From the Hounds of Hell to topiary

Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 22:57 | Category : Humour, personal stuff
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One of my neighbours has bought a dog. I’m sure they love it, and I’m sure it’s delightful if you get to know it, but, it is still, quite possibly, the single Most Annoying Dog on the Planet.
I was going to say it yaps, but that doesn’t adequately convey the unique hideousness of the [...]

Meet Britain’s Most Stupid

A couple of days ago, a friend of a friend on Facebook asked me about the reaction in the UK to the protests against US president Barack Obama. I had to tell him we found it quite perplexing; we’ve never had a prime minister subjected to such a degree of vitriol. It would be [...]

An Ode to Peter Mandelson

Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 19:20 | Category : Politicians, Politics, poetry
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I’m a little confused about Peter Mandelson. Well, not him as a person – although I do find him creepy  – no, I’m wondering why he’s allowed to tell us all what to do when, the last time I checked, he hadn’t actually been elected. Am I correct in thinking, he was given a [...]