August 2007
9 posts
From hell's heart, I stab at thee →
Funny posters? I smiled at first but after a while I couldn’t help feel that they were modern fundametalism attempting to be something else and failing. As I looked at them it felt like the comedy equivalent of reading the Daily Mail, hence the Melville quote. But then isn’t that how all modern satire works, by taking bits of a picture and creating a meta-narrative? Creating a...
Gary Numan to appear in the Mighty Boosh →
According to a little news item on his website (Numan.co.uk) Gary has recorded a short cameo for the new series of the Mighty Boosh. This is good news because… I like Gary Numan I like the Mighty Boosh It means there is a new series of the Mighty Boosh on TV in November
The most perfect pop song ever... no discussion →
and it only got to number 10 in the charts, proof that everyone shouldn’t get the vote.
I just wanted to hold you in my arms →
Nuff said →
Numan and the Boosh don’t be diverted by Jazz funk
I am seriously considering ditching facebook →
In no relation to the link at the bottom of this post I am seriously considering ditching facebook. I am concerned that my profile appears on pages with advertisements from such companies as I would prefer not to be associated with… it works both ways capitalists! bbc news report
Mock the week →
Why do I laugh? Well I laughed at this so make your own mind up. And yes, I do think Frankie Boyle is funny :-)
Can I get a re... fund? (just in case you thought... →
Wondering whether I can get a refund on the BBC license. Watched Mock the Week on BBC 2 on Thursday 10th August where Hugh Dennis made several jokes about the Foot and Mouth outbreak. I then proceeded to listen to the Now show on Radio 4 where several of the same jokes were made. I feel short changed, although as I laughed at the same jokes on both occasions I suppose they can get away with it.
Giant spider safely removed from bath →
Woke up this morning and there in the bath (I didn’t wake up in the bathroom but it was the first room I went to) was a giant house spider - well it was quite big. I was tempted to leave it in the bath, after all it may have been there simply to have a wash, but to be honest I don’t buy Lynx Shower Gel for anyone to use and so I had to act (if only I was as talented as Ross Kemp)....
