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• "The Inaudible and Noiseless Foot of Time"

  

  I thank God that I missed my "fifteen minutes of fame" which that nice Mr. Warhol promised me. Or at least, if I am about to experience it, I thank God it is... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CELEB

• The Fight of the Century - Trump Vs. Noo Yawk!

  If 'Noo Yawkers' have nothing new in the way of musicals on Broadway they can always try for tickets to the State Court in Albany where a blockbuster is due to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Bank Holiday Monday Funny: 26.8.13

  You Brit lot don't really deserve a Funny this Monday because you're all lolling about on various beaches instead of hacking away at the coal face. But still,... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 25.8.13

  I recommend Roger Scruton: I have been reading Roger Scruton, off and on, for years now but somehow, just recently, I seem to have missed him so it was a... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I Knew There Was Something Missing - of Course, the Middle Class!

  More creepy coincidence! This weekend at least three different publications have articles on the destruction, or at least, the disappearance, of the middle... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• An 'equal Opportunities' War

  I am still snatching moments here and there to work my way through Richard Holmes's superb single-volume bio on Churchill. I read this passage a few days ago bu... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which I Almost Feel a Tinge of Sympathy for Obama

  The stress is on the word 'almost' because, after all, he fought tooth, nail, knuckle-dusters, boots, innuendos and a fair number of outright lies in order to... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Will Merkel Make It?

  I confess immediately that any interest I might have in the detail of German general elections would only arise were I sleeping badly and in need of an instant... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Fat Black Clown to Take Over from Fat Blonde Clown!

  

  Slightly late for reasons I have made clear elsewhere but Guido is reporting that my favourite 'Fat Black Clown' is hinting that she might stand for Mayor of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 HUMOR

• Stolen Goods - Again!

  I will be posting something of my own later but in the meantime, and in an effort to keep my new commenter, Michael, from actually doing any work at all! Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• More and Yet More "Events, Dear Boy, Events!"

  Sorry, for the breakdown in my usual daily service but there was a conjunction of various tasks and duties in the last 48 hours and suddenly no time to do them... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sometimes I Worry About Australia!

  

  Yet again I find myself owing a debt of gratitude to my regular commenter, JK, who provides this blog with a steady stream of links which are frequently, shall... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 19.8.13

  All the way from Australia where they know a thing or three about beer drinking! DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LADY INTERVIEWER WITH A MALE BEER DRINKER:Lady Interviewer:... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 18.8.13

  

  The 78th Health Warning - this month! Good morning, or, good afternoon if you happen to have been lying in this morning which, I should warn you can be very... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "What's in a Name?"

  "What's in a name? that which we call . . ." er, global warming . . . I mean, climate change . . . sorry, sorry, of course, global climate disruption . . . Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Hissin' and Dissin' Miss Isinbayeva

  

  The problem with Miss Isinbayeva and her outspoken view on homosexuality is that she didn't go far enough! She objected, apparently, to public displays of... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Not So Easy Running the World, is It, Uncle Sam?

  I am old enough to remember the constant American pressure against what it considered to be 'British Imperialism'. This gathered strength ofter WWII and... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Hurrah - 'The Speccie' Lives!

  Still hogtied by my domestic duties - and you wouldn't believe what I cocked-up 'cooked' tonight - nor could the 'Memsahib' from whom I gain the distinct... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Floridian Flake!

  

  I hardly dare mention the Zimmerman case lest I hear the sound of slamming laptops but alas there is yet another twist to this sorry tale. This time the victim... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Judicious Churchill Judgment

  I mentioned earlier that I was thoroughly enjoying In the Footsteps of Churchill by the late Richard Holmes. Here are some excerpts to give you the flavour of... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY