Johnson and Johnson's lawyers have issued a statement saying its talcum powder "does not […] contain […] undetectable amounts of asbestos". Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence! bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Ducks! Well… ish.

I just had a nightmare in which Al Yankovic was trying to persuade me, personally, to help save the Alaskan rhino. So… um… merry Christmas?

Um. Especially in a scientific rather than lay sense, I need notice that "slower than gravity" has a proper meaning!

Hey, little e I saw this year's Marks and Spencer festive shopping bag, and I thought of you.

The Day Today was the apotheosis of political satire based on the chaotic seventies and Thatcher's eighties. Under Blair, everything got too slick and slippery. A new generation of properly biting satire is two or three years overdue.

Emergency services are currently dealing with a single vehicle RTC on the A381 by the South Milton turn where a car has overturned. The driver stated he swerved to avoid an octopus. He is currently in custody on suspicion of drug driving.

I can't be the only person who feels an elephant seal ought to be a sticker over the end of the trunk that you peel off when you get your elephant home and unpack it.

Read the comments. The comments are gold.

The game is up! Turns out those things can move plenty quick when they want to:

Somewhere for Alice Dryden if she's ever in the Bay Area.

Juxtaposition. Quite Interesting Blue Skies Muskrat

The first use. Increasing use is definitely something to look forward to in 2021. Is both a vaccine *and* correct use of hyphens really too much to ask for this Christmas, though?

Hey, Roads.org.uk , a friend just noticed Rickwell has joined Axtley as a place name on example road signs (e.g. p16): assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… Surely not a coincidence. (-8

An interesting cartoon. I don't think a useful and nuanced theological response will fit in a tweet, though!

One for Alice Dryden , I feel.

Um. innocent drinks , Is it my imagination or have you deleted the one remaining banana-free smoothie from your range? )-8

Lesson for today: Googling to fact-check Neil Gaiman can lead to some pretty disturbing adverts.

Uh... WHAT?!?

It was fun spotting Marques wearing one of Simone Giertz's Truckla t-shirts in this video! youtu.be/88kd9tVwkH8