Man Kills "Bullying" Cat!

Do you think it's possible to be bullied by a cat?

Well one man believed he was being menaced so much that he killed the cat - crazy I'd say!

"He admitted he had killed two-year-old Chopper because the cat had smirked after it crept into his living room and knocked over a vase, had menaced him in his own home and had bullied his landlady's cat Barney."

"He said: "The cat became a menace. He looked pleased when he knocked over a vase.

"Things were getting broken and the vase was knocked over with water and flowers everywhere.

"I knocked him unconscious with my hand and then threw it in the river.

He also pointed out that he regretted his actions, saying, "I have never done anything like that before, I absolutely regret doing it."

A tragic over reaction...

Read the rest of this story HERE

England Stunk Today!

As I was pottering this morning I was listening to chat radio, people were phoning in to complain of a nasty smell in the air, loads of them, from many areas, not just London..

The met office are saying it's coming from Germany, Belgium and Holland as the farmers have been muck spreading and due to very strong Easterly winds we are getting the nasty whiffs floating over.

Yuck!!

Luckily I didn't smell it myself but my partner did as he went to work.

See story on BBC

Get Off The Computer And Get Cleaning!

I must admit I do sometimes often neglect my home cleaning duties. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the week to work, cook, shop, blog, blog, blog etc and errmmm clean.

But apparently cleaning is good for our mental health so I'd better get off here and get on with it!



Well maybe not tonight...

Would You Use A TwoDaLoo?

I read this and thought, is it April 1st?

"We've seen twin sinks and twin baths. Now the latest in domestic bliss is said to be... a twin toilet.

The double lavatory is being billed as the ultimate gadget to wipe away the tears and tantrums of a rocky relationship.

The TwoDaLoo allows the unhappy couple to drop their pretences and go to the toilet at the same time."



"While facing each other, the grumbling pair have a valuable chance to talk things out.

Then, having cleared the air, the idea is that the husband and wife will flush away their anger and be stronger than ever.

The potty invention, made in China of course, can also apparently help save the planet as well as the relationship.

Once both sides have bared their souls, the twin bowls of the toilet are cleaned with a single flush.

However, the inventors have recognised that the reconciliation process can take a long time.

They have developed a discreet 'privacy wall' that can be raised whenever things become uncomfortable, giving each partner some breathing space.

And, if a bit more atmosphere would help either side unburden themselves, an upgraded version includes an iPod docking station and seven-inch (18cm) TV.

But this kind of creative counselling does not come cheap.

The standard version of the tandem toilet costs more than £700 and is, as yet, only available by ordering them wholesale in batches of 12 or more.

Then, if your marriage still doesn't work, you can always blame the cistern."

From Metro

I cannot possibly imagine how anyone would want to use something like this.. some things in life are private for goodness sake!!!

Would you and your partner/friend like to use one of these??

Super-Jumbo Lands In London Today

I love flying - don't get to do it much but when I do I'm like an excited little kid.

I'd love to travel on this wonderful HUGE new plane - just look at the inside.. I know that's just First Class or Business Class whatever it's called, but I can dream!

(click pic for larger image)

Maybe one day, who knows!

Click for more info on the Airbus

An Earthquake And Work Woes

Well there was an earthquake felt through much of the UK last night - but I didn't hear a thing.. I was tucked and fast asleep.

No one at work heard it either.. I don't actually think it was particularly strong down here but up more up north it was. My daughter who is in Leicester felt it, it woke her up and gave her quite a scare even though it lasted only 10 seconds or so!

Today I've been feeling rather odd.. I'm not too keen on changes, particularly at work and that's where it's all about to happen. I work in a GP Dr surgery and the Government is pushing all or most surgeries to open extended hours. This sounds like a good idea to me as a patient, but as a member of staff it's not so good.

I'm not going to go into detail but from April we will be open straight through from 8am till 8pm.. and a strong possibility of Saturdays also.

There doesn't seem to be anything happening about recruiting extra staff, just an unpleasant assumption that the existing staff will cover this 12 hour day!

Yeah right! Not me for one..

That coupled with the possibility that my entire daily tasks at work maybe about to change I think it not surprising I feel a little uncomfortable!

Getting Drunk On Crisps?

Revealed today - some crisps have a teeny weeny bit of alcohol, added to extract the flavour apparently..

This has obviously not gone down to well with the Muslim Community..

Senior Muslim figures have said that they are shocked that a number of Walkers snacks contain traces of alcohol and eating them is therefore against their religion.

A tiny amount of alcohol is used in some products as a chemical agent to extract flavour.

Snacks that are likely to be boycotted by Muslims are Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli, Doritos Chilli Heat Wave and Quavers Cheese.


Full story HERE

Now that's why I always felt dizzy after eating them... nahh only joking

Decapitated Body - Too Close Too Home

This is too close to home!

I walk along a part of this road everyday on my way to work, it's 5 minutes from where I live..

I just passed the area on my way home, it's still cordoned off, with plenty of Police presence.

BBC NEWS | England | London | Headless corpse wrapped in duvet

Benefits Of Living In A Harem In UK

This is one of those stories just just makes me wonder about this country:

Husbands living in a "harem" with multiple wives have been cleared to claim state benefits for all their different partners.

A Muslim man with four spouses - which is permitted under Islamic law - could receive £10,000 a year in income support alone.

He could also be entitled to more generous housing and council tax benefit, to reflect the fact his household needs a bigger property.

Ministers have decided that, even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, polygamous marriages can be recognised formally by the state - provided they took place overseas, in countries where they are legal.

The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men with more than one wife.

Ministers estimate that up to a thousand polygamous partnerships exist in Britain, although they admit there is no exact record.

Potentially, the benefits bill for income support could reach £10m.

Rest of Story HERE

I cannot believe how much more lenient this country can possibly become!

I could ramble on and on but I'm sure you can imagine what my feelings are on this story!

Depressed Today?

Today, Monday 21st January is known as Blue Monday. The most depressing day of the year, with the highest number of suicides.

Around now is the time when the monotony of the year starts to set in as all the festivities are a distant memory.

The credit card bills come pouring in forcing us to face up to how much we actually overspent for those good times.

The weather is frequently un-relentlessly grey and miserable.

New Year resolutions have often gone by the wayside, leaving us with a sense of failure.

SO! Is it a Blue Monday for you? Or are you having a good day?

The Sky news report highlights the fact that if we consider it to be a blue day day then it will be, so we must try to do something positive in order to make us feel good. Don't let a few hiccups make it a bad day.

The report also suggests you "smile at everyone you meet". Now that could be fun! Why not try it and let us know how you got on, could be some funny stories ahead! Not sure if I'll try it myself though, living where I do they'd probably think I was a nutter!

Glow In The Dark Cats

I cannot believe this is true.. I find this totally DISGUSTING.


"cloning cats with the same diseases as humans could speed up efforts to find treatment and drugs by allowing scientists to study animals and conduct experiments that are not possible with human patients"

Someone tell me this is a joke...

Full story click the pic below.. and watch the CNN video..

A Bear Named Muhammed

A British primary school teacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of blasphemy for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.

Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, was arrested yesterday at her home inside Unity high school, a British international school, after a number of parents made a complaint to Sudan's education ministry.

The school's director, Robert Boulos, said Gibbons had since been charged with blasphemy, an offence he said was punishable with up to three months in prison and a fine.

Gibbons's colleagues told Reuters they feared for her safety after receiving reports that young men had already started gathering outside the Khartoum police station where she was being held.

Boulos said Gibbons was following a national curriculum course designed to teach young pupils about animals and their habitats. This year's animal was the bear.

Gibbons, who joined Unity in August, asked the class of mostly seven-year-olds to name the toy.

"They came up with eight names including Abdullah, Hassan and Muhammad. Then she explained what it meant to vote and asked them to choose the name." Twenty out of the 23 children chose Muhammad.

Each child was allowed to take the bear home at weekends and was told to write a diary about what he or she did with the toy. The entries were collected in a book with a picture of the bear on the cover, next to the message "My name is Muhammad," said Boulos.

Boulos said the first he knew about the course was last week when he received a phone call from the ministry of education, saying a number of Muslim parents had made formal complaints.

A spokesman for the British embassy in Khartoum said it was still unclear whether Gibbons had been formally charged. "We are following it up with the authorities and trying to meet her in person," he said.

Boulos said he had decided to close down the school until January for fear of reprisals in Sudan's predominantly Muslim capital. "This is a very sensitive issue," he said.

"We are very worried about her safety," he added. "This was a completely innocent mistake. Miss Gibbons would have never wanted to insult Islam."

Unity, an independent school founded in 1902, is governed by a board representing the main Christian denominations in Sudan but teaches both Christians and Muslims aged four to 18.

Story from Guardian.co.uk

I find it quite amazing that this poor woman is being subjected to such harsh treatment for something that to most is a minor misdemeanor, if that.

I appreciate the Muslim view that this is, to them, blasphemy. But surely they can see this bear was not named to purposefully offend anyone. They should just have had a quiet word with this innocent teacher to advise her that this is not the done thing in the Muslim world, not to imprison her and for the entire world to be talking about it as if it's really really important - I mean has anyone been hurt here?

The Man Who Grew Roots

This is shockingly not fake... as some suggest on YouTube.

An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A.



You can read more about it here at Telegraph.co.uk

A Tidal Surge On The Way

Just read this news story, England is in for some very bad weather tonight, it's very windy here in London, but I feel sorry for those on the East Coast...

Would You Eat Cat?

Firstly my answer is NO WAY!!

But I just read this article on the BBC about eating feral cats in Australia!

I have seen in the past a shocking TV programme about this horrible practice but I didn't expect to see it happening in Australia. I'm sure there must be other ways of dealing with the over population of these poor cats.

Biggest Public Foam Bath

This unbelievable photo is of the shoreline north of Sydney Australia.. I almost feel it's someones April Fools joke!!

Full story HERE

A Really Lovely Kitty Story

Unbelievable but true, this lovely kitty turned up 10 years after disappearing from home - click the pic for full story..

Excitement In Kent

Click pic for story..