Month: September 2012

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Jeebus!

September 21, 2012 Longrider 9

From London to Sydney, they had waited patiently for hours – with many camping out for days decking specially made outfits. But at 8am in […]

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Another One?

September 20, 2012 Longrider 0

I was just checking out the email correspondence over at OoL. Well, someone has to… Anyway there was a press release type email from another […]

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This is News

September 20, 2012 Longrider 7

Up to a million people in the UK have “completely preventable” severe headaches caused by taking too many painkillers, doctors have said. Good grief! I’ve […]

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Satanic Freedom

September 17, 2012 Longrider 6

I read the Satanic Verses back in 1988. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I was disappointed. It was pretty dire, […]

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New Inquests

September 16, 2012 Longrider 12

They just won’t stop, will they? Families of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster have announced they are to seek new inquests. One of the […]

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Apple Patent Stuff

September 16, 2012 Longrider 6

Apple are vigorously pursuing Motorola (Google) through the German courts as well as their recent victory over Samsung. I can’t say that I much like […]

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Chutzpah

September 13, 2012 Longrider 7

Jack Straw: But Labour’s Mr Straw said the then Conservative government was complicit because they needed “partisan” support from the police. Words fail me. Tags: […]

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Idiot Apologies

September 12, 2012 Longrider 33

Apologising for someone else’s misdemeanours seems to be the flavour of the day these days. First we had the idiot Blair apologising for slavery –  […]

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#Octabber

September 10, 2012 Longrider 0

Following on from the Stoptober nonsense, I see that Pat Nurse is leading a counter movement. I am not a smoker. Indeed, a cigarette has […]