Plain talking from a general
Dec/06
The wonder of free speech allows for all sorts of points of view. Over at the F15 forums, they have plenty of enlightening things to say about guns. The peaceful intent behind hunting and target shooting and the gentlemanly conduct of sub-machine gun aficionados seems a trifle undermined though, by their "motto" from General Patten.
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
- General George S. Patton, Jr
Peace, fellas!
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Upscale advertising barn
Dec/06
Another gem by Cliff Michaels.
Around Christmas, when people spend millions on the High street and swamp upmarket malls looking for deals, let's hear it for the little guys.
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Builder's bum cracks me up
Dec/06
This post, lost in a crash, was inspired by a clever blogger over at Random Encounters of We She was clearly writing as a means of therapy to get over the trauma of plumber-, poolman- and biker-crack experiences. In the UK they refer to such bottom cleavage as builder's bum. It is equally unpleasant on either side of the Atlantic. We
Scary happenings at Jersey shore?
Dec/06
This boardwalk in Wildwood South Jersey looks so welcoming. But there is a weird feeling about the place, especially now the tourists are huddled up at home miles away. It looks like a scary theatre, and a masked character from Scoobey Doo is about ready to jump out on the unsuspecting.
By August of course, the scene will be flooded with tourists and the scariest thing will be the quantity of pizza and fudge consumed by the hordes.
Modern art - Skokie sculpture!
Dec/06
Whenever you need some artistic inspiration or just feel like giving your retina a good work out, try the sculpture slideshow from good ole Skokie, Illinois. We give a quick resumé of the highlights.
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Where is the red light?
Nov/06
US kids enrolled to reduce fuel bills
Nov/06
This was taken in Amish country, surprise, surprise. Known for their rejection of all things modern, the master carpenters prefer to stick to the past. This sort of gainful employment will clearly do the kid good, getting him fit for work in later life. On a more global scale, he has also cut emissions by a couple of buckets of manure a day - the old horse he replaced was carved up for dog meat.
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Another piece of London bridges the gap
Nov/06
To the untrained eye you see a genuine red English phone box, or "kiosk" as they like to be called elsewhere. There is a genuine London place name painted on it. And god bless her majesty, the crown emblem looks in mighty fine shape too. But it isn't genuine, and below we will explain why. But first a little history lesson!
Guy Fawkes encourages delinquency
Nov/06
This fave Creative Commons photo from Flickr member, Wordridden, got me nostalging over the ludicrous celebration that is Bonfire Night in the UK .
The Monaco Eye bites back!
Oct/06
Earlier in October we did a report on the tall ships regatta in Saint Tropez, France. The ships were great, but we were sort of taking the piss out of the nouveau riche onlookers. Also we couldn't help but squirm at the totally loaded older dudes with young girlies on their arms. So what, you may ask!
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French roads rip-off
Jan/06
Imagine you have been driving through Spain without a care in the world, and then you cross over the border into France on the main autoroutes connecting Irun with Toulouse. In one horrible moment the cost of fuel just went up 30% and the spectre of toll booths looms every few kilometers.
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Reasons to hate the French
Jan/06
The French smell, Americans are loud, Chinese are communists, British are perfect - these are all typical cliché-ed ideas with little or no substance, so the French, Americans, and Chinese would have us believe.
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French trains not TGV slick
Jan/06
Talk French trains and you think TGV, a 200mph hi-tech super luxury service running like a metronome. However, our experience of a French train was slightly different.
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England soccer goalie howlers
Jan/06
Last night, Paul Robinson, the last line of English defence against Croatia, took a swing at a gentle backpass from one of his team mates. He missed the ball completely. By the time the skin-headed super agile athlete could think, "Duh, I better turn round and pick the bloody thing up!" the ball had rolled into the back of his net
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Spanish gold upsets Miami courts
Jan/06
The defence lawyer's case fell like a lead balloon. His defendant, Joselito Santo, a Catalan goldsmith was caught up in a legal dispute in America - in Miami, to be precise - and was not going to be finding anything funny about the verdict.
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