Monthly Archives: October 2005

PSA

October 31, 2005 – 10:42 am

No, not a prostate cancer test, but a Public Service Announcement. For those readers in the US and elsewhere who may have read this and been puzzled…well, go and read it first, I don’t want to spoil it. Back? OK, that word is a reference to a lady’s front bottom. Funny, eh? For advanced naughtiness, [...]

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President and Country Betrayed

October 27, 2005 – 8:48 am

Harriet Miers has withdrawn from consideration for the Supreme Court. President Bush has previously praised her roundly, saying that she is “the best person I could find” and that she would be an outstanding Justice. We are now condemned to an inferior justice. Her withdrawal is a clear betrayel of the President, and indeed of [...]

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Dead wrong

October 26, 2005 – 7:04 am

The Beeb is reporting on moves by some British politicians to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to declare whether they block access to child pornography. Here’s Labour MP Margaret Moran on the issue: “For every day and every week that we delay making sure that these images are not relayed, there are more children being [...]

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Snood

October 25, 2005 – 11:21 am

When cycling in cold weather I find a snood to be extremely useful. I’m sure there’s a more manly name for this essential piece of kit, but I know it only as a snood. While googling for more information I came across this. I am currently revising my understanding of the word bizarre.

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Jingle bells, jingle bells…

October 25, 2005 – 10:25 am

Dateline: )ctober 25th. Target is selling Christmas (sorry, ‘Holiday’) CDs. Please join me in a sorry shake of the head, while reading this tangentially related article from the Grauniad. Though please ignore the nonsense about half of kids aged 4 not knowing their names; what, they only respond to “Oy you!”?

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