Recent content by rippleman

As evidenced by contributions to this thread, it is an extremely difficult topic with so many nuances. I like to use the amazing Grayson Perry as an example. If I were to encounter them when dressed and presenting as his female alter-ego Claire, I would always use she/her and refer to her as...

Junior to win, of course. He will knock the drugs cheat out by end of round 6. After being a real disappointment for a few years, Junior looked like his old self in his last fight. Would love to see Junior's fast hands and heavy punches end Benn's career for good. No sport needs the...

Give the man a bit of credit can't ya? He has reduced the price of eggs. No, hang on. He hasn't has he? Sorry, you were right. He has achieved f**k all that could be viewed as positive either for the US or the rest of the world.

Huge improvement on the Z list celebrities that pollute the US series. They play to win the money for themselves whereas I would like to think that our celeb version will see the contestants playing to win money for charity.

Appears so. Then Owen blows it all out of proportion; clickbait from a local rag that has been tinkering on the brink for years (which in its day was a good rag and a good read). How desperate are the Argus to come up with this shite? And why would anyone want to boycott the club over the...

But surely you can boo a manager (who had been supported by Mr Chairman) and who walked out mid season taking the entire coaching staff with him? Off the top of my head I can't think of another EPL manager who behaved in such an appalling way. Can you?

Yup. That Ben is pretty smart for sure. The only thing that irks me a bit is how slow the contestants are to answer. The frgrant Fry is sometimes only a few words into the question and I'm hammering on my imaginery buzzer, baffled and bemused that smart people don't know the answer - or are...

What a farce. Just further demonstrates how completely out of touch the C of E has become.

Back then you had to do your time as a journeyman before you could get your plate. It was very much "dead mans shoes" and ownership of the plate was highly prized. Then the legislation changed and anybody could have a plate so the Council issued more hackney carriage plates and there was an...

I hear ya! Back in the good old days, when my son's half-brother (who sat next to me) was working and couldn't go, I had his ticket and took an aquaintance who had mental and physical issues. She loved it. She would never have been able to pay for a ticket. I never wanted to charge her and I...

Surely ahead of Weiffer - every day of the week? I've not seen anything from Weiffer yet that suggests he is up for it; lightweight, clumsy and slow of thought. Hope he comes good but at present I would stick with the tried and tested Hinsh.

What I took from this clip was how few of our MPs bothered to turn up to work for this debate on such a serious issue. The protection of children. Shameful.

"Whips are carried first and foremost as an essential aid to horsemanship and safety. This is consistent across all equine activities which involve exertion on the part of the horse. " They even have whips in the horsey mincing about competitions! "The current design of the whip was developed...

And sadly, and worryingly, todays world has three of them.

HWT and The Clamp It really is worth watching despite your reservations. The stories are disturbing and upsetting (particularly the young artist who, knowing she was going to be murdered, took her drawings of children in the Warsaw ghetto to be hidden away for safekeeping). The images I don't...