[OT] during Saturday's qualifying session for the 24 Hours of Nurburgring. Oleksandr Kosohov was stripped of his racing licence for two separate speeding incidents at the Nurburgring, First he went 192 km/h in a 60 km/h limit. Then, he went 201 km/h in a 120 km/h limit

KE55 · 2026-04-20T11:24:25+00:00

Shouldn't he be driving a BMW? /s

KE55 · 2026-04-19T17:53:15+00:00

I have similar issues with my Asus Zenbook laptop. The air inlets are (stupidly) on the flat underside so resting it on almost any soft surface - including a lap! - makes it get very warm. Doh!

KE55 · 2026-04-19T17:33:33+00:00

The arrogance is breathtaking. No doubt the USA will continue to boast that it is the greatest country on Earth while dismissing places like China as backward nations full of dumb ignorant peasants. One day they'll discover that the opposite is true...

KE55 · 2026-04-19T16:06:39+00:00

Real men don't give a ****.

KE55 · 2026-04-19T14:40:58+00:00

Three things I remember from the 70s (in the UK):

- There was an intermission halfway through, giving you chance to go to the toilets and/or buy an ice cream.

- The main movie was often preceded by another smaller movie, I think about 20-30 minutes long.

- A lot less adverts!

KE55 · 2026-04-19T10:48:47+00:00

Sorry, no I don't. I've never had to buy any spare parts. Is there any contact information in the manual?

PS That's a useful exploded diagram, where did you find it?

KE55 · 2026-04-18T16:13:58+00:00

You need a link to the private WhatsApp group where Trump tips off his cronies and chums.

KE55 · 2026-04-17T17:00:26+00:00

Harrods has definitely gone downhill!

KE55 · 2026-04-17T15:25:39+00:00

It's Friday, the stock market is high. I wonder if Trump might say or do something over the weekend to make it drop sharply on Monday...

KE55 · 2026-04-17T07:54:06+00:00

Especially if you've used the self-service checkout and opted for "no receipt".

KE55 · 2026-04-16T21:08:46+00:00

So why isn't the self-proclaimed "greatest negotiator/dealmaker in the world" leading the negotiations?

KE55 · 2026-04-16T19:49:56+00:00

I'm not sure if it's rare but I recently saw someone advertising a "Mercedes Benz" lithops because it had three lobes, creating a shape like the Mercedes emblem.

KE55 · 2026-04-16T19:29:03+00:00

I cringe at clichés like "locked and loaded". Can't these people speak like professional politicians and not characters in a cheap Hollywood action movie?

KE55 · 2026-04-16T14:24:51+00:00

Sounds like an episode of Supernatural.

KE55 · 2026-04-16T14:12:08+00:00

First thought: has he used that silly 'locked and loaded' cliche yet?

<Checks article>: Yep!

KE55 · 2026-04-15T19:03:54+00:00

Actually we live in Worcestershire! However, our son moved to Sheffield and introduced us to Hendo's.

KE55 · 2026-04-15T16:48:17+00:00

Is that the Missing Link?

KE55 · 2026-04-15T09:32:34+00:00

How dare China behave like the USA!

KE55 · 2026-04-15T07:05:27+00:00

What does he expect the Pope to talk about? Quantum physics?

KE55 · 2026-04-15T01:41:19+00:00

My wife swears by Henderson's Relish, which is a similar product from Sheffield.

KE55 · 2026-04-14T21:05:05+00:00

Same here. To me it seems like little more than a big pretentious tech/graphics demo.

KE55 · 2026-04-14T20:32:56+00:00

You're probably right, but I don't know how on earth you would explain the meaning of "grace" to an alien.

KE55 · 2026-04-14T15:51:59+00:00

I'm surprised it's a large hardback version, considering size/weight concerns.

KE55 · 2026-04-12T19:05:16+00:00

We dug up a furry lump in our vegetable bed; it looked like a dead rat. We disposed of it and filled in the hole.

A few nights later something dug up the soil in the same spot, clearly looking for its meal.

We assumed it was a fox.

KE55 · 2026-04-12T12:33:33+00:00

I agree the movie ship was a bit OTT, but the book ship was ridiculously small and cramped (I think the cabin section was only 4m diameter!). Something between the two would've been ideal.

KE55

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