Category Archives: silly

Boll-ox to the year of the steak

Dateline: January 1st, 2021, on my sofa I was mildly puzzled this last week to see that beef was being energetically promoted at the supermarket. Beef in Japan is expensive, steaks especially so. But the local Seiyu had piles and … Continue reading

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That DUP-Conservative alliance in full

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Winning gold in Olympic yawning

  The Olympic Games is one of the most boring and futile spectacles yet invented by humans, so the approach of the last day will bring no dismay. Every four years the best athletes in the world join together to … Continue reading

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Bollocks to … summer

All right! Enough everybody! Enough! This summer has gone way beyond a joke now. Silly! Silly! What is it now? About 30 consecutive days of 35 or 36C? I hear that Osaka scored 38C today. Thirty-eight! I mean, fuck off, … Continue reading

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It’s international BoJo day!

It’s international BoJo day! I speculatively made this graphic a couple of weeks ago. Today it looks spookily prescient.  

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Happy N-ewe Year!

I wish I had thought of making this image at New Year’s when the time was right. Oh well, never mind. But really, what is this about the year of the sheep? The year of bland conformity? The year when … Continue reading

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Kim Jong-un fails to halt publication of King of the Undies World

So, Kim Jong-un has taken on the might of the United States and forced the cancellation of the release of the film The Interview. Who would have thought that the ‘might’ of the United States meant ‘we might stand up … Continue reading

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McDonald’s threaten my son with police

Today, my son G received a letter from McDonald’s demanding the return of a uniform or they would turn the police on him. G worked part time at McDonald’s until about six months ago. Fair dos: it’s their shirt and … Continue reading

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Oops! Slight reality leak at Thatcher’s funeral

There seemed to be an accidental extra tribute to Margaret Thatcher from the Beeb in their coverage of her funeral today. Even as the queen of lay-offs was being carried up the aisle of St Paul’s Cathedral today, the live … Continue reading

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Fuck the Pope

Fuck the Pope: that’s the message that journalist Hunter S Thompson and artist Ralph Steadman attempted to paint on the side of the Italian entry for the Americas Cup in Rhode Island many years ago. Of course, I would never … Continue reading

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