Em Splem

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff

YouTube video by JAGGL113 JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years.

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Salt and sweet on steroids.

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

My SYS dissertation on the effectiveness of Nazi propaganda does some heavy lifting these days too.

I think the poppy is on the sailor’s back, same as the two on the left. Like giant targets for the bomber to hit.

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Thanks for the ear worm.

Ground rents are pretty immoral at the best of times but this kind of behaviour should be outlawed.

Which one is more English?

I mean, if you do it by Dewey Decimal, it’ll be in genre anyway, won’t it? Would you make little stickers with their numbers to go on the bottom of their spines for easy shelving?

They are really heavy. I’m in one of the cities where the scooters are legal on the roads, not the pavements, but it’s been an ongoing battle to stop them putting the docks where they block pavements and cycle routes.

I’m not in Edinburgh anymore, but we’ve had the Voi bikes for years now. The way that works best to get the docks moved here is to contact the local Councillors, not the company.

Or their tiny children or dead parents.

The dog was taken to a dog field earlier, is now loaded up with Sileo as well as his usual Fluoxetine and has settled down with the plinky plonk piano music playlist the Dog’s Trust has put together. It’s only just after 6, but fingers crossed we get through Guy Fawkes night.

I’m supporting RSPCA by encouraging people in Portsmouth to Help Quieten the Noise by considering attending organised events this fireworks season.

You can find more information here👇🏻
www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/fireworks

Did you get given a shovel when you finished the course?

A heartbreaking and emotive issue, but prem births are not necessarily a case of ‘give it time and it’ll be fine’, rather that often the body is rejecting the foetus because there’s something wrong and unsustainable with it.

Photo of a brown dog with white chest sitting on a sofa, mouth open and tongue starting to wrap around his face.

Birthday dog is getting steak tonight.

A picture of two terracotta pots with purple crocuses already in flower.

The ‘Spring bulbs’ that I planted last month have already started flowering.

A cardboard tag with a retailer’s slogan. First line reads, “Wir unterstützen dich immer” in German, then the second line is a bad English translation, “We Always Stand Behind”.

Lost in translation

Read that as Labi Siffre and was a bit taken aback. A pen from him or a Labi Siffre branded pen? “Something inside so strong!"

Just been contacted (incorrectly) by Australian TV to see if I want to comment on something. Ooh, the fun I could have...

I was so used to seeing The Hay Wain as that twee picture that’s everywhere, that I was utterly blown away when I first properly looked at other Constable pictures. This is lovely.

Oh, beautifully done!

Single antivenom protects against 17 different snakebites Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent cocktail.

By combining 8 different nanobodies isolated from alpacas and llamas following immunization with snake venom - this research team has produced an antivenom that not only protects against 17 different snake venoms but also protects from tissue local damage, a major problem associated with bites.

Absolutely. I’ll enjoy Christmas at Christmastime and Autumn in November.

"Your area is ranked 9,787 out of 33,755 in the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation (where 1 is most deprived and 33,755 is least deprived). This means it is more deprived than most neighourhoods."

Oh good.

Maybe just waft a popsicle nearby!

Maybe pop it in the freezer for a while? 😉