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Duff and Nonsense
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“That one can convince one’s opponents with printed reasons, I have not believed since the year 1764. It is not for that purpose that I have taken up my pen, but rather merely to annoy them, and to give strength and courage to those on our side, and to make it known to the others that they have not convinced us.” G.C. Lichtenberg
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1379 )
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What Goes Around, Comes Around!
God bless 'the cousins', they always have a phrase for all occasions! And the horrible 'occasion' we have just been forced to witness made that particular sayin... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
“What Difference, at This Point, Does It Make?”
I quote the memorable words of that less than memorable lady, Hillary Clinton, because they (sort of) seem appropriate to the current 'shock-horror story' (and ... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
"War, War, War! All You Gen'emen Talk of is War!"
Thus spake the incomparable Scarlett O'Hara, played by the truly beautiful Vivien Leigh, as her very first words in the film of Gone With the Wind. Well, today... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Oi! Vlad, What About Me?
I am deeply disappointed in 'Vlad the Impaler', in fact more than that, I am insulted! According to Bloomberg News, Russian authorities are insisting that all... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
In Which I Waffle Chaotically
I will try not to guess your numerous responses to the title of this post which, knowing you lot, will indubitably be rude, so, moving on, let me tell you that ... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Telling It the Way It Was
Back in 1900, Count Leopold von Berchtold, an Austrian diplomat who later became their Foreign Minister, met Count Vladimir Lamsdorf, then the Russian Foreign... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Your Monday Funnies: 18.8.14
I'm busy this morning taking the bionic woman Memsahib to the hospital to see about fitting her with a second new hip. I should be back this afternoon. Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
The Sunday Burp: 17.8.14
Yes, alas, I can only produce a short, sharp burp or two today because I have an old friend staying and we are all off to a garden party celebration of the... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
The 'hear and See No Evil' Merchants in Gaza - Except Israeli Evil, of Course!
I mentioned in an earlier post my suspicions concerning our so-called 'free press' and their collusion with the Hamas thugs sent to 'mind' them as they filmed i... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
What, Exactly, is 'HillBilly' up To?
Incidentally, whilst referring mainly to Hillary Clinton, I link the first names of her and her spouse because I suspect that despite all the blood that has... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Timing, as in Sex and Drumming, . . .
. . . is everything! And, yes, I do know that I have a habit of repeating certain of my more favourite sayings but that is a habit commensurate with old age -... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Perhaps, Just Perhaps, I Might Be Proved Right About Something
Regular readers will know that for some time I have predicted that Italy will be the the first to ditch the euro and thus begin the painful revolution in... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
The Explanation for Prof. Michael Mann's Peculiar Walk
Well, be honest, how would you walk if someone was slowly but steadily inserting a 'hockey stick' up your fundament? Poor Prof. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
"Any Man's Death Diminishes Me", Er, No, Not Really!
That is the sort of sentiment that poets go in for and we all nod sagely and agree - until we actually think about it. The human ego, or perhaps, the human... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Something Must NOT Be Done!
Unbelievable! Mad Mullahs go on a murderous rampage in the Middle East, as is their wont, and immediately a chorus arises here in the UK crying for the recall o... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Your "Not the Monday Funnies": 12.8.14
Yes, you can breathe again and uncross your fingers for, lo, I am returned! I hope you managed to get through Monday at the coal face without my 'Funnies' but... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Brace Yourselves for a 'Shlock-Horror!
Alas, I am forced to re-quote poor, old Harold MacMillan - again, for about the fortieth time - but it really is a case of "Events, dear boy, events", in fact, ... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
An Atrocious Benevolence?
I'm afraid it's another of those creepy co-incidence things - again! Just a few days back, the navigator on the Enola Gay aircraft which delivered the A-bomb... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
Right, Pay Attention, Here's My Analysis of What's Going on in the Middle East
Er . . . well . . . you see . . . it's all a bit complicated but . . . oh sod it, I haven't a clue! And nor has anyone else as far as I can see from the... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY -
An Anglo-Australian Memory
'Up over here' where memories of the blitz have not entirely faded it is difficult to remember that Australia, that far flung and, in the distant days of... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY