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November 1st, 2007 | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)
 August 7th, 2007 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)
Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another. – George Carlin, US comedian. July 22nd, 2007 | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)
David Friedman has some thoughts on the whole business of human mating and money. I suppose I will be deemed incorrigibly flippant, but I could not help but immediately think of this crackerjack of a funny post on such matters by the one and only Harry Hutton. Deplorable, obviously. July 20th, 2007 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)
I just ran across the apocalyptic biblical quote:
In a sudden heavenly flash of deep preternatural understanding and prognostication the true meaning of this ancient prophecy suffused my being. We are going to capture all the suicide bombers and lock them up for life! I also inferred from it that we will soon have the nanotechnology necessary to extend life to lengths most find unimaginable. This will allow us to lock up these self-portable munitions for even longer. July 11th, 2007 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
July 9th, 2007 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
The British master of literary parody, Craig Brown – who lives in my old stamping ground of Suffolk – had this absolute blinder of a sendup of the whole, ghastly Prince Diana industry of ropey biographies and kiss-and-tell stories that cropped up after she was killed in that Paris car crash almost 10 years ago (I remember the headlines the following day so clearly, I cannot believe 10 frickin’ years have elapsed). Here’s a sample of Brown in action:
I nearly spilled my coffee all over the desk at that one. I can also recommend this for students of history with a twist. July 2nd, 2007 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
The other week, I wrote about the Bridge card game ploy known as the Yarborough – taken from the third James Bond story, Moonraker. The names given to various card game gambits can be wonderful. Consider this one:
Well, I rather liked her. June 21st, 2007 | 21 comments - (Comments are closed)
In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. Then Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and Magnums. And Satan said, “You want hot fudge with that? And God created the healthy yoghurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. So God said, “Try my fresh green salad”. God then said, “I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them”. Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition. God then brought forth running shoes so that his Children might lose those extra pounds. Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest. May 4th, 2007 | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)
Or the same familiar foaming… Perfect for a lunch break… A tip – here is the same video but with better translated subtitles. Alas, the embedding has been disabled, which is rather stupid. Fits the spirit of the thing. via Boing Boing May 3rd, 2007 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)
The British government has issued a formal apology for Britain’s conduct during the Second World War. Speaking from the House of Commons, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett described Britain’s conduct in the 1939-1945 period as “shameful”:
The opposition Conservatives roundly condemned the Foreign Secretary’s remarks as not going far enough and being “too little, too late”. They urged the Government to issue a further apology for all the environmental damage inflicted on the world by British forces during the war and since. In Germany, a spokesman for an association of SS veterans described the apology as “a good start”. April 2nd, 2007 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)
Okay, enough serious stuff from me. Quick question to you all – what is the funniest book/film you know, and why? My personal favourites include Dr Strangelove, Animal House, A Shot in the Dark, Code of the Woosters and Carry on up the Khyber. March 16th, 2007 | 62 comments - (Comments are closed)
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