Its Friday so more Mash - I found this one in the archives from 2008 and decided it was too good to miss posting in full after laughing like a drain for 5 minutes - the real kicker is in the last paragraph : HOME secretary Jacqui Smith last night insisted the...
UK Electorate begs for death.
According to the Daily Mash at least (emphasis mine) : SERIOUSLY, either stop this shit or kill us, Britain's electorate begged last night. As the country once again found itself watching a political debate on television, voters said they would now be willing to...
RAF grounds jets after volcanic ash found in engines
Via the Telegraph news from Lincolnshire : Flight training on RAF Typhoon jets was ''temporarily suspended'' today after safety inspectors found deposits of ash in one of the fleet's engines. Safety inspectors took the ''precautionary measure'' to check all of the...
Vampire squids and mutant pigs – call the RSPCA.
Not content with calling Goldman Sachs a vampire squid : Writer Matt Taibbi earned a spot at the forefront of Goldman critics by distilling the case against the firm into a single memorable image. In a Rolling Stone article last summer, he described America's largest...
Greece now wobbling like a cheap jelly.
Things are definitely not looking good for Greece today - various snippings from FT Alphaville (also Reuters, Zero Hedge and Bloomberg) Firstly, the Greek government seems to be in need of a new calculator : The EU released figures that showed Greece’s 2009 budget...
Aircraft grounded with engine damage in Belgium.
News from Business Insider (that the BBC appears to be ignoring completely) that a World Airways cargo jet has been grounded with engine damage in Belgium : A World Airways cargo jet was grounded in Belgium today and its engines are currently being...
Dylan Grice – thoughts on Europe
Once again, Zero Hedge has an excellent article by Dylan Grice, marooned in Helsinki due to the flight ban, on Europe, its currency and what the future may hold - as a taster : It?s a good vantage point to think about the euro and the problems that currently blight...
The righteous set their sights on the USA’s salt consumption.
The righteous are slowly advancing into American health territory. Now that Obamas Healthcare plan has been given the green light, the righteous have been engaged to start changing Americas eating options with a war on salt which will no doubt be along the same lines...
Greece to voluntarily go bankrupt?
An interesting (if unsourced) piece at Zero Hedge regarding market rumours of a voluntary Greek debt exchange : The Greek 10 Year (well technically 9.5 Year) just passed 8%, 8.003% to be precise. The reason: increasing market rumors that the country is contemplating a...
Eyjafjallajoküll in pictures
Some amazing (and extremely pretty) pictures from Iceland here. I borrowed the one shown below from there - well worth visiting to see them all.