From 2014, a hopefully humorous but ultimately futile attempt to attract a bit of interest. Buy This Blog Confidential: Draft script for infomercial. Do NOT show to client under any circumstances* Fade up studio lights to presenter seated in high-backed leather armchair. [I’m thinking I M Jolly here, people. No chance of getting James Earl Jones,…
Jim is clearly taking his theme for this week from the old adage ‘sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. There seems to be some debate about the origins of this saying, but it appears to be from the Book of Nehemiah in the Bible Old Testament. Anyway, the…
From 2016, a diatribe about the limits of technology. I love a good rant, me… Brainless Stupidity #3: GPS (‘Brainless Stupidity’ is a – very – occasional series of diatribes against state-of-the-art manifestations of bovine idiocy masquerading as aids to modern life. Previous targets have included been the Belgian way of buying fuel and Paypal’s…
Pull the other one… Why is there no ‘three quarters back’ in American Football? Too arithmetically challenging. What is a stickleback? A position in American Football in which the player is allowed to use a feather duster. What is a boogaloo? A place for the sanitary disposal of nasal mucus. What is Victoria’s Secret? Expensive,…
This is a little different for Song Lyric Sunday: Jim wants us to feature a song that makes reference to an insect. It’s the song, not the artistes, so I guess that puts The Crickets out of contention. I doubt that I’m the only Brit who, on seeing this prompt, immediately thought of ‘Ant Music’…
What a load of old rubbish… Baloney Title of a piece of modern art consisting simply of an image of a spherical object. Also a catch-all description of modern art in general. Hogwash Duh: soap for pigs, obviously. Codswallop Powerful alcoholic liqueur much favoured by certain types of fish. Bunkum A bizarre fetish involving cakes.…
From 2015, a post inspired by a short break in the picturesque medieval town of Sarlat, in the Dordogne. Modesty forbids me to suggest that I think this may be one of my better attempts at humour. Although admittedly that’s not saying much… Verily, A New Review On JourneyCounsellor Recently, I was wandering around a…
“I remembered the days when I wasn’t afraid of the sunshine” This week, Jim is seeking a song that references climate change or the environment more generally. Quite simply, this is what popped into my head as soon as I saw the prompt. We don’t own this place, though we act as if we didIt’s…
You’re ‘aving me on… What was the original sport in ancient Rome? Calcio. What is a group of ravens called? The All Blacks. Which foodstuff never goes bad? Marmite. Because it already is. “Your mother is a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries” is a line from which 1975 film? Dog Day Afternoon. Which…
From October 2014, a post about clothes and my relationship with them… Not quite the style icon For someone who goes out of his way to disavow any interest in ‘fashion’, the subject of clothing does seem to crop up quite often, albeit randomly, in this collection of ramblings. So perhaps it’s time to give…
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