What is This Country Coming to ?
The United Kingdom seems to be spiralling down into the depths of despair and madness.
Has everybody in authority completely lost the plot.
Do we as citizens of the UK deserve to be treated like mindless sheep - possibly so as so many of us act like sheep !
A quick look at Google News today tell you all you need to know:
Mortar Board Hurling Banned
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The tradition that students throw their hats, or mortar boards to the initiated, in the air at the end of their graduation ceremony is being banned.
Why ?
On Health & Safety grounds !
Shock Horror as House Prices Fall 15%
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Accompanying articles all complain about two issues.
1: The falling house prices
2: House prices are too high
Well which is the problem and which is the solution.
Let’s have ‘em down even further say I !
Those of us sitting pretty will have to lump it, give the next generation a chance - they’re far more important than us. There would be losers with a massive house price collapse but there would be far more who gain - go for the ‘greater good’
Hysteria Surrounding the new Bond Book
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New 007 novels have been regularly published under licence for many years now without any real interest what so ever.
Get some media interest and a promo blitz and people were actually queuing all night in a Harry Potteresque fashion to get a copy of Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks.
It shows how stupid, gullible and easily led so many people in this country are.
Firstly: Why are you interested now, just because somebody in the media has suggested you should be !
Secondly: Why queue ? Do you think you’re not going to get a copy ?
Lyrics By Amy Winehouse Make it Into Cambridge Exams
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Is this doyenne of dead beats, the feminine counterpart to Pete Doherty, really now regarded as an equal to the greatest writers and poets this country has produced in it’s history.
Why do we constantly celebrate the lowest common denominator ?
I could go on endlessly, I really could.
What do you think about the above or the general principal, indeed what nonsense is making your blood boil with incredulity ?
All the best
Rod - the original angry young man 
Jordan said,
May 29, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
RC
Nice rant
Thought that you had gone abroad with the lack of posts.
Jordan
Rod said,
May 29, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
Jordan
I wouldn’t mind clearing off to live in France or Italy et al. If I wasn’t so attached to my house I probably would.
I couldn’t find anything of interest yesterday and am mindful that a lot of stuff that turns up, or I can write about, is a bit same old same old - it’s tricky.
Today is like Spain here at La Costa Wybers so I’m abroad weatherwise if not bodily
Regards
Rod
Witches of Eastwick said,
May 29, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
Rod,
After a short diversion to warmer climes we are back…. pity we couldn’t have stayed a little longer looking at the recent posts
However here’s our take on the past few subjects….. with regard to honey and pollen for hay fever, is it not true that the more local the produce, the more effective so no good buying Greek honey if one should live in Lincolnshire say, with the Lincolnshire oil seed rape fields in blossom?
Yes Gemma looks gorgeous as does the watch….. think that’s about it.
For the record we searched the fashionable hot spots for a prospective girlfriend for you but with no luck…. not the most attractive bunch of women we’ve ever seen and with the language barrier, little chance of delving into personalities
We should point out however that we were ourselves something of a hit at the airport with men queuing up, hands all over the place …. until we realised that our underwiring had inadvertently set off the alarms 
Running round for a second go was thwarted as the little old lady behind quickly caught on and swiftly slipped into her metallic smalls. We overheard one of the unfortunate Customs officials say ‘there’s something funny about that one …. after we offered him a go on the broomstick if we could have a go on the Segway 
WoE
Rod said,
May 30, 2008 @ 8:30 am
WoE
Welcome back to the island !
The issues you mention are stereotypical of foreign travel which is why I now avoid it.
History has shown us that people crossing seas has always lead to no good one way or another, so whilst not being slaves to the past one would be foolish to ignore the trials, and tribulations of early foreign explorers.
As to finding me a girlfriend, thanks for looking I do appreciate it. If I go down the route of looking for a lady with a more exotic background I’ll probably order one from the internet
I understand it’s quite easy now !
Regards
Rod
Jordan said,
May 30, 2008 @ 8:45 am
WoE
Welcome back, hope the break from RC has done you good.
As you have seen, you have missed very little on this site, RC’s brain seems to be a little dried up at the moment
Maybe that is from the lack of his Tuesday trips out and being spoilt by you ladies.
As for the “language barrier” and finding RC a girlfriend, i don’t think this is a much of a factor, most people don’t understand what he says anyway!
Jordan
WoE said,
May 30, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Rod,
What we did find interesting was that lots of women were travelling either in pairs or alone, in search of breathtaking architecture and a lively city vibe….. a refreshing change from a pint of Sangria and the nearest unshaven bloke
A short pilgrimage to foreign parts invigorates the soul and refreshes how we feel about home, so we heartily recommend it.
WoE
p.s. we are currently smitten with our new Custo t-shirt and are expecting the relationship to last a lifetime
WoE said,
May 30, 2008 @ 10:30 am
Jordan,
We don’t like to think of Rod out there all alone with only his veg patch to keep him company…. he’ll turn into Howard Hughes if we’re not careful
The local Coven is indeed missing his unique brand of conversation and plans are afoot to drag him back into the sisterhood. Shouts of ‘don’t bother coming back until you find yourself a good woman’ …. are but a dim memory now we’ve come to terms with it’s pointlessness 
Before we left he was enjoying some notoriety among the typing pools of England …. is there any progress?
WoE
Jordan said,
May 30, 2008 @ 10:44 am
WoE
Alas, no progress. A snail moves quicker than RC, (apart from the French snails, they have to move quicker). He made some excuse as per usual.
Jordan
Rod said,
May 30, 2008 @ 10:59 am
Jordan & WoE
the air raid siren is screaming here at the Goldeneye Bunker - heavy incoming artillery
Jordan
As for the “language barrier” and finding RC a girlfriend, i don’t think this is a much of a factor, most people don’t understand what he says anyway
I’m sure that’s right
even when women possibly understand the twaddle I spiel out I generally get misunderstood anyway 
The only answer is say nothing 
Alas, no progress
Alas indeed, the press was once again full this weekend of women complaining the likes of me where impossible to find
I may need to lower my sights a little, there’s no point being too picky, especially when you’re not in a position to be so.
I’m prepared, in the spirit of getting somewhere, to compromise and say, she doesn’t have to look like Pamela Anderson, I’ll drop down a peg or 2 to say Carmen Elektra
WoE
missing his unique brand of conversation
Yeah right
Before we left he was enjoying some notoriety among the typing pools of England …. is there any progress
I think that was either a mixup with the pictures or all that time staring at ciomputers and wordprocessing software has had an adverse effect on their eyesight
Regards
Rodent
WoE said,
May 30, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Jordan,
We don’t know if we dare but we might suggest to him that he learn the Spanish guitar and busk on the streets of the Barri Gotic. The resultant crowd is bound to hold a few vaguely interested woman willing to share a plate of tapas…. although to be honest he might be better off on the beach in order to display his well publicised torso
WoE
WoE said,
May 30, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Rod,
twaddle…. misunderstood …. au contraire
mien herramigo, you’re always crystal clear and memorably controversial, except when sat before a plate of food of courseWoE
Rod said,
May 30, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
WoE
learn the Spanish guitar and busk on the streets of the Barri Gotic …
might be better off on the beach in order to display his well publicised torso
This could be the thing I’m looking for:
A topless guitar playing act - I’ll go down a storm
I can see women throwing their underwear at me now
Which would make a nice change as the last woman I spoke to didn’t throw a thong at me but a water bomb - I kid you not !
And she got a direct hit - soaking your host in the process
Regards
Rod - The Topless Guitar Slinger
WoE said,
May 30, 2008 @ 8:17 pm
Rod,
S’pose the reason behind the dousing is a secret or do you always have this affect on women? Maybe your divine personality attracted the watery missile?
The topless guitar act is a sure fire winner …. shall we try it in Lincolnshire first before unleashing you on the Iberian public?
Perhaps hedge your bets and start off with a vest, albeit very low cut… don’t want you catching influenza before the money rolls in 
As your fiercest critics the Witches and Jordan ought to get a preview before pronouncing your marketability. You’ll get points for musicality and general appeal on the Busking Beefcake Richter scale… the points can then be exchanged for air miles and we’ll see how far you get 
WoE
Rod said,
May 31, 2008 @ 8:03 am
WoE
no secret reason for the wetting because there was no reason totaly and utterly unprovoked !
Pure mischeviousness I put it down to - either that or she saw straight through me and decided I needed to come down a peg or two
The Coxeman did tell me, after I related the tale to him, that women in general are volatile in their nature and this sort of thing can happen - never try to understand the female thought process was his advice
I do wonder whether the topless guitar act might make me a target for yet more water based attacks !
I would certainly avoid it under balconies at night
Rod