Some happy news?

[Guy Profumo]

OK. So "happy news" doesn't seem to be generally regarded as news in the context of journalism.

But the BBC website today appears to be unremittingly grim.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Some happy news?

Inflation's down to 1%, which means the Government will reduce its pay offer to the public sector next year to 0% (as we're all in it together). That deficit will be paid off by 2047, at this rate!

[matt j]

Some happy news?

My phone fell into the toilet yesterday. Still works!

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Some happy news?

Jeb Bush is going to run for President!

[Guy Profumo]

Some happy news?

matt j wrote: My phone fell into the toilet yesterday. Still works!

As long as you fished it straight out that shouldn't stop you being able to still flush it.

[Twisted Sister]

Some happy news?

My cat has a really soft tummy.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Some happy news?

I've just done my Tesco order, to arrive on Sunday. Got everything from prawn cocktail to stuffing balls. And sprouts!

[Guy Profumo]

Some happy news?

Rogin the Armchair Fan wrote: I've just done my Tesco order, to arrive on Sunday. Got everything from prawn cocktail to stuffing balls. And sprouts!

"Tesco"?

[Freestyling buck wilding Stijn Stijnen]

Some happy news?

My chest infection cleared up two days ago - without antibiotics, GO ON PATHETIC IMMUNE SYSTEM, KILL THEM BUGS - and my appetite came back with a vengeance today. Two bacon rolls, two bowls of coco pops, and twenty-four jaffa cakes. If you cooked me right now, I'd taste delicious with all that marinating inside me. And now I can't move.

[Nefertiti2]

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A handsome articulate and talented footballer from a Parisian banlieu who achieved success at every level retired to universal acclaim.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Some happy news?

I get clubcard points.

[MsD]

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Nefertiti2 wrote: A handsome articulate and talented footballer from a Parisian banlieu who achieved success at every level retired to universal acclaim.

[Bored Of Education]

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I've got a new job and it is 3 sleeps until the Christmas holidays.

[tee rex]

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This isn't happy news, this is the Mundane Thread.

In news, Doris Day is still alive. OK, Wikipedia says she's a Republican, so it's not unalloyed good news, but still. Well done, Doris, we'll sing a song in your honour at the cup-ties.

[Max Payne]

Some happy news?

They just laid off 41 people where I work. That's 1/4 of the company. I'm still here but how long for I have no idea.

I'd like a new job please Santa.

[Guy Profumo]

Some happy news?

Max Payne wrote: They just laid off 41 people where I work. That's 1/4 of the company. I'm still here but how long for I have no idea.

I'd like a new job please Santa.

And how many of them were in HR?

[Reed John]

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Well, in her day, the Democrats were the racists, so maybe she's just not paying attention. And she does a lot of good for animals.

[delicatemoth]

Some happy news?

Kind-hearted pub in London

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

Some happy news?

On the geo-political front, this long-overdue bit of détente is worth two cheers surely?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30516740

[MsD]

Some happy news?

delicatemoth wrote: Kind-hearted pub in London

That's brilliant.

My friends and I got in a big fight after our Christmas meal there 5 years ago, but it wasn't the staff's fault and they got between us.

Food was good. :-)

[My Name Is Ian]

Some happy news?

I'm getting married on the third of January. Which is pretty good news for me, I think.

[My Name Is Ian]

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If maybe less so for her.

[Max Payne]

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Guy Potger wrote:

They just laid off 41 people where I work. That's 1/4 of the company. I'm still here but how long for I have no idea.

I'd like a new job please Santa.

And how many of them were in HR?

None, naturally. There'll be more cuts I'm sure. HR people are filth but the incoming company that's aggressively merging with the one I still work for is full of sociopaths.

[ad hoc]

Some happy news?

Congratulations Ian

[Gangster Octopus]

Some happy news?

Yup, Congrats to Ian from me too. Although you could live to regret having Wedding Anniversaries on FA Cup Third Round day...