Archive of entries posted on January 2026
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Straight Line of the Day: The Attitude of London Burglars Is …
Only 7 burglary suspects charged out of 33,000 reported cases last year in London
Human Events | 27 Dec, 2025 | Hayden CunninghamOut of the 32,788 burglaries reported in London last year, only seven resulted in a suspect actually being charged. Data cited by the Daily Mail shows the Metropolitan Police accounted for roughly two-thirds of all recorded theft cases in the UK in 2024. Greater Manchester recorded nearly 10,000 burglaries, while South Yorkshire followed with 6,694 cases.
The figures come as burglary remains a common experience for many households across the country. One in five UK adults have expressed experiencing either a burglary or attempted burglary.
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Cops drop investigations into 5,592 crimes every day, with one case a minute abandoned before suspect is ever found
Daily Mail | December 25, 2025 | David BarrettPolice abandon investigations into almost four crimes every minute.
There were 2,040,976 offences reported in England and Wales in the year to June where no suspect was identified – equivalent to 5,592 every single day, or 3.8 per minute.
Out of the 5.3 million crimes logged by police in England and Wales in the year, 38.6 per cent were closed as ‘investigation complete – no suspect identified’.
Babesleaga Group AJ : Final Results and Standings.
Let us congratulate our winner for Group AJ.
Well done Miss Selma Hayek, well done.
Week 7 Results
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Final Standings
| Contestant | Record | Points | Average | Points Against | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Hayek | 7 – 0 – 0 | 453 | 64.71 | 191 | 64.71 – 27.28 |
| Anne Hathaway | 6 – 1 – 0 | 394 | 56.29 | 253 | 56.29 – 36.14 |
| Natalie Portman | 5 – 2 – 0 | 308 | 44.00 | 304 | 44.00 – 43.42 |
| Jennifer Love-Hewitt | 4 – 3 – 0 | 370 | 52.85 | 278 | 52.85 – 39.71 |
| Julianne Moore | 3 – 4 – 0 | 280 | 40.00 | 327 | 40.00 – 46.71 |
| Emily Blunt | 2 – 5 – 0 | 246 | 35.14 | 360 | 35.14 – 51.42 |
| Jessica Chastain | 1 – 6 – 0 | 227 | 32.42 | 371 | 32.42 – 53.00 |
| Elizabeth Olsen | 0 – 7 – 0 | 197 | 28.14 | 390 | 28.14 – 55.71 |
Group AK
Week 1 Starting 1/19/2026
- 10:00 am Lily Collins vs Sydney Sweeney
- 2:00 pm Victoria Justice vs Hailee Steinfeld
- 6:00 pm Alexandra Daddario vs Sabrina Carpenter
- 8:00 pm Minka Kelly vs Zendaya
Be there or be square!
Saturday Night Hootenanny
Cartoons and Memes : Saturday Night Special
Straight Line of the Day: Kamala Harris Is Giving Relationship Advice. Such As …
Kamala Harris offers relationship advice
LEX18 News | 12/26/2025During an appearance on the “Rich Little Brokegirls” podcast, former Vice President Kamala Harris offered up some advice for single people looking to meet a partner:
“There are different phases in your life. Depending on what phase you’re in, maybe you’re going to choose that you want to have that kind of Friday night relationship or you want that Sunday morning relationship…be in those phases where you are having fun. Be in those phases where you have a sense of I just want something more.”
Friday Night Open Thread: Well, Have You Broken Your New Year’s Resolutions Yet?
Straight Line of the Day: What’s Your Example of a Rhetorical Question — or Is That a Dumb Question?
Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 12/12/2025 : New Matches for 1/2/2026
Looks like my guest hosting duties correspond with a little vacation so these new mtches will run through January 15th,
Results
| Claudine Auger | No Preference | Lola Larson |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | 0 | 13 |
| Luciana Paluzzi | No Preference | Trina Parks |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | 0 | 17 |
Matches for 1/2/2026
Match 1
Molly Peters (Patricia Fearing) vs Denise Perrier (Marie)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Peters | 3 – 1 – 0 | 604 – 2 – 393 |
Actress: Molly Peters Nationality: English Bond Movie: Thunderball (1965) Synopsis:
Patricia Fearing was a nurse working at the Shrublands health clinic, where Bond had been sent to detoxify from too many martinis. After nearly being killed by SPECTRE agent Count Lippe, Bond won the sympathy of Patricia, and the two spent the night with a steam room and a mink glove.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Perrier | 1 – 3 – 0 | 206 – 32 – 403 |
Actress: Denise Perrier Nationality: French Bond Movie: Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Synopsis:
As Bond seeks out Blofeld to get revenge for the death of his wife, the trail leads him from Tokyo to Cairo, where he interrogates a gambler about Blofeld’s whereabouts. “Marie… ask.. Marie.” Bond finds Marie, who asks “Is there something I can do for you?” Bond replies with “There’s something I’d like you to get off your chest”, and then removes her Bra and begins to strangle her with it.He gets the information he wants and pursues the lead.
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Match 2
Marye Guy Mitsouko (Madamoiselle La Porte) vs Izabella Scurupco (Natalya Simonova)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Marye Guy Mitsouko | 1 – 3 – 0 | 276 – 10 – 627 |
Actress: Maryse Guy Mitsouko Nationality: French Bond Movie: Thunderball (1965) Synopsis:
Mlle. La Porte was Bond’s French liaison during his attendance of SPECTRE agent Jacques Bouvar’s funeral. She informs Bond that Bouvar passed away in his sleep, and as the two leave the funeral she ends with “Is there anything else our French station can do for Monsieur Bond?”, to which Bond replies, “Later, perhaps.”
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Izabella Scorupco | 2 – 2 – 0 | 428 – 3 – 341 |
Actress: Izabella Scorupco Nationality: Polish-Swedish Bond Movie: Goldeneye (1995) Synopsis:
Natalya Simonova was a programmer working at a Russian Space Control Centre along with Boris Grishenko. Xenia Onatopp and General Ourumov staged a test drill in the centre, and after getting the launch keys, Onatopp shot everyone in sight. Natalya managed to escape, and made contact with Boris over the Internet. Unfortunately, Boris was a traitor working with Onatopp, and Natalya was captured.After she escaped a near death experience with Bond, the two paired up, and Natalya’s computer skills helped Bond overcome the traitors.
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