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I am Dutch, I am supposed to know what's in the local sex shops.

the sex shops at Gresham street dare sell rosary bead anal beads...they do have sexy nun uniforms of course

Err.

Simon Jenkins undergoes a Damascene conversion, needs to share:

http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/simon-jenkins-im-happy-to-eat-my-words-over-londons-heroes-on-two-wheels-9990142.html

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/marijuana-legalisation-in-colorado-thousands-of-jobs-created-60m-taxes-raised-and-crime-is-falling-as-police-admit-everything-is-fine-30923546.html

Seems the legalization in Colorado is working just fine...

Very interesting story in the Guardian today about the proposed canal in Nicaragua, funded by the Chinese.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/20/-sp-nicaragua-canal-land-opportunity-fear-route

The Colombians have a group of islands close to the proposed canal, which are famous for diving. With a unique bio-diversity among its coral reefs and seven shades of turquoise seas. It's UNESCO status for outstanding natural beauty will disappear once the pollutants and freight traffic migrate close to their waters.. RIP another sanctuary for marine life :(

First or later the nature will rebel to all this. She.. doesn't know that rebellion is illegal.

A lot of marine life is under threat, either from over fishing or environmental damage. Extinction has already started across the oceans. But I hear what you say, while in Colombia I saw a very fertile land, hard worked and well managed. And if you were to visit their jungle aka the Amazon, it's teaming with an abundance life that is on a epic scale still. A place I reckon that can never be tamed or controlled. Still churning out new species as we speak.

...and the Chilcot Report has been postponed until after the election. Despite the fact that it'll inevitably be a massive whitewash, it's still angering.

New research commissioned by CTC shows that cycling could provide economic benefits worth £248bn between now and 2050 if England meets the targets for increased cycle use as proposed in the parliamentary ‘Get Britain Cycling’ report.

(via Road.cc)

relevant to the Mon 26-Jan debate in parliament to amend the Infrastructure Bill,

The Infrastructure Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons this week, has been noted for its plans to privatise the Highways Agency and introduce a clear investment strategy for roads. Similar arrangements already exist for Network Rail and investment in Britain's railways. Our amendment, backed by leading health and social care charities in the Richmond Group would introduce a Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy into law.

The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy would be made up of four elements:

● a long-term vision to increase walking and cycling rates across the
whole population, in rural as well as urban areas;

● a Statement of Funds Available for the next five years that would be
spent specifically on cycling and walking;

● a detailed Investment Plan of programmes and schemes - for example
to improve cycle-rail integration, retrofit safe walking and cycling
paths along busy roads and give provincial towns and cities
London-style cycling measures and exemplary public spaces;

● a Performance Specification of measures and targets - for example
increases in cycling and walking levels, improvement in safety, and
the proportion of schools and stations with safe routes to them.

£248bn between now and 2050

Forecasting to 2050 makes this an almost meaningless number.

Not quite as savvy as the Faragists when it comes to hiding their influences - could result in a happy end to the Pegida phenomenon:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/21/germany-pegida-adolf-hitler-lutz-bachmann

Not trying to defend the horrible scumbag at all, but doesn't everyone who's ever grown a moustache experiment with a "Charlie Chaplin" whilst shaving it off?

Just me then? I'll get my coat.

Can't stand The Sun and am ambivalent about Page 3, but this is classic and is sure to wind up the crusaders no end

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/22/the-sun-topless-women-page-3

State prosecutors said on Wednesday they had begun investigating Bachmann on charges of sedition.

Je suis Bachmann

I used to work for New Zealand Immigration, my boss went nuts when one day in my lunch break I shaved my beard into a toothbrush moustache. He did not accept it was my tribute to Charlie Chaplin, though this was probably compounded by my citing his role in The Dictator.

Nowadays you could claim to be doing it in solidarity with Richard Herring.

Can't stand The Sun and am ambivalent about Page 3, but this is classic

You really reckon? Comes across as a bit childish and sad, especially the Sun guy admitting that they're just doing it out of spite.

Dylan Sharpe, head of public relations for the sun 'newspaper' there, proving his classy credentials by sending spite-tinged tweets featuring naked glamgirls to prominent women who oppose corporate approved objectification of women.

https://twitter.com/dylsharpe/status/558163898789281792

cunt.

What a despicable little man.

hmmm mcdonalds chips .... and what they are made of ... hint : not just potatoes

so many oils... is it wrong I now want a large fries?

Why are some ingredients listed twice?

Stuff in the prepared frozen chip vs stuff in the cooking medium?

Coz it's scarier that way.

https://www.zoolafix.com/

buy some douchebag friends for the night