ADIDAS meant After Dinner I Did A Shit when I was at primary school. At secondary school, it meant All Day I Dream About Sex

John Updike would've written that the other way around

https://www.devon.gov.uk/.../transp.../a379-bridge-road-mrn/ 403 Forbidden _____________________ nginx

Thanks! I'd like to take a look at the plans myself, but
www.devon.gov.uk/.../transp..... gives "403 Forbidden
nginx" 🙁

A couple of clicks from that article lead me to this interactive map of current and planned renewable energy projects from DESNZ, which I found fascinating (esp as there are several large ones under construction or planned near me)
data.barbour-abi.com/smart-map/repd/desnz/

bsky.app/profile/pead...

'Tweeting' seals chart the world's oceans A decade of information about the world's harshest seas has been gathered together from specially tagged wandering seals.

I know autonomous seals are used for oceanography, but saltwater toads are a new discovery
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinbur...

1979 oil crisis - Wikipedia

I'm old enough to remember that after the 1979 oil crisis, mpg figures became a key selling point in car adverts. Waiting for that to happen again but not holding my breath as marginal cost of driving is still far lower in real terms
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_oil_crisis

Four More Years of Trump May Make America Normal Again Our age of bizarre ideological conceits—climate-change alarmism, transgender ideology, immigration extremism—is reminiscent of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes.’ By Gerard Baker Nov. 18, 2024 11:59 am ET

Well, it's certainly an original take....

Oh.
www.wsj.com/opinion/four... #r4today

Misty cliffs win South West Coast Path photography competition Organisers say entries capture memorable moments along the South West Coast Path.

Cliffs at West Bay, oh mist rolling into the sea 🎶
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vq7q8rlp7o

What a photo! I never knew coastal mist could run in reverse

It'll look a bit odd if the Flemish prosecutor fines them but the UCI does nothing
bsky.app/profile/cyclingnews.com/...

I think you're right, i.e. some form of spoon brake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_brake

Kenny Everett did it at least a couple of decades earlier
www.tiktok.com/@borispm_/video/71585257...

Street View · Google Maps Explore a place in a more immersive way in Google Maps.

Beautiful Beauly. Hard to believe the Square was once used for storing cars. I wonder how it looks today.... Oh.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2gCozpzGRB6ZiTN19

Five Guys - Wikipedia

Me too, Five Guys is from Virginia not Florida #totp

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Gu...

They bonded through their shared enthusiasm for a bit of rough stuff, but drifted apart as he proved unable to match her endurance

As Dorothy Parker once said, you can lead a horticulture ...

"Commutes to and from work were excluded from the analysis." Anyone understand why?

I wouldn't've bought my 2nd floor flat if there wasn't a park a literal* stone's throw away

(*not tested)

in the biblical sense?

300 Concerns over scale, massing and design of Mary Arches block

One of several council-owned car storage eyesores in central Exeter looks certain to become 'co-housing' once planning haggling finally concludes
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/300-co-l...

The Glasgow Subway is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world, and the only one never to have been expanded from its original route
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway

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Congress Theatre (Eastbourne) - Wikipedia

Beck when the Congress Theatre lived up to its name
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Theatre_%2...

Then responded "Wow" to being informed GPs in NHS get less than 10 minutes per patient. I can only assume she doesn't use them #r4today

Not a motoring offence as he used his fists not his car

*Davenshire

(As a resident of Devon I wish to dissociate myself from these trousers which are clearly unsuitable for cycling)

I'm sure my local operator mentioned hydrogen – smaller molecule needs less permeable pipes was their excuse

It is interesting. I'm surprised there's no mention of wool though – once the main material for clothing, hats, blankets, carpets... It quotes "half the wealth of England rides on the back of the sheep" but doesn't explain that meant fleeces not mutton.

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