The UK's first atheist advertising campaign is underway. Partly sponsored by the Master of Delusion Richard Dawking, the slogan reads 'Theres probably no god, now stop worrying and enjoy your life'.
Surely, given that its written by an atheist, the word 'probably' should be taken out and replaced with 'definitely' - or are they just hedging their bets??
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/21/religion-advertising>
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Sunday, 5 October 2008
Its not 'What You Say'............
Peter Mandelson is going to be standing 'side by side' with the Prime Minister. Not before time the overused phrase 'shoulder to shoulder', so popular of post 9/11 politicians has been ousted.
For the Master of the Dark Arts though, this new way of standing will afford him a better view of the shoulder blades and rather cleverly, gives him a choice of hands with which to swing the knife.
For the Master of the Dark Arts though, this new way of standing will afford him a better view of the shoulder blades and rather cleverly, gives him a choice of hands with which to swing the knife.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Women Beware - Only In America
Of all the women in the US, couldnt it have been possible to find someone who is not an anti abortionist,a creationalist and maybe one who is'nt in denial as far as man made climate change is concerned, as a possible candidate for the vice presidency. The big oil companies must be very pleased though. Oh, and doesnt she come from Alaska? And isnt that where there is quite a bit of drilling going on?
Sunday, 17 August 2008
When Did Human Rights Records Begin?
Who keeps the records? Are they logging absolutely everything? And, whose got the best record and who has the worst? And why does American and the UK automatically think that they have such a great record that they can criticise others for theirs.
George Bush, not known for his understanding of the meaning of the word 'irony', obviously thinks that records began quite recently, thereby avoiding all mention of Hiroshima, Iraq, the funding of Osama Bin Laden by the C.I.A., and Guantanamo - to name a few - and since the 'War on Terror' it would appear that records arent being kept at all.
For Britain, records start somewhere in the eighties, after Mrs Thatcher started to go completely loopy and have tea parties with Pinochet & pull in favours from friends to get her son jobs with various arms companies. And of course, after she started shipping suspicious looking pipes to Iraq.
For the whole of the European Union,there is a clean slate from the introduction of the euro.
For anyone not in the Union, an on-going record is being kept to be used against whichever country wants to join next as a reason for not allowing them to do so.
Russia, a bit like America tends not to bother keeping a record, mainly because they dont see the need.
You have to hand it to the main players on the world's political stage, they have the shortest memories of any humans on the planet.
George Bush, not known for his understanding of the meaning of the word 'irony', obviously thinks that records began quite recently, thereby avoiding all mention of Hiroshima, Iraq, the funding of Osama Bin Laden by the C.I.A., and Guantanamo - to name a few - and since the 'War on Terror' it would appear that records arent being kept at all.
For Britain, records start somewhere in the eighties, after Mrs Thatcher started to go completely loopy and have tea parties with Pinochet & pull in favours from friends to get her son jobs with various arms companies. And of course, after she started shipping suspicious looking pipes to Iraq.
For the whole of the European Union,there is a clean slate from the introduction of the euro.
For anyone not in the Union, an on-going record is being kept to be used against whichever country wants to join next as a reason for not allowing them to do so.
Russia, a bit like America tends not to bother keeping a record, mainly because they dont see the need.
You have to hand it to the main players on the world's political stage, they have the shortest memories of any humans on the planet.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
New Conspiracy Theories For A New Age
Lets face it - Phil the Greek is never going to admit to organising the hit on Diana - the CIA arent going to admit to rubbing out JFK, and there is about as much chance of George Bush admitting the moon landings were faked, as Posh Spice promoting healthy eating, so…………lets have some new subjects to get the theorists salivating.
ROYAL LOVE CHILD:
Look no further than photographs of Paul Burrell and Prince Harry side by side to see the resemblance and the reason for Mr Burells quick flight to America. He has cleverly managed to appease 'The Firm' by halting further revelations, avoided
committing perjury and at the same time stayed loyal to Di.
UK FLOODING:
Given that many of the areas under water have only experienced this sort of devastation since the creation of the private water companies, it would seem to be a fair assumption that there is a connection between privatisation and flooding.
It was no secret in the mid nineties, that Thames Water was pumping millions of gallons of water out of the Thames, and selling it to other areas.
This particular conspiracy theory is based on the assumption that in doing this, the water tables must be suffering some sort of altering effect.
OIL:
The oil has definitely almost run out and will cease to exist very soon - Texas oil companies are standing by with a previously withheld new fuel for engines. Why else would America finally be starting to concede that global warming is indeed a threat.
WATCHERS:
The possibility of the existence of a resistance movement, set up to tackle the ever increasing threat to our freedom of speech by establishing counter listening posts to monitor secret government activity - after all, why should ‘they’ be the only ones snooping on the activities of private citizens? - maybe its about time someone struck back by listening to the listeners.
FOREVER YOUNG:
The answer to eternal youth has been discovered already and is already being used by members of an elite secret society hell bent on first, world chaos, but with the ultimate goal of taking over key positions of power in various governments and then, YES, world domination!
Its is believed that prominent Catholics, members of parliament, heads of organisations such as the police and judiciary, and global company directors are among the members.
COLD CURE:
A cure for the common cold was invented decades ago, but the pharmaceutical industry cant afford the losses if it was ever allowed to go on sale. Billions of dollars world-wide is spent each year on basic remedies such as Asprin, Paracetamol, and decongestant powders.
MYRA HINDLEY:
It did seem a tad coincidental that she should manage to expire just as a major row about her possible release had broken out.
It is believed that although she had served her sentence, it would have been political suicide for any Home Secretary to free her.
The theory is that she is living out her days somewhere sunny under an assumed name.
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS:
Has anyone out there ever had personal dealings with any of the companies that actually take the photos?
Each year, every child in the country is photographed and the negatives are never released. There then comes the best of all scams - the sale back to the parents of the prints. Thousands of gullible parents are paying for the surveillance of their own offspring. Ingenious!!
ROYAL LOVE CHILD:
Look no further than photographs of Paul Burrell and Prince Harry side by side to see the resemblance and the reason for Mr Burells quick flight to America. He has cleverly managed to appease 'The Firm' by halting further revelations, avoided
committing perjury and at the same time stayed loyal to Di.
UK FLOODING:
Given that many of the areas under water have only experienced this sort of devastation since the creation of the private water companies, it would seem to be a fair assumption that there is a connection between privatisation and flooding.
It was no secret in the mid nineties, that Thames Water was pumping millions of gallons of water out of the Thames, and selling it to other areas.
This particular conspiracy theory is based on the assumption that in doing this, the water tables must be suffering some sort of altering effect.
OIL:
The oil has definitely almost run out and will cease to exist very soon - Texas oil companies are standing by with a previously withheld new fuel for engines. Why else would America finally be starting to concede that global warming is indeed a threat.
WATCHERS:
The possibility of the existence of a resistance movement, set up to tackle the ever increasing threat to our freedom of speech by establishing counter listening posts to monitor secret government activity - after all, why should ‘they’ be the only ones snooping on the activities of private citizens? - maybe its about time someone struck back by listening to the listeners.
FOREVER YOUNG:
The answer to eternal youth has been discovered already and is already being used by members of an elite secret society hell bent on first, world chaos, but with the ultimate goal of taking over key positions of power in various governments and then, YES, world domination!
Its is believed that prominent Catholics, members of parliament, heads of organisations such as the police and judiciary, and global company directors are among the members.
COLD CURE:
A cure for the common cold was invented decades ago, but the pharmaceutical industry cant afford the losses if it was ever allowed to go on sale. Billions of dollars world-wide is spent each year on basic remedies such as Asprin, Paracetamol, and decongestant powders.
MYRA HINDLEY:
It did seem a tad coincidental that she should manage to expire just as a major row about her possible release had broken out.
It is believed that although she had served her sentence, it would have been political suicide for any Home Secretary to free her.
The theory is that she is living out her days somewhere sunny under an assumed name.
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS:
Has anyone out there ever had personal dealings with any of the companies that actually take the photos?
Each year, every child in the country is photographed and the negatives are never released. There then comes the best of all scams - the sale back to the parents of the prints. Thousands of gullible parents are paying for the surveillance of their own offspring. Ingenious!!
Anyone For Canoeing?
What does it say about a country whose justice system lets terrorists out of prison early to make room for new offenders - allows child molester's and drunken drivers who have slaughtered people, to walk free with suspended sentences - but gives a 6 year prison term each to a housewife and her hubby for defrauding an insurance company?
Thursday, 15 May 2008
More Politicians Like This, Please
John Prescott was at a Westminster reception this
> week. He walked in late, told Andrew Robathan MP to
> "fuck off" and then said to The Telegraph's Mandrake
> columnist "Aren't you that cock from Sky News?"
> week. He walked in late, told Andrew Robathan MP to
> "fuck off" and then said to The Telegraph's Mandrake
> columnist "Aren't you that cock from Sky News?"
Monday, 12 May 2008
Alternatively
A Burmese Aid convoy is being held up in Oklahoma, while immigration authorities check into the visas of respresentatives.
Rushing to the aid of victims of the recent Tornado, in which 18 people have lost their lives, the Burmese efforts at bringing relief to the people of Oklhoma have been frustrated by American red tape.
'We are at a lost to understand why we cant just enter the country and take our food parcels to the victims' said a spokesperson.
Rushing to the aid of victims of the recent Tornado, in which 18 people have lost their lives, the Burmese efforts at bringing relief to the people of Oklhoma have been frustrated by American red tape.
'We are at a lost to understand why we cant just enter the country and take our food parcels to the victims' said a spokesperson.
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Early Release for Good Behavior:
A big round of applause for Jack Straw who has promised, belatedly, to get to grips with the prison service by seeing to it that no more potential terrorists will be released early to help with prison overcrowding. Thank goodness for that!
I for one was so relieved to hear him say it.
Of course, we shall just have to wait and see if the recently, prematurely released inmate who was found in posession of blueprints for missiles, goes on to blow anything up. The House of Commons maybe?
I for one was so relieved to hear him say it.
Of course, we shall just have to wait and see if the recently, prematurely released inmate who was found in posession of blueprints for missiles, goes on to blow anything up. The House of Commons maybe?
Monday, 31 March 2008
Princess Di Inquest
No surprises there then!!
So............ there is no proof that MI6 had carried out a 'hit' on Phil's orders!
I for one dont suppose that the average hit-man would be much good at his job if he were to leave a trail of evidence leading right back to his own front door, or that of Buck Palace!
The biggest surprise would have been if the coroner give a 'murder' verdict.
There may be a lack of evidence to back up all the conspiracy theories, but there certainly wont be a lack of questions left without satisfactory answers.
A future queen of our country died in, to say the least, odd circumstances and its taken 10 years to hold an inquest, with two coroners resigning from handling the case along the way - why?
The bodyguard who 'cant remember anything', agrees with the verdict!! how did that happen?
Perhaps governments get the conspiracy theorists that they deserve.
So............ there is no proof that MI6 had carried out a 'hit' on Phil's orders!
I for one dont suppose that the average hit-man would be much good at his job if he were to leave a trail of evidence leading right back to his own front door, or that of Buck Palace!
The biggest surprise would have been if the coroner give a 'murder' verdict.
There may be a lack of evidence to back up all the conspiracy theories, but there certainly wont be a lack of questions left without satisfactory answers.
A future queen of our country died in, to say the least, odd circumstances and its taken 10 years to hold an inquest, with two coroners resigning from handling the case along the way - why?
The bodyguard who 'cant remember anything', agrees with the verdict!! how did that happen?
Perhaps governments get the conspiracy theorists that they deserve.
Thursday, 27 March 2008
In A Perfect World: Here Could Be The News Headlines:
A file has been sent to the C.P.S after a verdict of unlawful killing was returned by the coroner investigating the death of Princess Diana.
There are reports that the arrests of high ranking members of an elite MI6 taskforce, along with The Queen and Prince Phillip are about to be carried out - it has to be said that these rumours are being hotly denied, but have instigated a media frenzy nonetheless/
There are reports that the arrests of high ranking members of an elite MI6 taskforce, along with The Queen and Prince Phillip are about to be carried out - it has to be said that these rumours are being hotly denied, but have instigated a media frenzy nonetheless/
Hypocritical Mass
Why has it taken the Olympics to bring the suffering of the Tibetan people so sharply into focus?
In the great scope of things, does Tibet differ from all the countries that have land occupied illegally by Israel?
It cant be denied that the behaviour of the Chinese gorvernment is appalling, but isnt it hypocritical of foreign sympathisers of the monks in Tibet, to demand world intervention in Chinese policies, whilst condemning intervention in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan?
The reaction worldwide to the situation there raises many questions and also highlights this hypocracy nicely.
If its not alright for anti-Iraq, anti Israel & G8 protesters to riot, why is it alright for Tibetan Monks?
If China asked the UN to send an envoy to the United States to plead for the freedom of Guantanamo Bay inmates, what would the response from Washington be?
Who are America and Britain to criticise the human rights record of other countries whilst blithely colluding in carrying out the conveniently forgotten 'extraordinary rendition' project.
Up is Down, Black is White, and nothing is what it seems…………
It must all come down to resources - which country has what mineral, which pipeline goes across who’s borders.
We measure human suffering and whether to do anything about it, by what’s in it for us. We have become experts in human bean-counting. The issue of Tibet scores brownie points for British M.P.'s, Burma has gas, Iraq has oil - Therefore if the people's of these countries want to revolt, we will help them.
Countries that have nothing or, have things we can do without (Zimbabwe) we will forget about or, at most, introduce a few meaningless sanctions to keep the more vocal critics happy. And so it goes on.
I think it was Orwell who said, 'in a time of universal deceit, one man speaking the truth is an act of revolution'? Presumably though, that is as long as 'one man' is speaking the truth about a government we don’t like - if he isn’t, he wont be heard.
In the great scope of things, does Tibet differ from all the countries that have land occupied illegally by Israel?
It cant be denied that the behaviour of the Chinese gorvernment is appalling, but isnt it hypocritical of foreign sympathisers of the monks in Tibet, to demand world intervention in Chinese policies, whilst condemning intervention in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan?
The reaction worldwide to the situation there raises many questions and also highlights this hypocracy nicely.
If its not alright for anti-Iraq, anti Israel & G8 protesters to riot, why is it alright for Tibetan Monks?
If China asked the UN to send an envoy to the United States to plead for the freedom of Guantanamo Bay inmates, what would the response from Washington be?
Who are America and Britain to criticise the human rights record of other countries whilst blithely colluding in carrying out the conveniently forgotten 'extraordinary rendition' project.
Up is Down, Black is White, and nothing is what it seems…………
It must all come down to resources - which country has what mineral, which pipeline goes across who’s borders.
We measure human suffering and whether to do anything about it, by what’s in it for us. We have become experts in human bean-counting. The issue of Tibet scores brownie points for British M.P.'s, Burma has gas, Iraq has oil - Therefore if the people's of these countries want to revolt, we will help them.
Countries that have nothing or, have things we can do without (Zimbabwe) we will forget about or, at most, introduce a few meaningless sanctions to keep the more vocal critics happy. And so it goes on.
I think it was Orwell who said, 'in a time of universal deceit, one man speaking the truth is an act of revolution'? Presumably though, that is as long as 'one man' is speaking the truth about a government we don’t like - if he isn’t, he wont be heard.
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Something In The Air
What is this recent obscession with perfume?
Endless ads, insulting the intelligence of every female on the planet, for room fresheners.
'Aroma' has become the new 'hygene' - if it smells nice, then it must to be clean!!
It seems that everything now has to smell of something other than what it is supposed to.
Carpets, fabrics, cars - fragrances to mask everything from pets to sweat - feet to fish. Armies of stepford wives convinced into paying a fortune on a weekly basis to make sure their loos arent talking about them behind their backs!
Not content with being harangued into spraying every orifice to mask anything resembling a natural bodily odour, now it seems, we are threatened with having it piped into the air conditioning units of shopping malls to assault our nostrils while we are out buying the very stuff we have to mask the smell of in the first place!
It seems its not enough that we have to have our ears battered with the same compilation cd's in every damn shop we go into, we will now have the indignity of being fumigated with 'tropical island' or 'summer freshness' or some other misnamed stench.
Endless ads, insulting the intelligence of every female on the planet, for room fresheners.
'Aroma' has become the new 'hygene' - if it smells nice, then it must to be clean!!
It seems that everything now has to smell of something other than what it is supposed to.
Carpets, fabrics, cars - fragrances to mask everything from pets to sweat - feet to fish. Armies of stepford wives convinced into paying a fortune on a weekly basis to make sure their loos arent talking about them behind their backs!
Not content with being harangued into spraying every orifice to mask anything resembling a natural bodily odour, now it seems, we are threatened with having it piped into the air conditioning units of shopping malls to assault our nostrils while we are out buying the very stuff we have to mask the smell of in the first place!
It seems its not enough that we have to have our ears battered with the same compilation cd's in every damn shop we go into, we will now have the indignity of being fumigated with 'tropical island' or 'summer freshness' or some other misnamed stench.
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Boom Boom!
Look no further than the East Anglian Police's Hate Crimes unit, for a complete lack of logic in this world. They are currently to be found wasting valuable resources investigating an episode of Basil Brush, the scriptwriters of whom, saw fit to include a rather amusing piece on gypsies. This, in turn promted an angry response from a 'romany' spokesperson, who objected to the inference in the programme that it was a common habit amongst romany travellers to take items not belonging to them.
The irony being that at this moment in time, some 500 plus 'travellers' are illegally occupying - one could use the term 'stealing' - various pieces of privately owned land throughout East Anglia with the Police seemingly powerless to prosecute them.
Aside from anything else, why ARE they called 'travellers', when they seem to spend so much time fighting to stay static!
There is complete disregard for the law on our streets, the police have surrendered great swaths of the UK to local criminals and the only thing they can think of to get the 'crimes solved' figures up is to investigate a puppet fox!
It really is time that the Police were reminded, that they are public servants, and that they commanded more respect when they were a 'force' rather than a 'service'.
The irony being that at this moment in time, some 500 plus 'travellers' are illegally occupying - one could use the term 'stealing' - various pieces of privately owned land throughout East Anglia with the Police seemingly powerless to prosecute them.
Aside from anything else, why ARE they called 'travellers', when they seem to spend so much time fighting to stay static!
There is complete disregard for the law on our streets, the police have surrendered great swaths of the UK to local criminals and the only thing they can think of to get the 'crimes solved' figures up is to investigate a puppet fox!
It really is time that the Police were reminded, that they are public servants, and that they commanded more respect when they were a 'force' rather than a 'service'.
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Too Many Secrets:
A controversial idea has been put before a secret government quango recently. Leaked documents show plans to give every person in the UK a super-disc with the private and confidential details of the entire population on it .
The idea is that once everyone knows everything about everybody else, the cost of keeping such information private will be considerably cut.
A minister was quoted as saying ‘we think it’s a marvellous idea - we will no longer be held responsible when information goes missing, and it will mean less bad publicity, something weve been trying to avoid for some time'.
The idea is that once everyone knows everything about everybody else, the cost of keeping such information private will be considerably cut.
A minister was quoted as saying ‘we think it’s a marvellous idea - we will no longer be held responsible when information goes missing, and it will mean less bad publicity, something weve been trying to avoid for some time'.
Thursday, 6 March 2008
D.N.A
George Orwell must be rotating quietly in his coffin.
All the scary bits from 1984 have either been welcomed with open arms, or treated with a good deal of apathy by the populace. Big Brother is alive, well and rather than having been forced on the people by an evil regime, has been introduced slowly, willingly and become accepted as inevitable.
It isnt enough that we are give a number at birth - under a rather clever scheme called 'school portraits' we then have yearly photos taken, logging our development and which our parents are then conned into actually paying for! (Has anyone out there actually met someone who works for one of these photographic companies?)
We are given a national insurance number when we leave school. We then fall over ourselves in the rush to apply for passports, driver's licences, buy cars with personalised registration plates and, now, tracking devices (purely for 'insurance purposes',you understand).
We are photographed in almost every street we walk in, along every motorway we drive on and in every public building we enter - and if that wasnt enough, we may end up with our D.N.A. stored on yet another database which will be farmed out to some private company anywhere in the world, for processing and possible misplacing when one of their employee's has his/her laptop stolen.
The possibilities for chaos will be endless. A stolen cigarette butt or hair placed at the scene of a crime will become a nightmare for someone wrongly accused - whilst making it relatively easy for real criminals to implicate a person they dont like and walk free from court on the grounds of 'reasonable doubt'.
And what of the people who hold this information? Can we ever really trust any government? What happens when we have a government we really know we can't trust? Who are the people who will have access to the databases. Worse still, who will be able to just simply buy them?
If an American company can be given DVLA data as happened in a recent scandal, just who else will be able to purchase or process all this new information?
We sit watching c.c.tv footage of yet more criminals committing crime while being filmed by camera's that they know are there - seemingly oblivious to the obvious irony.
We will accept ID cards because we are told that they will help in the fight against terror - and we will do that despite the fact that most of the suspected terrorists that have been apprehended in the UK & America have been bona fide citizens complete with passports.
Just what will it take to make ordinary people sit up and call a halt to this - will we accept cameras in our homes? Our telephones tapped? Or has the moment passed and its now too late to stop any of it?
All the scary bits from 1984 have either been welcomed with open arms, or treated with a good deal of apathy by the populace. Big Brother is alive, well and rather than having been forced on the people by an evil regime, has been introduced slowly, willingly and become accepted as inevitable.
It isnt enough that we are give a number at birth - under a rather clever scheme called 'school portraits' we then have yearly photos taken, logging our development and which our parents are then conned into actually paying for! (Has anyone out there actually met someone who works for one of these photographic companies?)
We are given a national insurance number when we leave school. We then fall over ourselves in the rush to apply for passports, driver's licences, buy cars with personalised registration plates and, now, tracking devices (purely for 'insurance purposes',you understand).
We are photographed in almost every street we walk in, along every motorway we drive on and in every public building we enter - and if that wasnt enough, we may end up with our D.N.A. stored on yet another database which will be farmed out to some private company anywhere in the world, for processing and possible misplacing when one of their employee's has his/her laptop stolen.
The possibilities for chaos will be endless. A stolen cigarette butt or hair placed at the scene of a crime will become a nightmare for someone wrongly accused - whilst making it relatively easy for real criminals to implicate a person they dont like and walk free from court on the grounds of 'reasonable doubt'.
And what of the people who hold this information? Can we ever really trust any government? What happens when we have a government we really know we can't trust? Who are the people who will have access to the databases. Worse still, who will be able to just simply buy them?
If an American company can be given DVLA data as happened in a recent scandal, just who else will be able to purchase or process all this new information?
We sit watching c.c.tv footage of yet more criminals committing crime while being filmed by camera's that they know are there - seemingly oblivious to the obvious irony.
We will accept ID cards because we are told that they will help in the fight against terror - and we will do that despite the fact that most of the suspected terrorists that have been apprehended in the UK & America have been bona fide citizens complete with passports.
Just what will it take to make ordinary people sit up and call a halt to this - will we accept cameras in our homes? Our telephones tapped? Or has the moment passed and its now too late to stop any of it?
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
In A Perfect World: Here Could Be The News Headlines:
Declining to give a reason why it hasn’t been done before, despite being in a position to do so,Gordon Brown & the UN have today announced that the poppy fields of Afghanistan have been completely destroyed in a combined American and British Forces operation.
The crops, said to be responsible for at least 60% of the drugs on British Streets alone, were crop sprayed with an organic weedkiller. The money that up until now has been spent peace keeping, policing the trade and supplying arms to the war-torn country, has instead been given in subsidies to the local farmers.
A debate on stiffer penalities for celeb addicts has been put on the back-burner
The crops, said to be responsible for at least 60% of the drugs on British Streets alone, were crop sprayed with an organic weedkiller. The money that up until now has been spent peace keeping, policing the trade and supplying arms to the war-torn country, has instead been given in subsidies to the local farmers.
A debate on stiffer penalities for celeb addicts has been put on the back-burner
Thursday, 21 February 2008
In A Perfect World : Here Could Be The News Headlines:
A freak meteor storm in outer space has caused the debris from the recently shot down american satellite to alter its trajectory and it is now calculated to be heading directly for Washington.
An emergency conference has been called to discuss the possible effects of Hydrazine on the population.
All denials that the debris would not be harmful seem to have been retracted now that even the White House could be directly in the path of the falling space trash.
Rumours are also circulating that the satellite was not 'rogue', and that the sole reason for shooting it down in the first place was to test American military ability to do so - in answer to the Chinese who performed a similar feat over their own country some months ago(in other words, they got there first!)
An emergency conference has been called to discuss the possible effects of Hydrazine on the population.
All denials that the debris would not be harmful seem to have been retracted now that even the White House could be directly in the path of the falling space trash.
Rumours are also circulating that the satellite was not 'rogue', and that the sole reason for shooting it down in the first place was to test American military ability to do so - in answer to the Chinese who performed a similar feat over their own country some months ago(in other words, they got there first!)
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
And Now the News From Where You Live
Think of all the really good drama that has been produced over the last 50years. Now take off everything with an all english, completely able- bodied production crew and cast - and then ask if any of it would have been made if the form below had been in existence. This is a leaked memo from the B.B.C. to various production companies.
BBC Vision Programme On Screen Portrayal Form
BBC Vision is committed to promoting all kinds of diversity on and off-screen. As part of this commitment we require this form to be filled in for each BBC Vision production. The information you provide is purely for internal use and will allow BBC Vision to monitor on-screen portrayal of ethnic diversity and disability across all programmes.
Programme Title/Series Title:…………………………………………………………
Company name……………………………………………..
BBC Commissioning Executive:……………………………………………………
Cultural Diversity
Please indicate using the boxes below, how you perceive* the people appearing onscreen in your production:
· How many people were featured in the programme/series on screen in the different roles
· From which ethnic group do you believe they originate?
(Please write the number of people in the relevant box on each line)
*We are seeking to collect your perceptions of the ethnic mix of onscreen talent in your programme as this is likely to be representative of the audiences’ perceptions of the make up of your programme.
Lead Supporting/Contributors Presenter/Journalist
White
Black
Asian
Chinese
Mixed race
Other
Total
Disability
Please indicate number of disabled people you believe to be represented in the programme and their role (eg. presenter/reporter/interviewee, vox pop, contributor, contestant, lead/supporting actor or extra)
Number: ________________________
Role: ___________________________
Now ask yourself this:
If I were disabled, or from an ethnic minority, would i want to be employed purely to fulfill someone´s politically correct idea of a work quota?
Or would i want to be employed on merit?
BBC Vision Programme On Screen Portrayal Form
BBC Vision is committed to promoting all kinds of diversity on and off-screen. As part of this commitment we require this form to be filled in for each BBC Vision production. The information you provide is purely for internal use and will allow BBC Vision to monitor on-screen portrayal of ethnic diversity and disability across all programmes.
Programme Title/Series Title:…………………………………………………………
Company name……………………………………………..
BBC Commissioning Executive:……………………………………………………
Cultural Diversity
Please indicate using the boxes below, how you perceive* the people appearing onscreen in your production:
· How many people were featured in the programme/series on screen in the different roles
· From which ethnic group do you believe they originate?
(Please write the number of people in the relevant box on each line)
*We are seeking to collect your perceptions of the ethnic mix of onscreen talent in your programme as this is likely to be representative of the audiences’ perceptions of the make up of your programme.
Lead Supporting/Contributors Presenter/Journalist
White
Black
Asian
Chinese
Mixed race
Other
Total
Disability
Please indicate number of disabled people you believe to be represented in the programme and their role (eg. presenter/reporter/interviewee, vox pop, contributor, contestant, lead/supporting actor or extra)
Number: ________________________
Role: ___________________________
Now ask yourself this:
If I were disabled, or from an ethnic minority, would i want to be employed purely to fulfill someone´s politically correct idea of a work quota?
Or would i want to be employed on merit?
Friday, 15 February 2008
Calling all Ageing Billionaires and Rock Stars
To whom it may concern:
I am a reasonable looking (well, maybe a bit bit hard and calculating) blonde.
I'm english and an ex 'model'in my thirties. I have an evil sense of humour and I dont mind having sex with old men.
Ive been around the block a few times but i can be a bit transparent which is why i like my men gullible and on the wrong side of 60.
Ideally, i would like to get pregnant & married in a short space of time, and if a quick heart attack for hubby isnt on the cards then a divorce would have to be in order. Of course, i would like to make sure that a large settlement will be forthcoming - several million pounds should do nicely.
I would like the split to be easy, but as i have ideas above my station and want to become a lawyer, i will be able to defend myself if necessary.
References can be provided at www.exbeatletart.com
I am a reasonable looking (well, maybe a bit bit hard and calculating) blonde.
I'm english and an ex 'model'in my thirties. I have an evil sense of humour and I dont mind having sex with old men.
Ive been around the block a few times but i can be a bit transparent which is why i like my men gullible and on the wrong side of 60.
Ideally, i would like to get pregnant & married in a short space of time, and if a quick heart attack for hubby isnt on the cards then a divorce would have to be in order. Of course, i would like to make sure that a large settlement will be forthcoming - several million pounds should do nicely.
I would like the split to be easy, but as i have ideas above my station and want to become a lawyer, i will be able to defend myself if necessary.
References can be provided at www.exbeatletart.com
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Easy Nick's
What a relief that the Police have cut crime to such an extent they are now able to concentrate on real criminals and take the time to view the evidence with which to prosecute them.
Demanding to see the secretly filmed footage of Amy Winehouse’s latest lapse into a drug-induced oblivion, they clearly see the 'crime solved' rates soaring ever upwards.
Quite rightly, less important crimes such as murder, gun running, people trafficking, anti social behaviour, car theft, and armed robbery can now be put firmly on the back-burner whilst they give Ms. Winehouse the undivided attention of their best investigators.
I would like to suggest that they call up the helipcopters and armed response units at the same time and waste even more of tax-payers money on their own surveillance, as opposed to relying on Rupert Murdoch's.
That, of course, is when they are'nt busy parading around in matching white baseball caps demanding higher wages or interviewing anne robinson to see what she thinks about Welsh people.
Demanding to see the secretly filmed footage of Amy Winehouse’s latest lapse into a drug-induced oblivion, they clearly see the 'crime solved' rates soaring ever upwards.
Quite rightly, less important crimes such as murder, gun running, people trafficking, anti social behaviour, car theft, and armed robbery can now be put firmly on the back-burner whilst they give Ms. Winehouse the undivided attention of their best investigators.
I would like to suggest that they call up the helipcopters and armed response units at the same time and waste even more of tax-payers money on their own surveillance, as opposed to relying on Rupert Murdoch's.
That, of course, is when they are'nt busy parading around in matching white baseball caps demanding higher wages or interviewing anne robinson to see what she thinks about Welsh people.
Monday, 21 January 2008
What's So Special About Northern Rock?
At last!!! a financial rescue package has been made available for small private businesses who are experiencing difficulties staying afloat in these troubled times.
The government, with the personal attention of Gordon Brown himself, is obviously going to come to the rescue of all , with large cash sums and the help of businessmen such as Richard Branson.
I can now rest assured, that even though the Banks have already lent me more than my assets are worth - which makes no sense to my accountant - and that I have been trading insolvently - which is apparantly a crime, with Gordon giving me lots of money, and the taxpayer chipping in as well, my failing business can be turned around and the British economy saved at the same time.
The government, with the personal attention of Gordon Brown himself, is obviously going to come to the rescue of all , with large cash sums and the help of businessmen such as Richard Branson.
I can now rest assured, that even though the Banks have already lent me more than my assets are worth - which makes no sense to my accountant - and that I have been trading insolvently - which is apparantly a crime, with Gordon giving me lots of money, and the taxpayer chipping in as well, my failing business can be turned around and the British economy saved at the same time.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Hollywood Writers On Strike
This could be the opportunity that we amateurs have been waiting for. Perhaps we could step into the breach and tell it like it really is?
Perhaps now, 'The Hero' will have more than the requisite ‘24 hours’ to get himself out of trouble.
He will have more time, than whatever the timer is set at, to diffuse ‘the bomb‘.
He wont have to be framed and shot before he discovers who the ‘bad’ cop is - because he is the hero, he will know already.
He wont always get the girl.
He will be able to consign favourite phrases such as: 'lets DO this!' - 'weve got a situation here' - ‘I just got to get me one of those’ - ‘I’m getting too old for this shit‘ - ‘I’ve got a really bad feeling about this’ - & 'Nuke 'em, lets nuke the bastards'- to the dustbin where they belong.
America will cease to be ‘The Leaders of the Free World’ and they will cease to lay claim to having invented everything from the bikini (early Roman) to the jet engine ( Frank Whittle) to the Enigma machine (scientists at Bletchley Park - that’s in England) - and - most importantly, the second world war will have the correct start date (1939 and NOT 1942 when you yanks decided to join in!)
Perhaps they should'nt stay on strike for too long - we could get used to it!! On the other hand, it may re-educate the American cinema-going public.
Perhaps now, 'The Hero' will have more than the requisite ‘24 hours’ to get himself out of trouble.
He will have more time, than whatever the timer is set at, to diffuse ‘the bomb‘.
He wont have to be framed and shot before he discovers who the ‘bad’ cop is - because he is the hero, he will know already.
He wont always get the girl.
He will be able to consign favourite phrases such as: 'lets DO this!' - 'weve got a situation here' - ‘I just got to get me one of those’ - ‘I’m getting too old for this shit‘ - ‘I’ve got a really bad feeling about this’ - & 'Nuke 'em, lets nuke the bastards'- to the dustbin where they belong.
America will cease to be ‘The Leaders of the Free World’ and they will cease to lay claim to having invented everything from the bikini (early Roman) to the jet engine ( Frank Whittle) to the Enigma machine (scientists at Bletchley Park - that’s in England) - and - most importantly, the second world war will have the correct start date (1939 and NOT 1942 when you yanks decided to join in!)
Perhaps they should'nt stay on strike for too long - we could get used to it!! On the other hand, it may re-educate the American cinema-going public.
Dead Man Crashing
Did anybody (excuse the pun) see a documentary with Sterling Moss, which looked at the use of cadavers in the research of crash impact on car passengers .
In America, it would appear that real dead bodies are used to measure possible head and spinal injuries in the event of crashing.
Here are some questions for the researchers:
Where do these bodies come from? and do their relatives know?
Have they had their organs removed?
Who cleans up after the crash?
Does one have to carry a card, like a sort of `anti´organ donor card in order to avoid being used as a cheap alternative to crash test dummies?
Are the cadavers kept in the deep freeze and de-frosted for the action scenes? Or do they have a 'sell by' date?
I've never minded having my body used for scientific research, after death preferably, but do i really want to take part in what must resemble a sequel to Night of the Living Dead?
When our loved ones depart, do we really want them to embark on the journey into the afterlife by being flung out of a Porsch at 80 miles per hour whilst doing a passable impersonation of Boris Karloff. I think not!
In America, it would appear that real dead bodies are used to measure possible head and spinal injuries in the event of crashing.
Here are some questions for the researchers:
Where do these bodies come from? and do their relatives know?
Have they had their organs removed?
Who cleans up after the crash?
Does one have to carry a card, like a sort of `anti´organ donor card in order to avoid being used as a cheap alternative to crash test dummies?
Are the cadavers kept in the deep freeze and de-frosted for the action scenes? Or do they have a 'sell by' date?
I've never minded having my body used for scientific research, after death preferably, but do i really want to take part in what must resemble a sequel to Night of the Living Dead?
When our loved ones depart, do we really want them to embark on the journey into the afterlife by being flung out of a Porsch at 80 miles per hour whilst doing a passable impersonation of Boris Karloff. I think not!
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