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In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011

2011-12-30T23:57:00.001Z

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust

2007-12-14T00:04:00.000Z

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali born ex Muslim who, having been brought up in Islam and with the prospect of a forced arranged marriage to a relative stranger, fled to the Netherlands in 1992. She became amongst other things a translator, a politician and a public speaker, speaking out for women’s rights and against the threat of Islam. In 1994 she collaborated with Theo van Gogh, a Dutch film maker, to make a short film called Submission, which portrayed many of the horrors that face women in Islam.

Not surprisingly the film was condemned by Islamic fundamentalists and both Hirsi Ali and van Gogh were advised to seek protection. Van Gogh chose to ignore that advice and was brutally murdered as a result. On his chest, his murderer pinned a warning to Hirsi Ali that she would be next. As a result, she fled to the United States were she continues to speak out against Islam and until recently her protection was paid for by the Dutch authorities.

Earlier this year, she was told that her protection would no longer be funded while she lived on American soil. Given that her protection would cost a lot more, and be significantly harder to maintain, were she to return to the Netherlands (it is there that she would be the most vulnerable) she has decided to remain in the States and to fund her own protection. This protection requires 24 hour bodyguards and must be maintained whenever she needs to travel. Obviously this protection very costly and although author of two books, it is well beyond her means to sustain for very long.

In response, the American Author Sam Harris has set up a trust which can accept monthly or one off donations which will help fund her protection.

If anyone would like to donate to this trust the following link has all the details of how to subscribe as well as further links to related articles by Sam Harris, Salamn Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens and others.

http://www.samharris.org/site/security_trust/

Ayaan Hirsi Ali recently spoke at the Athiest Alliance International Convention in Washington DC. Here is a link to her talk in which she describes her story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuaMHiMsRuY

The Richard Dawkins Foundation has produced a DVD of the AAI Convention which can be purchased here. All proceeds go to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust.

I think that she is an amazing and courageous person, and so I have subscribed to the trust. I urge anyone who reads this to follow these links with a view to doing the same.

A seasonal thought

2007-12-05T23:29:00.000Z

Facebook is shit

2007-11-13T22:38:00.000Z

I succumbed to peer pressure about a month ago and started a Facebook account. I feel that I have given it a fair crack of the whip, and once the initial novelty wore off I found it to be a load of childish boollacks. I have, therefore, deactivated my account and in doing so I instantly felt more grown-up and mature.

Hang on...

2007-09-05T10:12:00.000Z

...a fucking minute!

Another ramble...

2007-08-31T15:55:00.001Z

...here

"Jesus Loves You" email

2007-08-29T06:56:00.001Z

New ramble...

2007-08-03T08:42:00.000Z

...here.

Dr Dino is a bell-end

2007-07-06T07:47:00.000Z

While basically an atheist at heart, I have nevertheless recently decided to immerse myself in the whole evolution/intelligent degisn "debate".

In the past I have posted on Ray Comfort, an evangelical writer, preacher and broadcaster. The man is a fucking glans, but entertaining nonetheless because he is so unintentionally funny.

However, one other chap that I've come across is Kent Hovind. Now this guy really is a contemptible moron. He is supposedly a doctor and an ex-teacher who goes around taking seminars and debating the subject of creation and evolution. He also calls himself Dr Dino because of his love of dinosaurs.

The trouble with Hovind is that he might be a dick, but he's not stupid. He talks well. By that, I don't mean that he is persuasive in what he says, just in how he says it. Typical preacher really. However, all you have to do is concentrate on the words and you'll see the flaws in his arguments. The trouble is, I don't think that many of the people in his audience do that.

One of his favorite things to say, and he has said at least once in every seminar and debate that I've listened to, is, "If you want to believe in evolution, go ahead. Just don't use my tax dollars to teach this stuff to the kids". Fair comment? Well it might be if Mr Hovind had ever paid any fucking taxes. This twat is currently doing a ten stretch for tax evasion and owes the US governement $600,000.00. The man is a liar and a thief and therefore, everything he says is suspect.

Here is an amusing tribute to him that I found on YouTube.

Star Text

2007-07-05T07:41:00.001Z

Type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl into the windows run cmd, or the linux terminal and enjoy.

What are the prime directives?

2007-07-04T08:22:00.002Z

Gone fishing...

2007-06-06T22:48:00.000Z

...back later.

I knew it...

2007-03-19T14:23:00.000Z

Scriblets

2007-02-13T09:24:00.000Z

Hello my fellows

I haven't posted in a while, not sure why, just didn't have much to say.

A little while ago, I think I posted something about lulu.com , the online book publisher that prints on demand. Well I have finally got round to submitting something:

It really is the most dreadful piece of shit, cobbled together as an experiment more than anything else, and is packed with rubbish like this:

Like I say, it is only an experiment, although I do plan to publish more serious stuff in the future. The only real reason for mentioning it here is so that I can shamelessly pimp it to a wider audience.

Ahhhhh

2006-12-15T22:53:00.000Z

This has got to be the nicest story of the year. Makes one feel all warm and fuzzy.

The Environment: Is it really worth it?

2006-12-12T08:11:00.000Z

Honestly, fucking environmentalists. I think that I am fairly green, I recycle, I make my own compost and I can't afford to travel much, but this is unbelievable. They want to have their organic carrot & poppy seed cake and eat it!

Grow Cube - Arggggggh!!

2006-11-29T16:16:00.000Z

Try out this online game.

It is infuriating but addictive. I'd be grateful of some tips from anyone who has played it before.

P.S and this one.

On the scrounge

2006-11-29T11:26:00.001Z

Has anybody got a spare £10,000 ?

Join the Atheist Blogroll

2006-11-22T23:25:00.000Z

Calling all atheists, agnostics and free thinkers. Join the atheists blogroll, now, today, immediatly....
.... or don't, it's up to you.

Jewish philosopher

2006-11-21T21:40:00.000Z

Hey everybody, check out this hateful cunt!!

Sorry about the language, but read his post before you complain.

2006-10-25T09:50:00.000Z

Olbermann 2006-10-18

If you have a spare 9 minutes, watch this.

Ramble on

2006-10-20T23:08:00.000Z

I've posted another ramble here, for anyone who gives a shit.

Ugly, squat goblin-like creatures

2006-10-17T15:04:00.000Z

No, I'm not talking about JK and Joel. Read this.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

2006-09-29T14:47:00.001Z

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Goatboy is feeling slightly queezy

2006-09-14T21:50:00.000Z

Remind me never to go to Sudan.

Its just a cup of coffee for fucks sake!!!

2006-09-14T10:43:00.000Z

Ok, this is it folks. Everything has gone tits up and the world has finally gone mad.

Mark the date in your calenders, make a mental note of where you are and then read this.

Question

2006-09-08T20:47:00.000Z

Why would anyone want to use LiveJournal?

It is clearly liquid shit.

Happy days

2006-08-31T22:00:00.000Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5296196.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5297990.stm

Ray Comfort - the atheists nightmare

2006-08-25T22:28:00.000Z

This man is a glans.
If you don't believe me, watch this.

You be the judge

2006-08-23T07:41:00.000Z

I've just heard on the radio that scientists have discovered that cows moo with a regional accent. Presumably there was some kind of Government grant for this research, meanwhile we still don't have a cure for cancer. Views?

Hmmmmmmmm

2006-08-14T22:52:00.000Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4791883.stm

Help

2006-08-14T22:37:00.000Z

I've just watched Loose Change and then Screw Loose Change. Now I don't know whether to shit or light a fire. I need someone cleverer than me to tell me what to think.

40 years ago...

2006-08-03T10:37:00.000Z

Dear Jim...

2006-07-16T17:43:00.000Z

Dear Jim

Please can you fix it for Sandi Thom to be a punk rocker with flowers in her hair. Perhaps then she would shut the fuck up.

Thanks

Yours sincerely

Goatboy

An idea, beautiful in its simplicity

2006-07-14T22:58:00.000Z

The glut of celebrity/charity/reality (and various combinations of all three) shows on the box at the moment is really getting on my tits. I don't watch much telly these days, Lost and Doctor Who are my guilty pleasures, but my wife, bless her, will watch any old shit going. As a consequence, I too am subjected to these dubious delights that pass for entertainment as I (unsuccessfully) try to read my book in the same room as the TV.

Anyway, the missus was watching Only Fools On Horses recently (interspersed with bits of Big Brother, followed by Love Island etc), when it came to me: a brilliant idea for a new show. Now I don't know if it was the nature of the show that made my mind wander (after all you know what they say about girls on horses...glazed eyes all round), but I started to mentally put Kirsty Gallacher, Jenni Falconer and Sara Cox into more favourable environments. That’s when it hit me: Celebrity Porn!

The format is simple. A group of 20 celebrities are put into a house for a number of weeks. Each week they are given a script to learn, of a porn film which is shot over the course of two or three days. The celebrities are split into four groups of five, and each celebrity will be required to enter into some form of congress with each member of their group at some point during the film. The finished product is shown to studio audience who vote for the most arousing performance. The winner of the vote is ‘safe’ and cannot be evicted. Then the remaining celebrities each nominate two of their housemates for eviction and the two with the most votes face the public vote.

The celebrity that is voted out by the public will then be evicted from the house and interviewed by either Ron Jeremy or Ant and Dec (haven’t decided yet).

Each week’s film will be recorded into DVD format and put on general release. All proceeds can then go to charity.

The show shall be called, “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Off In Here!”, or “Celebrity XXX Factor”, or Celebrity Muff Diving” etc

Views?

The Know-It-All

2006-06-23T21:37:00.000Z

Anyone who knows me knows that I am an avid reader and have been for some time. I used to be quite pretentious about reading, believing knowledge to be synonymous with intelligence. In these more enlightened times I have of course realised that the two, while related, are very different things. Intelligence is measured by ones creativity and ability to problem solve, whilst knowledge is dependant upon an enquiring mind and a decent memory. Anyone can know a fact but is quite another thing to understand it. A long time ago I realised that I am as intelligent (or unintelligent) as I am, and that there is very little I can do about it, and so I confined myself to the slow but steady accumulation of knowledge. Unfortunately my distinctly average memory leaves me on a par with just about everybody else, but I enjoy it and that’s the main thing.

My quest for knowledge led me to an excellent book, which I have just finished reading, called “The Know-It-All” by A.J. Jacobs. It charts the author’s quest to become the cleverest person in the world by reading the 2002 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A-Z. 33,000 pages, 65,000 entries, 44,000,000 words and weighing in at 9 stone, this was an epic feat that took nearly a year. The book is written over 24 chapters, one for each letter from A to W and one for X, Y and Z and with each chapter telling the authors story interlaced with descriptions of some of the Encyclopaedia’s entries for that particular letter.

The book is a very entertaining read, and it made me want to go out and buy the Britannica so that I could do the same. Unfortunately, this would set be back in the region of £800 so I doubt that I will be doing it anytime soon. Nevertheless, the idea has stuck with me and so if I can’t afford to read the Britannica, maybe I can try something a little cheaper…

…Got it! The Dictionary. I happen to have a copy of the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary sitting on my shelf, so with no expense necessary I have decided to read the whole damn thing from cover to cover. I know that in comparison to the Britannica my quest is decidedly modest; however I do hope that I will get something out of it, even if it is only useful for playing scrabble!

"Hang on a minute!" I hear you scream, "The Chambers Dictionary? What crazy-assed shit is this? Surely the Oxford English Dictionary is the quintessential dictionary, why settle for anything else?" Ok, you have a point, the OED is THE dictionary, the quoted source of Countdown etc. but I have just had a look at a copy and it's typeface is SHIT!!! I can't explain it, but it just gets on my tits, so the Chambers it is.

I intend to start quite soon and in keeping with “The Know-It-All” I think I will publish a few of the more interesting and obscure definitions online. I will post them on a separate blog for anyone who cares. Watch this space.

A video of The Pixies

2006-06-15T11:27:00.000Z

Check this out!

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

Wet Sand...

2006-05-18T23:01:00.000Z

...is the title of my current favorite track on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album - Stadium Arcadium. Now, I know that most of you won't give a shit about that but since this is my blog, I can do whatever the fuck I like!

That said, I am well aware that not everybody has such good taste as me, and that opinions will vary on this subject. I therefore open the debate as to which track on the new album is best and I would value your comments on the subject. Thoughts on the album in general would also be welcomed.

I haven't posted in a while, and you can see why. I tend to talk bollocks quite a bit.

Later

Stu

The Worlds Fastest Indian

2006-04-16T21:23:00.000Z

I've just watched The World's Fastest Indian. Predictable, sentimental bullshit. I loved every minute of it!!

Noooooooooooooooooooo!

2006-04-02T07:45:00.000Z

I have just been sent the following "April fool" link. I was a bit bleary eyed when I read it and was comletely taken in at first. Its a fucking chilling thought!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/01/gwot_cha/

Internet Gold

2006-03-29T07:36:00.000Z

It really is amazing what you come across, just ambling your way through cyberspace. By far and away the best site I've stumbled across recently is: http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/. It appears to be a collection of forums and articles dedicated to this subject of a flat Earth. I cannot be absolutely sure but I do believe that some people who post to this site are actually taking it seriously!!!! The best posts are the ones from angry skeptics, who savagely belittle the "flatties" with brilliantly erudite and structured arguments, only to be countered by comments such as "How can you morons think the earth is a sphere? I mean if it was and we are rotating at over 200 mph then how come when we jump we don't end over 123 feet away?". Brilliant!!!
Amongst other things, the Flat Earthers believe that photographs such as this are faked by the government/military for a variety of reasons ranging from the exotic to the downright ridiculous. They also believe that the land masses of the world are surrounded by a giant wall of ice that no one has been able to scale. One fellow has even posted that he is awaiting a government grant to explore the wall of ice (Ahhhh hahahahahahahahaha)
Seriously folks. I am well aware that 90% of the site is a piss take, but some of it, at least, is genuine and it makes for a seriously entertaining read.

Inspired

2006-03-25T00:15:00.000Z

Do yourself a favour and read this. It's genius!

The Amazing Randi

2006-03-17T00:21:00.000Z

Although he has been around for a long time I first became aware of James Randi a few years ago when he appeared on television in a programme about the paranormal. He was on stage in front of a room of people who all believed in psychics and clairvoyants. He began the show by picking people at random from the audience and accurately describing things about them that they believed a stranger could not possibly have known. He did this to rapturous applause from the crowd who all believed him to have psychic abilities. Part way through the programme however, he revealed that he was not a psychic after all and furthermore he believed the whole idea of the paranormal to be nonsense. He told the crowd that he happened to be adept at “cold reading” and had gleaned his information from the things they themselves had unwittingly revealed to him. The crowd went ape shit, booing him and deriding him, but I was cheering him at home for making them look ridiculous.
I recently came across his website and it makes for interesting reading. Randi himself is not participating in its upkeep at the moment due to ill health but I understand he will be back soon. One if the main features of the site concerns the American “psychic” Sylvia Browne. Apparently some years ago Randi laid down a challenge to all supposed psychics. He offered a $1,000,000 reward to anyone who can prove their psychic abilities in a scientific test environment with the parameters to be agreed by both parties. Not only has no one passed this challenge, but nobody has even taken him up on his offer. The only person to accept the challenge was Sylvia Browne who did so on live television in 2001. Despite promising to contact Randi she has not yet done so, claiming that she has been too busy. You would have thought that proving to the world that she is not a liar and a fake would be quite high on her “to do” list, but apparently not.
Also on the site is a fascinating story about a woman who has been appearing in churches up and down America as a guest speaker. Amongst her outlandish claims are some more disturbing ones. I won’t go into details here (you can see for yourself by visiting the site) but she appears to be trying to cash in on the 9/11 terrorist attacks! Do these people have any morals at all? It would appear not.
I would strongly suggest anyone reading this to visit Randi’s site. Apart from anything else he has had a long drawn out feud with Uri Geller, including writing two books denouncing his “powers”. If that doesn’t make you want to know more about him, nothing will. Randi’s site provides many good examples of why these people aren’t merely laughable fakes or self deluded weirdos, but nasty, self serving frauds who, in many cases, have amassed large fortunes by peddling lies to the unsuspecting. If they were in any other business they would be tried as criminals, and I find it abhorrent that they are allowed to get away with it without providing some kind of proof that what they do is in any way worthwhile.
That’s enough for now. Can someone fetch me a step ladder? I appear to be stuck on top of a large soapbox.

A load of old bollocks

2006-03-04T22:20:00.000Z

So, Tessa Jowell has split up with her husband because he might have taken a bribe from Silvio Berlusconi. And this is newsworthy because...? I have just found out that my wife of four years doesn't like cheese and ham sandwiches. We've all got problems! I don't notice my dillema taking up space on the front page of British tabloids or being featured on BBC news.

In other news, I'm still battling on with my novel. The main plot is pretty much there and I've actually started to flesh out the first few chapters. I still can't decide weather or not it is the crown jewel of human endeavour or a tedious pile of pretentious wank.

Incidentally, as a kind of anniversary present for my wife I have recently published a small book with lulu.com (see previous posts). It is a complete travesty of inane and inept cartoons with a couple of short stories thrown in. It will be available to buy in the near future so watch this space.

I have just read this post back and I must apologise if it is even more tedious than usual. I have just come back from a party and I am a liiitttllleee bit pished. I will dispense with a spell check and leave it for fate to decide weather or not it makes sense.

Goodnight my little babies.

A compromise

2006-02-27T10:11:00.000Z

Following my previous post concerning a letter that I almost sent to my local newspaper, I found that I couldn’t let the matter rest. The reason I did not send the letter was because my wife felt that it may upset some of our friends who happen to be Christians and she did not want my name to be included. I in turn did not want to submit the letter anonymously because I have always felt that if you have something to say, you should have the balls to put your name to it. I am not inherently anti-religious, quite the opposite in fact. Whilst not being religious myself, I think that in a democracy everyone should have the right to follow their beliefs and express their views however distasteful they may be. That is the very essence of freedom of speech and long may it live.
On balance though, I was forced to concede that the original draft of the letter was perhaps a tad long, coming in at over twice the recommended word count. I realised that I could remove most of the anti-religious rant without losing anything of the sense of my main argument. After all, my main beef is that an important political issue is being clouded by religious rhetoric that has no place at the debating table. To include too much anti-religious diatribe would make me a hypocrite.
I redrafted the letter and my wife, bless her, was happy for me to submit it, name and all. I have sent it off this morning. The debate has been going on for a while now, with most interested parties having had their say, so I do not expect much feedback. If I do receive any emails I will of course post them, but for now I consider honour to have been satisfied and a line drawn under the subject. I will of course post the outcome of the States debate, but quite when that will be I don’t know.
I have posted the text of the revised letter here for anyone who cares.

Censored

2006-02-24T12:46:00.000Z

In Guernsey, the island on which I live, there is currently a debate raging in our local paper concerning the homosexual age of consent. Currently it stands at 18 while the heterosexual age of consent is 16. This strikes me as wholly unnacceptable and I decided to write a letter myself. However, I ran the first draft by my wife and she urged me not to send it becasue she felt that it would upset some of our friends who happen to be christians. Not wanting to have a row about it, I decided against my better judgement to refrain from sending it. Instead, I've posted it on my Ramblings blog. I'd welcome your comments.

What a Dick

2006-02-24T12:14:00.000Z

Instead of hunting quail, wouldn't it be better for Dick Cheney to hunt Dan Quail? Just a thought.

Also, check this out. 'Tis quite amusing.

False advertising

2006-02-24T12:09:00.000Z

I have just eaten a bowl of Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. Imagine my surprise when I dicovered that, on this occasion, one bowl was enough. Does anyone think that I have recourse to sue?

Next blog

2006-02-11T23:15:00.000Z

It's past my bedtime and I have just clicked "Next blog" at the top of the page a few times. Man alive! There are some serious fucking pockets of humanity out there. Makes one scared to step out the door.

Good night.

A simple observation

2006-02-11T08:38:00.000Z

Every time a mobile phone text message is sent, an angel gets sucked inside a jet engine.

How well do you know Goatboy?

2006-02-05T22:09:00.000Z

Take My Quiz
- on -
QuizYourFriends.com!

An unprecedented occurance

2006-01-10T22:55:00.000Z

Well well well. For the first time ever I appear to be following through with all the big talk of fullfilling my New Years resolution. As a fellow once said, I have tickled The Muses tits and she has decided to produce. I'm telling you folks, this thing almost has a life of it's own, new ideas every other minute. I'm even having to carry round paper and pen when I'm out and about, so that I can jot everything down, lest I forget. I've never had to do that before.
I have started to get down a fairly decent back story to draw from, a pleasing plot outline and a few interesting characters. Still having trouble with the main protagonist though, but patience my boy, it'll come, it'll come.
If anyone reading this has any experience of writing and would like to offer some words of encouragement and/or advice, please feel free to post.
My brother appears to be having readers block at the moment. He is due to come over for a visit in a few days, hopefully by then I'll have something worthwhile to show him and maybe it'll renew his interest in the written word.
Oh well, better get some sleep in. Good night my fellows. Speak to you soon.

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T00:39:00.000Z

As is customary at the dawn of a new twelve month, my New Years resolution is to finish my novel. Although he doesn't know it, my brother provided the impetus for this endeavour.
I recently posted a very short story on my Ramblings blog, and he told me that he looked forward to reading the rest of it! Little did he know that what I had posted was all there was, and indeed all that I ever intended there to be. However, I have taken his comments and run with them, and I now have the basis for a much longer story that I hope will one day become a novel. Wish me luck and watch this space...

Oh well

2005-12-26T19:50:00.000Z

Oh well, all over for another year. Here's some pictures of The Joe on Christmas morning.

Speechless

2005-12-18T07:49:00.000Z

This fellow has got to be a Jedi. There is simply no other explanation.

Lulu

2005-12-16T12:37:00.000Z

For all you budding novelists and short story writers out there, check out this site. It sounds quite interesting.

Arise Sir Jedi

2005-12-07T11:24:00.000Z

Even though my prospects are vanishingly small, I have recently been contemplating what to call myself if I am ever given a Knighthood. Apparently Harry Secombe chose ‘Sir Cumference’ as his title.

So far I’ve been toying with ‘Sir Cumcision’, or perhaps ‘Sir Hansirhan’. Maybe I’ll just go with ‘Sir Stu of Stu’.

What do you think?

I’ve also been thinking about possible Jedi names. I realise that my chances of becoming a Jedi are practically nil because I am “…too old. Too old to begin the training”, but the Jedi council may change the rules and it is as well to be prepared.

If I were ever to become a Jedi I would probably have to be ‘Stubee Too Kenubee’ or maybe ‘Ingy Bing Flamingy’. Views?

The thought occurs that, whilst the likes of Milli Vanilli and Scritti Politi are already pretty much sorted with their Jedi names, the likes of Stirling Moss and Richard Briars have really got their work cut out. On the other hand, Engelbert Humperdink could just be ‘Berti Hump Erdinki’.

Tying these two subjects together poses the further thought: If a Jedi apprentice was ever given a Knighthood, would he automatically become a Jedi Knight without having to complete his training?

If any of you have been thinking about your noble titles or Jedi names, feel free to post your ideas.

Save the antelope

2005-12-07T11:23:00.000Z

Take a look at this, it is quite amusing.

Merry Christmas

2005-12-06T16:05:00.000Z

The Red Hots

2005-12-05T11:52:00.000Z

White heat is screaming in the jungle
Complete the motion if you stumble
Go ask the dust for any answers
Come back strong with 50 belly dancers

That was an excerpt from the Red Hot Chili Peppers song - Can't Stop.
I have no idea what it means, but if you ever need cheering up, listen to this song.
It is quite possibly the crowning achievement of human endeavor...

...well I like it anyway.

Is he so wrong? Yup I think he is.

2005-12-04T22:12:00.000Z

Occasionally, when I'm bored, I click on the "Next Blog" button on the Blogger toolbar and browse the recently updated blogs in search of something interesting. Recently I stumbled across one entitled "Am i so wrong". Now, I'm not normally a stickler for ethics and morals but every once in a while I'll come across someone who really gets on by wick. The author of this particular blog has decided, like many of us, to use his blog as a kind of virtual soap box. A place where he can empty his mind of life's little niggles or post an open question or observational nugget. Most of the time people who do this appear honest and the things that they post are seem to be original works. This dickhead, however, is different.
He has blatantly plagiarised the rantings of the late comedian Bill Hicks. Bill Hicks was possibly the most talented stand up comedian since Lenny Bruce. His insightful and intelligent observations were delivered in a unique, self styled tirade from the age of about 14 to about 34 when he sadly past away.
As you can probably tell Mr Hicks is something of a hero of mine, and yes, I often quote segments of his routine, and no, I probably don't give him credit every time I repeat one of his comments. That’s fair enough I think. If one were to constantly credit the author of every humorous titbit, then they would end up doing very little else. However, if you are challenged as to whether or not the comment was your own or a quote from someone else, I think that honesty is the only option.
My problem with the author of "Am i so wrong" is that when I posted a comment on his site, jokingly making reference to Bill Hicks, he deleted it. The words pussy and moron spring to mind. In reponse to his question: Am I so wrong? the answer would have to be: Yes, I think you probably are.
Obviously I would not advise that anyone else visit this site and post a similar comment to mine, but if you really must, then I cannot stop you.

Oh, I almost forgot. Reading between the lines, it appears that he's lousy in bed as well.

That's all for now.

Download

2005-11-30T12:54:00.000Z

Firefox 1.5 has been released.

Testing the water

2005-11-28T09:39:00.000Z

I’m not sure what kind of reaction (if any) this post is set to receive but here goes nothing:
I started to try and read the Bible again the other day (note the cautious and respectful use of capitalisation). Bust my testes if it doesn’t read like the ramblings of a mad old pensioner. It’s like being inside the mind of a maniac.
Granted, it is thousands of years old and was originally written in another language, so the sense of the prose may have suffered with age and translation. I’ll try and soldier on with it for a while though, in the hope that the style will settle down a bit during the first few books. I’m resisting the urge to peek at the end but I’m pretty sure that the devil did it.
Needless to say, I already have a fair few questions. I’m sure I can get some sensible answers from my fellow bloggers (no time wasters please) so I intend to frame these questions in the form of posts over the coming weeks. If you yourself have just started to read the Bible, you may wish to skip these posts. Spoilers abound.
Now, I know that some of you will be reading this and thinking, “Oh yes, very funny. He’s just trying to be witty and clever and it’s just not working”. I should point out that my apparent irreverence is just that – apparent. I’m not a religious fellow but I am genuinely interested in religious philosophy and I promise that the questions posed in subsequent posts will be serious ones. I will probably publish them in my "Ramblings" blog. Keep an eye out for them. I hope they will appeal to most tastes. Tears, laughter. Something for everybody.
Anyway, that’s enough for now. I had better go and strap myself in and resume the teachings of the Good Book. “In the beginning there was hatstand. Bottom fish banana..."

Ramblings

2005-11-27T23:29:00.000Z

I have decided to create a new blog, solely for the purposes of talking bollocks. It can be found here.

Coming soon...

2005-11-27T00:14:00.000Z

As the festive season is almost upon us, I thought now might be a good time for some lively religious debate. Watch this space...

M'Boy

2005-11-26T23:33:00.000Z

Here are some pictures of my son, Jonah. He is a fine fellow.

A lot of f*@king digging

2005-11-25T12:23:00.000Z

Hello again. Well, well, well, where to start? I guess that one of the biggest things going on with me at the moment is the work I'm doing on my house, or rather, my garden. I have posted a few pictures here. There's still a lot more to do. We're hoping to have a new driveway finished in the new year and at the moment the priority is to get everything fenced in and secure so that our son can play safely in the garden this summer. I'll probably post some more pictures soon.

Hello

2005-11-22T12:01:00.000Z

Hello fellows. I'm very new at this. My brother has had a blog for some time now, so I thought that it was high time I did the same. If anyone has any tips or words of encouragement I be grateful for your comments. I'm not exactly sure what I want to say on this blog, now that I have created it I seem to have writers block. I had better go off and be creative. Watch this space.