Davidduff

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• And Yet More GOOD NEWS

  Yes, indeed, I am the hand that keeps on giving! I thought you would all like to know that Tim Newman, that intrepid oil man, has come out again - no, no, I... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Verily, I Bring You Good News, No, Seriously, GOOD NEWS!

  Never let it be said that this cheerful blog, unlike some of its depressingly gloomy commenters, relishes self-flagellation and the issuance of dire forebodings! Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Hive Beach Cafe Vs. Little Barwick House

  'I lunched not wisely but too well'! And I did it two days running! Well, probably that's nothing to you metropolitan elites but it is quite something for us... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Problem is 'You the People'

  Note: This post was initiated yesterday but, alas, time ran out for the reasons stated below and I am finishing it off today. Life sure does get complicated... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Wandering Jew

  Regular readers will have picked up my general admiration for Jews. Of course, that admiration is not unconfined, like all peoples everywhere they have their... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Von Der Linken Seite, Schnelle Marsch!'

  No, no, don't worry, it's not one of those irritating spams worming its way into my posts. No, my German heading translates, for those who haven't already... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sometimes You Just Can't Tell Whether It's Good News Or Bad

  Now as you all know, I am not one to pontificate upon subjects about which I know nothing, oh dear me no, this is always a very well-informed blog! Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• They Screw You Bigger and Better 'over There'

  Regular readers will already know of my less than salubrious 'career' - who sniggered? - in the second-hand car business, so they will understand my delight in ... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Gordon Gekko Says BUY! BUY! BUY!, Er, Italian and Spanish Bonds!

  Well, of course, Gordon Gekko was a figment of some Hollywood writer's imagination - and a very good figment he was, too! So he's not really telling us to do th... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Milipede Vs. The Mail

  For the benefit of my foreign readers let me explain that The Mail printed an article on Saturday by Geoffrey Levy, one of its regular commentators, on the... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "Is There Anything New to Say About Shakespeare?"

  

  That is the title of an excellent essay at The Higher Education (where else?) by Matthew Reisz and the answer, for me, at any rate, is a resounding 'YES'! Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 30.9.13

  One of those glum, nothing-of-anything days today, neither hot nor cold, dull grey cloud from horizon to horizon, can't quite rain but wants to, you know the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 29.9.13

  

  The Generals listened to Cpl. Duff: Back in January I wrote a post warning of the dangers we face from cyber attack. To be fair to the MPs of the Defence... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "The Republic's in Trouble, We Lie About Everything, Lying Has Become the...

  Thus spake Mr. Seymour Hersh - no, me neither, although the name did ring a faint bell - during the course of a talk on journalism at City University in London... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which I Worry for JK

  Yes, truly, I fear for my old e-pal, JK, a true-born 'Arkie' patriot who, despite travelling the world courtesy of Uncle Sam, has always returned to his... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I Ask for Ideology and All I Get is Bribery for the 'stoopids'!

  

  Following Miliband's threat against our energy companies there have been suggestions from people who should know better that he is taking Labour back to its... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Whither Madame Merkel?

  Well, by all accounts, the lady is not for too much turning although she will require her, shall we say, less than athletic body(politic) to demonstrate some... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• If You Needed a Reason to Vote Monster Raving Loony, You Have It!

  I only caught a glimpse of the tickertape on my mate Rupe's superb news channel but it was enough to make me head for my armchair via the drinks cupboard. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Never Mind the Strategy, Let's Think About the Tactics

  I'm back to the new 'hundred years war' about which I wrote below. I suspect that similar events to the Kenya shopping mall attack are likely to increase in... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Dave's Thee Secret Musketeers

  

  Here are the three men who could win the next election for Dave. The first, an egotistical union yob, is Len McCluskey, leader of the giant (dis)UNITE union... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY