Tufty Club offers safety tips for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz

The International Maritime Organisation is bringing back Tufty the Squirrel to offer advice to ships' captains as they try and make it through the perilous Strait of Hormuz.

"Look right, look left, then look right ahead," says the iconic cartoon character - the star of British TV road safety films in the 1960s and 1970s - in a series of recent Instagram posts.

"Listen out for the sound of missiles or drones," continues the perky Tufty, "and always tell a grown-up where you're going.

"But not if that grown-up is Donald Trump, because his navy will just hit your vessel with missiles and board it. Or the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, because they'll set you on fire and sink you.

"On second thoughts," says Tufty, his bushy tail noticeably sagging, "you'd be better off just closing your eyes and making a mad dash to the other side, hoping to hell no one gets you."

Tufty is 65 years-old in going nuts years.

Homeopath attempt to bring drop of oil through Hormuz

Enterprising homeopath, Ron Jenkins of Clacton has announced an audacious plan to bring a whole drop of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

'A drop should be plenty to last for a year or two. So my plan is to bring a drop of oil into the UK where I can dilute it down by a factor of a million and it can be used to fuel thousands of cars. Providing they're electric ones, obviously.

I don't expect any problems bringing a drop through, Iran is on the lookout for tankers so my pedalo should pass unnoticed. Although I think I've heard people say 'tanker' when I walk pass them.'

A White House statement added 'No matter what the Epstein files say, Donald Trump is not a pedalo.'

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Got a shipping problem? Try new Block-Aid

I guess we've all had days when we've been trying to get some ships out through a tight exit but found it clogged up with Iranian mines and sea drones. That's where new Trump Block-Aid could come in handy. See if it's for you by reading the answers to these Frequently Asked Questions.

How does Block-Aid work?

Block-Aid closes the exit to the Gulf entirely to make Iran know there can't be any winners from the mess America made out there.

Who invented Block-Aid?

The Block Aid scheme was planned out over the course of 30 seconds by esteemed US President Donald Trump while watching a cage fighting match in Buttslam, Arkansas, after he'd totally run out of other ideas.

Are there any side effects?

Yep. Soaring fuel prices, seething public discontent and catastrophic losses for the Republicans in the mid-terms... hopefully.

What is Block-Aid meant to solve?

Solve? Nothing. Haven't you met our president? He doesn't solve things. He just gets off on throwing his weight around the place and worrying everyone stupid.

Block-Aid is available for a limited time only - until Trump gets bored of the war with Iran and decides to create some other ridiculous crisis.

Trump himself is refusing to eat any fibre until his arse explodes. Despite suffering from an Iranian blockage, he has opted to stuff himself with McDonalds and ignore all the rectal bleeding Tehran has given him.

This novel solution to constipation goes against medical and UN advice-which is to take your medicine and get off the crapper. To double down on an already compacted campaign is only going to end in tears and a torn sphincter.

The Strait of Hormuz is going to require a inspirational diplomatic solution or a very good plumber. Asked if the US would profit financially from the blockade, one General said, 'The President plans to make piles. Sadly in this case it means Haemorrhoids.'

H/T: Wrenfoe

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