Whilst the MSM speak constantly of cuts, the reality is that the UK has never owed more money and is now neck and neck with the Eastern basket case that is Japan. The following chart from a ZeroHedge article shows just what state we are now in, with debt continuing to climb while the [...]  One way to deal with a drunken friend : _ _ Lets hope the hangover hurt more than the jaw … Full of positive spirit (and a few gallons of the alcoholic kind) after my holidays, always look on the bright side as it could always be a lot worse, as this indian guy (via Pravda) discovered when he went leopard fighting : Among the four other people attacked was the man in the [...] They made me laugh anyway … And all too soon I am back on these shores again after a damned good time away in Estonia … normal service will resume shortly when I straighten my antennae out a little. For now, beware of glass doors and possibly the strangest video snippet I have ever seen : [...] From Urban Dictionary via Infectious Greed comes this handy term Banker’s Dozen : Banker’s Dozen 4688 up, 4372 down December 15, 2011 Urban Word of the Day The opposite of a Baker’s Dozen where the customer receives 13 of a product for the price of 12; in a Banker’s Dozen the customer receives 11 [...] One little chart from an FT Alphavile article clearly showing just what happens when a war ends and all the soldiers come home again. The chart is from the US and shows the number of people reaching the age of 65 over the next decade. The interesing snippet for me is the jump in [...] Having seen the following headline on the local news section over at the BBC : I clicked through fully expecting to find some suitable blogging material about pensioners being warned about some young girly causing an outbreak of funny turns by flaunting herself from the rear windows of the school bus. Alas, it [...] Via FT Alphaville : Il Bunga Bunga festa è finita. Across all the wires a few minutes ago came the news that Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano, had announced that Berlusconi’s resignation was imminent. In a vote over the 2010 state budget accounts earlier in the day, Berlusconi had lost his majority in the Italian parliament, and pressure [...] Via ZeroHedge, a very salient point regarding our wonderful leaders and their views on democracy : If a leader in the Middle East finally gave into months of protest and decided to give the people a real say on an important issue, the Western leaders would be rejoicing. Obama would have a podium and [...] Whilst still elsewhere (in both body and mind), the following tickled me : H/T – Rain An interesting reminder of why the world is half buggered today from Laura Ingraham with these stats from the USA : # of People Employed in August 2001: 132 million # of People Employed in August 2011: 131.1 million Unemployment rate, August 2001: 4.9% (the highest in 4-years at that time) Unemployment rate, August [...] Spotted amongst an FT Alphaville post about today’s US earthquake was this cartoon from XKCD : As is said around these parts, there’s nowt as queer as folk. From The Telegraph : Having already overtaken the previous living record holder – compatriot Donna Simpson, 43, of New Jersey, who tipped the scales at 50st – Miss Eman, 32, is now aiming to reach 115st by her forties. Her GP Dr [...] Spotted on The BBC science pages, is the following a euphemism for morning wood? If so, it would probably explain the excitement as I doubt these archeology types get out much :
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