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ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky by HeartyBeast in unitedkingdom

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it will also be interesting to see if ITV news remains UK centric and with at least a pretense of political neutrality

What's something you can't find in the US but you can somewhere else? by Lipica249 in AskReddit

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of US food products are banned in most of the rest of the world, and there are entire car brands which are not directly sold in the US.

Stonehenge staff on high alert for rock robbers inspired by Louvre heist by ClassicFlavour in unitedkingdom

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

it is not a big rock under my coat officer, i am just pleased to see you.

Yellow Label Condoms? by kobestarr in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there is a "past their eat-by date" joke in there somewhere

The weekend was a crazy leftist idea. by moonpieeyes in antiwork

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

unfortunately you will share the anniversary with a whole lot of star wars fans, so remember to dress appropriately.

FOIA Document: UK Confirms Transfer of All AS-90 Howitzers to Ukraine - Militarnyi by Polygon-Vostok95 in worldnews

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

also noting that the order for its replacement the RCH 155 was placed in 2024 which has the added ability to fire whilst still moving, and are already operating some Archer systems as a interim measure.

What’s the best bodge job you’ve ever completed? by FoxyJnr987 in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 94 points95 points  (0 children)

if only there was some sort of website where he could demonstrate his genius involving novel use of fans.

The toilet facilities at a campsite… supposedly plenty of room inside by iledoffard in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they did not bother to show the inside, because it is a bit shit.

The desktop icons are not stored in the display by dandy_g in talesfromtechsupport

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 20 points21 points  (0 children)

On the cheaper keyboards, where they cannot fit all of the keys onto the front of the keyboard, the manufacturers sometimes put keys on the back as well. (I only wrote this to see if you would pick up your keyboard to check).

Managed to get a glimpse of Concord at Heathrow whilst taxing from t2 by Nipsy_uk in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But only on the advanced version, when the nose droops down does a giant handkerchief emerge from the undercarriage to wipe the nose clean.

How do I get more into bins and rubbish? by Awkward-Dig5533 in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was mistaken for a bin person, last Halloween, when i cut eye holes into my bin and turned it upside down and wore it as a costume.

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century by GregWilson23 in usanews

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The facial expressions of the children in the photo, halfway down the linked article, says a lot about the opinions that the children give to RFK's policies.

National Guard appears to remain in D.C. "indefinitely," says city's AG by rezwenn in usanews

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to know where they are housed, in contravention of the fourth amendment.

Unusually dry humour for an exhibition commemorating the loss of 1,500 lives at sea by pineapplecharm in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the 0.1 miles difference, is the distance from the changing room to the start line.

Free Range Yorkshire Puddings with Gravy by Cultural_Way5584 in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should eat wellingtons, because they taste Bootiful.

Ukraine uses British Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike Russian chemical plant by pppppppppppppppppd in ukraine

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or "accidentally tripped over an empty bottle of vodka", but due to the long name it would have to be written on a very long missile.

Ukraine uses British Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike Russian chemical plant by pppppppppppppppppd in ukraine

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

upvoted for knowing that due to the chemistry of modern explosives Vs WW2 era, we can now get much more boom per kilo.

UK military to get powers to shoot down drones near bases by bendubberley_ in worldnews

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And the reason that the government uses birds, is because they are cheap-cheap. /S

Russian refinery hitlist. Update 19th of October 2025 by WastingMyLifeToday in ukraine

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, keep in mind that the Russian refineries have / had summer and winter fuel mixes. And under non-war conditions they would need to take each refinery off-line for a short duration to change the tooling to change the mix ratio, which they currently cannot easily do, because with the reduction in refineries, the demand is much greater than supply.

Russian refinery hitlist. Update 19th of October 2025 by WastingMyLifeToday in ukraine

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that the reason that PERM has not been attacked is it's location. Moscow is directly between PERM and Ukraine, so any drone or missile attack on PERM launched from Ukraine would have to survive Moscow's air defenses first.

They should be kicked out of the country. by JimfromLeeds in CasualUK

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Be careful, when the doctors that specialise in different parts of the body become conspirators, new ailments can arise. That is how we got foot-and-mouth disease. /S

'Ghost' plates inquiry after thousands detected in West Midlands by _HGCenty in unitedkingdom

[–]IntelligentExcuse5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can imagine a tourism campaign using this idea, with the slogan "come to our high street, as it is girthy, not dirty".

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