Mike Chapman

Had the same issue. Gave up. Slapped Roku in one of the HDMI slots; problem solved instantly and for several years now. I'm sure Google or Amazon solutions would work as well.

The smart TV model kinda fell apart. Though I saw Internet fridges trying to make a comeback.

They ended the practice of child sacrifice? Err. That wasn't a thing in 17th century England. They were religious extremists who fled the country to find a place where they could freely practice their nutty version of Christianity.

The US banks want nothing to do with propping up Argentina’s economy. The country has defaulted on its sovereign debt nine times. Yet we entered into a “currency swap” for their pesos that we will never get back.

The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.

Went to what was known as Leicester Polytechnic in the 80s.

Exactly the same story.

Also, in reverse, me and my mates would cook up a post-fast feast for our Muslim friends so they could stuff their faces once they were done observing.

Humans are not born with hate in their hearts.

When I worked in a Teesside College there were many Muslim students. They sent Christmas cards and were active participants in college Xmas functions.
The flag shagging community need to be aware Jesus is a significant figure in Islam
and the vast majority of Muslims enjoy Christmas.

I think it refers to 'the' sometimes being pronounced 'da'. As in "that was da best"

I made a handy flow chart for confused men…

George Best: "I spent a lot of money on booze, women and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." #GeorgeBest

New York in the late 1970s was a much better setting for movies than now. It was gritty, grimy, and violent. New York has been beautified and has so much less crime it's hard to suspend disbelief when movies pretend it's a hell hole.

One of the biggest losses in the UK has been our newspaper industry. Once the envy of the world, even when Murdoch owned most of it, now 95% is little more than dirt cheap, right-wing ragebait. Hard to believe that The Times was once called "The Thunderer".

Proof that I once had hair. C. 1987

I would like to see all sports played with cats, please.

Have a great day.

Stockton and Darlington Railway 200: Locomotion No 1 replica anniversary starts trip A replica of the Locomotion No 1 is recreating the journey made by the real engine 200 years ago.

200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway: 'It's terrific to remind the world it all started here.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Bizarrely'? Steady on pal. #UTB

tfw when the band plays their biggest hit to close the set, which is a bit of obvious move, but that’s okay, because their biggest hit is also the greatest song of all time

Without a well resourced and skilled Civil Service the country would descend into anarchy within a fortnight, sure it can always do things better but this myth that politicians pedal that you can massively cut it and still get everything done is just a lie.

The most frustrating thing about the climate crisis is that we have a lot of the solutions already, they just need implementing at scale, and the only thing that's stopping that happening is the fact that it would make a few very rich people a bit less rich

Let's not mention PPE contracts

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

We should be allowed to take our partner to work for a day so they can put faces to the names of the people we moan about at home. Particularly so they can see for themselves what an absolute prick Stuart is.

Nearly a million people marched against Brexit. Not front page news.

50 people gather outside a hotel. National news for weeks.

"Fears of mass unrest", media says.

Appearances on standard BBC question time:

Nigel Farage: 38

Jeremy Corbyn: 1

Now tell me the BBC don't have an Agenda...

That could go on forever....

Gun laws in Minnesota:

No state permit required to purchase rifles.
No firearm registration.
No magazine capacity restriction.
No owner license required.
No background checks for private sales of rifles without pistol grips.
State law preempts local laws.

Kristi Noem and her squad of geniuses are painting the American side of the wall black—apparently to keep us from escaping.

Bono should be pronounced Bone-o. If he wants to be called Bonno then he needs to spell it Bonno.