@Peternimmo @underseamonkey This has reminded me of the shocking statistic that storms with female names cause more fatalities than male named storms.

Apparently a lot of people, men of a certain type I imagine, see them as less threatening and are less likely to rake the danger seriously.

#couldntmakeitup

@bullivant According to Carla Lockhart, a completed walk down the Garvaghy road [25 years later] will solve everything and DUP will resume business.
According to 🚮, it’s a ‘cultural expression to burn a full size boat on top of a bonfire in Moygashel; one with a reasonable number of blue CHEP pallets in it; while he gives a speech about ‘bonfire culture’ and the Sea Border…. In a village that’s nowhere near the sea. #NIpolitics #couldntmakeitup

Deeply worried for this country:
UK Ministers preparing 2 allow new houses 2 continue 2b fitted with gas boilers, long after they were supposed 2b phased out, campaigners fear.
A loophole considered 4 the forthcoming future homes standard, a housing regulation in England intended 2 reduce greenhouse gas emissions from newly built homes in line with the net zero target, would allow new homes 2b fitted with “hydrogen-ready” boilers.

#HeatPump’s #NetZero #CouldntMakeItUp

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/new-homes-gas-boilers-hydrogen-heat-pumps-net-zero?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

I'm on a train with an advert for SpecSavers on it that asks "career moving as slowly as this bus?". Sounds like Specsavers need to listen to their own slogan or something...? #CouldntMakeItUp #ShouldveGoneToSpecsavers

And today, precisely 2 days after I passed through the country on Eurostar, Vodafone welcomes me to France. #couldntMakeItUp

Qbert trolls the #house making them think she was voting for Kevin. But no, Other Kevin. *Almost* worth it. #house #speaker #election #usa #politics #schaudenfreude #funny #couldntmakeitup

RT @rosieed: John O’Connor is testing all our patience at this moment Greg, not just yours. We’re with you, be strong. #couldntmakeitup @GregHughes2 @lukeming

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/lukeming/status/1592552443530735616