Darwin Awards

[BenThere]

Is it not Darwin at work that Western democracies are importing Islamic refugees en masse, jihadis known to be among them, to dissolve and attack their cultures and heritage?

The cultural suicide is lamentable, and many are making tracks to friendlier climes, such as Panama, Philippines, Thailand, et al., but does it have to end this way? Can't we reassert our values and heritage as positive and worthwhile? After all, post-Renaissance life has been pretty good, even with the occasional episodes of global and total war considered. As for me, I'm leaning toward escaping the 1st world stress for Panama.

[Alisoncc]

As for me, I'm leaning toward escaping the 1st world stress for Panama.

Recommend the NSW South Coast in Australia, Ben There. Gets a bit hectic over the Christmas/New Year holiday period, but other than that where I've just moved to is a minimal drama environment. This site is the only place where I can find out what is actually happening in the world.

Alison

[500N]

Plenty of places in Aus you can live well but still be "away from it all".

[fin]

So does that mean Americans can just come and live there, just like that?

I thought this was the only country on earth where that happened.

[boing]

Coastal western Canada is pretty nice if you can handle the weather and you want to "escape it all".

Met a Canadian immigration officer in Butchart Gardens. Of course the conversation turned to what would be needed to immigrate to Canada. He smiled and said "No problem, straight in because you speak English'. He told us that he could spend a week at work and never deal with an English speaking potential immigrant.

[A Lutra Continua]

Coastal western Canada is pretty nice if you can handle the weather and you want to "escape it all".

Met a Canadian immigration officer in Butchart Gardens. Of course the conversation turned to what would be needed to immigrate to Canada. He smiled and said "No problem, straight in because you speak English'. He told us that he could spend a week at work and never deal with an English speaking potential immigrant.

Interesting. One would think they'd be more interested in Francophones judging by the insistence on labels and signs in French but not necessarily in English.

[500N]

Coastal western Canada is pretty nice if you can handle the weather and you want to "escape it all".

Met a Canadian immigration officer in Butchart Gardens. Of course the conversation turned to what would be needed to immigrate to Canada. He smiled and said "No problem, straight in because you speak English'. He told us that he could spend a week at work and never deal with an English speaking potential immigrant.

Interesting. One would think they'd be more interested in Francophones judging by the insistence on labels and signs in French but not necessarily in English.

Isn't that on the other side of the country - ie Eastern Canada - Quebec ?

I thought the original comment was about Coastal Western Canada.

[A Lutra Continua]

French labels are required in the entire country AFAIK.

[Fenland787]

Words fail me - the first effective use of a condom post conception perhaps?

German man dies after blowing up condom machine

[Woody]

Words fail me - the first effective use of a condom post conception perhaps?

German man dies after blowing up condom machine

Why did they have a condom machine there anyway

[Capetonian]

He must have had a highly inflated opinion of himself.

[Fliegenmong]

Ha ha!...Good one Cape! ......Yeah...why is there a condom machine out in a park??

[Fenland787]

Yeah...why is there a condom machine out in a park??

I couldn't guess...well, perhaps I can actually but I don't want to go there - figuratively or literally!

[Ex-Ascot]

Well the earth moved for him.

[500N]

He went out with a bang, although probably not the one he was hoping for !

[500N]

Another award. It makes you wonder.

Tragedy: The body of a kayaker who went missing as Storm Frank battered the UK was recovered from the River Findhorn in Moray today. The man, who was in his 50s, got into difficulties while navigating near an area known as Elephant Rock yesterday afternoon. It comes as large swathes of the country recover from Britain's sixth named storm as forecasters warn more rain will hit tonight and tomorrow

[500N]

Video on the news today of a Chinese lady, walking along, of course looking / playing
with her mobile phone, walks off edge of path and falls into river / water.
She doesn't surface !

[Gert By Sea]

That's sad, 500N, but look on the bright side. She died doing what she loved.................

[rgbrock1]

Video on the news today of a Chinese lady, walking along, of course looking / playing
with her mobile phone, walks off edge of path and falls into river / water.
She doesn't surface !

Something similar happened here in the U.S. last week: guy on cell phone - squawking away and paying no attention - walked off a cliff and fell 900'.

As the illustrious Forrest Gump said: "Stupid is as stupid does."

[OFSO]

Horse penis joke Scot to be deported

Sad. I have frequently enjoyed a dish we openly called "Donkey Dick" although in the days when our canteen manager was Syrian (or similar) we were reprimanded for comparing his meatballs with camel gonads. I suppose you are risking your life in some countries to make remarks like that, such as comparing the Spanish government to a gnat's penis (detumesced) so I won't do it.