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Which Sabbath? Friday, Saturday or Sunday? Although I am sure that I may be missing out a Tuesday defined sabbath for some reason.

the sole purpose of some people's existence is merely to serve as a warning to others.

sagely put

https://twitter.com/helennianias/status/867732865764786177

Been in the queue for four hours now at Barcelona to rebook tickets to fly home, I reckon we have two hours of queue left.

It's all due to a Power Supply issue apparently......

Yeah right

Booked onto a flight tomorrow, heading to the hotel now. Bonus day in Barcelona, in glass half full news.

Sesamo for tapas, La Confiteria for booze up, would be my suggestion (down near Para lel metro)

Ariana Grande's statement

https://mobile.twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/868164986887176192

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/29/angela-rippon-tests-positive-for-opiates-in-poppy-seed-experiment

https://youtu.be/mYzuQr7YVYg?t=32s

'kin hell

Tiger Woods held on drink-driving charge

drink-driving

Boom tish

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-2017-ann-myatt-jo-cox-batley-spen-nobodys-been-shot-yet-joke-hustings-conservatives-tories-a7761981.html

Another Tory lol fest. It's too bad the Duke of Edinburgh's retired now else he could gove them some public engagement tips...

Where do they find these sociopaths?

he could gove them

I don't even want to know what 'to gove' means.

Vancomycin rebooted

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/29/modified-antibiotic-brings-fresh-hope-to-battle-against-drug-resistance

It's like mansplaining but with an added dimension of myopic cretinousness added in

That came together quickly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40086336

(Something positive amid the general doom and gloom)

More good news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40092330/anti-theresa-may-track-liar-liar-ge2017-nears-top-of-official-singles-chart

https://youtu.be/HxN1STgQXW8

I didn't see it but apparently Corbyn rocked on the One Show tonight

In a statement, the station said: "We do not ban songs or artists, however our editorial guidelines require us to remain impartial and the UK is currently in an election period so we will not be playing the song."

Surely NOT playing Liar liar, if it tops the charts is showing bias if that means deviating from standard practice of playing the top tunes.

The last 2 kids in this. Gold.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-40098383/pmfortheday-teens-on-mental-health-elections-and-youth

How can you marry someone posthumously?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/31/posthumous-wedding-for-policeman-killed-in-champs-elysees-attack-xavier-jugele-paris

I don't understand this.

Le mariage à titre posthume est autorisé en cas de "motifs graves" - les attentats entrent dans cette catégorie, précise le site du gouvernement - et d'une "volonté matrimoniale non équivoque" de la personne décédée. C'est le président de la République qui autorise, par décret, la célébration du mariage.
http://www.lci.fr/societe/attentat-champs-elysees-etienne-cardiles-s-est-marie-a-titre-posthume-avec-le-policier-tue-xavier-jugele-a-paris-hidalgo-hollande-collomb-2053779.html

As there isn't a "barely warrants a passing mention in the news" thread...

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/huge-blast-rocks-kabul-diplomatic-area-170531040318591.html

Numerous cunts who normally have their snouts in the publicity trough, have yet to confirm they'll be appearing at #OneLoveKabul and as a mark of respect, members of the public are asked not to observe a minute's silence (or even give the dead a second thought).

This is to avoid any suggestion that the West hasn't washed it's hands of Afghanistan and isn't trying to quietly forget about what it started but didn't finish.

it was the first item on the news bulletin I heard earlier.