Davidduff

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• Anybody Want an Admiral, Two for the Price of One?

  There was a day in the history of this 'septic isle' when our admirals commanded fleets upon which the safety of the realm utterly depended. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Yet Another Trip to the D&N; Archives - Such Treasures!

  

  In my previous post I drew attention to an old post of mine featuring 'Mandy Mountain' of West Virginia, a lady of such a size that she is very nearly as big... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Man U' Get Lost, from Now on I Am Supporting Brentford Footie Club!

  To be honest I am not quite sure in which league the gallant chaps of Brentford FC play but I just know that they really deserve to be in at least the next... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Obama: Just More of the Same Old Same Old

  After a bit of an interruption - diving back into King Lear because I just can't get the mad, old man out of my mind - I managed to return to Richard Holmes'... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It Never Rains When I Can Make It Pour

  Honestly, I really do try to be cheerful, I mean, every Monday I give you, free of charge, several jokes to cheer you up but the fact is it is impossible to... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Look, You Don't Have to Love 'em but It Would Help If We Did!

  

  I don't know that many seriously rich businessmen, by which I mean, of course, that I don't actually know any of them. During what is laughingly known as my... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I Have Seen the Future and It is - GRAPHENE!

  And just remember - you read it here first! Er, well, not exactly first because actually it was my brainy e-pal, Malcolm Pollack, at his Waka Waka Waka site... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Krugtron the Invincible' Gets a 'Glasgie Kiss'

  Yes, I know, another of my indecipherable headings but you see they are carefully composed to ensure that you have to read the post to find out what the hell I'... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 14.10.13

  The Joke Factory in Oz has reached new heights! The first one will appeal to our resident Headmaster, 'DM', although whether it will actually make him laugh is... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 13.10.13

  Will fear make Dave brave? I ask because the 'Milipede' struck him a shrewd and severe blow by promising a government diktat if Labour win the next election... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• George Orwell: An Open Book Or a Coded Manuscript?

  I pose the question because Andrew Ferguson has written a review for The American Spectator on George Orwell: A Life in Letters by Peter Davison. Without... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Is Max Hastings Right? Will America Shut Down for REAL?

  A very interesting article by Max Hastings in today's Mail which I would urge my American e-pals to read and comment upon. In essence, Hastings suggests that... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which the Swots Swat Each Other!

  Regular readers will know of my admiration for the climate site run by Anthony Watts (WUWT). In it, he has always maintained the highest standards of what I cal... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• If the Islamists Blew This up I Would Suggest Giving Them a Medal!

  

  Honestly, there are times when I really feel sorry for Jesus Christ - and his 'Dad'. I don't just mean because of what those nasty Romans did to him (with a... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Shoot a Moose? I Can't Even Swat a Fly!

  In a comments thread somewhere 'down there', my e-pal, JK, draws attention to a hunting story:... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Not So Much Bleeding Hearts, More Like Bleeding Arses!

  That's not a very tasteful heading, is it? Sorry, it was the best I could come up with in this short break between sundry domestic jobs but it does, sort of, su... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 HUMOR

• I Bring You 'More Good News' - Russia's Going Tits Up!

  I do feel that it is my duty to keep you all supplied with a steady diet of Good News given that a) the MSM only print Bad News and b) you're a miserable bunch... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 7.10.13

  I am away for most of the day to visit friends and attend the AGM of my theatre club. The Aussie Joke Factory has been in full production and here are not one,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I Admit It, That Fat Git, Tom Watson, Convinced Me!

  No 'Sunday Rumble' today, only a series of moans and groans as I stretch my aching bones after yet another day of drudgery in the 'garden'. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which I Answer the Call of the Wild

  Well, not exactly 'wild' but getting there - er, my 'garden', that is. For reasons of accuracy I place inverted commas round the word 'garden' because it is so... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY