Gutterdamerung....
This morning at Pritchard Towers, I'd just sat down to breakfast in the smaller dining-room, and Jeeves was just bringing the starter course of three scrambled Ostrich eggs when there was a thunderous…
Tagged: humour
It's a dangerous world....
The Advertising Standards Authority managed to drag a wry smile out of me this morning as I read the news that they'd banned an advert for Heinz Baked Beans because it might encourage children to hurt…
The knees...a Friday afternoon design....
When I started coding, over 30 years ago, the backup and restore code in one version of Microsoft DOS was quite grim. In particular, it would allow you to backup your massive 10Mb hard disc (yes, 10 …
I think I'm officially decrepit...
The other evening I dropped in to the local Asda on the way home from the office in order to purchase the stuff that I was advised at my 'Well Man' appointment this morning to avoid; bread, danish pas…
4 Lions - when does bad taste become dark humour?
Back in January 2009, there was a little article in The Guardian referring to thefunding of a film by Chris Morris by FilmFour, the film production arm of Channel 4. The film, "4 Lions", has now bee…
Incompetent or Dishonest - the new TV Game Show for 2010
Good Evening, and welcome to this week's edition of 'Incompetent or Dishonest', the new game show where YOU get the chance to decide whether our elected representatives and civil servants are just a b…
Are you a 'but' man?
I was reminded earlier today, whilst reading a book called 'Life 101', of a useful piece of advice from one of the more under-rated personal development gurus of the mid 20th Century - Sergeant Ernes…
All hail the scapegoats!
In ancient Jewish society, the scapegoat was a normal goat that was ceremonially loaded with all the sins of the community, and then driven from town in to the wilderness, as part of the ceremonies ar…
Get a life!
Being a discussion on the Etiquette of the Insult for the 21st century... I was recently fortunate enough to have this old chestnut of an insult thrown at me online in a discussion about some news it…
Screwtape casts the Net
The following email arrived in my Inbox this morning. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I thought I'd share it hear as it has some rather intriguing ideas in it. Dear Wormwood, You must think we s…