Bring back the Cortina I say.

Mark 3.

Those aren't Capris.

Don't look nuffink like them.

Cultural appropriation it is.

That’s what I said.

The finest Capri I knew was driven, invariably topless, by an overtly sexy man. It had zebra print furry covers over the black vinyl seats, furry dice, and it was painted purple. Like a presidential limousine, it also had two England flags fluttering on the wings on little posts. His girlfriend was a plus size woman called Cupcake. When he’d blow the horn to let her know he was outside a tune would play. Sometimes I’d share a cigarette with him while he waited for Cupcake.

That is a Capri. And that is the point of a Capri.

This is not a Capri.

cosmictanya wrote:

When he’d blow the horn to let her know he was outside a tune would play.

Was it that tune as heard in the Dukes of Hazzard?





Called the Dixie Horn tune. Probably banned now.

Yes it was.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/14/strictly-dancer-graziano-di-palma-leaves-bbc-show-allegations

What is this namby pamby nonsense now? Dance requires discipline, discipline requires discipline. Who ever had a dance teacher that didn’t mock them, work them like a dog until they bled, and generally call them every shade of fat, ill shaped, bow legged, lump? You’re meant to be in tears - and then told you’re ugly when you cry. That’s the point of them.

Unless they've done something genuinely wrong or malicious it does seem that any man with a strict work ethic and determination is now fair game for complaints. And the BBC give in so as not to be seen as harbouring dodgy people - again.

It is called Strictly Come Dancing after all.

Yes, I do agree. Unless it’s criminal or malicious, you have to accept these people have a vision and they’re working for perfection. If you can’t handle it you back out. Nobody sends their kids to ballet for a nice fun time, for example. Nobody should be joining dance contests if they can’t handle the pressure of being told over and over again that they aren’t good enough.

I had to go to ballet for a time - I loathed it. I sent my own son for a time - he hated it, and begged not to be sent back - did I listen? Did I hell. Knowing how to be able carry yourself with physical elegance should be hammered into every child. Stop whining and do it - if you come out of there without bruising, I’ll know you haven’t tried - and then it’ll be twice a week.

These Strictly participants are being very well paid. To go in, ruin someone’s career that they’ve likely been training for since early childhood, and pretend they’ve struck a blow for rights in the workplace. ‘He told me I was fat with shorter than ideal legs for doing the pasodoble’ - you’ll live, get over it.

There ought to be a forfeit really. Unless subjected, as you say, to criminal or malicious behaviour, then after you’ve signed the contract/banked the cheque either you suffer on until your legs break or you’re sent to drive an aid truck in the Donbas to see what hard work by tough taskmasters really is.

Life isn’t all glitter and sequins.

The commentator on Sky just ended a segment by saying ‘…and behold, their holiday was cancelled’. Seemed very archaic.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/05/delicate-authentic-charismatic-dolce-gabbana-launch-perfume-for-dogs

“I am delicate, authentic, charismatic,” the advertisement begins as it flips through footage of a finely groomed dachshund, chihuahua and bichon frisé all perched atop a stool. “Cause I’m not just a dog, I’m Fefé.”

For €99 (£84), owners can have their pets smelling of the “warm notes” of ylang ylang, musk and sandalwood.

It continues…

In 2007 the luxury London department store Harrods introduced a dog perfume called Sexy Beast. In February 2022, Elizabeth II launched Happy Hounds dog cologne, embellished with the Sandringham royal estate crest. For £20, the British retailer Space NK sells a dog spray with “crisp top notes”. Kiehl’s, owned by L’Oréal, sells a cuddly coat spritz for £18.

Did the queen really launch her own brand of dog perfume? That sounds like the most un-Elizabeth II like thing I could imagine.

https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/davd-hogbin-crocodile-attack-far-north-queensland/

Human Remains Found In 4.9M Crocodile Believed To Be NSW Doctor Attacked On Weekend

Reports say due to difficult terrain on the riverbank, the ground below David gave way while he was walking along it, which caused him to fall into the river.

Upon hearing a splash, Jane ran over to try and help her husband who she saw was being pulled into the water by a crocodile, and desperately began trying to pull him out.

Oh dear.

On a side note, I misread his name as David Hobgoblin.

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Baby skeleton found under floorboards in County Durham thought to be more than 100 years old

Experts found twine wrapped around the baby's neck, suggesting the cause of the death was suspicious.

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Investigators now say they have been able to date the remains because the baby was wrapped in newspaper which - based on a faded fragment of paper - was from 1910.

https://news.sky.com/story/baby-skeleton-found-under-floorboards-in-county-durham-thought-to-be-more-than-100-years-old-13191799

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A Victorian period property was being renovated when contractors found the skeleton of a baby.

The newest Street View footage is from 2015 but it looks like it's the one with bricked-up windows, above then-Italiano's.

I think my investigative work is complete.

I've once been to Bishop Auckland, but I didn't walk down that street.

I was just having a look around Bishop Auckland at how perhaps surprisingly nice and historic some parts are (though the High Street had a lot of empty shops when I went, and it all felt a bit... forgotten) - but what the...?!

Spoiler:

Is it a church?