First, our Kiddie Joke Of The Day:
And now the grownup stuff:
…me too.
There ya go! Who said Australians have never contributed anything to Western civilization?
..ah, the old “SpellCheck” excuse…
Now get outta bed, because Nigella’s waiting for you in the kitchen with your brekkie:
From the mainstream media:
178-year-old Princess Ingrid Alexandra co-piloted a plane during a visit to the Norwegian royal air force base of Bodø on Saturday.
They make ’em tough in Norway.
Gotta say, though, the old broad looks pretty good for her age.
So to get out of that dreadful slide into the week, a little humor from the mind of a child:
Now for the grown-up stuff:
Still in the animal world:
…and he lost anyway.
Back to humans:
…probably the only defensible reason for having one. (Thanks to Reader Quentin for sending me the pic.)
…in which case, they’re going to put up bleachers and sell tickets.
So stretch those limbs, gird your loins, and get to work.
Fuehrer Reichskanzler Angela Merkel has retired…
…and only NOW do we get a tasteful view of the old Commie’s bazongas?
From Scottishland comes this drivel:
Scotland seeks to ban words like ‘addict’ and ‘alcoholic’ in plan to tackle drug deaths
…to be replaced by?
New guidance published online calls for other words such as “junkie”, “clean” and “substance abuse” to be shunned in favour of “person with problematic drug use”, “person who has stopped using drugs” and “substance use”, respectively.
Nothing like a change in terminology to address the “problem” of drug deaths.
What amuses me about this bureaucratic bowdlerism is that the Scots are renowned for being among the plainest-speaking people on the planet — beating out even Australians — with their often-withering commentary about people and life in general. (Listen to any Billy Connolly rant, for example, to get a taste.)
Imagine Billy describing a junkie using the above terms…
So let’s get that tent fixed with a little humor. And speaking of tents:
And on that note:
French women: the fantasy:
French women: the reality 
Now go and shave, and get to work.