An article in the Telegraph today regarding the BBC case against Harper Collins proved to me that they do not give a flying fuck about the money they steal from every household in the land. Apparently, for those who don't give a hoot about the BBC, someone wanted to...
A little housekeeping.
You may have noticed LinkWithin has turned up on posts - I will give it a few days to see if it improves on its choices or else its out again. Update ... it is actually damned ugly imo - it may not get a few days! Update 2 ... Nope - I don't like it - any suggestions?...
Over-reaction in action.
A tale of modern day England from the BBC - whilst reading have a think to yourself of the costs involved here : A two-year-old boy fell into an eight-foot (2.4m) deep hole which suddenly opened up in the garden of his family's south Derbyshire home. At 0945 BST, fire...
Enough to make you scream.
Whoever coined the phrase staycation should be publicly flogged and placed in a gibbet as a warning to others. Fuckers. That is all - carry on!
Look after the pennies …
Via Bloomberg, an interesting little tale about the days following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (emphasis mine) : “Lehman’s books were in such a mess that I don’t think they knew where they were,” Elizabeth James, a director of Barclays’s futures business,...
Quote of the day.
Being in a half grim Bank Holiday mood assisted by foul weather for August, the following seemed appropriate : If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever. George Orwell Cheerful bugger wasn't he?
Musical Interlude with balloons and boxes.
Not the usual musical interlude but a pretty damned good effort using two balloons and a wooden box. _ Ballon Bass And Box Jam - Watch more Funny Videos
US debt and taxes
Interesting little chart spotted over at ZeroHedge showing how real men run a country into the ground. Why pussyfoot around like the UK with 20% debt to run your country when you can match each tax dollar with a new shiny dollar in debt. Some technical details: Total...
Dumbing down.
Hardly surprising that people are supposedly getting less intelligent when you start seeing shite like this from the BBC who, admittedly were never at the cutting edge of literacy anyway but really. The headline starts off fine : Oesophageal cancer 'doubles in British...
Eating out in Germany? Be careful what you order.
If you happen to find an exclusive little restaurant while visiting Berlin just be careful what you choose. After reading the following article, I would suggest asking for the vegetarian menu : A sick internet joke or a serious business proposition? A restaurant in...