Archive for April, 2007

Political correctness comes full circle - employers won’t take on “special” people…

April 28, 2007 3:08 pm

So, political correctness comes full circle.

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Employers feel the politically correct language of disability can be a barrier to employing more disabled people, a survey suggests.

More…

See also “Please, help spastics”

Ruff justice for barking man, gay police horses etc

April 27, 2007 8:17 pm

Good to see that the law has its priorities right…

Man arrested for barking at dog

Mr Little, of Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle, was arrested in the Chapel House area of the city on January 5.

He had just been warned by police officers who were called to reports of a group of youths who were abusive.

As Mr Little walked away, he spotted a Labrador in a garden and growled at it, causing the dog to become agitated.

He was arrested and convicted of “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour”. He was later convicted in his absence at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court.

Meanwhile, a couple of years ago…

Man arrested for calling police horse “Gay”

Police have stood by their decision to take Sam Brown to court for making “homophobic comments” despite the Crown Prosecution Service dropping the case.

Mr Brown, 21, a student at Oxford University, had said to an officer: “Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

Police took the case to court after Mr Brown refused to pay a £80 fine.

His remarks were deemed likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

“He made homophobic comments that were deemed offensive to people passing by.”

Poodle owners fleeced

April 26, 2007 9:04 am

Thousands of people have been ‘fleeced’ into buying neatly coiffured lambs they thought were poodles.

Entire flocks of lambs were shipped over from the UK and Australia to Japan by an internet company and marketed as the latest ‘must have’ accessory.

But the scam was only spotted after a leading Japanese actress said her ‘poodle’ didn’t bark and refused to eat dog food.

This is pure genius…

Beaten up a teacher? Have an iPod!

April 24, 2007 7:54 am

Slow handclap for the gimp who thought THIS up!

PROBLEM pupils should be praised and given prizes to encourage them to behave, education bosses said today.

New guidance on improving classroom behaviour said teachers should reward children five times as often as they punish them for disrupting lessons.

Maturing Cheddar becomes internet star…

April 22, 2007 8:29 am

I you wondered what I spend my days doing…

A large English cheddar cheese has become a star of the Internet, attracting more than 1 million viewers to sit and stare at it as it slowly ripens.

First placed in front of a Webcam in late December, the Westcombe cheddar from West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers leaped to public attention in early February and has since attracted viewers from 119 countries.

The story
The cheese

Bernard Matthews’ big pay out.

April 20, 2007 9:13 pm

I’ve heard the arguments as to WHY this payout was made, but I’m just not seeing how a company which broke many rules, regulations and standards gets nearly £600,000...

Bernard Matthews will get £589,000 compensation for the birds compulsorily slaughtered to prevent the spread of bird flu, Defra has said.

Reading named worst for families

April 18, 2007 9:22 am

Surprise surprise…

Reading named worst for families

A Berkshire town has been named the worst place in Britain to bring up a family, according to a new survey.

Reading was last in 408th place, while Oxford was 399th. The Scottish district of East Dunbartonshire came top.

Chav news.

April 16, 2007 6:06 pm

Just been reading some of the latest reader comments from Chavscum
For example…

From: Rebecca Stephen
U hv nuhn btr t du thn make up sum wbsite bwt chavz?

Cuz ur kl!
Webmaster: I don’t do Chavscum anymore, I spend my time finding your vowels.

From: Briantdeans@aol.com
listen up bruv , all des h8rs need ta stop dissin us chavs yer , coz we iz the future innit . n u like it or not bruv we is gna bust all yous up wit our grill, so you best hush ya gums yer?
Webmaster: Yeah, I’ll throw a few rashers on your grill boy and you’ll shit yourself when you see the size of my Breville!

Here’s an American video, but it could apply to UK chavs. Steve Martin-tastic!