Saturday, 4 July 2026

Pedestrian challenge

What happened to the parcel bots which were banned in Canada and the US? Could they be about to start chugging along Britain’s streets at 4 mph, delivering groceries and takeaways, and causing mayhem on broken pavements?

Futile gesture

The Home Sec. has decided that asylum seekers will have to repay 10 grand of the cash they blagged from taxpayers. But repayment will be means-tested with the result that admin costs will far exceed any cash raised.

Polyticks Xplained a bit more

Our Prime Fantasist wannabe is not afraid of questions. The reason why Jonah never responds to them is that he doesn’t have any answers. It’s that simple.

Over-promoted

The Ford motor company has been forced to re-hire over 300 retired engineers to improve the reliability of its vehicles.
    The staff were junked when that job was handed to A.I systems, which have failed to live up to the propaganda behind them.

More Polytics Xplained

Devolution: The person who is supposed to be in charge doesn’t have a clue and can’t take difficult decisions, so he/she had dumped the problems off elsewhere.
Circuit-breaker: Someone who shuts off a system which is working and brings everything grinding to a halt for no apparent reason.

Just a thought

When the number of excess deaths due to hot weather is guessed at, will there be a share of the blame parked on Edstone Milipede for encouraging councils to rip out air conditioners and for making electricity unaffordable to those who needed it most?

Friday in the nation’s capital

The RoughRiders travelled east to face the RedBlacks on a perfect evening. The home team stopped the opening drive with a turn-over and zoomed to a TD. They blocked a punt half-way through Q1, short field, FG from Lauther, 0-10. Finally, the Riders scored a TD early in Q2. The RB coughed up the kick off return, FG, 10-all. One for either team, 13-all at half time.
    Two minutes in to Q3, the RR returned a punt for a TD! A FG in reply from the RB, 20-16. Another RR TD to close Q3. A bomb pass early in Q4 put the RedBlacks at the RR 1, TD, no +2, 27-22. The RB got close but went out on downs. The RR ate clock to win 27-22.