tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57793632011-05-02T21:16:10.996Z"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind" - George OrwellCitizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.comBlogger671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1110746859332331372005-03-13T20:31:00.000Z2005-03-13T21:38:02.793Z

I have a confession to make.I have been unfaithful.It is time to come clean.I have joined forces with a like minded friend - he shall be known to you as The Realist - to create a brand new blog: Liberal Elite. I shall keep good old NEWSFELCH up and running but the new joint venture will probably be my principal place of blogging activity for the foreseeable future. It's more engaging when you

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1110229216301134192005-03-07T20:56:00.000Z2005-03-07T21:00:16.303Z

The New Zealand Prime Minister has declared that, at some point in the future, they expect to drop the British royal family and become a republic. Excellent idea. It has my full and total support. Now, if only we could do the same thing here in the UK. . .

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Occasionally life just conspires against you. In my case, circumstances have made me temporarily homeless while building work is taking place at my flat. Consequently, I have had to retreat to my parents's gaff for a couple of weeks. Without sole use of a PC, and horrible filter software at work that makes Blogger unavailable, this makes blogging difficult. Therefore to my loyal army of readers (

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If ever there was a case to underline the absurdity of anti-drug legislation, it's this one. Patricia Tabram, a 66 year old woman from Northumberland, takes cannabis in a powdered form up to five times a day because it alleviates back and neck pain, tinnitus and depression far more efficiently than the cocktail of synthetic drugs that she was previously prescribed, and without any of the

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Research at Duke University in North Carolina has concluded that male rhesus monkeys will 'pay' to view images of female monkeys on PC screens. From the Observer today:(Researchers) gave male macaques the choice of looking at images on a computer screen of either a female's posterior or of a socially-dominant monkey. They found that the monkeys would take a cut in their fruit juice allowance for

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Much eulogising today over the news that two unattractive people in their late fifties have decided to get hitched. Doesn't it just tug your heart strings? Our beloved Prince Charlie and his Rod Hull lookalike Camilla Parker Pens, or whatever her name is, are finally getting married. The was the news story of the day, week and, I fear, the year. Just look at this. And this. And this. And this.

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Prrppph. At least, that's how I would spell it. You know, that noise you make by blowing through your lips to indicate that you are perplexed. Sixteen days since I've written anything in the blog. Sixteen days. The desire to write something, anything, just hasn't been there and I don't know why. I have been busy I suppose, and I've been feeling a bit under the weather for the last couple of

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In a real departure, the Conservative Party today outlined the key theme of their manifesto for the coming general election: immigration. What cunning! What nous! Who ever would have thought it? The Tories using immigration as an electoral strategy? Truly, I am speechless at the sheer originality of the whole concept. And where did the unveiling of this masterstroke take place? A full page advert

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1106414013287851452005-01-22T17:13:00.000Z2005-01-22T17:13:33.300Z

This would have been a great, although tasteless, TV ad. It's been officially confirmed as a hoax now, unfortunately.

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Did anyone else see this hilarious bit of news? In the mid 1990s (oh, those heady, carefree times) the Pentagon invested considerable time and energy researching non-lethal chemical weapons. They seriously attempted, in what reads more like a story from The Onion, to develop a drug that would make all enemy fighters irresistible to each other, thus rendering them incapable of fighting. One can

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We've gone from the "Axis Of Evil" to the "Outposts Of Tyranny" in three short years. A slightly wider net, and a little less emphasis on abstract concepts like "evil". And who are the countries, these terrible few? Zimbabwe Iran Belarus Burma Cuba North Korea What, no France?

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How's this for an example of an ever-encroaching puritanical streak sweeping through the most advanced nation on earth? Truly, it makes me wonder if we humans are ever going to progress when people can still get worked up about so little. Retarded is the word. Fox are going to pixelate a man's arse (or "ass") shown in a television show. Ridiculous enough at the best of times (who, exactly, is

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1105693976474238982005-01-14T09:12:00.000Z2005-01-14T09:12:56.473Z

Please, please, please! No more talk about Prince fucking Harry and his choice of fancy dress! The hysteria surrounding this whole affair is beneath us. I've been holding out on writing anything about it because the fuss over the last couple of days merely perpetuates the fallacy that we should care or are influenced by the behaviour of the royals. To dress as a Nazi is suspect enough at the best

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1105470114155925682005-01-11T18:56:00.000Z2005-01-11T19:01:54.156Z

"Absolutely." Gordon Brown's answer today when asked by reporters if he trusts Tony Blair. Yeah, pull the other one, Gord! You trust Tony Blair like a turkey trusts Bernard Matthews.

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In a comment piece in the Independent, DJ Taylor, himself a Christian, defended the BBC's broadcast of Jerry Springer - The Opera. Indeed, he watched and enjoyed the show, but he asks the following:Would the BBC, you wonder, care to commission Behtzi (the play that was shut down by Sikh protests in December) for its Saturday night schedule, or a comedy satirising the Koran? No, because the ethnic

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Some Christians and various other self-appointed defenders of public morality are up in arms at the decision of BBC2 to show Jerry Springer - The Opera on Saturday night. The controversial show, a hit on the stage in the West End for a couple of years now, was transmitted after a week of furore about its alleged profanity: 8,000 swear words, apparently. Although it transpires that this is a

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So, we're 1/52nd of the way through the year. It's flying by already. More importantly, we are 1/8th of the way through Helluary and so far, despite the holiday season being over and having to go back to work, it hasn't been too bad. The blog has been neglected somewhat though, so here's a few thoughts on events of the last seven days. . . Another dreadful week for Tony Blair. First there was

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In no particular order, a few musings on 2004. . . It began, as years so often do, on the 1st of January. Personally I favour moving New Year's Day to 1st March and just ignoring January and February (compositely known as Helluary) altogether, but this idea is yet to catch the public's imagination. All I'm suggesting is that we all hibernate for these two months and don't get out of bed again

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Obviously it wasn't watched in my household, but I was reading about the theme of the Queen's speech yesterday, where she praised the diversity of modern Britain and urged for greater religious and cultural tolerance. All fine sentiments of course, and the media have been praising the content and timing of this unusual foray into such a sensitive area. Hmmm, well, yes, that's great, but I think

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I was kind of hoping that the issue of ID cards would die once David Blunkett stepped down as Home Secretary, but that buffoon Charles Clarke has picked up the torch for this bureacratic nightmare from day one. Now we're being told that Britain is "crying out" for ID cards. Really? In what sense? How exactly? This whole policy is such a mess. Leaving aside the illiberal notion of everyone being "

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Suicide rates are falling in this country it would appear. Good old New Labour - "Tough on suicide, tough on the causes of suicide".

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By anyone's standards, Donald Rumsfeld has handled the invasion of Iraq very badly. Not enough troops in the first place; failure to close the borders (and subsequently allowing every insurgent in the region easy entry to the country); widespread abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners (probably the biggest PR disaster for the US since the use of napalm on civilians in Vietnam); criticism from the

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All this talk of a law to protect faiths from being offended? Pah! What's the point? Religious zealots will always find a way to take these matters into their own hands anyway. Don't like the way Salman Rushdie depicts a key figure of your faith? Issue him a death warrant and force him into hiding! Theo Van Gogh makes a film critical of your religion's attitude to women? Stab him to death in the

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. . . THIRTY. So here it is, the big day itself. I am 30. It really does creep up on you. It's been playing on my mind since I hit 25 (rounding up and all that) and now the day I never wanted to happen is here and it feels. . . . . . . . OK actually. Perhaps 30 suits me after all. I thought I would have plenty to say on the subject once I collided into this milestone but I haven't really. So

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So many issues with this I don't know where to begin. The bottom line is that I do not want my government, any government, passing legislation to protect religion. The whole idea is nonsense and a minefield to boot. What constitutes "religious hatred" anyway? I'm an atheist, and I happen to hate all religions as I believe they belittle humanity and, above all, ceased to be relevant this side of

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"This is not the National Health Service. This is music - you buy it." Pete Waterman, talking about the file-sharing application Kazaa. Yes, but not yours, you trainspotting cocksucker.

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I have just had confirmation that my BT line can handle the upgrade to a 1meg broadband connection and that it will be activated sometime on December 3rd. Hurrah! Sorry half meg, I used to think you were wonderful, but I am a fickle internet whore and when a 1meg offer sidled up to me casually, promising a fast and exciting world for only three quid a month more, I could not resist. Pipex are an

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1101229276584707872004-11-23T16:52:00.000Z2004-11-23T17:01:16.586Z

Sometimes, life can be so cruel. First I learn that Changing Rooms is no more, then I was left reeling by this bombshell. I need to be by myself for a while to reflect. I just don't know what to do now. It's like life has lost all meaning.

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1100869607368143172004-11-19T13:04:00.000Z2004-11-19T15:05:40.070Z

This hasn't been prompted by anything in particular, but it's good to remind yourself of this every now and then. It may not be the most intelligent or sophisticated observation I've made, but it happens to be a fact. Johann Hari has written a couple of pieces tackling Littlejohn's "work" on his website which are worth a look. They can be read here and here. I also found this little gem thanks

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1100787337187724362004-11-18T14:15:00.000Z2004-11-18T21:05:24.803Z

This was a turn up for the books wasn't it? I'm still a bit flabbergasted to be honest. Who would have thought that Prince Charles would hold such anachronistic views? I'd always admired him up until now as well: despite being brought up on a tough Leeds council estate he managed, through hard work and determination, to fight his way up the ladder to become heir to the throne. He is the very

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An update to my post on 8th November. Alfred has gone. He did not suffer the fate that is the vacuum cleaner, but fell victim to the old scoop up in a cup, cover with a bit of card, then throw out of the window trick. Much to the girlfriend's chagrin (she had become quite fond of him, in fact, she called him Alfred in the first place if I remember correctly), Alfred ended up being thrown out of

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I'm an on-off smoker. I find it easy enough to stay off them until I go down the pub. Drinking without cigarettes is something I've just never been able to do, indeed, something I have never done. They have always been together in my life. For this reason, I actually welcome this, announced by the government today. I'm not alone, either. A lot of my friends who smoke are of the same opinion: if

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1100601021143305422004-11-16T11:30:00.000Z2004-11-16T10:30:21.143Z

Ever notice how we always explain a choking fit by saying (when we finally get our breath back) "It went down the wrong hole/way"? Guaranteed response. Could there be any other explanation? Everyone knows what causes it, yet there is still a need to qualify the coughing fit somehow. Just something I observed while watching a colleague choke on her bagel this morning. . . .

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Just after the Presidential elections a friend and I were discussing what the Democrats response to defeat might be, and who might run in 2008. She said: Hilary Clinton with John Edwards as running mate; I said: not a chance. Kerry ran a good campaign and did better than expected but the fact is he did not connect with the American electorate at large and the Dems know it. Perhaps because there

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I suppose I'm too old to really care about this sort of stuff anymore, but I still get riled when I see our culture cheapened in such a way. Robbie Williams, that neurotic, no-talent, narcissist formerly of camp disco act Take That, has been selected by popular vote to represent the 90s in the UK Music Hall Of Fame. As if this buffoon is anything other than a complete irrelevance. A Freddie

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I've decided to try and live my on-line life free from Microsoft's ubiquitous (and flawed) Internet Explorer just to see how it goes. There are safer and better browsers out there, all free to use. So we can now surf with less risk from adware/scumware/malware/pop-ups and all the other horrors that come with IE while simultaneously chipping away at the insidious Microsoft domination of how we

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Sometimes, life is just good. Take today for example: it's a beautiful day, bright sunshine, a chill in the air, a perfect autumnal day. I've got sore lungs from smoking despite having a cold (which is just stupid) but I'm feeling in good spirits. I've had two strong cups of coffee with a shot of hazelnut and have a resultant pleasant caffeine buzz. I have an afternoon of leisure with nothing in

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Apparently, the baby that brought joy into the lives of a childless couple living in the UK was trafficked by a child smuggling racket in Kenya and NOT the result of some very hard praying. Astonishing isn't it? I mean who wouldn't believe, if they were given a child, that it didn't just miraculously appear out of thin air? It's easy to see how these poor people were duped: after all, we all know

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1099949574271337132004-11-08T22:33:00.000Z2004-11-08T22:10:10.430Z

Much on my mind today. How can it be Monday again already? What the hell is happening in Fallujah? Why doesn't roll-on deodorant work? What's happened to Arsenal's season? Shall I get a fixed or floating rate mortgage? Where are all these fucking flies coming from? My flat has had loads of them lately. Small little buggers, easy to kill, but they just won't go away. I've even got a spider -

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1099685725079658802004-11-05T20:12:00.000Z2004-11-05T20:15:25.080Z

It appears to be November 5th again. It seems like only last year that we had the last one. I refer readers to my post on this subject from a year ago. My thoughts have not changed.

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1099517384374338182004-11-03T21:24:00.000Z2004-11-18T16:37:14.573Z

I lost count of the number of times I read about how Bush appealed to voters concerned about security and how it wouldn't be right to change leaders halfway through a war, etc. Halfway through? That's a bit optimistic isn't it? If changing leaders while the "war on terror" in still going on is the big concern then get ready to elect GWB for the next five elections because this war is so vague, so

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1099516742693649722004-11-03T21:04:00.000Z2004-11-08T21:46:53.726Z

So yes, Bush took the stage and spouted the usual. I love the way he likes to come across as being above party differences, the "great uniter", the "compassionate conservative", how he's going to reach out to the people that voted Democrat and "earn their trust". Yeah, like fuck. The Republicans control every major branch of government and you've just been given a popular mandate. You're going

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Oh well, that’s that for another four years then. I always thought that Bush would win, but I’m still bitterly disappointed. I clung to a hope that Kerry might just, somehow, scrape through but alas, no. The low expectations I have of the American electorate have been met. I’ve just watched the Kerry concession speech. I really could not see why he is portrayed as some alien-like freak who

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Scary times. Tomorrow the United States elects its next President and, while I'm always fascinated by the American political process (quick synopsis: it's madness), I am also anxious about the probable outcome. It'll be close but I think King George II will snatch it away again. This time, though, I suspect it will be more legitimate than in 2000. It's all highly depressing. We all know the

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It could be that I'm about to hit thirty, it could be that I'm having a nervous breakdown, it could be a premature midlife crisis. It could be that my current job is making me more miserable than anything I have ever done before (and believe me, the competition is stiff for that title). There's a good chance that it's all of the above. The fact is, I am not totally satisfied with my life and I

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Please, someone, enlighten me. Who was this woman? You can send your explanations to couldnotcareless@boutdeadroyals.co.uk.

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Given the protracted silence, I figured that Osama Bin Laden was long dead. Clearly, he isn't. Shame. Still, he seems to have been honing his taunting skills since he last sent a broadcast from his batcave. Look what he had to say about Bush's initial response upon learning about the first plane hitting the World Trade Centre: It never occurred to us that he, the commander in chief of the country

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Bohemian Rhapsody for the 2004 elections.

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Yasser Arafat has left Jordan and is on his way to France for treatment. Good news for Peter Andre. That love triangle has gone on for far too long.

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I've been thinking some more about the satanist being allowed to perform his "rituals" while at sea with the Royal Navy (as mentioned on 25.10.04). Firstly, I'd like to know what these rituals are. A bit of background reading informed me that, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't involve sacrificing goats or virgins (nor, for that matter, virginal goats). Which I found a bit disappointing

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1098735028219833582004-10-25T19:36:00.000Z2004-10-25T20:10:28.220Z

At long last the Royal Navy has lifted its ban on Satanists. For too long now, followers of Satan have been denied a career in the military, and treated like second class citizens. This is a real breakthrough for the followers of Beelzebub and all his little wizards. Let's hope this opens the door to more satanists in public life.

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1097526551793424732004-10-11T19:34:00.000Z2004-11-01T22:39:50.540Z

This was actually the idea of my friend Pete who stumbled upon this genius concept at the pub on Friday night. He was probably too drunk to remember but I think he's right. I'm not seriously advocating genocidal practices but we need to do something. I realise I'm starting to read like a Daily Mail editorial here, but I'm really coming round to the idea of zero tolerance to cut crime. It worked

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1097518772536002032004-10-11T17:30:00.000Z2004-10-11T19:23:35.360Z

I'm thinking of joining the Liberal Democrats. No, don't laugh, I'm serious. I've got a real hankering to engage once more with politics and they're the only place I can go. I'm an ex-Labour member (I bet there are a few of us) who let his membership lapse because I was fed up with supporting them and having to pinch my nose every time they compromised on yet another ideal. They just disappointed

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1095525896288578432004-09-18T16:32:00.000Z2004-11-08T21:48:52.133Z

So Iraq didn't have any weapons of mass destruction? In the "well, what a surprise" stakes that probably ranks up there with being told that Stephen Hawking will not be representing Great Britain in the triple jump at the 2008 Olympics. But there you go, it looks like there's finally going to be an official admission that, oops, no, we were wrong, and, well, we blatantly lied about the whole

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1095512892620329792004-09-18T13:04:00.000Z2005-01-10T21:52:29.690Z

Managed to get my links to open up in a new window, thanks to the advice found here. Cheers!

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1095420428553302122004-09-17T10:54:00.000Z2005-01-10T21:48:42.556Z

I think I've stumbled across the most convincing reason yet for banning fox hunting. It's not a particularly sophisticated argument and it doesn't really get to the roots of the ethical dilemma that the whole issue represents. However, I feel it has a force of conviction that should win over anyone who has yet to make up their mind on the subject. It's an easily digested treatise and its power

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1095279730371331812004-09-15T19:55:00.000Z2004-09-17T18:05:59.396Z

So here we are, a nation divided once more over one issue: the right of Hooray Henrys to hunt foxes to the point of exhaustion and have them torn apart by beagles. We're all talking about it, right? Of course we are. Personally, considering the way we treat animals in general, I can't get that worked up about the issue one way or another. I always considered the best reason for banning it was

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1095277930144315462004-09-15T19:48:00.000Z2004-09-17T17:55:16.393Z

It was the same when I was a kid: I'd start a new diary and write in it religiously for the first couple of weeks, then it would be an entry every week and then by April it would be forgotten. And so it is, nearly a year later, I return to News Felch like a dog to its vomit. Or something. So much has happened yet so little has changed. But let's have another crack at this shall we?

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1068295652372665192003-11-08T13:47:00.000Z2005-01-10T21:50:34.136Z

So the whole world knows what Prince Charles didn't, repeat didn't do. And frankly, who cares? Speculating that there are strange goings on in the sexual lives of the British royals is like suspecting a streak of right-wing tendency in the Nazi party. Goes with the territory. Centuries of, shall we say, selective breeding have hardly created a template for normality in the Windsors. Couldn't

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1068293678764316212003-11-08T13:14:00.000Z2004-09-18T12:38:37.270Z

True to form, back on the tabs last night. No willpower. I had a pint of Hoegaarden in my hand for about, ooh, thirty seconds before I was reaching for them again. Curses! Marlboro reds aswell. Oh well, needs must. . .

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1068065382017413632003-11-05T20:49:00.000Z2005-01-10T21:50:09.370Z

So, still haven't smoked. Still haven't wanted to really. But that's just the cold talking. Once this baby clears up it'll be a different story. Oh yes.

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Fucking fireworks. I hate them. Always have done. Can't understand why people would want to go and stand in a muddy field on a cold November night and get neck-ache experiencing some sparks and bangs. It's just chemical reactions, people! Wooh! Magnesium! Wooah! Titanium! Wahey! Phosporous! Even more ridiculous is the notion of having your own fireworks party - just like a public display, only

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1067981353255655852003-11-04T21:29:00.000Z2004-09-18T12:38:21.243Z

Sort of. By accident. Truth is I've come down with a stinker of a cold (again) and the thought of cigarettes hasn't appealed to me in the slightest since Saturday. They say that when you give up smoking, the first 48 hours is the toughest in terms of physical cravings. So far, it's been really rather easy. With this cold, pig shit would taste nicer than cigarette smoke. So, here I am three whole

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1067687669760090172003-10-30T19:54:00.000Z2004-09-18T12:41:27.850Z

This odious Thatcherite throwback. I don't know whether to laugh or weep. A man so vile, even Ann Widdecombe couldn't work with him. I look forward to seeing his 'cuddly' image unfurl. He's about as endearing as a viper covered in pus.

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1067685665946789322003-10-28T20:05:00.000Z2003-11-01T12:16:36.863Z

I must say, full marks to the Conservative Party over the last 6 years. Top class cabaret! A succession of charmless little men for us to mock (although, in hindsight, William Hague is a veritable Hercules in the charisma stakes compared to IDS); nothing even approaching an effective opposition; vicious and public in-fighting over the party leadership (like a group of bald men fighting over a

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1063659699506755542003-09-15T21:01:00.000Z2003-09-15T21:01:39.420Z

Old news now, for sure, but if there's any justice left in the world at all, The Darkness will be at number one come December 25th.

Citizen Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02753718210615517497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779363.post-1063654617855546412003-09-15T19:36:00.000Z2004-09-18T12:37:09.730Z

If there's one advert currently switching my ever-shorter fuse it's that vile thing starring Madonna and, oh, I forget her name, for Gap. Wretched, absolutely wretched. For fuck's sake, haven't you got enough money as it is without compromising yourself still further for a fucking high street clothes chain? Good grief woman! It'd be shameful enough, but as if anyone out there honestly believes

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