williamthebloody (He/Him) ⋅ 48 ⋅
Going grey Scot living in England. Music fan. More than likely wittering on about stuff you don't care about
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Junkies reunited as sequel gets go-ahead in OD
MICHAEL HOWIE AND KEVIN SCHOFIELD ITS portrayal of the lives of heroin addicts in Scotland’s capital was the unlikely smash that put the country on the movie-making map and brought internationa...
Australia censors terrorism books in OD
By Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney The Australian government has announced plans to outlaw material that advocates terrorism – a move designed to tighten its already strict censorship rules. Book...
Argh! I’m melting! in OD
Seriously, when will the weather learn? I’m from Aberdeen, I don’t do heat. It’s bloody ridiculous. I’m sweating like a small nun in a penguin shoot here. Last ever Life on Mars was on Tuesd...
Calls for East Timor vote recount in OD
East Timor’s prime minister has joined calls for a recount of votes from the first presidential election round. Jose Ramos-Horta, a candidate in the election, said he was concerned by allegatio...
Political youtube stuff in OD
If this had continued much longer, I swear O’Reilly’s head would have exploded: How a bill becomes a law: How democracy really works: And finally, from Bremner, Bird and Fortune, Gordon h...
Scientists’ ‘perfect’ bacon butty in OD
Scientists have created a mathematical formula of how to make the perfect bacon butty. Experts at Leeds University discovered the secret to the ideal sandwich lay in how crispy and crunchy rash...
E Timor holds presidential polls in OD
Voting has taken place in East Timor’s first presidential election since independence from Indonesia in 2002. Many are hoping the vote will help resolve political tensions and instability in t...
Another interesting experience in OD
I seem to be collecting those recently. Not really TMI, but those people who are squeamish may want to miss this bit of this entry out. Just scroll down til you see this: ~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬~¬...
Hello, I’m Maurice. I’ll be saving your life today in OD
Yeah. Would explain the title but y’all would think I’m mad(der than usual). So, yeah. Not been up to much recently. New Dr Who started on Satuday. Yay! (And how good was Martha? Methinks...
Carry On quip tops one-liner poll in OD
Kenneth Williams’ Carry On pun “Infamy! Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me!” from Carry on Cleo has been voted the funniest one-liner in film history. A Sky Movies poll of 1,000 UK film fans ...
Democrats move to cut Bush’s war funding… in OD
AlterNet …if Iraq withdrawal vetoed By Bob Geiger Posted on April 2, 2007, Printed on April 2, 2007 http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/50044/ The White House and Republican leaders may thi...
British TV adverts! in OD
*WARNING* Youtube heavy entry *WARNING* So, after the seriousness of the last entry (and I sincerely want to thank everyone for their amazing notes) it’s time for some fun. Now, after exposing...
EMI takes locks off music tracks in OD
Music giant EMI is taking software locks off its digital music sold via download sites such as iTunes. The “premium” versions of EMI tracks will lack the digital locks common to songs available...
Theme entry. in OD
This weeks theme question is: What is the one thing most people don’t know about you? I could answer this by speaking abiout things that I haven’t spoken about in here before. Things that I h...
Yesterday it was a friends birthday. The night started in the union where we had fun with the English making fun of us Scots and us responding in kind. Then a heap of us moved through to the c...
Couple of songs *EDIT* in OD
What We Call The News: What We Call the News | Send To Friends | Funny Animations at JibJab And Sad Kermit: Will *EDIT* You Can’t Rap!
The Equal Rights Amendment is back in OD
By Melissa McEwan Posted on March 28, 2007, Printed on March 29, 2007 http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/mcewan/49860/ Oh. Mah. Gawd. Twenty-five-years after it failed to be ratified by three-qua...
Mars actor attacks TV’s ‘fools’ in OD
Life on Mars actor Philip Glenister has described the British TV industry as “screwed up” and run by “a lot of fools” who put “fame ahead of talent”. The actor claimed soaps were frequently “ch...
Kerry shipmates, Dodd come out strong against… in OD
…swift-boat donor nomination By Bob Geiger Posted on March 27, 2007, Printed on March 28, 2007 http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/geiger/49837/ It shouldn’t take this much work to stand up for th...
Serenity test in OD
Your results: You are Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 65% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 60% Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 55% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 55% Zoe Washburne (Seco...
Randomness *EDIT* in OD
Yup, it’s going to be one of those entries. Lame excuse of the week: the BBC blaming the falure of Castaway on the phone in thing. They claim that any show with a phone in element is being tre...
Ananova quirkies in OD
Crossing the (fake) border A new theme park gives thrill-seekers the chance to play at being desperate Mexicans trying to illegally cross the border to the US. Visitors to the Parque EcoAlber...
Cultures clash in cinema history in OD
Greig Watson Entertainment reporter, BBC News As the blood sprays and body parts are scattered in the sword and sandal blockbuster 300, the first thought on your mind may not be “have they got ...
File under: hmmmm, interesting in OD
So, last night was in the union for a bit. Had a couple of pints, read the paper, wind up some England fans after their and Scotland’s respective results. Got into a conversation with some fri...
British TV! in OD
*WARNING* Very youtube heavy entry* So, after the notes I got on my last entry, I thought I’d introduce you lovely lot to some of the stuff that passes for TV in this fair land*. So, here we g...
