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• One Less 'scrote' to Worry About

  Of course, everyman and his uncle will have opinions on the verdict by a coroner's jury on the shooting by police of Mark Duggan. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'So What Did We Ever Do for the Romans?'

  That reversal of a famous Python question puts me in mind of a suitably Pythonesque answer - we stopped them being very naughty boys! Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The University of MOOCs

  Yes, I agree, not the most elegant of acronyms but it is worth reading an article on 'MOOCs' by Edward Tenner at The American. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "Let's Kill All the Lawyers"

  

  Counsel for the prosecution, or defence (it depends who pays the most) addresses his Lordship: I hasten to add, m'Lud, that of course I am not speaking for... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Niccolò Tells It the Way It Is!

  "Everyone realizes how praiseworthy it is for a prince to honour his word and to be straightforward rather than crafty in his dealings; none the less... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• This Link is a 'Must Read'!

  An excellent, 'must read' article in The Telegraph by the former British ambassador to North Korea, John Everard, who describes the complexities in East Asia... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Reasons to Be Warlike, One, Two, Three!'

  With apologies for my title to the late Ian Dury. In the post below I indicated that in the very near future decisions of momentous importance will need to be... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "To the East of Kathmandu"

  Yes, it's time to put those light-weight, tropical suits on again and remember to tip the punkah-wallah generously because we're going out east again, and I mea... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 6.1.14

  According to the news, today is reckoned to be the most miserable of the entire year particularly for you Stakhanovites hewing away at the coal-face in order... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The First Sunday Rumble of 2014

  

  I've just been bribed: That posh Mr.Cameron - such a nicely brought-up young man - has just tried to bribe me. Well, since he and his ilk rob me on a constant... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Republican Party is at War, Er, with the Republican Party!

  It's enough to make you weep. After one of the most incompetent socialist administrations for decades in Washington the Republican party, or part of it, seems... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• You're as Daft As, Well, a Chinese Bus-spotter!

  

  One of the advantages of living in this global era is the relief on finding out that eccentric weirdos are not confined to small villages in south Somerset -... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Cafe Hayek Serves the Best

  I owe an apology and restitution to Prof. Deirdre McCloskey, the distinguished economic philosopher and writer. To be honest, I can't quite remember what I did... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Michael Kors Bags Are Crap!

  Well, of course, they might be absolutely brilliant, I wouldn't know, never having seen one, and I doubt I would recognise one even if I took a dump in it... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• As Mao Rises Slowly in the East

  

  A fascinating article by Gordon C. Chang at The National Interest site is worth reading in full not least because this century is going to be dominated by... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Lo, I Say Unto You, a Bastard is Born!

  Several writers, all of them far more distinguished than this poor old blogger, re-acted to the stunning decision of Chief Justice Roberts to throw his support... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "Old, Bold and Won't Be Told"

  I mentioned before that "Old, Bold and Won't Be Told" is the title of a book given to me by the 'Memsahib' for Christmas. The author, Yvonne Moran, explores... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It Might Get a Tad Chilly in Chile

  Starting the New Year in my usual style by inventing a pathetic headline, let me first of all apologise for a breakdown here at D N today in which all my... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'We're Stuck in Our Own Excrement'

  Oooops, sorry! Bit of a Freudian slip-up with my title which should read "We're stuck in our own experiment" which is the woeful message from the bunch of idiot... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Oh No, 'swotology'!

  

  Well, it's no use me posting swottish stuff tomorrow when you'll all have hangovers! And anyway, don't blame me because it's all that Malcolm Pollack's fault fo... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY