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[zedr]

Cue Dr Paul Chamberlain, castigated for telling the truth to 10 and 11 year olds

Vicar brings Year 6 pupils to tears telling entire class Santa isn't real

The Reverend Dr Paul Chamberlain was giving a talk to year 6 pupils at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School in Hampshire when he told them 'let's be real, Santa isn't real'

www.mirror.co.uk

Is saying 'Santa isn't real' woke now?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Vicar brings Year 6 pupils to tears telling entire class Santa isn't real

The Reverend Dr Paul Chamberlain was giving a talk to year 6 pupils at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School in Hampshire when he told them 'let's be real, Santa isn't real'

www.mirror.co.uk

I don't know whether I'm more worried that 10 and 11 year olds still believe in Father Christmas, or that they started crying when he told them otherwise.

 

[Elpenor]

This cheered me up

How Devon and Singapore pen pals became partners for life

Chad and Alena first started writing to each other aged 17 and decades on they are still together.

www.bbc.co.uk

I like the idea of people sending cassettes to each other as pen pals

 

[chainsawjob]

Well this would be marvellous if it gets off the ground, and make such a difference to homeless people initially, before being rolled out more generally.
A briefing to MP's is happening this week.

Proposal launched for groundbreaking Basic Income pilot in Greater Manchester

A new pilot proposal has been launched for a groundbreaking scheme which experts say could eventually end absolute poverty in Greater Manchester, as well as improve the health and wellbeing of millions of people.

www.northumbria.ac.uk

The proposed pilot of a Basic Income in Greater Manchester would initially target the region’s most vulnerable citizens: young people from deeply disadvantaged backgrounds who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.

The pilot would run over two years and would see each participant receive £1,600 per month.

 

[T & P]

We can all do with feel-good stories like this in these dark days

Millionaire's £200k Ferrari destroyed by mice

A Swindon celebrity’s £200,000 Ferrari has been destroyed by mice, he has claimed.

www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk

 

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We can all do with feel-good stories like this in these dark days

Millionaire's £200k Ferrari destroyed by mice

A Swindon celebrity’s £200,000 Ferrari has been destroyed by mice, he has claimed.

www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk

"A Swindon Celebrity"
I'm not sure if this is good news; inheriting the title the oldest person in the world just means you must be next.
She never argued, did what she liked and drove until the age of 97.
BBC News - British woman, 115, becomes world's oldest person

Surrey woman, 115, becomes world’s oldest person

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Lightwater in Surrey, is 115 and 252 days.

www.bbc.com

 

[Orang Utan]

It is a cursed title

 

[T & P]

Woman wins £30,000 compensation for being compared to Darth Vader

Croydon employment tribunal rules NHS worker Lorna Rooke suffered workplace ‘detriment’

www.theguardian.com

Could be worse tbf. Imagine being compared to Jar Jar Binks. Million quid compensation at least…

 

[krtek a houby]

Woman wins £30,000 compensation for being compared to Darth Vader

Croydon employment tribunal rules NHS worker Lorna Rooke suffered workplace ‘detriment’

www.theguardian.com

Could be worse tbf. Imagine being compared to Jar Jar Binks. Million quid compensation at least…

Ahmed Best suffered a lot. Don't think he was ever compensated for the ire he received over the years.

(Of course, the prequels have been rehabilitated since, and Best's brief return to the saga was lauded)

 

[T & P]

Ahmed Best suffered a lot. Don't think he was ever compensated for the ire he received over the years.

(Of course, the prequels have been rehabilitated since, and Best's brief return to the saga was lauded)

Well that ain’t right of course. I didn’t even know the name of the actor who played the character, but his acting was never the issue.

 

[krtek a houby]

Well that ain’t right of course. I didn’t even know the name of the actor who played the character, but his acting was never the issue.

Unfortunately, the saga has too many casualties of actors being vilified to the detriment of their mental health.

 

[PTK]

"A Swindon Celebrity"
I'm not sure if this is good news; inheriting the title the oldest person in the world just means you must be next.

It does not mean that you are the next person to die. Many people die every day in this country who are not the oldest person.

 

[T & P]

This is a few years old but I'm pretty sure previously unreported around here

Spanish city protests against 'too friendly' devil sculpture

Residents of the Spanish city of Segovia say the sculpture is "exalting evil" by being so jolly.

www.bbc.co.uk

And the statue in place

 

[Saul Goodman]

This is a few years old but I'm pretty sure previously unreported around here

Spanish city protests against 'too friendly' devil sculpture

Residents of the Spanish city of Segovia say the sculpture is "exalting evil" by being so jolly.

www.bbc.co.uk

And the statue in place

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Whatever about the statue, that aqueduct is gorgeous!

 

[T & P]

Whatever about the statue, that aqueduct is gorgeous!

It certainly is, stunning to see, and bloody massive. If you ever go to Madrid, Segovia is just an hour away and well worth visiting.

 

[Elpenor]

Meet Bus Aunty, the nurse turning London’s doubledeckers into a TikTok sensation

Bemi Orojuogun’s bite-size videos showing her love of red buses are racking up as many as 48m views a time

www.theguardian.com

Bus Aunty, Bemi Orojuogun, she has some nice things to say about bus drivers. I get the bus a fair bit round here and the drivers are always really friendly.

“I love those buses,” she said. “Since Covid, the buses have been my main means of travelling, from home to work, shopping, everywhere. London is a beautiful place to see from the top of the bus. That’s my belief. I love it. And those red buses, take it from me, they represent London. I just wish we loved them a bit more. I wish people could love them the way I do.”Orojuogun is using her platform to encourage her followers and the wider public to value bus drivers. Through her accounts, she has befriended some and even had lunch with them.

“We need to appreciate those bus drivers,” she said. “I’m sure you quite remember during Covid, a lot of them died. I think a lot of us, we go on buses and we just take them for granted, ‘just take me from A to Z’.

“There’s nothing wrong with saying ‘good morning’, ‘good afternoon’, or ‘thank you’ when you get out of the bus. That’s just my view. Since I started going around London, I meet so many of them, we get into conversations, and I love them and I think they’re doing a fantastic job.”

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