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My dishwasher smells like a wet dog. The Electrolux, not 'er indoors.

Trump will win. The Dems will win the House and attempt to not certify the electoral votes. The Republicans will drink coffee in the rain and deny the House of a quorum, and J D Vance becomes president under the 12th Amendment, thus preventing a civil war

It's obvious that a combination of everybody and nobody (aka The Machine) has been in charge of the WH. Biden left the cockpit two years ago and accidentally flicked on the auto-pilot. Everybody thinks somebody is in charge, but nobody is quite sure who that somebody is, so the machine just keeps flying in the same direction. That's how bureaucracy functions - it's a design feature, not a flaw. Sic transit gloria mundi

It's called "weather". Cloudy with a chance of meatballs pork balls.

Pince-nez.

Your only error was renting a vehicle with insufficiently tinted windows. I used to get stopped all the time for made-up reasons because they could see me. Got a new car with dark windows and they can't see me - haven't been stopped in seven years. Also, if you have a dark tint and annoy a fellow motorist, they assume you're Thai and might have a gun. It means you can make that dodgy u-turn or steal their lane with no repercussions.

It will be fun watching Elon do a Twitter job on bureaucracy and downsize government by 80%. Productivity will go through the roof.

We're on the same page regarding BRICS. Virtually nobody knows what the acronym even stands for, and those that do have no comprehension of the threat to USD hegemony. It's a bit like bitcoin - nobody understood it until it smacked the economic world in the face - basically overnight. People also forget that empires disappear somewhat rapidly, and the ruling class never see it coming. Let them eat cake. When the US sanctioned and eventually stole the Russian gold and foreign reserves, the BRICS organisation put the pedal to the metal. They've been around since 2015 (arguably 2009) but didn't make much of a wave. Now they have everything in place to rival SWIFT and the USD. Their summit next weekend will probably formally announce the Unit and its gold backing of 40%. So what will the FED do? Default - unlikely. QE and inflate - probably. Or here's a wild card - revalue gold to 150k an ounce to balance the books. Should have done that two years ago before the sanctions - that would have really put the brakes on the BRICS rapid development. But now the BRICS members have all the gold - whoops Either way, the BRICS train is coming and the G7 are just a deer in the headlights.

Brilliant reply, you've made my day.

Be careful out there - critique of mods and policy is not welcomed. I once got banned for posting a smily emoji on the mods post saying one of my posts had been removed for causing offence. I love irony - waiting with bated breath.

I agree with the OP. The Kiwis bowling out India for 46, (including 5 ducks), on an overcast morning at Bengalaru would be a much more stimulating conversation compared to partisan rants from haters and lovers of either presidential candidate. And let's face it - whoever wins, we were always gonna be up crappers creek anyway. The only real difference will be the viscosity of the effluent.

The only real surprise is he knew how many zeroes are in a billion. One toe to spare.

They Mustafa thought they were back home at the Ganges.

The Donald has always been an entertaining comedian. And doesn't he cut a dash in a bow tie.

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He must have really annoyed the "concerned citizen" to get grassed up. Wonder who she was?

Don Muang, Don Meuang, Don Mueang - potato, potato.

Two Poms, a Dutchie, a Frog, three Yanks, two Krauts, an Eyetie, an albino <deleted>, seven Scandi's of mixed lineage, a Wop, a Paddie. three Geordies, and a <deleted> walked into a bar. The barman looked up and said "Is this a joke or something?" Being called a Pommy by an Aussie back in the day was usually preceded with the adjective whinging, or followed by the noun Bawstard, and dates from the 50's and 60's era of the five or ten pound Pom. A young Aussie wouldn't be aware of the history, and old Poms hold a post-colonial grudge about Antipodeans from the world's largest outdoor prison. Edit: It just goes to show how woke the world is. The auto"<deleted>" nationalities used to be common parlance. They were meant to be offensive - that's the point. Hell in a handcart, beam me up Scottie.

The butcher or his accountant obviously didn't reconcile his bank statement with his sales records - a fundamental accounting practice. Dollars to a pork chop he's also probably paid tax on the missing revenue. As an aside, do non-Brits/Aussies/Kiwis understand what a porkie is?

I like data, called me old fashioned. 1933 was a bad year - oh wait, nearly a century ago.😇

I didn't even know that safety goggles are now a fashion statement - apparently.

This is from the UK Government website for renewing a passport while overseas. Applying for a passport from outside the UK: supporting documents (group 2) (accessible) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Name and address and/or residency evidence Please provide one of the following: visa or resident permit (or colour photocopy) tax record (for example, a letter from a tax authority) educational record (for example, a school report) employment record (for example, an official letter from your employer) letter sent to you from a central, regional or local government department medical/health card voter’s card immigration documents.

Boris, you muppet - just grow up, get a haircut and a real job.

I'm thinking bolting horses and barn doors.

I hope they paint the eventual seaplane bright orange - easier to find the wreckage.