Post Title Of The Month

Mike Cunningham at 'Orphans' on the latest Brexit chart topper:

Quote Of The Month

Obnoxio The Clown on the hand behind the curtain:

"The resources of the civil service are being brought to bear: briefings, research (that we pay for!) and ready access for pro-EU journalists. They are also scrambling to come up with a half-assed plan for Brexit. It would not surprise me in the least if some last-minute excuse came along.

The civil service has already briefed that we're not losing any EU regulations. They are being cast into law, so that their precious empires are not destroyed, the way they should be."

Post Of The Month

Dick Puddlecote has a book review, and it's a very salutary one.

I Didn't Know Being An Attention-Seeking Moron...

Jonathan Taylor, defending, said Bank had been suffering from depression and was told there was a possibility he had a hereditary disease.

“He wasn’t directly targeting anyone and that is shown by the fact nobody was injured,” said Mr Taylor.

“He knows he has put the emergency services to a great deal of inconvenience and he is sorry.”

...was a hereditary disease. Did you?

Volunteers To Drive The Coach...?

Two Iranian Pizza Shop workers who groomed and sexually abused a 14-year-old girl fear they could be executed in their homeland if they are deported after serving a total of 33 years in prison.

Oh dear, how sad, etc....

Gareth Hughes, mitigating for Zare, said deportation proceedings started against his client following a separate conviction for drugs offences in 2015.

He said: “These sort of offences involving sexual activity with children are a capital offence in Iran. So if he is to be deported at some stage his future is really precarious.

“That’s something that he will have to live with. It’s a fact that is causing him considerable fear.”

Good!

Chav Culture, Chav Dog...

A Grimsby man who received horrific injuries when his pet of 10 years attacked him on Christmas Day says he is "heartbroken" that he had to kill his own dog as he "ripped his arm to pieces".

As reported first by the Grimsby Telegraph, the dog was later found in a wheelie bin – although mystery surrounds how it got there.

Really? Hmmm, it's been done.

Owner John Green – who spent four days in Hull Royal Infirmary after the incident, says he has absolutely no idea how Stafforshire Bull Terrier Rio ended up in there and wants to put across his side of the story after hearing many rumours circulating – including that he stabbed the animal and dumped the body himself.

So he didn't stab it?

"I did kill the dog, but I had choked it because there was nothing else that I could do, Rio had latched on to my arm and he was ripping it to pieces, and I defy anyone who says that they wouldn't do the same thing if they were in my position, it was self-defence."

Oh, OK, he choked it. Minor detail!

He also has "no idea" how Rio ended up in a bin – where he was found by member of the public Glenn Sharp - as he had been receiving treatment at Hull Royal Infirmary until Thursday, and was shocked to return home and find that his dog was missing, as he expected him to still be in his house when he returned.

You expected a dog corpse to be stored at your house for four days..?!?!?

He continued: "While I was in hospital I had asked family members to contact Blue Cross to see if they would be able to come around and collect Rio, but apparently the person who is tasked with these collections was on holiday so nobody was ever able to make it round.

"When I got home I found my front door open, and Rio was missing, so I have no idea who has taken him or how he ended up in a bin, I think its utterly insulting to my dog and my family that someone would think to dispose of him like that, as we had planned to give him a proper send off whenever I got home from hospital.

What had you planned, a horse-drawn hearse with black plumes? It's a vicious animal that's put you in hospital, for the love of..!

"There have been all sorts of people making accusations about what has gone on, and I want to let them know the truth, this was a horrible tragedy that has left my family and I heartbroken."

I think the only 'tragedy' here is that you got out of hospital...

Well Played, WiFi Owner...

...well played indeed.

"Shall we look through this book of baby names, Candeece..?"

"Nah, pass me the bag of Scrabble tiles, innit?"

Sunday Funnies...

You forgot to add in 'Because the human race is made up of people who want to believe they are right, and who will jump on anything that reinforces their prejudices'...

Who Lost Them, Then?

Police say the motive for the murder was “unclear” and friends of the schoolboy refused to discuss a possible reason, with one saying the sports-loving boy was simply in “the wrong place at the wrong time”.

His aunt Jackie Dennis mourned the loss of “another innocent child.”

She told the Standard: “I don’t even know what to say. It’s so sad, and confusing. Just... why?

“He was a loving, caring boy. He looked tiny for his age. They called him little Peanut because his dad’s name is Peanut.

“How did somebody manage to kill a child in front of everybody, with no fear, like it’s just a normal thing?

“There’s something going wrong with the children of today – they’re fearless. It’s like they’re lost.”

I'm not too worried. The demographic that's 'lost' seems to be a singular one.

Another friend said “He liked music. He was a funny guy, he liked making people laugh, I know that for sure. He made funny jokes, posting stuff on Instagam.

“He was well known, he never had any problems with anyone. He was an entertainer.”

When asked whether he had heard about the circumstances that led to Quamari’s death, the boy said: “I’m not going to get into that.”

*rolls eyes*

Quamira’s godmother Sylvia Tella, speaking outside the school, said: “Everybody who is here and walks away from this you know in your heart that it could happen to you or to anybody.

“This life did not die in vain. Us as a people have to stand together and take away these knives off the roads.”

Then start supporting the efforts to do just that. Start demanding the return of the policies that help in this effort. Start speaking up against the usual suspects.