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Greece demonstrating the wrong kind of democracy.

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 [...]

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Who wouldn’t want one of these?

I’ll take the smoking version.

I wonder if it likes salt on it’s food as well just to annoy the bansturbators?

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A damned good reason to ban cigarettes …

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Because tobacco will kill you …

It really will you know …

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Having beer trouble? Here is a handy troubleshooting guide …

The following guide should just about cover every eventuality when it comes to beer related problems and having it printed on beermats in the pub would be far more useful than the righteous nonsense spotted last weekend : H/T – Rain

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The long arm of the nanny state reaches inside the pub.

The Wasp has an Estonian visitor this week which is why it has been a little quiet around here for the last few days.

Last night while visiting a few of the local pubs my friend picked up a beer mat (see first image below) and said why do you have these weird health [...]

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Miek McShane wakes up Sunday Morning Radio 4 listeners with the F word.

Via The Telegraph :

Mike McShane, 56, used the F-word during a newspaper review on the show Broadcasting House which was being recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.

He immediately apologised and was admonished by the show’s presenter Paddy O’Connell who also warned him not to do it again.

McShane, an American and regular on [...]

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The last refuge of the loony green – gas fracking causes sexually transmitted diseases.

How long before we see this kind of idiocy on these shores as the greens fight against anything that will prevent us living in mud huts?

A liberal democratic politician in Pennsylvania claimed in an email that fracking causes venereal disease in women. Penn Live reported:

A state lawmaker is explaining his remark that [...]

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Appearing in court for … planning a water fight!

Sometimes you just have to shake your head in disbelief :

Man charged with Blackberry water fight plan in Colchester

A man has been accused of trying to start a water fight in the centre of Colchester in Essex.

The 20-year-old man from Colchester allegedly sent messages via a Blackberry messenger, said a spokeswoman [...]

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Comedy Interlude – Jim Jeffries

Highly amusing and listen for the audience reaction when he says muslims.

As one commenter at Youtube says :

“muslims…” **dead silence**

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Deficit reduction plans that should be happening here …

From a summary of Italy’s proposals for getting their finances under control, one little highlight that was never even mentioned on these shores :

A reduction the “cost of politics” resulting in a halving of elected officials and around 55,000 fewer positions in the apparatus of central and local government. However, Berlusconi did not [...]

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Guardian journalist learns the difference between racists and angry white shopkeepers.

An amusing one spotted amongst the Telegraphs London Riots Live Coverage feed :

To work for the Guardian these days (and Telegraph for that matter) you have to assume that every confrontation between white and black is racism :

Note the “racist thugs” identifier helpfully added by The Telegraph when the Tweet says no [...]

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The MSM wakes up to UK Government authoritarianism 9 months late.

Nice to see The Telegraph working out just how much our government spies on us even if it’s a full 9 months after The Waspsnest said exactly the same thing.

The Telegraph reporting today on the latest release from Google of government data requests :

Google report reveals British government web snooping The private [...]

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Older people who drink and smoke are now viewed as substance abusers.

The constant drip, drip, drip campaign against smokers and especially drinkers continues today with a BBC article warning older people that they should only drink 1.5 units per day or face the wrath of their GP :

Recommended safe limits for drinking alcohol by older people should be drastically cut, according to a [...]

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Friday Humour – Blazing Saddles and The New Sheriff.

Yet more random clicking around the internet lead me to the following clip from Mel Brookes 1974 film Blazing Saddles where the town gets a new sheriff.

I can’t recall the last time I saw the film on TV but if the recent debate about the naming of the dog in the remake of [...]

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