After a long day putting up with the witterings of assorted fuckwits, ne'er-do-wells and malcontents, what better way to unwind than an episode of Foamy the Squirrel (spotted over at Amusing Bunnies place). Just note - if you are watching at work, Foamy doesn't pull...
Financial Crisis Act II – George Soros.
Via Bloomberg we have George Soros suggesting that the current rush to austerity is reminiscent of the early 1930's as he suggests that we are only just entering Act 2 of the global financial unwind (emphasis mine) : Billionaire investor George Soros said “we have...
Message to BP – just nuke it.
Via Zero Hedge, yet another call to use a mini nuke and get the leak stopped before the first hurricane spreads oil all over the southern US coastline : The kind of bomb needed already exists in the US arsenal. Only 20 pounds of fissile material is required to build a...
Russia’s largest exploding and bruised breasts.
Following news of Brazils tax funded breast expansion program, we now have the owner of Russia's largest pair of top bollocks, Irene Ferarri suing a Swiss airline for nork damage after mid air turbulence caused her to slam her lady pillows into the back of the seat in...
The end of democracy.
At least according to a note by Richard Koo of Nomura Securities over at Zero Hedge : Premature fiscal consolidation is a threat to democracy Pushing ahead with these misguided policies risks a collapse of social and economic foundations and could even threaten the...
Off with his head.
The last thing a parent would expect on entering their sons room would be a guillotine and half decapitated offspring but for the Repin family in Moscow, that is exactly what they found according to a report by Pravda (not the BBC, the Russian one) : A 47-year old man...
Obama the Mobster.
At least according to Pravda which takes a look at the Obama administrations control of a growing number of bailed out companies and suggests that the Gulf oil spill is being allowed to drag on with the ultimate aim of seizing BP's US assets. As a taster : Have you...
Blowing up buildings – oops edition.
Explosive demolition of old buildings is always worth watching for the destruction and noise but just occasionally you get lucky and see what happens when things don't quite go as planned. This morning in Sheffield, DSR Demolition finished the removal of the front...
Pictorial Interlude
I spotted the first photo below whilst randomly clicking around. It was not captioned but I would imagine it is possibly the USS New Jersey as shown in the second photo. Amazing view of the pressure wave on the sea below the guns - firing that thing would be exciting...
Understanding Greece.
Spotted over at Zero Hedge, the three brilliant little clips below tell you all you need to know about Greece. _ The Greek Crisis Explained, Episode 1 from NOMINT on Vimeo. _ The Greek Crisis Explained, Episode 2 from NOMINT on Vimeo. _ The Greek Crisis Explained,...