Davidduff

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1379 )

• In Which I Forecast, with My Usual Accuracy, the Future of the Universe

  

  Now, we've been over all this before, yes, I did make a couple of boo-boos in predicting the results of some totally unimportant American elections but that... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Come On, Let's Throw E-stones at Him!

  A friend of mine has just advised me of this petition. It speaks for itself so if you detest Sir David Nicholson the way I do then please sign it and send it... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 18.02.13

  This one came from Andra (I think) and it received an accolade of seven 'ha-has' from 'Big Sis' - a stern critic! A woman meets a man in a bar. They talk; they... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Spiffin' Gel, in My Opinion

  

  The obits in The Telegraph are usually interesting, sometimes surprising and often fascinating. Yesterday there was one on the late Mrs. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• If You Seek a True Seer Then, Er, Look No Further!

  

  Yes, indeed, my predictions for the future are beyond compare. Alright, so I mis-called a couple of presidential elections but, hey, what does it matter, once... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• There Must Be a Word for It . . .

  

  . . . But I just can't remember exactly what it is. The German word Schadenfreude qualifies technically but somehow it does not quite reflect that... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Hospital Bulletin #101

  

  I'm not one to whinge, you won't hear me complaining, 'keep on smiling', that's my motto . . . but even so this bloody housework and nursing and cooking and... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Do You Have That Eerie Feeling That Things Are Too Quiet?

  

  Please don't misunderstand, I'm not knocking quiet times, I like them - boring is good in my book, especially when it applies to international affairs. But... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• TypePad-techie-thingies

  Lest there be any misunderstandings allow me to explain once again that TypePad, in its wisdom (not!) has decided to change whatever it is that decides when a... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 HUMOR

• There's Filthy Lucre, and Then There's Rotten Rubles!

  

  A few posts down I drew attention to Putin and his 'thugocracy' as they hammered yet another harmless opposition blogger. Obviously when it comes to applying th... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Well, You Can Stuff This Nursing Lark!

  Blimey, I've only been playing 'matron' for a morning and I'm knacked! Getting the 'Memsahib' up and onto her crutches and then into the shower, out again,... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Russia Reverts to Yet Another Ice Age

  And no, I am not referring to non-existent global warming. Instead, I give you, courtesy of the WSJ, the latest example of Putin's iron fist, this time covered... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Don't Ask Me How, Just Lay Back and Enjoy It!

  Well, you can enjoy it if you're not an American. If you are one, it may not be quite so amusing. Still, those of a philosophic nature may enjoy the irony, as... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Can We Rely on the Stupidity of the European Parliament?

  Apparently, some German cove by the name of Martin Schulz, described by Mary Ellen Synon at The Coffee House as "the unpleasant German socialist president of th... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 SOCIETY

• The Bionic Woman Strikes Again!

  One or two of you have been kind enough to express your good wishes for the 'Memsahib' in her hip operation so this is to tell you that she went into theatre... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Eleanor Powell AND Buddy Rich - You Gotta Be Jokin'!

  A big, fat 'Thank You' is winging its way across the Atlantic to my old e-pal, Malcolm Pollack, for providing a link to a super film clip featuring the great... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 SOCIETY

• 'There Will Be Blood', Mostly Yellow and Blue!

  As James Forsyth sets out with great clarity in this week's Spectator - go and buy a copy, you tight wad, don't just click on it! Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 SOCIETY

• Occasionally the Vermin Are Caught in the Headlights!

  

  And here's a prime specimen, a perfect example of one of those squirrelly types of vermin responsible for all sorts of mayhem but who are rarely if ever seen... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Why Do I Instantly Recoil in Horror at This?

  Sometimes you learn that the future is now! Thus it is with national eugenics which, whilst it once enjoyed intellectual popularity here amongst the Left, fell... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 SOCIETY

• What Have I Done to Deserve Two Stinkers in a Week?

  I think I mentioned the other day that I had made a special trip to London to see a production by my AmDram group which was so far on the other side of appallin... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION