You have to admit that "Yoda" is not the prettiest pooch in the world but, as in all things American, they have a prize for that : Yoda's short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World's Ugliest Dog title at...
Pictorial Interlude – The International Space Station gets a delivery.
A couple of stunning pictures from a photoset at The Atlantic documenting Endeavours final visit to the ISS. It's well worth having a look round at The Atlantic as well as they have some brilliant photosets online including this pre-World War II set with shots from...
Sky diving ballet
One from David Thompson's Friday Ephemera (always worth clicking through on, well, Fridays) with Elite sky divers making it look far too easy in the SkyDive Arena in Prague - very impressive result and too good not to share further: _
Cross dressing airline traveller seems to pop up everywhere.
After the article about the cross dressing airline traveller was published, more pictures of our stocking wearing airline friend have appeared and it seems like he is not shy in his choice of travel outfits : He certainly has a substantial brass neck to wear those...
Why do government websites cost so much? It’s not their money being spent of course.
How on earth do you spend the thick end of a million pounds on a website that does not actually work? Easy when you are the Equalities and Human Rights Commision and you are spending someone else's money it seems : The Equalities and Human Rights Commission pulled the...
IMF sovereign debt tools – William Banzai at his best
If you are not familiar with the works of William Banzai, ZeroHedge contributor, then the following is a great example of his style and humour (from this article which also includes a great primer on Greek negotiating styles and techniques) : The austerity truss as...
Pictorial Interlude and Quote of the Day – Tyrants and their limits
Spotted in a ZeroHedge article, the image below contains a quote by Frederick Douglass and seemed quite apt for our times : The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose. Frederick Douglass
US Airways has a black man arrested for refusing to pull up his baggy trousers but allows a middle aged white man to fly wearing only stockings and panties.
Not exactly subtle is it? US Airways seem to have got themselves into a bit of a pickle over what is deemed appropriate dress for flying : Six days before a college football player was arrested at San Francisco International Airport in a dispute that began because he...
What do you do if you have a troublesome fish hook stuck in your buttocks? Fire your gun into your appartment ceiling to attract the police of course.
Could it have been one of these little beauties I wonder? After reading this little snippet from Frederick Police Department, I really want to know just how you get a fish hook stuck in your buttocks in your own appartment : On today’s date at approximately 0926 hrs....
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...