1. Man who stole 40,000 coathangers from hotels defends himself
This snippet of a court transcript is HILARIOUS. - here
2. Stupid lies and compulsive liars
A new site dedicated to collecting the type of ridiculous statements made by blokes down the pub who were in the SAS and had a trial with Manchester United, but had to quit football because M15 told them the were being targeted by Soviet assassination squads. - here
3. Funeral for an XBOX360
Just daft. Made me smile. - here
Friday 1 October 2010
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Pardoning Audi's French
There are not many laughs to be has at the consequences of global climate change, but here is one...
In a bid not to be seen as polar bear drowning environment destroyers, car manufacturers have been putting out electric vehicles. There is the luxury electric sports car, the Tesla and at the other end of the size spectrum you can even now get electric trucks. The new offering from Audi is causing a few eyebrows to be raised though - because of its name.
The name of this swish new futuristic auto is the Audi E-Tron. The problem with this name? The French word 'étron' which means, 'turd' apparently. Rumours that it will only be available in brown are probably not true, but it surely leaves the German manufacturer facing certain difficulties in marketing the thing in France. Mind you the embarrassment caused by driving a car named after faecal matter can't be any worse than purchasing a French car...
In a bid not to be seen as polar bear drowning environment destroyers, car manufacturers have been putting out electric vehicles. There is the luxury electric sports car, the Tesla and at the other end of the size spectrum you can even now get electric trucks. The new offering from Audi is causing a few eyebrows to be raised though - because of its name.
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| Audi E-Tron |
Tuesday 14 September 2010
How To Get Banned
It hurts to be banned from places. Yesterday I got barred from one of my favorite taverns. My crime? Arguing with the landlord over whether the jumper I was wearing constituted acceptable street wear or forbidden 'sports attire'. I wouldn't have minded if taking the thing off had settled matters, but the dude insisted that even having a garment with that particular branding (Adidas) on it was absolutely forbidden on the premises "to keep out the wrong sort". Well,I guess I won't be eating lunch in there again...
If You Prick Me Do I Not Bleed?
Well, I got banned from a pub for my stylish garb, a bit annoying but reading about that kid who got banned from the entire USA puts things into perspective! This 17 year old apparently rattled off a bad tempered email to President of the United States of America and alledged 'Leader of the Free World' Barack Hussein Obama. While drunk out of his skull.
The exact contents of the email have unfortunately not been disclosed, but were apparently enough to earn a lifetime ban on its author ever entering the USA. It is known that their was 'abusive' language used to describe the president including the apparently calling him a 'Pr*ck'. Perhaps the US government should publish an exhaustive list of words that the President is to thin-skinned to withstand.
If You Prick Me Do I Not Bleed?
Well, I got banned from a pub for my stylish garb, a bit annoying but reading about that kid who got banned from the entire USA puts things into perspective! This 17 year old apparently rattled off a bad tempered email to President of the United States of America and alledged 'Leader of the Free World' Barack Hussein Obama. While drunk out of his skull.
The exact contents of the email have unfortunately not been disclosed, but were apparently enough to earn a lifetime ban on its author ever entering the USA. It is known that their was 'abusive' language used to describe the president including the apparently calling him a 'Pr*ck'. Perhaps the US government should publish an exhaustive list of words that the President is to thin-skinned to withstand.
Friday 10 September 2010
Things For Friday
Today I have come across a couple of things that I think are pretty special. They do however have a most asymmetrical level of awesomeness. I'm really not sure whsat order to put them in. I could put the slightly 'meh' one first and risk boring you, dear gentle reader, into leaving. Equally if I put the 'meh'ish one after and have it as some massive anti-climax...
you know what?
Lets just ruddy forget about the meh one. It surprised me, it made me raise an eyebrow - but really its probably not that interesting. It was just about this story on the BBC about the world's most expensive book. 'Birds of America' by John James Audobon. RRP on this title is a cool $8.8m - so if you find a copy on your shelves don't chuck it out!
anyway
The most awesome thing that I have seen lately as to be this IMDB page. The Internet Movie DataBase is a fantastic resource - its one I check all the time. When I watch a film I am always like "oh is that thingy that was in that one film about the thing with the stuff". It drove my ex up the wall. So yeah, uyou can be pretty sure that that site is in my bookmarks.
The one page that is so great is the page for an actress with the name of Anne Sellors (pictured). Ms. Sellors does not seem to have had a particularly active career in film and television (possibly on the stage she was more prolific) as she only has one credit next to her name.
I wonder if you had told her in 1984 that the one thing she would be remembered for in 2010 was that role how she would have felt about it. The part was in a TV movie called Threads which is described as being :
you know what?
Lets just ruddy forget about the meh one. It surprised me, it made me raise an eyebrow - but really its probably not that interesting. It was just about this story on the BBC about the world's most expensive book. 'Birds of America' by John James Audobon. RRP on this title is a cool $8.8m - so if you find a copy on your shelves don't chuck it out!
anyway
The most awesome thing that I have seen lately as to be this IMDB page. The Internet Movie DataBase is a fantastic resource - its one I check all the time. When I watch a film I am always like "oh is that thingy that was in that one film about the thing with the stuff". It drove my ex up the wall. So yeah, uyou can be pretty sure that that site is in my bookmarks.
The one page that is so great is the page for an actress with the name of Anne Sellors (pictured). Ms. Sellors does not seem to have had a particularly active career in film and television (possibly on the stage she was more prolific) as she only has one credit next to her name.
I wonder if you had told her in 1984 that the one thing she would be remembered for in 2010 was that role how she would have felt about it. The part was in a TV movie called Threads which is described as being :
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run affects of nuclear war on civilization.Which was probably no laugh riot. Ms. Sellors character in this presumably hard hitting issues driven drama is not given a name. Her character is referred to simply as "Woman who urinates herself". Am I very immature for finding this funny?
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| Woman who urinates herself |
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Season's Greatings
Well, it's that time of year again it seems...
Just seen the first Christmas display in a shop. Never mind that the sun is shining and it is still very much summer, the reindeer are on there way. Sad as it is, I have already started looking for gifts. Every ear I try not to buy into the whole consumerist thing, I tell myself it is just so much future landfill that no-one needs.
One thing I can't enough of over Christmas though is the over indulgence. I love my food, I love my drink. Right now it is still barbecue weather, and I am still enjoying that. All it takes is the word 'hampers' though to set my mouth watering...
Just seen the first Christmas display in a shop. Never mind that the sun is shining and it is still very much summer, the reindeer are on there way. Sad as it is, I have already started looking for gifts. Every ear I try not to buy into the whole consumerist thing, I tell myself it is just so much future landfill that no-one needs.
One thing I can't enough of over Christmas though is the over indulgence. I love my food, I love my drink. Right now it is still barbecue weather, and I am still enjoying that. All it takes is the word 'hampers' though to set my mouth watering...
Tuesday 31 August 2010
I'm back baby
I think I started this blog at just the wrong time - right before I went away on holiday! The past few weeks I have been entirely removed from contact with the outside world, soaking up the rays and having a right old laugh in remote sub-tropical location.
There have been two consequences of this: number 1, have little or no idea what has been happening in the world, and, number 2, I am now so deeply relaxed that nothing is really winding me up! Goodbye inspiration! Even the trouble I had getting back home was not enough to get me riled up. Well I guess I'm going to tell that story, seeing as it is my blog and I make the rules around here...
I had my flights booked with an airline, who shall remain nameless, who got me to the sunshine, no problems, its just they didn't want to take me home. Normally something like finding that my flight had been overbooked would be something that would have me getting dangerously angry - but a combination of being chilled out from my holiday and the positive experience I had getting home by other means.
I couldn't be doing with waiting for the alternative flight my airline put me on, so I just got myself on the first flights to the UK that I could find. It turns out that they were with a MUCH better class of airline. I was seduced - when the winter comes around I think I might even splash out on flights to Australia with them. It was an eye opener.
Anyway, this good mood can't last too long - the world surely can't allow that to happen...
There have been two consequences of this: number 1, have little or no idea what has been happening in the world, and, number 2, I am now so deeply relaxed that nothing is really winding me up! Goodbye inspiration! Even the trouble I had getting back home was not enough to get me riled up. Well I guess I'm going to tell that story, seeing as it is my blog and I make the rules around here...
I had my flights booked with an airline, who shall remain nameless, who got me to the sunshine, no problems, its just they didn't want to take me home. Normally something like finding that my flight had been overbooked would be something that would have me getting dangerously angry - but a combination of being chilled out from my holiday and the positive experience I had getting home by other means.
I couldn't be doing with waiting for the alternative flight my airline put me on, so I just got myself on the first flights to the UK that I could find. It turns out that they were with a MUCH better class of airline. I was seduced - when the winter comes around I think I might even splash out on flights to Australia with them. It was an eye opener.
Anyway, this good mood can't last too long - the world surely can't allow that to happen...
Friday 13 August 2010
Liberal Conspiracies
Liberal conspiracies, you have to watch your back they are everywhere. For instance until this week I had absolutely no idea that Einstein was part of one. I confess to being maybe not the best at advanced mathematics, but looking at the Theory of General Relativity it's subversive anti-family undertones completely escaped me.
Fortunately because of the wonders of the Internet I can benefit from the knowledge and opinions of people who are better educated and more intelligent than I am. In this case the good people who have taken the time to write and edit 'Conservapedia -the Trustworthy Encyclopedia' have been the ones to set me straight.
The article on the Theory of Relativity links to a page which contains no less than 28 counterexamples which prove that it is a lie. Included at number 9 is a story from the Bible, from John 4. At this point I did get a little confused, because when I read the article on pi (because I was told that it says in the Bible it was exactly 3) Conservapedia has this to say:
I am so glad that there are people out there willing to stand up for logical standards.
Fortunately because of the wonders of the Internet I can benefit from the knowledge and opinions of people who are better educated and more intelligent than I am. In this case the good people who have taken the time to write and edit 'Conservapedia -the Trustworthy Encyclopedia' have been the ones to set me straight.
The article on the Theory of Relativity links to a page which contains no less than 28 counterexamples which prove that it is a lie. Included at number 9 is a story from the Bible, from John 4. At this point I did get a little confused, because when I read the article on pi (because I was told that it says in the Bible it was exactly 3) Conservapedia has this to say:
Common sense and a rudimentary knowledge of the Bible should cause one to question whether it sets out to define mathematical concepts.I'm confused, and suspect a liberal may have vandalized the page. Actually, although obviously I am against them as a right-thinking, red-blooded etc. etc., I really m not sure what a liberal is. Maybe my new favorite source of information can help:
A liberal (also leftist) is someone who rejects logical and biblical standards, often for self-centered reasons. There are no coherent liberal standards; often a liberal is merely someone who craves attention, and who uses many words to say nothing.
I am so glad that there are people out there willing to stand up for logical standards.
Friday 6 August 2010
The floods in Pakistan
I started this blog because I wanted to comment on things that are in the news. There is one story right no that is particularly distressing, and that is what is happening with the Pakistan flood. The worse floods that they have ever seen have absolutely wrecked the place - call me cynical but I think that stuff like this pretty much matches the description of climate change. If you a 'climate skeptic' here is another example Russia's terrible drought destroying their wheat crop.
What has happened is far more than a natural disaster. The problems that Pakistan faced after the earthquake were one thing, you can't after all predict when an earthquake will hit. There was plenty of warning of the heavy rains, but there still was not proper preparation. Their is a lot of anger in Pakistan directed at the government who can spend who knows how much on nuclear weapons but can't protect their citizens from the elements. One thing is for sure, the 4 million who are in the brown and smelly stuff can't rely on their government to help them - that is why the rest of the world need to make Pakistan flood donations.
What has happened is far more than a natural disaster. The problems that Pakistan faced after the earthquake were one thing, you can't after all predict when an earthquake will hit. There was plenty of warning of the heavy rains, but there still was not proper preparation. Their is a lot of anger in Pakistan directed at the government who can spend who knows how much on nuclear weapons but can't protect their citizens from the elements. One thing is for sure, the 4 million who are in the brown and smelly stuff can't rely on their government to help them - that is why the rest of the world need to make Pakistan flood donations.
Thursday 5 August 2010
Hi
My name is Owen Harrison, this is my new blog where I will be posting my reaction to things that get a reaction out of me. Good or bad I see stuff every day that I want to respond to... ASL you ask? 27/M/England, there you go.
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