Whit Monday in France
President Chirac decided that the Whit Monday holiday should be abolished in France. It has back-fired somewhat as the French ignore his decree give him a […]
Humour
If You’re Going To Get It Wrong…
The BBC interviewed the wrong man for an programme on music downloading: IT WAS not until midway through the live television interview that the BBC […]
Crucifixion? No Thanks
The Easter celebrations in the Philippines have a somewhat gruesome aspect to them. They involve young men re-enacting the crucifixion. For authenticity, this involve real […]
Pessimistic Outlook
Over at The England Project, a somewhat pessimistic variation on the seven ages of man. It’s a short piece but do pop over and have a […]
Why Do Politicians Always Disappoint?
Neil Harding asks “must politicians disappoint?” Good question. Not one that I’m too worried about as politicians have never disappointed me; they have always managed to live […]
Pas à l’anglais
Si vous voulez faire un imbécile de vous-même, pourquoi ne pas donner l’ assaut àhors d’une réunion parce qu’un délégué veut employer l’anglais parce […]
Invasion of the Frog
France is suffering from an invasion of frogs. The French are now attempting to cull the critters. The French Wildlife Agency has hunters tracking down […]
Er….Beam Me up?
There’s a right to-do going on in Scotland at the moment. Linlithgow council has announced plans to commemorate Montgomery Scott, chief engineer of the USS […]
The Cursing Stone of Carlisle
Sometimes, you’ve just got to wonder at people. I mean, really… Otherwise intelligent folk throw reason to the wind when faced with a good old […]
Isaac Newton and the Catflap
I was watching an interesting programme on the history channel this morning over breakfast – Local Heroes. According to Adam Hart-Davis, Isaac Newton became distracted […]