That would never pass an MOT in the UK, sharp things protruding and even rust holes are seen as a danger to pedestrians if you hit them.

I suspect they're just going for free publicity like the twit who runs ryanair.

This has apparently appeared on the major television news channels in the UK now. I suspect this vile creature is shaking in its boots for the retaliation which will likely be coming forthwith.

It looks like the car from "the last starfighter".

I've been made redundant before and on leaving shook the hands of bosses I wouldn't pee on if they were on fire, just because I know you don't burn your bridges. The tech industry is just way too small to be an ass about things. You've just gotta hope you'll be their boss one day :)

Entertaining though it may be, the selfish git just ruined the holiday of loads of people. It's a brute to get flight crew at short notice and the emergency slide needed replaced followed by new safety checks.

Entertaining though it may be, the selfish git just ruined the holiday of loads of people. It's a bugger to get flight crew at short notice and the emergency slide needed replaced followed by new safety checks.

Warranty void if seal is broken.

Is this a real-life snowcrash sintered armorgel? Has someone been playing with too many non-newtonian liquids? Oobleck?

I still haven't seen a tortoise dance, as Meg said, that's a red-eared slider.

I've not a clue what they were trying to say, but the reader's digest version is this: Some morons did something daft, probably spurred on by the guy who thought it would be funny and found out to his cost that the powers that be didn't consider it so. They didn't learn from his experience but instead posted it on a forum for morons and were thus promptly handed their asses.

Someone get the gun.

The whole point of the footwear being symbolic is because it's considered in such cultures to be the dirtiest part of the body. In Egypt for example, it's considered extremely bad manners even if you're sitting cross-legged to point the soles of your feet at someone. Similarly in Iraq, if you're pointing to a crate on the ground beside you, never just lift your foot and poke it. When the statue of Sadam fell, the reason people were beating it with their shoes wasn't because they were the only thing handy, but because it was a gross insult, same case here.

What is that hideous mess hanging out of it? When I think of these babushka dolls of heart attacks, I don't think of something that appears to have been eviscerated. I wouldn't say that this is any more disgusting (though decadent perhaps) than people who deep fry their turkey. Perhaps my views on this are just skewed because I'm not a yank and have just come back from a thanksgiving dinner at a pal's house (damn these excolonies ;) and can't even think about food for the next week. Dynorod on standby.

I'd like to see some sellotape with 1cm rules on it so you can mask off areas and measure at the same time. Much more useful than just a calendar.

What was the girl crying about? Did she knock something over by accident or was she just relieved her bit worked and didn't screw it up for everyone?