Here’s a nice easy read from Graham Brown‘s blog. Graham is a radio anorak who has somehow ended up living in Orkney. Because the BBC
Month: November 2012
Comminute clouds of knowledge
We were somewhere drinking this absolutely disgusting tasting Cloudy Lemonade. All agreed it was terrible, and so we examined the ingredients list. As one does.
Car sex
Not that I’m a voyeur or anything, but look at those two having car sex… …You might have to strain to see exactly what they
YouView? Not in my view
Ok. just what is this YouView box all about? To start from the beginning it is a Freeview TV receiver. It can pause, rewind and
Tony Blair versus David Cameron at the barber shop
Tony Blair and David Cameron somehow ended up at the same barber shop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber,
Some pots to piss in
Erm. These are urinals. You know, those things men point their penises towards when wishing to do a wee-wee. Well, three look perfectly usual. But
Where’s Wally?
I like to keep the posts here to ‘one a day’. Now, I have to explain that I’m a bit of a naughty boy. You
The tale of the whip antenna
My lovely lady and I were making passionate love in the back of one of my work’s vans. These things happen, ok? It had been
Life on Mars?
(Did ‘Curiosity’ meet this guy on Mars?) Cor, ‘something‘ exciting is about to happen. ‘Something‘ has been discovered on Mars. ‘Something‘ that they are not
The sexist Church of England
It seems that women are not allowed to be Bishops. This is within one of the versions of Christianity named after me, the Church of
Word up on the Word Salad
There is an excellent episode of the superbly funny mid-2000s series Boston Legal during which one of the lead characters, a high profile lawyer, suddenly
Death of the terrorists
Hey look. It’s a few of the evil terrorists from Gaza that Israel has just successfully executed. Cool! Aren’t you so glad you support their
The bravery of the innocent of Gaza
This is outrageous footage. What a difference there is between the victims of the current masacre in Gaza, and the wailing faux frightened in Israel.
Time to reject the hard-wired support for Israel
For most people in the UK, who we are and what we think is pretty much pre-written and pre-designed. We are actually quite ignorant of
Why limit the speed?
I think the whole way we deal with speed limits in the UK is flawed and wrong. It was, after all, all set up back
Desert Island Scouser
One day a Scouser (that’s a man from Liverpool) decided to retire, having made his fortune from selling skunk. He booked himself on a Caribbean
They want YOU dead
I don’t want to worry you too much, but here’s some scary quotes for you. The quotes appear to be from highly funded ‘greenies’ who
The BBC’s Climate Change Agenda exposed
I’ve mentioned before that there’s recently been huge resistance by the BBC to a Freedom of Information Act request for the list of 28 external
Radio Caroline’s Massive Announcement
There are a number of fora and places to go for radio industry enthusiasts. These places are ideal for the dwindling number of radio industry
Red poppy, White poppy
I don’t wear a poppy. It is not a sign of disrespect. I just don’t wear anything ever as an indicator of how wonderful I
The anger of the religious
Why are the people suffering from religion so angry all the time? (An angry bird) It seems to be that the more inflicted and under
How broken is the BBC?
The BBC is a strange institution. It should be brilliant. The concept is a good one. But the BBC is broken. In the words of
The British infatuation with a dying super power
I bet nobody in America cares or gives a toss when it’s our election day here in the UK. I bet none of the mainstream
That moment of male ecstacy
He was in ecstasy with a huge smile on his face. His wife, her heart pounding, her face flushed, moved slowly and gently, forwards, then
How likely is my Bluetooth headset to work again?
NB: Not my Bluetooth headset. Not even my face, honest. The additional information you need: It fell off my ear and into the loo. It
When a woman is less important than a pet dog
The majority of the world sees the female human as a piece of property, a commodity, and certainly anything but an equal. In these societies
Should porn be a deal breaker?
I was reading on Twitter the protestations of a lady I suspect is a little inexperienced in life and this world. She announced that she
Stop these bastard Segues
The ‘segue’ (pronounced ‘seg-way’) when applied to songs on the radio used to mean carefully playing one song after another with them intermingling as one
Do you love me?
I’m guessing that the 1950s and 1960s were simpler times. The lyrics go, “Do you love me now that I can dance?” Yep, life was
The day I nearly made toast of a major superstore
People like toast. I like toast. Toast smells nice. Mid-mornings people want toast. So, we bought a toaster. Rather, I was sent out to buy
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