[James Hutchins]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

What I'd like to know is why the brits waited until now to announce the codgers death. Didn't he die years ago and they just kept him propped up on a broom stick like a mannequin?

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

This was not enough for conservative pundit Ben Harris-Quinney, probably Baron or Viscount, who accused the BBC of "prompting a response" by having a complaints form.

Did he use the complaints form to complain about the complaints form?

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

After solid 24/7 coverage following the death of celebrity husband and hospital regular Prince Philip, the BBC was inundated with complaints about interrupted programming. Their solution? Take down the complaint form.

BBC pulls Prince Philip online form after complaints hit peak

Ratings plummeted after decision to axe Friday night favourites following announcement of duke’s death

This was not enough for conservative pundit Ben Harris-Quinney, probably Baron or Viscount, who accused the BBC of "prompting a response" by having a complaints form. The BBC responded by whimpering to itself quietly and promising not to be such a bad broadcaster and to fly more Union Jacks.

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

her maths math skills weren't entirely up to scratch

It's rather fortunate that she made a prosperous marriage then. Because as a rule, women who are unable to understand the sort of simple arithmetic one teaches to the under-8s end up as hairdressers or worse. And apparently she couldn't do that either.

Still, at least she wasn't reduced to whoring herself around cable TV networks. Her husband isn't ginger, and her future employment prospects as a state-funded smiler and waver are promising. All in all she has done pretty well.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

Exclusive!

Kate on children's 'horror' at her lockdown haircuts

The royal described home schooling as "exhausting" and admitted that her maths skills weren't entirely up to scratch.

[WWJDnow]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

SPOILER: it's a car.

In addition to being completely droll, this story fails to make the most important point. Nobody should try to ease the burdens of childbirth, because that is contrary to God's plan!

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Genesis 3:16

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

The vehicle that got a village smiling

Sick of seeing friends die from complications during pregnancy, a Nigerian woman hatched a brilliant but simple plan to make a difference.

SPOILER: it's a car.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

Steaming fresh off the presses.

Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

"I'll be honest, I don't think I've got that kind of confidence anymore," says the [49 year old]

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

This just in.

Covid patient plays violin to thank Utah hospital staff


"It was an overwhelming sense of peace," said nurse Ciara Sase, who treated Mr Wilhelmsen and arranged for his violin to be safely brought in.

[Basilissa]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

I think it is time for the liberals to call the BBC racist and do whatever they do when the cancel someone or something.

"Buying a baby on the black market"? Really? Shouldn't it be "buying a baby on the African American market?"

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

Christians do not lie.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

This one's not the BBC but close (The Guardian). The "news" report:

It's been a strange trip. Four years ago, who would've thought Biden might win Iowa?
In 2016, Trump won the state by nine percentage points. Now it is in play – and a bellwether for the country

The facts:

Donald Trump 53.2%
Joe Biden 45%

It's proof all the liberal stream media are liars. Now back to the BBC.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

I don't know much about Mexicans. Do they own the studio?

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

Does this make sense or have I got it all wrong?

I mean, it's well-meaning but you have forgotten to account for ethnic status. I'm thinking of how many Mexicans live in a 1bed studio compared to decent white folk. There ought to be a cap based on Mexicans per square foot.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Breaking news from the BBC

Are believers even allowed in their Bible Colleges, training for their clergy?

I made it a minute and a half. Once he said the virus was indeed of Chinese origin and she said she'd like to pay more taxes instead of saying, "Yes dear," it was all over.

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE - AN IDEA
Why not determine how many voters are in a household, sons, domestic staff, chauffeurs, menial workers, their sons, wives, daughters and so on then allocate the property owner that many votes?

EXAMPLE
..4 SONS
..1 DOMESTIC m
..2 DOMESTIC f
..1 CHAUFFEUR
..1 MENIAL m
..1 MENIAL f
..3 THEIR SONS
..4 WIVES (aggregate)
..2 DAUGHTERS (aggregate)
19 = weighting
..1 OWNER
20 TOTAL VOTES ALLOCATED

This avoids the possibility of a communist wife or homosexual gardener saying that yes, they'll vote as directed but then doing something else, something likely to bring down ruin on everyone. It happened in France and they didn't have suffrage at all!

A weighted ballot of this type also avoids the problem of employees more generally. If they run their own establishment (a factory manager, say) then they get a weighted ballot. If they're a starving artist living in a garret, they don't own property and would be covered by the garret owner. If you have someone who comes in (cleaner, maybe) they can't claim not to belong in your weighting calculation. Does this make sense or have I got it all wrong?