There was a time when nobody picked up after their dogs – and it would have been considered disgusting to do so. What caused the change in attitude?A PE teacher from Cardiff called Tony is frozen s...
There was a time when nobody picked up after their dogs – and it would have been considered disgusting to do so. What caused the change in attitude?A PE teacher from Cardiff called Tony is frozen solid after being caught in an avalanche in 1979. There he remains until global heating sees to his thawing and he pops up in the present day, exactly as he was back then. Comedy ensues. This is make-believe, by the way; it’s the premise of Mike Bubbins’ BBC series Mammoth. In the masterful opening scenes, to the sound of Gerry Rafferty’s Get It Right Next Time, we see Tony being scornful, angry, frightened and disgusted by four things that didn’t happen before his big freeze.He scoffs at a bloke carrying a baby in a sling, gives a charity chugger very short shrift, and jumps out of his skin when a youth on a hoverboard zips past him. But it was Tony’s disgust at a woman picking up her German shepherd’s poo that got me thinking. When did picking up dog poo become the thing to do? Or, put another way, when did just leaving it there become the thing not to do? When did we start becoming disgusted at those who didn’t pick it up rather than those who did? This is a pretty seismic cultural shift, I’m sure you’ll agree. Continue reading...
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Crystal Palace have been tipped to sell star player Marc Guehi on the final day of the transfer window. The Eagles, currently navigating a busy schedule that includes a UEFA Conference League campa...
Crystal Palace have been tipped to sell star player Marc Guehi on the final day of the transfer window. The Eagles, currently navigating a busy schedule that includes a UEFA Conference League campaign, are facing a high-stakes £25 million dilemma as the February 2nd transfer deadline approaches. They must decide whether to cash in on […]
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The removal request is based on a ‘comprehensive review of available data’ that showed no increased risk of suicidal ideation and behavior. Medscape Medical News
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured startling structures on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, narrow, sun-facing dust streams that defy conventional comet models, as researchers publish deep analyse...
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured startling structures on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, narrow, sun-facing dust streams that defy conventional comet models, as researchers publish deep analyses of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.
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