Bloggers That Take Themselves Too Seriously
There is a group of left leaning bloggers that feel as if they aren’t getting enough attention paid to them and also want benefits and better compensations for imparting their wisdom with us, so they are trying to get a union set up in the style of socialism.
Comments are off for this postDeep Purple Striking a Blow for Freedom in the 70s
Being a bit of a fan of old fashioned heaviosity, I was just reviving memories of my teens and listening to the Deep Purple track “Mary Long”, when I wondered who was Mary Long?
Google to the rescue.
Ian (presumably) Glover tells us:
‘Mary Long’
(Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - from the Deep Purple album ‘Who do we think we are’
Mary Long is a composite name. Mary Whitehouse and Lord Longford were the self-appointed guardians of public morals in England’s early seventies. Mary told ‘Johnny’ (that’s Johnny Speight, a TV writer who made the establishment cringe) not to write such trash….a waste of public money…the BBC (who were bravely responsible) is funded by public money. These people would rail against anything which might be considered ‘untoward’. They were the publicity conscious PC fascists of their day; nothing much changes except that the currently self-righteous use the bon mot ‘inappropriate’.
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Johnny, referred to in the article, is Johnny Speight, writer of such classics as “Till Death Us do Part”
Comments are off for this postIs Eastenders turning into Dynasty?
K T Dodge casts a cynical eye on the latest bizarre plot twist in the BBC’s Eastenders. It seems the writers think that a bit of Coyote Ugly would add that added zing to their ancient early evening soap. One has to wonder what regular viewers think of the latest twist of the family Mitchell.
Comments are off for this postLive Coverage Of Apple Special Event
Macobserver’s coverage of Apple media event. Anyone got any ideas what Apple is going to pull out of hat this time? Rumours are new iMacs and other fun stuff like new iPods. Those of us in the UK will be happy enough when we finally get the bloody iPhone. Oh yes and maybe Apple could explain what the hell is going with EA and their games for the Mac!
Comments are off for this postAir Force Draws Weekend Cyberwarriors From Microsoft, Cisco
“We must be prepared to defeat our enemies by using combined arms — air, ground, sea, space, and cyber weapons systems.” And you thought it was only the physically fit jocks would could be weekend warriors? This is a case of Nerds need apply!
Comments are off for this postWindows make a difference…
With the high cost of “moving up” on the property ladder in the UK today many people are turning to home improvement rather than looking to buy. One of the easiest ways to add value to your flat, especially if you are near a road, is getting double glazing. It is quite amazing how it improves the quality of life when you have decent windows in your house or flat. Any even casual viewing of the ubiquitous house hunting programs in the UK will tell you how much interior noise matters to the sale of house.
Comments are off for this postAttitudes of the English
Toque has done a survey into the true attitudes of people of English heritage towards one of the most formitable questions of the day: the West Loathian Question. He then ask respondent to agree or disagree with statements from leading politicians about the issue. It makes for some interesting reading for anyone interested in British politics.
Comments are off for this postA Gentlemen’s Duel
A clever and very well done animation, about eight minutes long. It’s by Blur Studio, a leading computer graphics firm, creator of the Academy Award-nominated Gopher Broke.
Update: Whoops. I see that Andrew’s already beaten me to the punch (and that Wordpress won’t let me embed videos). Oh well, the second clip is quite amusing if you want to take a look at it.
Comments are off for this postTees with ‘tude
If you are going to bother to wear a t-shirt, which is rare for me, you might as well wear one that is a wee bit interesting. Needles to say a site that brags that it has Tees With A Twist peaks my interest. The site is one stop shop for all those interesting t-shirts you see edgy people wearing out on the town. Whether its clever and witty sayings like Heavily Armed Easily Pissed which no doubt will appeal to at least a few of you who read this blog. If you really like the stuff and have a blog you can sign up to their affiliate program which offers 15% of any sale sourced from yer blog.
