The Official Nonsense Thread

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There appears to be the start of a backlash against the demolition plans. There's already some demanding an investigation as to whether money given to Glasgow for the games is being misused to carry out "urban regeneration" (a euphamism for knocking everything down).

It also turns out only four of the five towers will be exploded, not the fifth as it is still being used. Considering its proximity and the way two falling towers brought down a third from the vibrations in NYC once upon a time, I hope the residents take all their valuables with them when they're evacuated on the big day, or invest in a shovel for later.

Glasgow has 10 000 asylum seekers, which for a city of 600 000 is ridiculous. They're not allowed to work (officially, but don't you believe it) & most of them can't cope with a Scottish winter (it's the damp more than the cold). But it keeps lots of people in the "refugee" industry in jobs, so you get lots of poor sods sitting around the city centre or in parks all day wasting their lives away waiting for the day they get the accepted or rejected letter, if they haven't topped themselves first!

(Worst of all, not a decent footballer amongst them - you'd think there would be at least one "next Pele" anxious to acquire Scottish citizenship!)

The British Museum trip sounded great. The Viking longships were made for speed, their shape means they move with the sea so you never lost speed when rowing. Apparantly at the right time of year you can do 300 miles in a day in one. What gave any of them the idea to try crossing the North Sea in them however is anyone's guess (probably some drunk coxwain, "It's OK lads, second star on the right & we'll be back home before our wives have noticed we've been out pillaging again!")!