Davidduff

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1379 )

• 'Arrrr, 'ere Be Treasure!'

  Didn't Long John Silver say something like that? I can't remember exactly, it being around 65 years since I read that particular book. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which I Died and Went to Heaven!

  Well, no, I didn't actually die and nor was it exactly heaven - it just seemed like it. I went to visit the Memsahib this morning who continues to luxuriate in... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Will the Jocks Use Their Heads Or Their Hearts?

  As a semi-Jock myself, I suspect that their hearts will win over what passes for their brains and they will, just, vote for separation, or if they don't, it wil... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sorry, More "We're All Doomed"!

  Yes, I know, 'it's being so cheeful wot keeps me so young' and all that sort of thing. But I am not alone in imitating the inimitable Pte. Fraser of Dad's Army. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Little Ashya King's Tale Demonstrates the Advantages of Democracy

  The story of little Ashya King and his desperate parents is now world-wide news. If anyone is unfamilar with the main details then The Telegraph has an excellen... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Conglomoration of "events, Dear Boy, Events"!

  Sorry about going AWOL yesterday but it was one of those days when just one damn thing after another went on and I never quite found the time to skive work up... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Shall I 'shilly-shally' Or Shall I Shift?

  There a two schools of thought on the importance, or otherwise, of Douglas Carswell's decision to quit the Tory party for UKIP and force an immediate... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 1.9.14

  Once againg I do my best to raise output figures by cheering up you wage slaves on a Monday morning. No, don't thank me, just the usual 'readies' in a plain... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 31.8.14

  Shockin', shockin'! Poor George Galloway, attacked in the street by some demented oaf who appears to have taken umbrage at George's virulent anti-Israel remarks. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Just Read and Enjoy

  This was sent to me by a very elderly friend who is, alas, not in the best of health. She is a very tough, old, Jewish lady with a sparkling sense of humour... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'HMS Cameron' Torpedoed Amidships

  So Douglas Carswell, a fiercely independent thinker and a passionate advocate for Britain to leave the UK has now decided to leave the Tory party, or to be... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• And the Second Reason Why Obama and His Dem Cronies Should Be Lynched

  Admittedly, the view from 'over here' to 'over there' is somewhat obscured and distorted although this has changed enormously for the better in the last 20-odd... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Just Two Reasons Why the Obama Regime is Putrid with Political Corruption

  Yes, of course, there are several other reasons but I will concentrate on just two of them - the IRS scandal and the shooting dead of a black youth in... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Are the French About to Go Bonkers Again?

  Alas, it is in the finest traditions of la France to amble along quietly, enjoying its wine and cuisine, and then suddenly to hurl itself into a political... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which I Indulge in Some Hero Worship

  Here's a simple question - not! Who wrote this: If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence passed on to the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• But, m'Lud, I Only Shagged Her in the Line of Duty!

  Tim Worstall points his truncheon, er, in a manner of speaking, at a problem, or non-problem depending on your point of view, at the latest police practice in... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Bank Holiday Funnies: 25.8.14

  You really don't deserve any 'funnies' today because instead of slaving away at the coalface you're all lounging about at home. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 24.8.14

  Oh dear, what a pity never mind: Well, not quite the day of perfection I had hoped for - see post below. I don't go to seriously posh - and hugely expensive -... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I'm off for the Day And, Yes, I Know It Keeps Happening

  Life really is just one great round of pleasure these days. I suppose it's something to do with the remarkable Summer we're enjoying 'over here'. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Mr. Cotton Goes to Washington?' Maybe . . .

  This might be a time for Hollywood to remake one of their great hits from the past, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a Capra film starring James Stewart and Jean... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY