Archive for September, 2005

ridiculous

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

this situation in iraq is getting more and more ridiculous by the minute. back in 2003 when they said - oh no we'll invade and it will be quick- if anyone said that it was nonsense and patently untrue,( which loads of people did!) they were simply ...

nursery rhymes for the millenium

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

so there appears to have been a nursery rhyme competition - run by the kids channel Nickelodeon Junior- and guess who's the star ( or villain!) of the winning entry - don't hold your breath: this is how the rhyme goes: Baker Tony's Pizza Baker Tony baked a pizza very round and ...

is the firefox honeymoon over?

Monday, September 19th, 2005

rubbish of course it isn't.

Re-appearance of Doonesbury

Monday, September 19th, 2005

well that didn't take very long did it? they had to put it back in - starting this monday: 'Welcome back, BD' - amusing extract: "Within a few hours of the launch of the new Berliner Guardian on Monday, every email queue and phone line into the Guardian was buzzing with ...

from broadsheet to berliner

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

the Guardian is out in the berliner format now, like Le Monde. for those in the world who arent up in newspaper sizes ( my gawd..) take a look at this wonderful wikipedia article. * yes perhaps i should rename this blog to something like Useless Trivia *

england and the ashes 2005

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

amusing extract from an article in the Guardian about how gloomy they are down under.. The bouncer, Andrew Martin, was similarly gloomy, saying he hated Poms. "What is Australia?" he asked. "We haven't got much history. What have we got to hate except the people who sent us here in the ...

good old jonathan

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

"You are not another year older, you are another year younger. To be born under the sign of Virgo is to be blessed with the secret of eternal youth. The longer you spend on this planet, the more relaxed you become, the happier you grow and the more fun you ...

tavistock festival

Monday, September 12th, 2005

yesterday's festival was a good one, in tavistock square just off portobello road. if you missed it then watch out for it next year.

london + arms fair = ?!

Monday, September 12th, 2005

the arms fair starts tomorrow at the Excel Centre. now they had it there two years ago, and its had a troubled history. hopefully by raising awareness that this is taking place here, again, people will start thinking a bit differently in the aftermath of '7/7' ( well you gotta ...

new orleans

Friday, September 9th, 2005

what a nightmare. it didnt have to end this way..