Paws for thought

2007-02-02T18:37:00.000Z

Much as I despise the drivers of unnecessarily large over-modded cars (can we say "that driver feels inadequate" children?), this is in a different league - Ron Patrick's Street-Legal Jet Powered VW Beetle "Jet Engine? Nah, that's just a 14" diameter tailpipe Officer...."

2007-01-08T21:14:00.000Z

I'm an unsubscriber - let me out of here!!!!As a new year's resolution (and also because I'm drowning in spam) I decided to finally cull my subscriptions to any e-newsletters that turned out to be an utter waste of bandwidth in the last year.Top of the list was one for a commercial radio station in London that lost its only decent presenter over a year ago. Unfortunately its unsubscribe process

2006-12-22T09:53:00.000Z

Years ago when I was knee-high to a knee, my parents decided it would be fun to take my year-old brother and me (aged 3) down to Clarence House for the traditional photo: "small child standing next to sentry wearing bearskin" (that's the sentry wearing it, not the child).40 years ago Clarence House was much the same as it is now except the tenant was different - she was barely even a pensioner in

2006-12-01T22:51:00.000Z

2006-10-10T21:43:00.000Z

But I don't LIKE spam!My in-box is currently drowning in bouncebacks. My spam filter has trapped about 10,000 of them in the last 10 days.Is my address book on the blink?NoMaybe I've suddenly developed an inability to use Outlook correctly?Ok, come on!No, I am beset by bouncebacks of e-mails I never sent. Spammers have started using fake addresses from two of my domains in their latest missives.I

2006-10-09T00:42:00.000Z

This is a typo just waiting to happenWipe away those Monday morning blues with Cillit Bang - the Hardcore Remix (requires Flash). Then join me in my campaign to get Barry Scott indicted for crimes against sincerity.

2006-10-01T19:59:00.000Z

(Yet another FSM missive - and roll on blogger beta categories)craftgrrl: I TOLD you I was twisted! Did you listen? Nooooooo! - yeah, not only has she got one - she knitted a cosy for it.And then I blogged it - how sick does that make me?(dontanswerthat)

2006-09-26T12:22:00.000Z

This car makes a statement "Not only can I single-handedly destroy the ecosystems of several countries, I am also compelled to advertise the size of my reproductive organs"(thanks to Robert Morgan for spotting this)UPDATE: I bet it's insured with these guys

2006-09-13T12:55:00.000Z

2006-09-09T09:47:00.000Z

(Yet another dispatch from our FSM correspondent)Boing Boing: Reader mail du jour: "Flying spaghetti monster my butt."The thing I love about zealots is their total inability to communicate. Somehow they've learned that REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS HAVE TO BE WRITTEN IN CAPITALS - which is true, kinda.Sadly being zealots, they never learned discretion, moderation....common sense.Consequently they

2006-09-04T22:58:00.000Z

I have had an exceptionally shitty weekend. Details are unnecessary but suffice it to say that by Sunday afternoon I was chilling out on my bed pondering life and the injustices of the world in general. In short, I was Hacked Off [tm]And then the sun came out. I'm not talking metaphorically here; it actually shone straight through the window, hit the crystals I have hanging from the lampshade

2006-08-21T11:10:00.000Z

Get in touch with your innner hamster - Zorb(and get in touch with your last meal too)

2006-08-17T12:35:00.000Z

does exactly what it says on the tin...

2006-08-14T22:53:00.000Z

Rebelscum.com; Star Wars Toy News Archive - This is wrong on so many levels.Not that this has ever stopped me before. So, moving right along:Hello Storm Trooper! - Paintings - a photoset on Flickr . If you thought that was bad, don't follow this linkYeah, I'm twisted and sick - why the surprise?

2006-08-08T23:24:00.000Z

Last year after 7/7 I wasn't in the mood to blog for a long time. When I finally went back to it, the first thing I had to do was write something about that day. However this wasn't to tell anyone how the event had affected me because it hadn't in any special way. I was more interested in capturing what other people were doing and what they had to say.One thing which impressed me the most was

2006-07-28T22:58:00.000Z

System Administrator Appreciation Day - just sliding in under the wire.

2006-05-24T22:36:00.000Z

You sass that hoopy Douglas Adams? Now there's a frood who knew where his towel was.Happy Towel Day!

2006-05-03T13:49:00.000Z

30 seconds of penguin joy - it's funny, it's clean and it has penguins.What more can one ask?

2006-04-03T19:13:00.000Z

Ever wonder why you rarely see Spiders hanging out in Starbucks? Read The Effects Of Cannabis On A Web-Based Lifestyleor "Reasons why Spiders should stick to decaf"

2006-03-19T12:51:00.000Z

Despite still-painful memories of hot summer days cooped up in a stuffy classroom being forced to translate Chuacer into modern prose, I still find it very pleasing to discover thatGeoffrey Chaucer Hath A Blog"Thogh I vndirstonde not forwhy they callen this a 'parody' blog."

2006-03-18T12:48:00.000Z

Everyone has bad IT days, the kind of days that make you long for revenge on the hardware concerned (defenestration, reprogramming it with an axe, that kind of thing). Well those nice people at Blogger are living the dreamI can't wait to see the video.

2006-03-16T19:45:00.000Z

You're 0% IrishYou're not Irish. Not even a wee bit.Not even on St. Patrick's Day!How Irish Are You?

2006-02-27T08:11:00.000Z

Someone has been watching a lot of Shakespeare's plays, and has drawn up their own director's code of conduct including:"5. I will not make actors in battle scenes wear knitted chainmail of a color that makes them resemble not so much a medieval warrior as Winnie-the-Pooh."I think we've seen some of the same productions.

2006-02-25T18:41:00.000Z

Bought some theatre tickets online this evening. Loved the rubric the theatre added at the foot of the purchase page :By submitting your purchase information you agree to the following: Tickets.com Limited is part of a US company and your data will pass through servers in the US. In the UK our address is: Tickets.com Limited, 405 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3BN. We have to supply your

2006-02-25T12:00:00.000Z

If René Magritte Ran A Brothel from the Flickr album of Dave GormanYes he really is THE Dave Gorman (but this is not a brothel)

2006-02-20T20:57:00.000Z

Caring for Your Introvert: Proper care and handling of your introvert: "How can I let the introvert in my life know that I support him and respect his choice? First, recognize that it's not a choice. It's not a lifestyle. It's an orientation."[Note to my friends - read and inwardly digest.]

2006-02-02T20:48:00.000Z

CNN.com - Text of Bush's State of the Union speech - Feb 1, 2006 This year, one phrase in particalar caught my attention "Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research -- ... creating human-animal hybrids..."For once, I agree.

2006-01-25T20:35:00.000Z

Quote du jour. Jon Stewart on the Canadian election: "...the real question on everybody's mind is, can we still stitch their flags on our backpacks to get through Europe? "Liberals are taking a bit of flack on both sides of the Atlantic at present. I'm just going to console myself with this speech from the Liberal ex-leader Paul Martin last year. It makes you proud to be a member of the

2006-01-25T10:37:00.000Z

Note to self: Starting a new job today - think tecchie thoughts.....43 Folders | A bunch of tricks, hacks, and other cool stuff: "I’ll bet Descartes, Mozart, and Aristotle would each have been a lot less productive if they were receiving constant SMS updates on Tara Reid’s boobs. Just something to think about."

2006-01-20T12:51:00.000Z

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Call for Da Vinci 'adult rating': Spokesman Marc Carroggio said: "Any adult can distinguish reality from fiction. But you cannot expect a child to make proper judgements"...Mr Carroggio added: 'Merely adding a disclaimer that says 'fiction' is not enough.''Although the story is absurd and at times somewhat humorous, it produces a hateful image of the institution and it

2006-01-18T13:28:00.000Z

Oh how I wish that this were really just a text-based adventure game:"...There is a large desk here, along with a few chairs and couches. The presidential seal is in the middle of the room and there is a full-length mirror upon the wall.What do you want to do now?> INVADE IRAQYou are not able to do that, yet.> PET SEALIt's not that kind of seal."

2006-01-17T14:03:00.000Z

This story is dated Dec 24 but I was offline over the holidays. Forbes must have left the B-team in charge that day.The Lion, The Witch and The World Trade talks - World - theage.com.au: "It quoted Narnia spokeswoman Susan Aslan (Aslan is the name of the Christ-like lion featured in the film, and book, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe). Narnia's delegates 'were tired of bullying by EU and US

2006-01-10T23:36:00.000Z

To mark the start of a new year, TV viewers in the UK are being treated to another series of Celebrity Big Brother. This year I gather it is the mother of all freak shows, featuring the kind of people most of us would cross the road to avoid and Rula Lenska (of whom the opposite is true)Personally, I cannot be arsed to watch it - my life is finite and I'm picky about what I do with the time.

2005-12-23T16:49:00.000Z

I have a lot of these to get through and Christmas Eve is less than 24 hours away.Get clickingUntil the Agry Alien bunnies did their own version I'd never heard of Christmas Story then suddenly everyone started doing their own mash ups of it, like A Christmas GoryOf course if you prefer something a little more sweet there's always It's a Wonderful InternetLetters to Walken- just in case Santa

2005-12-20T22:39:00.000Z

THE FIRST RULE OF PILLOW FIGHT CLUB IS TELL EVERYONE ABOUT PILLOW FIGHT CLUB! COVENT GARDEN LONDON! , 22/12/2005, 18:47

2005-12-17T17:18:00.000Z

This just in from the trenches: Operation Kringle Kill - the journals of a soldier in the 101st Polar division, actively in engaged in the War on Christmas.

2005-12-16T15:53:00.000Z

Playboy. In Braille. - Run your fingers over the pages, never really knowing if you're touching a gorgeous blonde or an essay by Tom Clancy. Was that Cindy Crawford's bum, or an interview with Gore Vidal? Frankly, it's whatever you want it to be. That's the glory of Playboy in Braille. November 1995.Volume XLII, No. 11. Apparently the American Govt. prints this stuff. I think I just slipped

2005-12-16T14:05:00.000Z

If you were offended by the Tussaud's nativity last year, look away now.Tussaud's turn Bush and Blair into pantomime cow - naturally I find this very pleasing. After presenting this pair as two of the wise men in last year's nativity**, Tussauds decided we were ready to swallow the red pill this year.(** The third wise man was Prince Philp which tells you pretty much all you need to know)

2005-12-15T18:33:00.000Z

How to fix Mom and Dad's computer - a geek's guide to surviving the holidays and the inevitable requests to 'have a look at my computer'.This is written for Americans but for Thanksgiving just read Christmas and you'll get a good idea of what I'm preparing for this holiday season.Now where did I put that backup CD...?

2005-12-15T16:43:00.000Z

The Penguin Podcast - Penguin books (gawd bless 'em one 'n all) are offering a daily helping of "A Christmas Carol" as read by Geoffrey Palmer. The recording has been split into 5 parts and a new part will be online every day (except this coming Sunday). I think my cup just ranneth over.

2005-12-13T01:47:00.000Z

Fuck Christmas - it may be just a tad heavy on the profanity but I love this rant Extract: “But we want to display our Christmas tree on city property!” You can, go right ahead. “They’re stopping us from praying in school!” They’re not, so fuck off. “We’re not allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas’ anymore!” Are you fucking kidding me? Knock yourself out. Say it at work, scream it in your high school

2005-12-12T22:07:00.000Z

When Memes collide Zombie-Claus 2005 - what happens when Zombie flash mobbing meets Santa flash mobbing. "As Santas become the undead their perspectives about Christmas have changed. They are now protesting the over commercialization of the Christmas holiday and it’s encroachment into the traditional Zombie holiday of Halloween" Meanwhile Santacon UK will be on Dec 17th, the day after the Ann

2005-12-11T19:35:00.000Z

Cardiff Terrifies Me "being a catalogue of terror from Cardiff's quality press" - namely the South Wales Echo. (Personally I prefer that cynosure of journalistic integrity the Llanelli Star but that may be because it features my cousin more often.)

2005-12-09T12:32:00.000Z

Free coins inna fountain AETN International - Peace Pond - Raise some money for Doctors Without Borders this month - make a wish, throw a free virtual coin into the pond and the sponsors will match the total cash thrown by the end of the year in a donation to Medcin Sans Frontiers

2005-12-08T12:33:00.000Z

Strawberry Fields forever?Today marks the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's murder. I'm not going to name the little turd responsible because he doesn't deserve any recognition.He killed Lennon so that their names would be permanently linked. In an age when celebrity must be attained at any cost, he stood on another person's shoulders to put his own worthless name in the history books.I should

2005-12-05T09:59:00.000Z

The Power of Community Blogging"This isn't just an airdart launcher. This is a USB-controlled, mouse-aimed, desktop M&S airdart launcher"And despite costing £20 it went on my Xmas wishlist so fast it hurt (C'mon Santa I've been good, honest!)On Friday it got Boing boingedBy this morning it was sold outThanks a bunch Cory! *sob*

2005-12-01T12:50:00.000Z

Support WAD - World AIDS Day - 1 December 2005

2005-11-27T15:45:00.000Z

That's no Moon.....!

2005-11-25T10:26:00.000Z

It's HofficialDavid Hasselhoff calls his agent and demands, "I want everyone to call me The Hoff from now one." His agent replies "Sure! No hassle."Links to various Hoff-memes have been running (in a studly Baywatch-like manner) through my in-box for over a year now [note to the senders- I know who you are]. It's time for a digest'Normal' stuff (relatively speaking) David Hasselhoff - the

2005-11-17T08:04:00.000Z

I think it's time for another bunny-fest.The Big Chill in 30 seconds with bunnies. - the latest opus from my favorite flash animator at Angry Alien Rate My Bunny - disgustingly cute.Bunny more nauseating cutenessChris the rabbit the blog - a series of cartoons brought to you by Chris the rabbitBUNNY SUICIDES - home page of the book itself rather than the pirated scans that periodically pop up (

2005-11-10T14:54:00.000Z

FSM Update - Unsurprisingly the twats on the Kansas Board of Education, having severed all connection with the real world, have decided to indoctrinate their children with similar delusions and teach Intelligent Design in their schools.So, before the thought police come for us, let's celebrate the return of the Dark Ages with (probably) the last of the FSM link digests (keep banging the rocks

2005-11-09T23:16:00.000Z

I'm so proud. This is my old college chum Simon (and fellow blogger) as featured on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle Metro Section last Tuesday.Incidentally does anyone know who the other couple are in that shot?

2005-11-09T12:15:00.000Z

Military Jokes Military Humor: "If World War Two had been an online Real Time Strategy game, the chat room traffic would have gone something like this."(except for the fact that players Rooseveldt and 'paTTon' would have joined the game considerably later than most of the others)

2005-11-07T15:36:00.000Z

And today's WTF quote award goes to:Liz Taylor in rare public outing (BBC): "Dr Edwin Bayrd, director of the UCLA Aids Institute, called Dame Elizabeth the 'the Joan of Arc of Aids activism'. "So she hears voices and they're going to burn her at the stake? Don't these scientists ever study history?

2005-11-03T10:20:00.000Z

Today is World Usability Day - whilst my little webby heart rejoices at this news, I'm also willing to bet it won't be patch on Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arr.

2005-11-02T11:20:00.000Z

Let's see, it's getting colder, the nights are drawing in and fireworks have been going off for the last few weeks. It must be time for that annual ritual - David Blunkett's resignation

2005-10-31T09:48:00.000Z

Given that today is Halloween, I thought a little horror was in order. So here's Horrton Hears a Heart by Edgar Allan Seuss

2005-10-27T15:48:00.000Z

Scott Adams has got a blog and it pretty much sticks to the life philosophy he promotes in his cartoons. Which is a good thing given that it's called The Dilbert Blog "If you’re reading this on company time, congratulations on beating the system. If you’re reading it on your own time, you really need to find a job where they pay you to do this sort of thing."

2005-10-24T17:03:00.000Z

Swearsaurus - how to tell someone to 'go forth and multiply' in over 150 languages! And best of all IT's GOT WELSH!!!! WELSH!!!! So no more switching to Welsh when I walk in the room and claiming they're talking about Xmas presents. My mother and her sisters are OWNED.

2005-10-20T12:50:00.000Z

If anyone needs me I'll be out walking my tortoise

2005-10-14T22:35:00.000Z

2005-10-12T13:59:00.000Z

2005-10-03T13:05:00.000Z

Cellphone conversation overheard on my morning commute:"So he's gone? Aw that's too bad....He left while you were at work? Aw that's too bad...With your best friend? Aw that's too bad...He took the PLAYSTATION?!?!?! Man, that's just RUDE!"

How many have you read?

2005-10-02T16:11:00.000Z

How many have you read?The ALA’s Banned Books week has ended last Friday. Like most pople I was pretty shocked to learn that anyone could have grounds for objecting to classics such as Huck Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird.However, the best thing about lists like this is that they generally provide a quick guide to the stuff that’s really worth looking it. Blogger Majikthise ** has started a “how

2005-09-30T08:55:00.000Z

And today's "We laugh in the face of the Data Protection Act" award goes to:Dennis Publishing for this egregious attempt to bamboozle participants in an prize survey. What were these guys thinking???To click or not to click? That is what the spammers hope you can't work out.

2005-09-30T03:33:00.000Z

I'm just so chuffed that I jumped on this meme wagon right back when it was born rather than when it had been Metafiltered and Boing Boinged to death.Firstly, here's the original Open Letter.Since then a cult has been spawned and I've decided that I'm a pastafarian!FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER - THE GAME - play the game...FSM Video - see the movie...Flying Spaghetti Monster Shop - and BUY THE T-SHIRT

2005-09-29T10:20:00.000Z

Feel like doing a little smiting? Biblical curse generator - Take heed, O thou relative of Herod, for you will be swallowed by a whale with excessively bad breath! The generator also seems worryingly fond of curses involving the target being kicked by an incontinent camel - at least that should get those fundamentalists on the run.

2005-09-29T09:49:00.000Z

Funny Answering Machine Messages..."Heaven, God speaking..."

2005-09-29T09:23:00.000Z

I'm having a boring day; fortunately this has cheered me up no end Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."

2005-09-28T10:53:00.000Z

I recently "upgraded" my cell phone. By upgraded I mean one of my mates got a new phone and passed her old one on to me while muttering something about my existing phone and Noah.The 'new ' phone has a much larger memory, takes photos and allows me to Bluetooth it all to my PC (so naturally I'm in geek heaven). I didn't know much about the inner workings of mobile phones before but it only took

2005-09-26T15:44:00.000Z

When plastic action figures go bad: Thor Rolls a Joint - a photoset on FlickrAnd watch out for the pigeon at the end.

2005-09-19T10:09:00.000Z

Well shiver me timbers shipmates, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day again! I'm glad I didn't forget it this year; they made me walk the plank last time that happened.Avast Behind!Late update:My pirate name is:Mad Mary RackhamEvery pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham)

2005-09-13T10:09:00.000Z

Boing Boing: Another guess-what-this-thing-is-quiz - proof, if proof were needed, that the Internet is still largely the domain of boys with toys... (even if they cannot identify them) Meanwhile over at Metafilter, their toys are a bit more radical. You may need to go lie down now.

2005-09-08T09:58:00.000Z

Making Light: Folksongs Are Your Friends - guess it's time for us all to starting singing nasally, cup one hand over an ear and "sail from Liverpool, never to return".

2005-09-06T11:24:00.000Z

One cold November evening several years ago I was out in the West End with a group of colleagues several of whom were American. The conversation quickly got round to the fast-approaching Thanksgiving holiday since they were having to work their schedules around the event.Displaying a stunning lack of their own country's history as well as everyone else's, one of them suddenly asked "So, do you

2005-09-03T11:08:00.000Z

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Rap star attacks Bush at benefit: "West was cut off mid-speech after he criticised Mr Bush, and the cameras switched to comedian Chris Tucker. ... NBC, which broadcast the event, said 'it would be most unfortunate if the efforts of the artists and the generosity of millions of Americans are overshadowed by one person's opinion'." Silly me, I thought this kind

2005-08-05T13:02:00.000Z

It's Friday. Time to do what we do best - goof off playing online games. SuperArcade.com featuring Hangeroo - "Hang me Kangeroo high, sport..." SMASHINGAMES.COM - Lightning Break game online - online snooker, horribly horribly addictive but at least it does have the advantage of not featuring Hurricane Higgins. FreeArcade.com loads of little online games to playof course if you want to be busted

2005-08-04T10:00:00.000Z

Never on Thursdays: the superstitions of bomb dodging :: The London News Review: "What we really need is a contract between terrorists and citizens. All we need is for them to follow a few simple self-imposed rules: 1. We'll try and do the front of trains. 2. Every other week, we'll do somewhere in Bloomsbury. 3. Thursdays are the day. 4. Dulwich is safe. 5. You're better off

2005-08-03T13:35:00.000Z

I've not been posting much recently. July is always a busy month: lots of family birthdays, Pride season and this year there was also the small matter of a few bombs...For the benefit of anyone reading this who doesn't know me, I'm a Londoner and it's seemed somehow inappropriate to be updating my blog with links to daft websites over the last few weeks. Fortunately my experience of the event

2005-06-27T13:05:00.000Z

2005-06-22T10:37:00.000Z

I for one welcome our Flying Spaghetti Monster overlords...Update -However, if you've read the above link you'll understand why the concept of 'Intelligent design' is rather undermined when the same people can come up with this:

2005-06-17T16:08:00.000Z

Work from Home! Get Rich Quick! Sue a Spammer

2005-06-06T10:29:00.000Z

Quote of the week...month...whateverBush disassembles English language, again - note that this is coming from the world's biggest liar:"It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of -- and the allegations -- by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble -- that means not tell the truth."However

2005-06-01T20:08:00.000Z

Considering getting your first pet? Unsure which species to go for? Then Animal Reviews is for you. Sample Verdict:"Overall, cats are pretty excellent. Comes in a range of exciting colours Chases torches Kneads your lap Ferocious killer of other animals Pirate friendly- Try eating a tuna sandwich in front of a cat and see the hassle you end up with.Overall Cat Score: 7.6/10"

2005-05-24T08:51:00.000Z

A collegue of mine hates Marmite. She loathes it with a passion that the rest of us would reserve for bigger things like screaming children in a supermarket, herpes, the return of Big Brother on C4, Eurovision and Donald Rumsfeld.So naturally I signed her up to the Marmite fan club mailing list.And, just as naturally, she made sure to copy me in on her answers to their recent questionnaireDear

2005-05-21T08:51:00.000Z

It's family reunion day. We've been gearing up for this for months. These are the senior members. All cousins but you can still see the similarities. We all went home vowing to work on the research for those family trees.For the record I am not in the photo. I am taking it.And I'm basically posting this to test linking to my Flickr account.

2005-05-19T09:26:00.000Z

Today is the day. 28 years after the first film, George Lucas is putting us out of our misery with the release of Revenge of the Sith (thuch a thilly title)If you're one of those people who thinks Yoda is a kind of cheese and JarJar Binks must be some type of kitchen utensil, here's a survival guide:Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion - from the same people who bought you the

2005-05-17T11:05:00.000Z

Overheard in New York - to be honest you can overhear comments like this anywhere:Dumb teen: Hey, look at this! It says "Train for jobs in beeyotch."Smarter teen: Fool! That word is biotech. Why you gotta be ignorant all your life?It's just a bonus that this is coming from a bunch of smartass Noo Yawkers.

2005-05-10T20:27:00.000Z

Every week I try to do part of my commute on foot rather than via the Tube. At present my walk takes me past some of the nicer parts of central London, including St Paul's Cathedral, Guildhall, The Tate Modern, Gabriel's Wharf and The Oxo Tower. On good days - if I'm early enough for things to still be open - it also means I can stop off to check out anything that looks interesting.This evening I

2005-05-09T12:36:00.000Z

Preparing for Emergencies - " In an effort to worry the public and convince them to vote for us again next year, and because George Bush asked us to, this website includes the common sense advice found in the Preparing for Emergencies booklet, and information on what the government is doing to protect the country as a whole. (Hint: we're praying really, really hard.) "

2005-05-07T14:00:00.000Z

eBay item 5578198203 (Ends 08-May-05 09:29:23 AEST) - 9 Holey Kangaroo SCROTUM purses - NO RESERVE ! ! "C'mon mate, we've got 9 real kangaroo scrotum coin purses, each with a very small hole, and we're bloody serious about getting rid of 'em!...We are the original sellers of roo scrotes on Ebay!!"I'm not sure what worries me more about this - the concept of Kangaroo scrotum purses...Or the use of

2005-05-05T12:10:00.000Z

No comment Tory Policy Generator: "Speech at a press conference by Rt Hon Michael Howard MP -- CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY -- Good morning. Labour will lie about this policy. Why do we tolerate CRIPPLES . There are another 10 million of them every year under Blair. Every school child would tell you. We have to PENALISE these people. But how will we pay for it? By sacking all the staff from the

2005-05-04T15:06:00.000Z

Gee, who knew?I am:8%Republican."You're a complete liberal, utterly without a trace of Republicanism. Your strength is as the strength of ten because your heart is pure. (You hope.)"Are You A Republican?

2005-05-03T23:26:00.000Z

The Secret Life of The London UndergroundI've been learning a lot of weird stuff recently about the Tube:Circle Line Party: Circle Line Party Advice Sheet - apparently this crowd run periodic parties on Circle line trains. Their main challenge is not what music to play, but how to avoid getting busted by the LT cops. As they explain on their site:The party happens in the tunnels, IF WE ARE IN A

2005-04-30T11:53:00.000Z

Probably owing to the recent release of H2G2 I feel some Sci-fi moments coming on....Compuhire - search-wise.net - anyone who saw the first episode of the new Dr Who will recognise this as the search engine Rose uses to find out about the Dr after their initial encounter. Basically the BBC didn't want to have to pay to use one of the more famous search engine logos so they opted to use this dummy

2005-04-29T09:58:00.000Z

iRedux?IProduct from Gizmodo - you have to look twice before you realise it's a spoof.And, after that, this just seems like a logical progression: MacComedy - iBrator commercialAnd while we're on the subject... HowToFakeIt.orgWe seem to be getting a bit off-topic here but:Boing Boing: Consumer Reports on rubbers - naturally my first thought on reading this was "Oh good! New stationery products!"

2005-04-28T15:30:00.000Z

The obligatory free mailers from my local parties dropped on the mat this morning. However, I'd already bought a load of proper toilet paper recently so I'm not too sure what to do with them. Nonetheless, with only a week to go I'm finally starting to find some useful information about this election. :TheyWorkForYou.com: Is your MP working for you in the UK's Parliament? - this has a lot of

2005-04-28T10:00:00.000Z

God is Great, by which I mean, Very Very Large: do you think you're really eating the body of Christ? Ever consider the maths behind that concept?However, perhaps Jesus, like Wolverine, has amazing regenerative powers (in which case, it's surprising it took him three days to return from the dead. But maybe he was just taking a little time-out.)Still on the religious bent, people are looking ahead

2005-04-26T13:34:00.000Z

So Who Put the Donk in the JL421 Badonkadonk?I know that I've blogged this before but since then a lot of other people have found this product on Amazon, and they've started writing reviews. I suspect some of them even know how to drive.Amazon.com: Everything Else: JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank

2005-04-22T10:42:00.000Z

The Official God FAQ - everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask....