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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/m ... ale-yakuza

Guardian Long Read about the only ever Female Yakuza... Very interesting...

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 9:47 pm The grill looks like it's paying homage to Hitler.

Yeah I think it was a Mazda 626 where it first appeared so by no means new at all.

do you think you could get it confused if you drive at exactly 42 to 43 miles per hour and sawed at the wheel...

Edit - it was the Honda Pelude in 1987

I still think 4ws is witchcraft.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 2:23 pm Have you been able to configure a nice orange for the interior lighting to go with the outside? I found purple straight away and didn't look any further

I always opt for a light blue hue - I find it better when driving at night...

I'm quite similar Zed - apart from the odd Lotto ticket when the euro millions gets high, and 1 bet on the Grand National, I've avoided gambling like the plague.

3 of my brothers are seriously into the horses and there's constant tips being shared in our WhatsApp group but I know if I'd get badly ...

Jimmy Choo wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 6:50 pm Murder on the Orient Express

It didn't get great press (IIRC) but I really like Branagh's Poirot films. Orient Express is the best, Death on the Nile is the worst of the three (but still watchable) with A Haunting in Venice as the 2nd best (although it's the other half's favourite)

There was a string of cases in Ireland recently of people being stopped on Sunday and Monday mornings (fairly common trying to catch the "morning after - over the limit" drivers), refusing the breathalyser of having inconclusive breathalyser and being subjected to a blood test.

the blood test ...

Nefarious wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 8:08 am German Senior Range Officers was spectating

Ah that explains it...

"Nein!!! Rulz help control ze fun!!"

That is epic Nef - fair play to you...

After the disqualification, I'd have unplugged the solar system, went fvck the lot of you and bugged off...

John wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 9:31 am

Jobbo wrote: Sun May 24, 2026 4:50 pm So I turned up the seat ventilation.

Talking of hot weather smugness , my Volvo is the first car I've owned where I can pre cool the interior before use. It's very good

Mine too - it's a Godsend

I would like the ventilated, air con seats thought

My current Roadmaking pet hate - there's big new roundabout leaving Newport Pagnell. It's 3 lanes approaching the roundabout from the Newport Pagnell side with straight ahead, left and right, all 2 lanes.

So the lefthand lane is left - or straight ahead exiting into the slow lane
The middle lane is ...

A friends birthday BBQ yesterday turned into an “Old Fashioned’s” session so I don’t reckon I’ll be under the limit till tomorrow

Cracking day for it so have fun and stay safe!!

I don’t think the colour does it any favours.

I’ll wait till I see on in Matt black before passing judgement

Mito Man wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:43 am Sweet baby Jesus

indeed...

1,153bhp and 2,000Nm of torque

It's a specific rule, rather than an agreement - you're not supposed to try to gain an unfair advantage using this sort of thing. Leeds were caught a few years ago and the rules are clear.

But given this guy was hiding behind a tree with multiple cameras, including one livestreaming back to home ...

Oh yeah, there's definitely someone reasonably high up who ordered this - maybe not the manager (who might not have known for plausible deniability) but someone.

they need to be rooted out - as you ay, it's not the Intern guys fault

I guess it's been judges as systemic as it comes after Leeds a few year ago (when the league went "Absolutely NO!") and the fact they did it multiple times shows it to be a wilful breaking of the rules.

The lad who was caught had a change of disguise stashed in a nearby sports club and he tried to ...