I don’t give a flying toss…
Mon. 22nd August, 2011...about carrying the Olympic torch. Why would anyone want to? I don’t get it. Even if you’re glad that we’re hosting the wretched Olympics, then I still don’t understand why you’d want to carry a silly gold tube a few hundred yards across an Asda car park in Cornwall. According...
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London Calling
Fri. 22nd July, 2011Proud of Mediocrity Whilst in the waiting lounge of my dentist yesterday, my eyes happened to gaze over the July issue of the ponces’ bible ‘Monocle Magazine,’ complete with the fifth annual list of the world’s best rated cities for quality of life. Shock, horror, London doesn’t even...
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The only way is anything but Essex
Wed. 22nd June, 2011I was appalled, but not surprised in the slightest, to learn that the country’s first beauty shop for little girls should have opened in Brentwood, Essex! ‘Services’ offered include facials, pedicures, manicures, spray-tans, hair-dos and make-up. Apparently one of the salon’s first...
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America vs. The World
Mon. 13th June, 2011Q: Why is America hated so much? A: The Absurd prejudice of the politically correct. Modern Britain is obsessed with racial sensitivities. Yet there is one blatant prejudice not only tolerated, but even celebrated:...
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VIDEO: Does George Really Represent ‘Takei’ People of Tennessee?
Sat. 21st May, 2011An awkward one here. George Takei, the American-Japanese actor of Star Trek fame, has taken offence to a controversial bill in Tennessee which would ban teachers from even mentioning homosexuality in schools. It was recently approved, but is expected to be written in to law, no earlier...
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Funny Food Names and Brands
Sun. 8th May, 2011We all love a bit of 'Engrish,' but it's not only the Asian market that comes up with some howling food and drink names. Here's a selection of some of the best brands from around the world that, to English speakers, would send out totally the wrong message. Have a 'Golden Gaytime'...
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Fish ‘N’ Tips Magazine – Rest in Peace
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London Calling
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The only way is anything but Essex
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I don’t give a flying toss…
…about carrying the Olympic torch. Why would anyone want to? I don’t get it. Even if you’re glad that we’re hosting the wretched Olympics, then I still don’t understand why you’d want to carry a silly gold tube a few hundred yards across an Asda car park in Cornwall. According to the organisers, 8000 “inspirational” people across the UK will carry it to “spread the excitement of London 2012”. Let me count the ways in which all of that annoys [...]
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London Calling
Proud of Mediocrity Whilst in the waiting lounge of my dentist yesterday, my eyes happened to gaze over the July issue of the ponces’ bible ‘Monocle Magazine,’ complete with the fifth annual list of the world’s best rated cities for quality of life. Shock, horror, London doesn’t even make the top 25! Helsinki is at #1, Zurich #2, Vienna at #6, all of which means nothing to me! This is actually great news though. It would be a cause of [...]
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The only way is anything but Essex
I was appalled, but not surprised in the slightest, to learn that the country’s first beauty shop for little girls should have opened in Brentwood, Essex! ‘Services’ offered include facials, pedicures, manicures, spray-tans, hair-dos and make-up. Apparently one of the salon’s first customers was a 16-month-old. The precious darlings can even be transported in a pink limousine. And this when the Government is trying to curb the sexualisation of young girls. Michelle Devine, the ‘brains’ behind the venture, should be [...]
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America vs. The World
Q: Why is America hated so much? A: The Absurd prejudice of the politically correct. Modern Britain is obsessed with racial sensitivities. Yet there is one blatant prejudice not only tolerated, but even celebrated: anti-Americanism. In a climate of manufactured grievance that bans Christmas lights and images of pigs for fear of offending Muslims, it is perfectly acceptable in Britain to abuse Americans just because of their nationality. The war on terror has [...]
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The Builders’ Survival Kit
“Awight mate, iss lunchtime – wah-we-gonna-av?” You’ve done your ‘ard-graft taking dan sum quotes, time to stop off somewhere and get some food. Leave your hard hat in the van. Get the Paper, The Star, wot it says is true! Overwise they wudn’t be allowed to print it, see! Sausage, Bacon and Egg sarnie, with brown sauce, not this mincy red ketchup rubbish. Crips, got nuffin against Crisps. And Oasis, got fruit innit, good for ya. Ah, go on then [...]
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VIDEO: Does George Really Represent ‘Takei’ People of Tennessee?
An awkward one here. George Takei, the American-Japanese actor of Star Trek fame, has taken offence to a controversial bill in Tennessee which would ban teachers from even mentioning homosexuality in schools. It was recently approved, but is expected to be written in to law, no earlier than 2012. *SB 0049 Education, Curriculum – As introduced, prohibits the teaching of or furnishing of materials on human sexuality other than heterosexuality in public school grades K-8. – Amends TCA Title 49, [...]
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Fish ‘N’ Tips Magazine – Rest in Peace
Fare-thee-well to a magazine that fishermen around the UK should have loved. I happened to stumble across this little gem in my local supermarket after glancing above The Times newspaper, to find a glamour model sporting a huge carp in her arms. Fish’N’Tips! “What is this magazine?” I thought! As an angler I felt it was my duty to get into the spirit of things and take a gander. I looked through to find that it was an angling magazine that can [...]
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Funny Food Names and Brands
We all love a bit of ‘Engrish,’ but it’s not only the Asian market that comes up with some howling food and drink names. Here’s a selection of some of the best brands from around the world that, to English speakers, would send out totally the wrong message. Have a ’Golden Gaytime’ with some ‘Fanny Chocolate’ washed down with a splash of ‘Arse wine,’ as you peruse these tasty morsels.
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