches, school lunches, concrete chips, concrete chips... just doesn't have the same ring

I'm on the cusp of finally getting my new place sorted out after separating from the ex, so looking forward to getting back into some archaeology volunteering over here, maybe a bit of model kit building. Thinking about some 3D printing projects too.