The end of satire
Sorry, I haven’t been paying attention. Was a car crash interrupted by a Labour Party poster launch, or something?
Sorry, I haven’t been paying attention. Was a car crash interrupted by a Labour Party poster launch, or something?
My old Labrador, Humphrey, seems to have entered his last stage. His hind legs are packing in. At first, when he was rescued, every day seemed a bonus. Now it seems a sin that he has to go.
Sorry for the comments moderation. When I switched to this WordPress blog, comment spam descended like a biblical plague. If you’ve commented before, and been approved, you can comment again without moderation. When my anti-spam plugins seem to have conquered … Continue reading
I followed a couple of links from Bob, to Francis Sedgemore and History is made at Night, about the murder of Blair Peach. This is one of those issues that divides bloggers; the right have been, so far as I … Continue reading
While I’m memeing, here’s one I missed while not blogging. Has the Missing Link been found? Here’s a recent one from the Telegraph: The new species of hominid, the evolutionary branch of primates that includes humans, is to be revealed … Continue reading
In a variation on a well-trodden meme, assuming you can tread on a meme, I give you this, from Norm: Does belief in the power of the Jewish lobby damage one’s brain?
In the context of Gordon Brown’s Bigotbottom scandal, Cranmer had this to say: Even intelligent commentators seem to think it unarguable that deeply-held beliefs against immigration, homosexuality or some religious beliefs are bigoted. He writes as though it were a … Continue reading
Why don’t we see demonstrations against Islamic dictatorships in London, Paris, Barcelona? Or demonstrations against the Burmese dictatorship? Why aren’t there demonstrations against the enslavement of millions of women who live without any legal protection? Why aren’t there demonstrations against … Continue reading
I’ve never had a tooth knocked out before, and have been surprised by one of the effects. The tooth was broken during a rugby match months ago, when I joined play without having put in my mouthguard. Though fractured, it … Continue reading
“Many other large crystals adorn my headdress – from Arkansas, New York, Tibet and Brazil. The crystals represent the living Earth. The feathers in my headdress are from the Rio Grande species of the North American wild turkey…” Thus wrote … Continue reading