You know all that rain we had yesterday? Guess which berk forgot to close his car windows properly?

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You'd think that you couldn't get more iconically Northern than "Lancashire Blues", the Coronation Street theme.

However, not only were composer Eric Spear and trumpeter Ronnie Hunt both from Surrey, but it was written in Guernsey, for goodness' sake.

I've had this car ten months now, and never knew it had an alarm. Until it randomly set itself off just now.

Getting a bit fed up of the constant trailers for the latest Final Destination film. Seriously, anyone who enjoys watching people being killed in ever more gruesome ways needs serious psychiatric help.

Forty years ago today.

So the white smoke has appeared over the Vatican, meaning there is a pope. At least there will be when he's announced. So in the meantime does that make him Schrödinger's Pope?

The last time the Papacy and the See of Canterbury were simultaneously vacant was between 1 February and 31 May 1691.

As cock-ups go, this is up there among the greatest.

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Can cheese be too cold?

Running shortly at Sedgefield - presumably number 9 isn't named after @michaelgibbs.bsky.social

Happy New Year to the islanders of Foula, who by virtue of having never abandoned the Julian Calendar, are celebrating today.

Says it all.

It's that time of year when our musical tastes are laid bare for all to see. Some surprising results, but no surprises at the top of the artists' list. Sadly Spotify thinks he looks like an album cover, so have a photo of him in his prime as well.

Spot the difference.

Just noticed that my otherwise excellent car entertainment screen can't cope with the Maltese language.

(Before anyone asks, it should be an 'h' with a line through the top.)