He Fondled It Suggestively

Always respect the media.

The school in question has been mentioned here before.

Also, ping.

Bless you, sir. May your draining board sparkle.

Another FAFO in FL. 

I suspect his dear wife will have something to say on the matter, possibly at length and possibly at volume.

BBC gets community noted on Twitter

Always the same unearned assumption, aired in the same pernicious way. That almost any sphere of activity is somehow at fault – and to be berated – if some entirely arbitrary race-and-gender ratio does not occur among its participants or employees.

See also here:

And so, the closer the RAF comes to these modish but seemingly arbitrary demographic ratios, the more reason there will be to suppose that standards have been lowered and corners cut, and to question the competence of the supposed beneficiaries. As has been the case in just about every other sphere – from academia to firefighting – where this nudging and fudging has been done.

Needless to say, this policy of supposed fairness seems somewhat unfair to those female and minority pilots who, while few in number, are very competent indeed, and whose credentials and reputation may subsequently be called into question as a result of emerging patterns. But hey, progress.

And note that the target ratios do not appear to relate to any actual expressed interest and aptitude among job applicants or school-leavers. Nor do they seem to offer any functional utility. But you mustn’t question them as goals, even politely, lest you be banished to the outer darkness.

Good News Everyone! A new revised “pride” flag has dropped!

On the upside, it does reflect the mental chaos of the clowns who wave it about or plaster their classrooms with it. So there’s that.

LOL. Wrongthink detected! Hatelogic! Gravy train threatened!

At the time, I was rather nonplussed by the comment’s rejection. I found myself re-reading it, faintly puzzled, just in case I’d written something salty or untoward. I mean, given the zeal with which such targets are pursued – and given the corners that are being cut in order to pursue them, to say nothing of the implied insult – checking the basic assumptions of those pursuing such goals doesn’t strike me as improper.

But it seems we’re not supposed to question such assumptions, however faulty they may be, and instead we’re to simply defer, preferably with loud enthusiasm. 

after which he seemed to disappear.

Today’s word is shaming.

I’m (fairly) new here so it looks like I’ve got some catching up to do then.

One of the things I’ve tried to do is make the blog content something that can be dipped into at any time, by which I mean, not too time-dependent. Hence the Reheated series. At risk of flattering myself, some of the items collected there may warrant a second look. Or in your case, a first.

Have er fondled your Paypal button.

Bless you, sir. Having bought new smalls, may you remember to turf out the old, unloved items, the ones with questionable elasticity, thereby avoiding an overstuffed drawer, half full of suboptimal undergarments.

For those who may have missed it, our betters opine.

For those who may have missed it, our betters opine.

Related liveliness.

“Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation?”

Given their behaviour, and their obvious contempt for others, not the ideal question to lead with, really.