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…
Tagged: psychology
BNP support increase - why the surprise?
For anyone who's been asleep or under a particularly soundproofed rock for the last few weeks, here's a quick 'catch up'. Nick Griffin, leader of the UK's Far Right British National Party, was invite…
Dubbed Hitler - why is it funny?
After the last post on here, 'Gazing in to the abyss', I concluded that I needed to take off the Old Testament 'Prophet of Doom' robes for a little while and take a slightly lighter view of something.…
Gazing in to the abyss
Yesterday's exploration of 'What would George say?' led me to following up a few points of research and whilst browsing around I came across this quote of Orwell's: Here is a saying of Nietzche which…
Garden Party...
I've always been one of the world's great hoarders...one of those folks who hangs on to things because they may one day be useful, one who starts something and then has to sweat cobs to get it finishe…
Book Review - 'Mere Christianity'
When I used to commute between work and office I used to do a regular(ish) item on here called 'The Bus Book' in which I reveiwed the book I'd been reading whilst on the commute. One book I intended …
Death of a celebrity
This weekend the singer Stephen Gately died at his residence in Majorca. At the time of writing, the cause of death is unknown but suicide, foul play and drugs abuse are not being suggested. I was …
Everybody Hurts
For various reasons, I started really thinking about the REM song 'Everybody Hurts' today. Just in case you're not au fait with it - here are the lyrics... *When the day is long and the night, the ni…
Dumbing Down 2.0?
I regularly follow Bill Thompson's columns on Online Issues at the BBC's website - see the Blogroll here for a link to Bill's personal blog - and recently re-read this item which I found very interes…
Just a nudge?
I recently read the phrase "Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the straps" on someone's online signature. With a wry smile I came to the conclusion that, Yes, some days it's just too much…