Posts by Fiona

A quarter of UK adults to go on child protection database

Only if alone with kids

As far as I understand it, you only need a CRB check if you're going to be alone with kids. So you can help out with Scouts or whatever without being checked so long as there is always another CRB checked adult with you. Don't know if this would continue with the new system though.

iPod Nano electrical discharge sparks new battery fear

@Neil Barnes

No, million to one chances crop up nine times out of ten, so surely billion to one chances must crop up even more often?

It's a billion to one chance, but it might just work...

FBI sought approval to use spyware against terror suspects

@amanfromMars

Ah, lost those dried frog pills again I see. Are you any relation of the bursar?

Archived Chinese scholar to sue Google and Yahoo! over search censorship

@amanfromMars

Got a new supply of dried frog pills, have you? That actually made some sort of sense!

Boy burned in PSP trouser blaze

He went back to school?

I'd expect at least the rest of the day off if I'd been in hospital being treated for burns. Hey, I'd be angling for the rest of the week off!

Brits split on ID cards

@Steve Foster

Am I the only one who sees that icon as a face with a mohawk hair-do? Looks to me like a 'No Punks Here' sign...

Am I the only one

who read that as "Brits spit on ID cards"?

Scottish government drafts Cat Welfare Code

Flying cats

"nine lives won't save your pet from if it falls from your sixth-floor balcony"

No, but anything higher than the seventh floor and they'll probably be fine. I learnt everything I know from QI, don't-cha-know.