Quote of the day
In recent years a deep-seated westophobia has developed in the Muslim world. Lord Carey of Clifton 18/09/06
Month: September 2006
Search Phrase of the Day
To the person who came here after googling: female self-abuse punishment clitoris with carbolic acid I really haven’t a clue…
Too Much Law
I commented albeit in passing on the matter of health and safety the other day. Health and safety has become an industry all of itself […]
The Written Word
Two things recently caused me to contemplate the relationship between reader and writer. The first, a few days ago was an article in the Telegraph by […]
New Driver Training
The Association of British Insurers want learner drivers to have lessons for a year before being let loose on their own Learner drivers should take […]
Jamie Oliver, School Dinners and Assertions
Prompted by comments on the Pedant General’s blog and again over at the Devil’s Kitchen, I wanted to discuss the matter of Jamie Oliver (must I? […]
Regional Coding Enhancement
My wife bought some DVDs recently via Amazon’s UK site. They are unavailable in the UK so she bought them through one of Amazon’s affiliates. […]
The Pope and the Prophet
A part of me is bemused and amused by the furore surrounding Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks regarding Islam. After all, I don’t hold a brief […]
More Snooping by Big Brother
Via the NO2ID Newsblog, I’m reminded of this story… A vast database containing a file on every man, woman and child is being planned by […]
Some Folk Don’t Learn
Late in July, I received an unsolicited sales call. I don’t get many of these as my phone is registered with the Telephone Preference Service, […]