Or ludicrous American Civil war icon resting with his troops.

YOU decide.

Eric Tully writes:

Thought you guys would like this. General Custer [with dog] and his men taking a break from fighting in the American Civil War before it was cool.

 

Damn hipster Custer.

Via ILiketoWasteMyTime

George Armstrong Custer

President Higgins (on the eight day of his South American tour) and his wife Sabina (top) at Christ the Redeemer Statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and (above) at Chapeu Mangueira , a shanty town on the hillside of Rio.

Christ The Redeemer Statue In Rio de Janeiro To Go Green For St Patrick’s Day (RTE)

(Chris Bellew/Fennells)

However in a revelation that came as a surprise to some of her own staff, but will be greeted with delight by gardeners and Irishmen alike, she disclosed today that she has tried growing her own spuds at home.

 

*sigh*

Also: begob.

Kate, Duchess Of Cambridge, Reveals Passion For Growing Spuds (TheTimes)

Thanks Rory

 

As the scandal of Savile’s alleged abuse of children in his BBC dressing room, at hospitals and schools continues to grow, calls have been made for the BBC to review its guidelines on child protection.

Lord Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust, called the allegations against Savile a “cesspit”, and said he wanted to ensure the corporation’s policies were “fit for purpose”.

He denied however there was a “corporate cover-up” over the decision to drop the Newsnight investigation into claims Savile had abused young girls while working on Top of the Pops..

Patten said he believed it would be a good idea for BBC director general George Entwistle to make a prominent primetime apology on behalf of the BBC once the claims have been unravelled.

Jimmy Savile Sex Abuse Claims Made By Former Hospital Patients (Guardian)

 

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The top finishers in the Tour De France in the past 15 years tainted by doping.

Since 1998, more than a third of the top finishers of the Tour de France have admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in their careers or have been officially linked to doping. The grid (above) shows the original top-10 placements in each of the past 15 years. Riders pictured have either tested positive, admitted to doping or been sanctioned by an official cycling or anti-doping agency.

 

Details of Doping Scheme Paint Armstrong as Leader (New York Times)

(NYT)

Yikes.

The acting chairman intervened. “For the record, he was on the cover of Time magazine,” quivered Paudie Coffey, looking green around the gills.

“Sorry” snapped Mattie. “What magazine did I say? Oooh sorry. Sorry, sorry. I’ll correct that. I meant to say [looking] like a playboy on Time magazine . . .”

…The damage was done. The image planted. We couldn’t eat a thing for the rest of the day.

 

Mattie Confuses Cute blondes . . .And ‘Playboy’ Of Western World (Miriam Lord, Irish Times

Cover by James M Chimney

 

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