Paraprosdokians, Part II

As you will know, Dear Reader, from my previous ramblings on the subject, at http://wp.me/p1LY0z-jU, a Paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way – often a pun – that causes the reader or listener to re-frame or re-interpret the [...]

The Eurozone crisis, explained by Blackadder

Baldrick: “What I want to know, Sir is, before there was a Euro there were lots of different types of money that different people used. And now there’s only one type of money that all the foreign people use. And what I want to know is, how did we get from one state of affairs [...]

Undoubtedly the best headline of 2012

According to Fox News (so it must be true, right?) “The Dinosaurs Farted Their Way To Extinction”. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18162128/dinosaurs-farted-their-way-to-extinction-british-scientists-say Now I come to think of it, I know a few colleagues who are threatening their continued existence, but not through global warming. Their end may be swifter. Related articles Dinosaurs blown away by own farts, say [...]

Wither the Liberal Democrats?

It certainly seems so. Coming on top of losing the appallingly mis-handled referendum on PR for the UK Parliament, they also recently lost Council seats in the UK by the bucketload, confirming that it is they, rather than the majority partner in the governing Coalition – the Conservative Party – that is wearing the opprobrium [...]

Why is the Church anti-gay, if the Bible isn’t?

Many ordinary Christians are deeply conflicted by their desire to embrace homosexual brethren in the fellowship of the church, when some of their leaders are telling them that these people are sinners. Numbers of people feel very discomfited by the current debate. So what is the “Biblical” teaching on gays? Opponents of homosexuality almost always [...]

The Lazy Way of Doing A Blog Roll

  I am far too lazy to tweak my layout to fit in a blog roll, so I thought I’d reproduce – without asking permission, but that’s what lazy people do – my friend Val’s, who has some wonderful sites on her list. And not just because she’s kind enough to be nice about Well [...]

Advertising F*** Up of the Year #6

I was originally going to do these once a month, until they came flooding in so thick and fast that they just demand being published. For today’s it’s All Hail the Mighty Target, (Australian branch), who, in an interesting wrinkle on recent controversies, (forgive the pun), are here found guilty of not air-brushing their models [...]

On Snooki, Chelsea, The Borgias, & Big Tits

AS SEASON TWO OF THE BORGIAS IS ABOUT TO HIT OUR SCREENS, I THOUGHT I WOULD REPUBLISH MY MOST POPULAR ARTICLE EVER. ENJOY. Last night, relentlessly sleepless after a rather large piece of rib-eye steak that wasn’t, for once, washed down with a couple of bottles of good Shiraz (hence still being wide awake, I [...]

Hilarious animation. Why isn’t it an ad? What’s that? Not everything in life should be an ad? Sheesh. Now you tell me. (Slinks off, muttering …)

This little animation is very amusing and brilliantly executed. What’s really sad is that when I looked at it I just kept thinking “I bet this is an ad for a watch company”. Then at the end I thought, “this should be an ad for a watch company”.  You know what they say, “You can [...]

“Laugh out loud snort coffee through your nose funny” – one man and his dog text messages. You have been warned.

The Dalek Relaxation Tape – very funny absurdist humour

Ok, there are some really, really really silly people in this world. And occasionally they come up with absurdist humour. Now I don’t want to go all hi-falutin’ on you, but I do think we should have more absurdist work around to cheer us up. So do yourselves a favour and have a listen to [...]

Gratuitously offensive politically incorrect joke

So, Angela Merkel arrives at Passport Control at Athens airport. “Nationality?” asks the immigration officer. “German,” she replies. “Occupation?” “No, just here for a few days.” Oh come ON – admit you laughed. (Thank you, Dario)

Advertising F*** Up Of The Year #4

I am indebted to my good mate Sean Carter for alerting me to this superb example of the genre, which appeared somewhere in Hampshire, UK. Your intrepid reporter is tracking down the provenance as we speak and will report back. The guilty parties must be named, the public has a right to know! *grins* Er. [...]

Did My Post Suck Today?

Great article about the never-ending pain that is blogging, or writing generally. Do yourself a favour and have a great laugh. Go here: Did My Post Suck Today? Well done, Sweet Mother. Anyhow, it’s just the perfect post for one of these days … we all have them.

Is there anybody out there? (Oh yes, amazingly, apparently there is.)

People sometimes ask me why I spend time most days pottering around on my blog, posting poems or thoughts or funny stuff, or wandering around on the internet hunting for stuff I think should be more widely discussed. Well, this is why … In the seven days ended today, my blog has had over twelve [...]

The importance of just a little sp ace

As I keep telling people, little matters like sentence construction, correct punctuation and carefully laid out type – or handwriting – really do make all the difference. Oh, dear. Oh dearie, dearie me. But you tell the young ‘uns nowadays, and they won’t believe you. *sighs heavily* (Thanks Reuben)  

The real St Patrick – and a great old/new drink for you try.

Ah well, here we go again. ‘Tis the season for parades, green beer, shamrocks, and articles talking about why St. Patrick’s day isn’t all about parades, green beer, and shamrocks. First, a few misconceptions about the real St Patrick put to bed. Patrick isn’t really a Saint with a capital S at all, having never [...]

This is great advertising – and this is how it’s done

So, dear reader, I was meandering through a very funny blog on vegetarianism – I recommend it, by the way – and I came across this ad for a restaurant. Ten seconds on Google and it turns out it’s in Minneapolis. Their website is here: jdhoyts.com. I have no idea if they’re any good, but [...]

Well, look. It’s like this. ARE Republicans stupid? You tell me.

More than half – you heard that right, more than HALF – of likely Republican voters in Mississippi say they think President Barack Obama is a Muslim, according to a survey conducted by Public Policy Polling. Fifty-two percent said that Obama practiced Islam, while just 12 percent said he was a Christian. Thirty-six percent said [...]

Don’t rest in peace, Davy Jones: get up to Heaven and rock the joint

How sad to hear that the Monkee’s Davy Jones has died of a heart attack at just 66 years young. I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, and the Monkees were simply part of my life. Discussions about whether they were a “real” pop group or merely a manufactured confection are surely irrelevant.  [...]