Inspired by this tale of woe, list the 3 worst combinations (main, snack & drink) you could put in your 8-year-old kid’s school lunchbox. You can select according to taste, nutritional “value” or smell, your choice.
Mine:
Extra points if you actually have given them to your kids in the past, and my apologies if I’ve made anyone feel ill.
Your thoughts and suggestions in Comments.
And then there’s this, over in Britishland:
An award-winning fish and chip shop has been ordered to remove a Union flag mural by council officials ‘because it’s inappropriate for the area’.
Chris Kanizi, 65, who owns Golden Chippy, in Greenwich, south-east London, has been told to paint over the mural of the humanoid fish which is adored by tourists.
Greenwich council said they received a ‘number of complaints’ about the mural, which features the phrase ‘A Great British Meal’, they said was an ‘unauthorised advert’.
And here’s the oh-so offensive item in question:
Imagine a burger place in Murka being told to take down a sign which reads “The All-American Meal” because some immigrants might feel excluded.
Of course, the UK has no First Amendment, so government can do pretty much whatever the fuck it wants to do in cases like this.
Just… damn.
“Everything is over and done with. The divorce will take a little more time but my money is in my retirement account. My ex is out of my house. And my cousin can go fuck herself.”
Now read all about it. FAFO Supreme, times two.
In these cynical times, where anyone can be snarky about anything, there comes an all-to-infrequent bit of good news or luck, call it what you will. Here’s one example:
And it appears that this is exactly what happened. I’m not going to excerpt anything from the article, because despite all the snark (“14-year age difference” etc.) what emerges is a rather touching story about a woman who had some incredibly bad luck, and then it all turned around for her.
Set aside your Cynic’s Spectacles, and read all about it.
By the way, Bev Turner is a total hottie and always has been. I remember her from earlier times as a racing commentator. Here she is now at 50, with her good luck charmer.
Good for her, and good for him. I hope it works out.
I haven’t heard of Tactical Solutions (Boise ID) before, but this is kind of an interesting concept (via Collectors):
Everyone’s heard me ranting about the cost of .22 Magnum (WMR) before, so I’m not going to repeat it here. Fortunately, this is softened somewhat by the fact that this little boltie accepts the Ruger 10/22 magnum 9-round magazine, which is (surprisingly) still available despite Ruger’s idiotic decision to discontinue their 10/22 rifle in this chambering. (Oh, how I regret selling mine… it was a sweetie.)
I have no idea what this rifle’s trigger is like, but at its price point ($1,200 – $1,300!) it had better be faultless. (Typical rifle prices in this chambering run about $250 – $550, but as far as I can see, the Tac-Sol is the only takedown available.)
Interesting, and definitely worth a look, especially for hikers and backpackers. Here’s TacSol’s website.
All that said, however, I’d be more tempted by a regular bolt-action rifle such as this Savage Mark II, dressed with this fine Boyd’s “Minimalist” laminate stock:
…priced at Sportsman’s for $340.