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Schlusslicht / And Finally…

When Ze Tjermans start to openly mock the rampant, box-ticking mentality and bureaucratic stupidity of your country on their main television news programme, it really is time to wonder if NuLabour’s touchy-feely infantilisation programme hasn’t gone a little bit too far.
What, you want a proper translation of the story as well? But I’m ‘working’! […]

Making Hay Whilst…. etc.

If I was blogging à la Mr. Englishman I’d have labelled this as ‘live tractorblogging’, or something. However, north of Wiltshire it appears to be called “Stop effin’ about wi’ that machine and ‘elp us get these last bales on wagon before it pisses down, yer soft bugger“-blogging.

Usually, after the job is finished a certain […]

Friday Five

General laziness rules today, so just random, but incredibly interesting and important links….
1. Appy Linguist is FirtySix! Go wish ‘im an ‘Appy Birfday. Even ‘is parents forgot for ‘eaven’s sake! The man needs sympathy, and ‘is parents need a calendar, it would seem.
2. Blognor Regis is - and this may come as a surprise to […]

Obvious Newspaper Subheader #1287

Glasgow Suicide Bomber Finally Manages To Get At Least One Part Of The ‘Mission’ Right.