Things that make you go What the F**k?

[Minder]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/9m-bailout-agreed-to-save-belfast-to-new-york-united-airlines-flights-34960842.html

Unbelievable.  £9 million of public money to "save" a profitable flight route.

Yeah that's the sort of f**k wits running the place. Basically paying a private firm a bonus to run a profitable route. Where else would you get it ?

A senior civil servant advised against it but I think they are more interested in photo ops than doing what is best

Maybe I am missing something but that article makes no reference to the route being profitable. The fact that was going to be cut suggests it isn't. While there is a £9mn cost, there is no mention of what it brings to the local economy. I wouldn't have a clue on this side of things but without that figure I don't think you can draw any sound conclusions as to whether is good expense or bad.

Irish News 12/8/2016

United Airlines had been considering withdrawing its service between the International Airport and Newark in New York, which operates all year round.

A rescue package, believed to be worth around £9 million, was thrashed out between representatives of the airline, Belfast International Airport, ministers and British government officials.

Most of the funding is coming from Stormont but it is understood the deal will not lead to any reduction in fares for passengers.

"Sources told The Irish News that although the Belfast to New York route is profitable, United had been considering removing the flight in favour of destinations within the US which could offer bigger returns"

http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/08/13/news/stormont-steps-in-with-money-to-keep-belfast-to-new-york-flight-649904/

The permanent secretary of the Dept of the Economy has expressed concerns over the value for money of the deal, but as Arlene said on the news "Civil servants advise and politicians decide"

United Airlines to end Belfast - NY route in January despite £9mill support from Executive in August.  I wonder was any of this money actually paid over??

Apparently a portion was already paid but will be recouped with interest

[seafoid]

Thatcher left the UK with 2,5 m people on incapacity benefit because of how she managed deindustrialisation in the UK
http://www4.shu.ac.uk/research/cresr/sites/shu.ac.uk/files/cresr30th-jobs-welfare-austerity.pdf

[Milltown Row2]

Just watched an advert on 4 selling men's grooming... for your balls? Seriously?? What p***k would buy that?? (Pun totally intended)

[muppet]

American policeman fired for giving a homeless man a literal sh*t sandwich.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-matthew-luckhurst-fired-homeless-man-feces-sandwich/

That is beyond belief.

Unless of course you think grabbing a woman by the crotch is acceptable as 'locker room talk'.

[armaghniac]

Special two for the price of six offer

[seafoid]

2016

[Mickey Linden]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwj19s6YrbjQAhWsK8AKHbAsBIoQFggKMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-northern-ireland-38045428&usg=AFQjCNH9wltGgl6oPl13xAgmLGKE4Vr4iQ

I went shop earlier and could hardly see foot in front of me

[Tony Baloney]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwj19s6YrbjQAhWsK8AKHbAsBIoQFggKMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-northern-ireland-38045428&usg=AFQjCNH9wltGgl6oPl13xAgmLGKE4Vr4iQ

I went shop earlier and could hardly see foot in front of me

Some tossers about.

[seafoid]

Pentagon video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=iXUTRI8Yvpk

[Denn Forever]

The latest thing is all these soccer players that have been sexuelly assaulted.  Happened at Crewe.  The coach had 3 sexual assault convictions.  Was no CBR check done on him?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38093421

[bannside]

A man spent  £5 yesterday in the local bookies. 3x £1doubles & 1 x £1EW treble and it won him £5.5k......on VIRTUAL horse racing!

[seafoid]

I had the phrase "indubitably my canine friend" going around my head. I thought it was from an American cartoon but I couldn't find it on youtube.
So I googled it. Mr Crow from Wanderly Wagon. He must have been talking to Judge

[Mickey Linden]

A man spent  £5 yesterday in the local bookies. 3x £1doubles & 1 x £1EW treble and it won him £5.5k......on VIRTUAL horse racing!

I was in local bookies a few years back. A man I know called me over and said cherry Phillips has 5 rides today at sprint valley and only one at Portman park. He says he wouldn't be going whole way there if it didn't have a chance. Think won at 11/2. Couldn't write it

[seafoid]

SGL ("same gender loving") is sometimes favored among gay male African Americans as a way of distinguishing themselves from what they regard as white-dominated LGBT communities.[61] MSM ("men who have sex with men") is clinically used to describe men who have sex with other men without referring to their sexual orientation.[62][63]
Other variants may have a "U" for "unsure"; a "C" for "curious"; another "T" for "transvestite"; a "TS", or "2" for "two-spirit" persons; or an "SA" for "straight allies".[64][65][66][67][68] However, the inclusion of straight allies in the LGBT acronym has proven controversial as many straight allies have been accused of using LGBT advocacy to gain popularity and status in recent years,[69] and various LGBT activists have criticised the heteronormative worldview of certain straight allies.[70] Some may also add a "P" for "polyamorous", an "H" for "HIV-affected", or an "O" for "other".[24][71] Furthermore, the initialism LGBTIH has seen use in India to encompass the hijra third gender identity and the related subculture.[72][73]
The initialism LGBTTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual) has also resulted, although such initialisms are sometimes criticized for being confusing and leaving some people out, as well as issues of placement of the letters within the new title.[40] However, adding the term "allies" to the initialism has sparked controversy,[74] with some seeing the inclusion of "ally" as opposed to "asexual" a form of asexual erasure.[75] There is also the acronym QUILTBAG (queer and questioning, intersex, lesbian, transgender and two-spirit, bisexual, asexual and ally, and gay and genderqueer).[76]
The magazine Anything That Moves coined the acronym FABGLITTER from fetish (such as the BDSM community), allies or poly-amorous (as in polyamorous relationships), bisexual, gay, lesbian, intersex, transgender, transsexual engendering revolution or inter-racial attraction; however, this term has not made its way into common usage.[2]
Wesleyan University used the initialism LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, flexual,[clarification needed] asexual, gender-f**k, polyamorous, bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism".[77][78] Some use the much shorter style LGBT+ to mean "LGBT and related communities".[79]

[Captain Obvious]

The size of this Cork football league shield.