Nuclear Option Has Been Blown Away
The title of this post is the main title of Alistair Osborne’s Business Commentary of today’s copy of The Times.
He is referring to the government’s announcement about new wind farms, that I discussed in Climate change: Offshore Wind Expands At Record Low Price.
I particularly liked his final paragraph.
And nuclear’s not even green: it comes with a vast clean-up bill. True, it brings baseload energy that wind can’t yet match. But storage technology is advancing all the time. So why’s the government persisting with last century tech that comes at a radioactive price? Yes, offshore wind might endanger a seabird that’s forgotten its specs. But, luckily, it’s a bigger threat to another species: nuclear white elephants.
Climate change is so serious, people won’t believe it’s happening and take action unless the medicine is delivered with a spoonful of humour.
Bollocks To Brexit
This snippet is in the bottom-right corner of Page 29 in today’s Sunday Times
Is there no escape from politics? The top and bottom rows of the cryptic crossword in Thursday’s Guardian spelt out “Bollocks to Brexit”. Very amusing, but not a message that isn’t available elsewhere in the paper. How much more impressive to have smuggled it into The Daily Telegraph.
There’s certainly no escape from hearing views about Brexit.
The Three Smallest Books In The World
In the 1970s, when we were on holiday in Crete, a South African, who was probably Jewish told me a joke about the three smallest books in the world.
They were.
- The Biafran cookbook.
- The Israeli book of Arab human rights.
- The Afrikaans book of humour and culture.
Politically incorrect they may be, but what would the three books be today?
- The Yemeni cookbook.
- The Middle East book of human rights.
- Donald Trump’s book of courtesy and sense.
Technology and wealth may have progressed in the last forty years, but some things only change for the worse!
Cancer Is No Laughing Matter, But!
I took this picture on an Overground train, with permission of the young ladies.
I have this feeling that we’re winning the fight against cancer, through top-quality research.
Falling Off A Cruise Ship
This story on the BBC is entitled British Woman Rescued 10 Hours After Falling Off Cruise Ship In Croatia.
Happily the lady survived.
I am reminded of a old story.
A consultant and his friend, after a busy winter decided to go on a cruise in the Caribbean, where they had been told, they would be able to liven up their boring sex lives.
They were not enjoying themselves, as there wren’t any spare ladies under the are of fifty.
So one night, after having a few too many rum punches, they were at the blunt end of the ship, moaning about their lives telling very rude jokes and smoking lots of cigarettes.
One joke involved the consultant gently tapping the other on the shoulder and he let go of his drink. In trying to catch it, he slipped and started to disappear into the sea. The other tried to catch him and the outcome was that both of them fell in the sea.
Luckily, the episode had been seen by a seaman, who immediately raised the alarm., as he knew the sharks in the area, were very quick to find a free meal.
Within ten minutes or so, the consultant had been pulled unharmed from the water, but all they found of his friend was his left foot.
Back on board the ship, the consultant was summoned to see the Captain, as he needed to put a report in the log.
The Captain spoke to the consultant. “These waters are very dangerous! So how do you, as a consultant explain, why you didn’t get eaten by the sharks, like your friend?”
The consultant was uncharacteristically brief with his answer. “Professional Etiquette!”
President Maduro Of Venezuela
Seeing President Maduro of Venezuela standing there in his extravagant suit with a multi-coloured sash, he looked so like one of the comic creations of Sacha Baron Cohen.
Now, I’m afraid every time I hear his name mentioned I laugh!
Donald Trump Inspires ‘fine-tuned machine’ Memes
Donald Trump is a gift to those with a sense of humour, as this article on the BBC web site shows.
It Certainly Caught My Eye!
I am expecting a delivery this morning and when I heard a small truck pull up opposite, I had a look.
Junk And Disorderly
Well it gave me a laugh!
Twenty minutes later, I’d also done a deal worthy of Arthur Daley to remove some junk from my hall.
It all shows the value of having a good name for your company and using humour for advertising.
Although some might think some of the wording on the truck was a bit sexist, as they are saying they can clear your life of wives, girlfriends, mother in laws and taxmen.
Overground Humour
This article in the Standard, shows the lengths to which London Overground are going to discourage fare dodgers. A sign was put up saying.
Attention. Anyone caught travelling without a valid ticker or Oyster will be told the ending to the new Star Wars. (and also get a Penalty Fare).
It may not work, but people have found it very funny.
Many stations in London put up something funny every day. Does this happen in other cities across the world with large transport networks?
What’s Got Twenty-Eight Legs and An IQ Of Fourteen?
As there are fourteen of them at the moment, it’s Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016.
This is a joke that might get bigger!
The Anonymous Widower 