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An Open Letter to the President
An Open Letter to the President of the United States of America Mr. Bush: Good morning sir. Like you, I am a father and an American. Like you, I consider myself a patriot. Like you, I was ho...
More trouble for Disney
Artist’s Estate Sues Disney Over Origins of Epcot Theme Park The Associated Press Published: Nov 19, 2002 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – An artist’s estate sued Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday, claiming th...
The evil entry (look at the number)
Dr. Niles Crane: She’s the Devil, Frasier. Run fast, run far. Fraiser God: The Devil and I have a deal: I get them until they’re 12, he gets them until they’re 20. God, The Devil and Bob Dr....
Danish radio station hires pigs
From Ananova A radio station in Denmark has hired two pigs to help them celebrate Christmas. The Japanese pot-bellied pigs have been hired by P3. The pair will wander around the station for t...
Yoinked from Karma Girl
Pets: One dog Piercings: Toungue. I used to have my ear pierces years ago. Tattooes: Not yet. But I plan to have the Chinese for vampire tattooed onto my right shoulder blade. Bed time: Ab...
Austria launches bid for Mickey Mouse copyright
From Ananova. Austria has launched a tongue-in-cheek attempt to claim the Mickey Mouse copyright after discovering a picture of the Disney character on a medieval fresco. The 700-year-old Aust...
Heroic Failures
These taken from The Return Of Heroic Failures by Stephen Pile. Fastest Failure in a Driving Test Untill recently the world record was held by Mrs Helen Ireland of Auburn, CA, who failed her d...
Hello.
I’m back full time after finally getting my internet access sorted out. So prepare for some insanity :¬) Though, to be honest I can’t think of anything to say. It’s graduation week at Uni thi...
I’m not dead! Really, I’m not!
Sorry I have not written here for a while. Bloody university bloody library messed up my internet access. Wankers. So I’m in an internet cafe at the moment. Uni’s fine. Still wish they had ...
Proud to be Brit muslim
JOE AHMED-DOBSON, the son of former Labour Cabinet Minister Frank Dobson, converted to Islam five years ago. Here the 26-year-old tells The Sun how ordinary Muslims condemn the events of Septe...
An ethical question for you.
Watching Ally McBeal last night, an interesting ethical question was put. I want to know what you think. A prisoner, serving life for murdering his wife, has a daughter who needs a heart trans...
The Spikes 2002
Just over 1 year ago, I held my first awards ceremony. So, time to do so again. Sit tight, ladies and gentle men. It is time for: The Spikes 2002! Best Scottish diarist:The competiton for t...
A FRIENDLY WORD WITH UNCLE SAM
THE British should be against a war with Iraq not because we are America’s enemies but because we are its friends. Almost one year on from the atrocities of September 11 and the Saudi Arabian a...
And I would walk 500 miles…
Well, OK. More like 12km. Buyt more on that later. On Friday I dragged Karen to a rock night. Shock number 1 for her was when she saw I had painted my nails. Shock number 2 was when she got...
Roy Keane Rhapsody
(…to the tune of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody) Oh dear, I just kicked a manTheres a screw loose in my head,I went and tried to break his leg,Bugger, the seasons just begun,But now, I’ve gone and ...
Teachers criticise BNP school poster campaign
By Ananova The British National Party has launched a competition inviting children to design a poster on the theme that “racism cuts both ways”. It offers a computer game as the prize for the ...
All change
OK be honest. How many of you were confused? Honestly now? Anyhoo, how are you guys? I’m OK. Only a couple of weeks until I go back to Uni and me and Karen are separated. Neither of us are...
10 ways to be the office weirdo
1. While making tea or coffee make the sound of a perculator. 2. When people shake your hand smell it afterwards. 3. Grin and laugh everytime you go into the toilet. 4. Get a bell for your d...
This could possibly be…
…the best law suit ever. Ever. Never mind the law suits mentioned in my last entry. I found out about this while looking round The Smoking Gun website And I had to share it. After laughing ...
THE STELLA AWARDS
Crackpot jackpot winners Donna Watson WE’VE had some really crazy compensation claims in Scotland recently. From the postie who sued Consignia for £5000 when he became too depressed for work ...
Aaron Sorkin is…
…possibly the greatest screenwriter at the moment. It’s a toss up between him and Joss Whedon. You may remember the last West Wing quote I posted here. Well, I now bring you what, for my mone...
PTC best and worst
And now onto my favourite TV watchdogs. American group the Parents Television Council, who think they have the right to tell you what you can and cannot watch, have released their lists of thei...
Hey ho.
How is everybody? I’m fine. Things are going well with Karen. I’ve met her folks, she’s met my mother. Her son chased my dog. It’s getting closer and closer to me going back down to Middles...
Over Jim’s dead body
Big companies would pay a fortune to use Doors’ songs in their adverts. But Jim Morrison swore that the band would never sell out, and drummer John Densmore is determined to keep the singer’s sp...
Over Jim’s dead body 2
If you knew me back in the 60s, you might say that this rant is hypocritical, me having had the name Jaguar John back then. I had the first XJ-6 when they came out, long before the car became po...
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All my old OD entries