Be Prepared…For Scouting To Start Sucking In The UK

Gee, I had no idea all the knife crime in the UK was being perpetrated by scouts. It must be, since they’re now banning scouts from being able to carry knives. Oh, there’s no proof that scouts are committing the crimes? Then why are they being punished for it? Oh yeah, this is the UK. …

Don’t Bite The Biscuit While Biting Into A Biscuit

It’s a good thing this UK study on biscuit-related injuries was commissioned by a company who makes biscuits and not the UK government. Even so, it’s still ridiculous. They’ve even graded the biscuits on level of risk. Some of the injuries were pretty ordinary. People have burned their tongues after dipping their biscuit in the …

UK Ridiculousness On Parade

Oh boy, more from the UK. Now, a pool’s lane ropes were moved so that swimmers swam widths of the pool rather than lengths for health and safety reasons. and file this under the teaspoons are dangerous files. Now, if anyone is buying anything bladed, even a pizza cutter, they have to show they’re over …

The Best Part Of Waking Up Is…Disfiguring A Child In A Library?

Ahh the UK,it never lets us down…in a sense anyway. A group of pensioners have been banned from holding a coffee morning at a public library for health and safety reasons – in case they spill hot drinks on children. The seven members of the Over 50s coffee morning have been meeting every Tuesday for …

>Love Thy Non-Fat, Non-Bald, Non-Tabloid-Reading Neighbour

>This story about the church of England telling its members to be more welcoming toward certain groups has my brain spinning in many directions. First, I’m glad somebody realized that church, although it makes claims of friendliness and desire to reach all of God’s people, often isn’t the most friendly and welcoming of places. In …

Continuing To Climb The Ladder To Suckcess

The poor UK. It just can’t seem to get over its fear of ladders. Things have gotten so bad that the South Kesteven District Council has decided no longer to fly the Union Jack at the town hall in Bourne, England because that 8-foot ladder they would have to use to put it up sure …

Tall Trees Hangin’ Over The Resort, Feels Like they’re Tearin’ Us Down

A resort is famous for the palm trees that grow there. People come from miles around to admire them. All is well. Town officials conduct an inspection and determine that having all these trees everywhere is unsafe because children liked to hang around near them at night and even worse, muggers could use them to …