How refreshing to see people coming together for a bit of good-hearted fun rather than to protest or engage in rioting. And what a way to do it. International Pillow Fight Day
A Sheen-bomb lands in Detroit
Troubled actor Charlie Sheen was aiming to get his career back on track in Detroit with the first of 22 sold-out planned one-man shows in 20 US and Canadian cities, but his aim seems to have been a trifle high. Or is that Sheen himself? No matter.
BumBum and proud
Bizarre names and nicknames are common in the Philippines and nobody bats an eyelid, and why should they? The only ones who actually regard them as bizarre are foreigners. Playful Filipino names hard to get used to
A new world champion
Nine-year-old Saffron Sollitt, from Wallingford, beat 500 other competitors from around the world at Days Lock in Little Wittenham, near Abingdon, on the River Thames to claim the individual prize in the World Pooh Sticks Championships.
World Cup 2022
Apparently, when the wise men of FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, one of the stipulations was that its newly constructed open-air soccer stadiums had to be air conditioned as summer temperatures are often 50 degrees.
Fresh this year
Deep down, I think we all realise that unless we grow or make our own, the food we eat is never really ‘fresh’ in the strict sense of the word. Much is imported and may have to travel a long way to get to us, but maybe what we don’t realise is just how old it can be when we …
Pots, black, kettle…what’s that phrase now?
Carole Middleton has confronted the landlord of a local pub over fears he is turning the wedding into a circus by holding a £15-a-head party on the day of the event which includes a ‘best prince and princess’ competition. This wouldn’t be the same Carole Middleton whose company launched a set of ‘Britannia’ trivia scratch cards, the £3.99 packs coming …
And the answer is a lemon
Interesting poll from the DM today.
State firearm for Utah
Utah has a state fossil, allosaurus, a state fruit, cherry, a state gem, topaz, a state bird, the sea gull, and now becomes the first US state to designate an official state firearm, the Browning M1911. The gun was designed John Browning, a native of Utah, and was adopted by the US army in 1911. The law’s sponsor say it …
Atlantis found…again
We read on a fairly regular basis that ‘xxxx believes they have located the lost city of Atlantis’. Even Google thought they might have found it at one stage. So it comes as no surprise that a new team of researchers in the US believe that they have located the mysterious and mythical city. And where this time? In Southern …