Monthly Archives: February 2008

Is dying. No… wait. Ronnie Drew will never die.

Eric decided that given his lack of training and the critical food situation that to go to Belgium would have been a suicide mission Via Mr Eugenides. Reading this in context, it was several minutes before the tears of laughter … Continue reading →

Sometimes, it helps to know a little javascript.

Tim Blair: Some weeks I’ll buy eggs from ranges so free that have no fences at all and cheerful hens volunteer their produce to gentle PETA workers wearing elf costumes. Other weeks I’ll select a carton from Buchenwald Farms, where … Continue reading →

They are ploughing up all the setaside fields round here. We face looming grain shortages, thanks to biofuel cultivation. The barn owl that used to work these fields until a week ago has disappeared, as the three barn owls did … Continue reading →

Lord Mancroft has stirred up controversy by criticising nurses in a West Country hospital: He told peers: “The nurses that looked after me were mostly grubby. We’re talking about dirty fingernails, slipshod, lazy. “It’s a miracle I’m still alive. But … Continue reading →

The BBC reports: Israeli leaders are warning of an imminent conflagration in Gaza after Palestinian militants aimed rockets at the southern city of Ashkelon. The deputy defence minister said the stepped-up rocket fire would trigger what he called a “bigger … Continue reading →

The police made no attempt to investigate a burglary, not even visiting the crime scene. That’s news? They almost never bother to investigate burglaries. But here’s the bit that caught my eye: Officers failed to visit Stephen Earp after the … Continue reading →

The Conservative Party has been labelled “The Nasty Party” and “The Stupid Party”. Both are, to some extent, true. Here’s a quote about the Tories, from Winston Churchill: A party of great vested interests, banded together in a formidable confederation, … Continue reading →

It’s a vintage week for amusing tales from the fringe: A British man who aimed to walk from Bristol to Gandhi’s birthplace in Porbander, India without spending any money has been forced to give up at Calais… He is a … Continue reading →