Slow news day
On 18th April 1930, BBC radio's newsreader simply announced There is no news
, followed by fifteen minutes of music to fill the segment. And that little item appeared as one of the most read today on BBC News online: The day there was 'no news' (not today)
. Except the (not today)
doesn't refer to today's today, but the today of 18th April 2017.
That's right, BBC News' online readers appear to be so desperate for less of the same, that they're reading a six years-old non-article for kicks. It kinda reminds me of those sad-looking animals living in zoos without environmental enrichment, pacing around in circles out of boredom.
The news that made that (not today)
more than a no news day was the anticipated announcement by UK Prime Minister Theresa May of a snap general election. Theresa May, the Herman Van Rompuy of modern British politics: I keep forgetting about her. Unlike her immediate predecessors and successors, she seemed a little bland, not one to stand out; like John Major, although he at least had an extramarital affair to spice up his image, albeit it with Edwina Currie, which pretty much unspiced it.
David Cameron was a cycling enthusiast, with a fine coiffure. Bojo, the bouncing bomb site, also had a penchant for cycling; a decidedly dodgy, yet helmet-resistant coiffure; a marvellously subtle way of telling the French va te faire foutre; and knew how to PARRRR-TAAAY. Liz Truss was the closest to a babe in office, albeit not that close, and set a new world record for UK prime ministering.
And then there's Theresa May. She had her fifteen minutes of fame, matching the musical interlude 87 years earlier. It was, at least, more than Liz achieved. If only she'd ridden a bike…
While searching for how Bojo might tell his French counterparts to fuck off, I came across this little gem: Va te faire foutre toi et tes putains de cupcake, Hugh!, which translates as Fuck you and your fucking cupcakes, Hugh!
I don't know who comes up with this stuff, but it put in my mind an image of Hugh Grant, holding a plate of cupcakes and with a crestfallen look on his face. (LOL)