@slimfern posted:

Should over-40s be banned from nightclubs? GMB sparks debate
Discussion took place after a video of Michael Gove at a nightclub over the Bank Holiday weekend went viral

Joining the debate was singer and reality TV star Tallia Storm, who caused a stir after saying she wouldn't want to see her dad or his friends dancing in a club.
Arguing that she loves seeing people "living their best lives", she added that doesn't mean she wants to go into a club and see old people "cutting some shapes."
She said: "I think the £5 entry fee, the £2 shots can be left to us youngsters and you guys have many more options to head to."

However, broadcaster Tony Blackburn says the suggestion about whether over-40s should be banned from nightclubs is 'ridiculous'.
Tony went on to argue that many DJs in clubbing hotspot Ibiza are well over that age.
"Do you stop them performing? It's ridiculous," he added before revealing he was 60 when he first went to the party Island.

What do you think?

Well I certainly wouldn’t go to a disco/nightclub….but that’s my choice …I don’t think anyone should be banned on the basis of age .

@Baz posted:

Well I certainly wouldn’t go to a disco/nightclub….but that’s my choice …I don’t think anyone should be banned on the basis of age .

Agree Baz!

Has been many a year since I went to a nightclub and will never probably go again, but wouldn't like to think I couldn't because I had passed the age of 40.....there are some severely short sighted idiots about

@slimfern posted:

@slimfern posted:

   Have me a pre sale alert promise to get tickets for this ...looks amazing
   Spent many an hour as a young girl singing in the mirror being Agnetha

£79.00 per head (cheapest)...errmmm no! no way am I paying that...
Have to include travel there, dinner, maybe a stop overnight etc....feck that
I'll wait till it shows on you tube

Why is it that only Tudor buildings can be mocked?

@Saint posted:

Why is it that only Tudor buildings can be mocked?

@Baz posted:

It took me a while to get that....
Was on the verge of  asking ''I don't know Saint...why is it that only Tudor buildings can be mocked''
Doh!

What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.

Which branch of the military accepts toddlers? The infantry.

@Saint posted:

What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.

Which branch of the military accepts toddlers? The infantry.

Ha! Funny

Yeah I know I can be a bit dense sometimes

@Saint posted:

What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.

Which branch of the military accepts toddlers? The infantry.

@slimfern posted:

Distinctive stone resembling Christmas pudding found during bypass construction....

Resemblance ? Where ?? 

I definitely can’t see it Slim

@Baz posted:

I definitely can’t see it Slim

Definitely not like any pud I've ever eaten......I love |Christmas pudding...with dollops & dollops of clotted cream!

@slimfern posted:

Definitely not like any pud I've ever eaten......I love |Christmas pudding...with dollops & dollops of clotted cream!

I hate Xmas pudding …..but my husband loved it ….but he never had any that looked like that .

@Baz posted:

I hate Xmas pudding …..but my husband loved it ….but he never had any that looked like that .

Get out - now!! And you hate custard!!! Doctors can help you with that 

@Saint posted:

Get out - now!! And you hate custard!!! Doctors can help you with that 

BBC weather-person used the word "undecorous" the other day to describe an approaching weather front.

All is not lost people - keep the faith!!

Rats ‘the size of cats’ reportedly invading homes through toilets
Large rats “the size of cats” have reportedly been invading homes in England by climbing up through toilets.

ACE Pest Control boss Andrew Dellbridge told that rats are getting “bigger and braver” since lockdown.

"I was called out to one job in Norwich and the customer could barely speak, she was in so much shock,” he said.

"She’d been using the bathroom and heard a noise. She looked down and it was in the toilet bowl. And this is happening more and more frequently."

He also heard from a couple who were driven out of their home by the rodents.

These brave animals are only getting bolder. After having the freedom to go places they wouldn’t have attempted to go before as humans stayed home during lockdown, they’re getting much less shy about letting themselves into people’s homes, businesses, and bathrooms.

During lockdown, the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) reported a 51 per cent increase in ‘rat activity’.

Although you might think getting a cat would help, Dellbridge said: “A sensible cat doesn’t like a big rat and I’m seeing cats having a huge problem with fleas at the moment. So you would still have rats, and fleas.”

Horrifyingly, rats making their way up through our toilets isn’t just an urban legend — it’s actually quite easy for them.

Cities have had some novel solutions when it comes to banishing the long-tailed home intruders.

After an elderly man was bitten on the bum by a rat that came up his toilet in Ireland, Cork County Council considered spiking the sewer system with rat poison.

In Chicago, a charity tried to solve their rat problem by releasing 1,000 feral cats onto the street.

Maybe an army of wild kitties and rodent-guzzling herons is just what we need to tackle our rat problem.

Between rats interrupting people’s morning constitutionals to workers being too paranoid to poo at work, it seems we’ll just have to pick our struggle.

@Saint posted:

BBC weather-person used the word "undecorous" the other day to describe an approaching weather front.

All is not lost people - keep the faith!!

@slimfern posted:

Rats ‘the size of cats’ reportedly invading homes through toilets
Large rats “the size of cats” have reportedly been invading homes in England by climbing up through toilets.

ACE Pest Control boss Andrew Dellbridge told that rats are getting “bigger and braver” since lockdown.

"I was called out to one job in Norwich and the customer could barely speak, she was in so much shock,” he said.

"She’d been using the bathroom and heard a noise. She looked down and it was in the toilet bowl. And this is happening more and more frequently."

He also heard from a couple who were driven out of their home by the rodents.

These brave animals are only getting bolder. After having the freedom to go places they wouldn’t have attempted to go before as humans stayed home during lockdown, they’re getting much less shy about letting themselves into people’s homes, businesses, and bathrooms.

During lockdown, the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) reported a 51 per cent increase in ‘rat activity’.

Although you might think getting a cat would help, Dellbridge said: “A sensible cat doesn’t like a big rat and I’m seeing cats having a huge problem with fleas at the moment. So you would still have rats, and fleas.”

Horrifyingly, rats making their way up through our toilets isn’t just an urban legend — it’s actually quite easy for them.

Cities have had some novel solutions when it comes to banishing the long-tailed home intruders.

After an elderly man was bitten on the bum by a rat that came up his toilet in Ireland, Cork County Council considered spiking the sewer system with rat poison.

In Chicago, a charity tried to solve their rat problem by releasing 1,000 feral cats onto the street.

Maybe an army of wild kitties and rodent-guzzling herons is just what we need to tackle our rat problem.

Between rats interrupting people’s morning constitutionals to workers being too paranoid to poo at work, it seems we’ll just have to pick our struggle.

Good grief !

@Baz posted:

Good grief !

Would be summit a little stronger if nipped on a cheek

C'mon @slimfern and @Baz when have you ever seen rats the size of cats in the UK?

@Saint posted:

C'mon @slimfern and @Baz when have you ever seen rats the size of cats in the UK?

Well ya never know...

I've seen teenage ninja turtles

@Saint posted:

C'mon @slimfern and @Baz when have you ever seen rats the size of cats in the UK?

I don’t want to see one of any size ta

@Baz posted:

I don’t want to see one of any size ta

I'll second that !!

A DeLorean drove past me in Durham today

@Saint posted:

A DeLorean drove past me in Durham today

Funny that! cos my friends dog chased one round London's West end day before yesterday...
Has to be a coincidence.....

@slimfern posted:

Yes - Pepsi Max all the way

@Saint posted:

Yes - Pepsi Max all the way

Soda stream muck!

https://www.theguardian.com/ar...ke-art-radical-again

Is this what the Turner prize is about.....a step too far?

@slimfern posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/ar...ke-art-radical-again

Is this what the Turner prize is about.....a step too far?

Total rubbish imho

@Baz posted:

Total rubbish imho

I think so too Baz.....I want to see a piece of art when I visit an art gallery....not a theatre performance

@slimfern posted:

Yes!

I may have lost my sense of smell (99%) many years ago, but my taste is still perfect!

@slimfern posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/ar...ke-art-radical-again

Is this what the Turner prize is about.....a step too far?

I was once at a talk by one of the Chapman brothers (Dinos, IIRC), and there was a Very Earnest Young Man down the front who asked Dinos "What is art?". The response was "Art is just whatever is made by an artist.". This annoyed the VEYM, who then asked "So what is an artist, then?". "An artist is someone who makes art." replied Dinos. At this, the VEYM looked like his head was about to explode, but everyone else in the audience just nodded in agreement!

@Eugene's Lair posted:

I was once at a talk by one of the Chapman brothers (Dinos, IIRC), and there was a Very Earnest Young Man down the front who asked Dinos "What is art?". The response was "Art is just whatever is made by an artist.". This annoyed the VEYM, who then asked "So what is an artist, then?". "An artist is someone who makes art." replied Dinos. At this, the VEYM looked like his head was about to explode, but everyone else in the audience just nodded in agreement!

Was that VEYM you per chance Eugene?

I suppose art is much like beauty...it's in the eye of the beholder.

Although, some 'art' that has been put out there has been utter rubbish, I don't care what anyone says

@slimfern posted:

Was that VEYM you per chance Eugene?

I suppose art is much like beauty...it's in the eye of the beholder.

Although, some 'art' that has been put out there has been utter rubbish, I don't care what anyone says

Oh, heck no!   I was nodding along with the rest of the audience!

I think the fact that everyone else seemed quite happy with Dinos's replies just wound the VEYM even more!