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Well, I managed my seventeen mile run. It went much better than i was expecting, and i completed it in under 3 hours – which means i’m on course of a marathon finishing time of 4hrs 30 – 5hrs.

Now, long distance running can be quite a lonely, boring hobby. So I would like to thank some of the local kids for making my run much more interesting. Yes, whilst i was out running last Saturday, some of Dartford’s finest thought that it would be amusing to throw the fruits of the nearest tree at me whilst i was running past. Crab Apples were raining down on me from all angles, and i felt like an extra from the film, Platoon, as I trying to get past them! Fortunately for me, their aim was not the greatest, and i only got caught by one glancing blow to the side.

I recovered well from the run, and felt no ill effects the next day. Just been taking it easy with my running this week – three five milers during the lunch hour.

My fundraising page is coming along nicely, and i am now almost half way to my fundraising target. If you haven’t been on to my page, check it out on the link above.

Cheers

Can you guess the connection between these two?

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I thought not.

Keenly aware of the dearth of Friday Factoids in recent weeks, I resolve to make amends. To that end, it is of the utmost importance for you all to know that birds are terrified of Tina Turner.

So much so, in fact, that sleepy Gloucestershire Airport has been blasting her tunes out over its runway to keep it clear of potentially dangerous avian intruders. According to airport Chief Fire Officer Ron Johnson, "We used to broadcast tapes with birds’ distress sounds, but we found they  don’t work very well — and what the birds really hate is Tina Turner."

Apparently the birds are particularly quick to vacate the premises when her 1971 duet with then husband Ike "Shake a Tailfeather", is performed.

I made that last bit up.

Have a good weekend.

T

p.s. Since it’s Friday, I thought I’d call Tina & get her views on this – a transcript of the conversation follows:

Tom: I’d love
to talk to you about your music being used to scare birds on this runway in
Gloucestershire.

Tina: What’s
love got to do with it?

Tom: Fair
point, I guess. Uh, do you think this use of your music denigrates it in any way?

Tina: Typical Male. Show some respect.

Tom.: Sorry
Tina – I didn’t mean to be cheeky.

Tina: Ask
me how I feel: You better be good to me.

Tom: Ummm
ok – how do you feel?

Tina: Not
enough Romance

Tom: Oh.
(coughs) Well, er, enough about your private life, Tina: why haven’t you toured the UK in such a
long time?

Tina: I can’t
stand the rain.

Tom: OK
thanks Tina. Nice talking to you. Until next time.

Tina: Until
the right man comes along.

Tom: What?

Tina:
Nothing. Bye.