Except, They Ain’t Actually Crimes
The number of alleged crimes involving Facebook and Twitter has increased nearly eight-fold in four years, according to police figures. There were 653 people charged […]
Month: December 2012
A Parting of the Ways
It is with some sadness that I am severing my links with OoL Internal differences of opinion about the direction the site has been taking make […]
Thunderbirds Are Gone
A little bit of my childhood just died. Tags: Gerry+Anderson, Thunderbirds
Fake Charities
Christina Odone discusses charity in the tellytubbygiraffe. Like Eric Pickles a day or so ago, she acknowledges what some of us have been saying for […]
Who’s Stupid?
Piers Morgan, it would seem. The man always was an obnoxious, poisonous little shit, but he appears to have outdone himself this time. A petition […]
Into the Public Consciousness
Via Chris Snowdon, I am made aware of this document from Eric Pickles. Down at number 37 on his list of recommendations for saving money […]
The Tax Man Cometh
Yes, I got one of these this morning. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is sending hundreds of thousands of taxpayers an unwelcome letter this Christmas […]
Thou Shalt Not Question
Paul Daniels has committed the ultimate crime of the new orthodoxy, he has dared to question. Daniels, 74, was accused of “belittling” the victims after […]
The Carrots Complain
The BBC and Mensa have both apologised after a leading member of the society called anyone with an IQ below 60 a “carrot” live on […]