Dr Who?
Here‘s another brilliant Owen Barder spoof. Can’t help feeling the BBC must be a bit miffed at what he does, especially as here it’s their product he’s using. Great idea, perfectly executed.
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Future State Funerals
So who decided that George Best should have a state funeral? Because that’s what it was, with the thousands of mourners, the wall-to-wall live coverage on the TV, the endless stories in today’s newspapers, all with obligatory quotes about how George was the people’s prince…The grief fest that, post-Diana, now seems obligatory, will obviously lead… Continue reading Future State Funerals
Keep Calm
Barter Books – Gift Shop Kat has posted recently about mottoes. This seems a good one to me. A snippet in the Guardian sent me there. Seems like a very apt motto for these troubled times. It’s a great bookshop too…
Spoof signs
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Spoof signs This is a neat idea – and just ready for the Christmas (sorry, Winterval) market. There’s a pleasing air of the surreal about them, which makes them more entertaining than the real signs you see around you. My recent “real” favourite is one that says… Continue reading Spoof signs
Floral Tributes again
I note that the beatification of George Best lasted all of 24 hours. One of today’s tabloid “newspapers” alleges that he had at least two “secret” children. Given his lifestyle, are we surprised? Does it matter? No, and no.Meanwhile, the floral tributes pour in, and a Diana-like mountain of flowers, pictures, scarves etc grows outside… Continue reading Floral Tributes again
Term-time working ‘lowers grades’
BBC NEWS | Education | Term-time working ‘lowers grades’ The department of the bleeding obvious has clearly been working overtime of late. I suppose the statistics will be useful in the debate about student funding, but surely no-one can be surprised by this?
Do you want a bag for that?
This morning, like most other Sunday mornings, I bought my Sunday paper (the Observer, since you ask) at our local newsagent. As on every other occasion I have bought a paper there, he asked if I wanted a bag for it. As always, I declined – I’ve given up pointing out the waste this habit… Continue reading Do you want a bag for that?
Coffee drinkers enjoy drinking coffee shock horror
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times – Times Online:Another despatch from the department of the bleeding obvious. It clearly was a very onerous task to discover that “high street cafes are convivial places where people go to enjoy others’ company.” Who knew? I always go to to them to play ice… Continue reading Coffee drinkers enjoy drinking coffee shock horror
You call that music?
One of the surer signs of advancing age is that you find yourself saying things you remember your parents saying. I’ve long been detached from the pop music scene, but yesterday marked a new level of dissociation. In the never-ending fight against flab, I went to the gym. There is always something blaring out of… Continue reading You call that music?
John Fowles
Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Author John Fowles dies aged 79 I was sad to read of the death of Fowles. The French Lieutenant’s Woman will go down as one of the most engaging postwar British novels, notable especially for a postmodern twist: alternative endings, presented by an intrusive narrator. That novel is a… Continue reading John Fowles