I happened to be on the island when Princess Diana died - I was on a trip around Wales and wondered why on earth all these people were queueing outside Carnarfon Castle to lay flowers and sign a book of condolences. After someone told me what had happened, I wondered why on earth all these […]
Mr Fact likes to keep a good overview of his finances. Some have called this petty meanness, others have said that he has lived in Swabia and Scotland for too long while others still have castigated his use of referring to himself in the third person. Whatever. His view of the people complaining about bank […]
Yes, I know I’m going on about this, but that’s because our lords and masters are buggering about whilst people are having holes drilled through their kneecaps or are being shot for washing the underwear of “the British.”
Gordon Brown made a statement yesterday that was so full of caveats as to be almost worthless, yet […]
Normally when one looks at a bottle of wine, the label will say “75cl, 1er Cru, 2003, Mis en bouteille au château”, or, in the Fact Household “3 liter Tetrapak, finest Bulgarian Tablewine”. Not so the bottle I’ve just been given as a thank you present:
Now, I’m sure that all wine comes into contact with […]
“You should get a job!” my conscience said.
“But I’m a self-employed slacker.” I replied.
“Ah, but why not get temporary work at an agency for the days when you don’t have any work?” my conscience and another self-employed slacker asked.
And so it was that I traipsed into town and gave my details to Temp. Employment Agency:
“Doctorate, […]
The Americans. Yes, those damn Yankee dimwits run by the warmonger cowboy Bush are, er, going to look after the people that helped them. Weird, eh? Why can’t we do that? We followed the Americans’ lead in invading the country and are now not actually going to bother salvaging any people, or sense of dignity, […]
