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How does one Know when it's a Joke? Nev

British singer Chris Rea, best known for the 1980s festive hit Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74. "Singer/songwriter and guitarist Chris Rea passed away earlier today in hospital following a short illness," his family said in a statement. One of my favourite songs : Chris has spoken about his health issues in the past. He said that he had an abscess on his colon so he had to have a colostomy bag. He also said that they took away his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and the left quadrant of the liver. Chris was also Type 1 Diabetic which meant that he had to take 34 pills every day.

The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities. The people recalled have long careers in diplomacy, but, unfortunately for many, they were appointed by Biden.

Trump on TV this morning announcing the new Trump class battleships they are about to start building - "The biggest and most powerful ever seen - and we're going to build them fast. We need them now, not in a few years." He is going to instruct the ship builders to put all dividends into new shipyard infrastructure, not bonuses and buybacks.

Joke, Nev

Aaah the delightful ambiguity of communicating by short text. So many ways to misinterpret. And that's when the fights start.

On a lighter note.... A revolutionary play that casts Jesus as a trans woman Jo Clifford debuted "The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven" ten years ago. She never predicted it would become a rallying cry for LGBTQ rights in Brazil https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/43680/1/jo-clifford-the-gospel-according-to-jesus-queen-of-heaven-trans-lgbtq-play The premise is:- "Supposing Jesus was born of a virgin, fathered by the Holy Spirit. No genetic material arrived. Jesus could have only inherited XX chromosomes. We are told that Jesus was the perfect MAN. Given that he has female chromosomes would he have really been the first perfect transMAN?"

Quote of the week from an Imgur contributor .... "The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a greengrocer from the Shire!" 😄 For those who came in late - it's a send-up of the (in)famous (and often repeated) NRA pro-gun quote, "The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun!"

He hasn't been to the engine hamster shop yet.

I thought Ian meant "No Idea", when he said "NI".

Well they couldn't really say "Here LIES Donald Trump", because he's been doing that all his life.

They would be happier with one that reads “ here lay Donald J Trump”

I hope the American taxpayers are happy with their new plaques.

If you haven't read the plaques Trump has placed on the Presidents Honour Wall, read this. Click here.

A high-ranking Russian military officer was killed today in a suspected car bomb explosion in Moscow. Lt-Gen Fanil Sarvarov, 56, was head of the Department of Operational Training of Vladimir Putin's armed forces. The top brass commander was going to work at the Russian defence ministry in his Kia Sorento when it was hit by a massive blast in Yasenevo district. The Russian authorities initially indicated the officer was gravely wounded, but later updated to confirm that he had died. Sarvarov was last year personally promoted by Putin, and was known to have been close to Russia's most senior general, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the defence staff. Rescuers initially found the victim alive but wounded and trapped in the mangled vehicle. There was immediate suspicion of a Ukrainian assassination bid against the high ranking officer. His wife rushed to the scene at the 6:55am explosion but was initially 'not allowed to see her trapped and wounded husband'.

That would be the Most unlikely reason..Nev

Optimists get disappointed too often. Nev

Not surprising. Cameras probably installed by the lowest price contractor. (Using chinese parts & rusky software)

Goats are excellent mowers and tasty when the jobs done.

An optimist would probably have thought he meant Natural Intelligence. Apparently, I'm not an optimist.

Far more useful than the real thing

Not yet. I was distracted by other things last weekend.

That's the only option I can see. I doubt that Ian would suggest our lot have "Normal Intel".

No need to if he borrowed the neighbour's goats.

Did you get the mower going?