Me in the post office: "Do you sell stamps?"
Nonsense
Murphy
Meet Murphy, my new car. Murphy is an Audi A2 TDi SE, with: a 1400cc 3-cylinder inline, diesel engine incorporating an exhaust-gas turbocharger; pump injector direct injection with turbocharger engine management system; oxidisation catalytic converter; exhaust-gas recirculation; front wheel drive with electronic stability programme (ESP); hydraulically-operated single dry plate clutch with asbestos-free linings; 5-speed manual,… Continue reading Murphy
Stiff competition
Talking of homeopathic bullshit (which, if you remember, I recently was): iAfrica.com: Russian men seek sex salvation …Impaza is one of a new generation of medicines using homeopathic doses of antibodies to control the behaviour of certain molecules in the body. It takes effect earlier in the erection process than Viagra, stimulating the production of… Continue reading Stiff competition
The 'C' word
BBC: Pope presses EU on constitution Pope John Paul II has urged the European Union to include a recognition of Europe's Christian heritage in its first constitution, which is due to be signed next year. Let's see, Europe's Christian heritage: the cruisades, the Spanish Inquisition, papal infallibility, book burnings, witch trials, millennium cults, the belief… Continue reading The 'C' word
Diet
Text message from Carolyn: Do u remember that beetroot, pickle and ice-cream diet that u made me go on - the one that gave u heart failure? The really weird and frightening thing about this text message is that I honestly don't have the foggiest idea what the hell Carolyn is going on about. Nothing… Continue reading Diet
…and statistics
BBC: Burgled pensioners 'die early' Pensioners who are burgled are far more likely to die earlier than others of a similar age, a Home Office study suggests. The Home Office research, seen by BBC News, shows [my emphasis] burglary has a greater impact on the elderly than previously believed. Shame on you, BBC: you should… Continue reading …and statistics
On this rock I will build my church
BBC: Space impact 'saved Christianity' [23-Jun-03] Did a meteor over central Italy in AD 312 change the course of Roman and Christian history? A team of geologists believes it has found the incoming space rock's impact crater, and dating suggests its formation coincided with the celestial vision said to have converted a future Roman emperor… Continue reading On this rock I will build my church
Getting beyond a joke
Please, for once in your sad, inadequate, gullible lives, listen, you stupid, naïve dupes—homeopathy doesn't work; homeopathy can't work because it's pseudo-scientific bullshit. These charlatans are fobbing you off with snake oil and taking your money. It won't make your kids any better. You are being irresponsible with their welfare, and if the government really… Continue reading Getting beyond a joke
Give us this gay…
BBC: Gay bishop 'catastrophic move' Evangelical and conservative Anglicans have described the appointment of a gay bishop as "catastrophic" for the Church of England. Who'd have thought it? Evangelical and conservative Anglicans bashing the bishop together. Apparently, the bishop was once a bit of a loose canon.
Bra-dinage
Text message from Carolyn: Just noticed one of my bras hanging in an apple tree - slightly worrying! To which there could be only one reply: Are you sure it isn't a hammock? …OK, I admit it, my puerile sense of humour soon got the better of me, and I quickly fired off a second… Continue reading Bra-dinage