A “Divotal” moment for Scotland?
![On September 18th The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in Saint Andrews, Scotland will vote on finally allowing women into its hallowed club. [September 18th is also the date of the Scottish Independence referendum.]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1502201430032014.jpg)
On September 18th The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in Saint Andrews, Scotland will vote on finally allowing women into its hallowed club. [September 18th is also the date of the Scottish Independence referendum.]
St Peter’s “Rock Star” Pope celebrates 1-year anniversary
Pope Francis has had an eventful first year, named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year”, portrayed in graffiti as a superhero, and appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.
Drone ships?
![Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl...]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1502201403032014.jpg)
Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl…]
Yanukovych, hiding behind the “Iron Curtain” from the “Iron Maidan”
Rousted in Rostov: Ukraine President Yanukovych has turned up in Russia and is calling for intervention from President Putin
Pseudo-ham
![Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a "meat emulsion", beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1502201425022014_3.jpg)
Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a “meat emulsion”, beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]
Ragnarök: The end of the world February 22nd
According to Viking legend, the world will end tomorrow. [And if not tomorrow, then in the near future as the Earth runs out of water]
Pussy-footing around Sochi
Russian police continue to harass the protest-rock group, “Pussy Riot” who have dared to speak out against Putin’s authority; arresting members of the band in trumped-up theft charges in Sochi.
Skating on thin ice
Japanese figure skate, Takahashi, performs in the Olympics to “Sonatina for Violin” by discredited composer Samuragochi who hired a “ghost writer” to compose the piece and who also faked deafness to gain fame and comparisons to Beethoven.
The Olympics are going to the dogs!
Stray dogs are wandering through the Olympic sites in Sochi. Rumours say that officials are poisoning them to avoid any embarrassing interruptions at Olympic events.
Honk if you like Pigeon Pâté!
Butchers in Amsterdam are selling pâté from pigeons killed by pest exterminators
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