September 2007
“If I meet these whores I will have the honour to be the first one to cut the...”
– Leader of the Palestinian Popular Resistance (sic), Muhammad Abdel-Al: As of now I will defend Britney and Madge to the death…
Phrase of The Week - 'Human Bear Baiting'
from here ”A judge has branded The Jeremy Kyle Show “a form of human bear-baiting” at a court case in Manchester. District Judge Alan Berg said the ITV1 daytime programme was “trash” and existed to “titillate bored members of the public with nothing better to do”. The judge made the comments while sentencing one of the show’s guests, who...
You Really Can't Trust Anyone These Days
Not even to name a cat. The BBC Blue Peter scandal rumbles on. From here “The television programme Blue Peter was accused yesterday of deceiving children for the second time in a year as the BBC removed staff blamed for a series of phone-in scandals that have damaged its credibility with the public. A former producer on the children’s show, Britain’s longest-running, has been suspended...
“I think the key image of the 20th century is the man in the motor car. It sums...”
– JG Ballard
Ghosts of World War 2
spooky database here e.g. “Tail End Charlie Location: Fradley - Former RAF Lichfield Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Twentieth century Further Comments: The headless rear gunner that haunts this area walked into the propellers of a Lancaster - whether it was an accident or suicide we’ll never know ...
“I used to think my title would count against me in life, but I now realize it...”
– Lady Victoria Hervey - no danger from the classless society
Clouseau Was Wrong
from here “The aristocratic father of Victoria and Isabella Hervey, the society It girls, was identified by Scotland Yard as an “oily scoundrel” behind scores of jewellery robberies. A newly released Metropolitan police file at the National Archives reveals that Victor Hervey, the 6th Marquess of Bristol, criminal record no 19440, was suspected of being the Pink Panther of his day. He was...
“I do Third World, I’ve been doing Third World since 1994.”
– Naomi Campbell explains why she’s now raising money for the UK flood appeal. Third World - so 20th century.
“Eighty percent of Marx’s industrial proletariat now...”
– Mike Davis - Planet Of Slums. Read it, before it visits your burb.
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Britney. Oh dear. From here. “Pop star Britney Spears has been charged with hit-and-run and driving without a valid California driver’s license. Spears could be fined $1000 (£495) and serve a six-month prison sentence if convicted. A spokesman for the city’s attorney’s office said the incident occurred on Aug 6 in a Los Angeles car park. The 25-year-old singer allegedly...
Not Looking Good For The Cash Cow, Bill
from here ”IBM joins the OpenOffice.org community to develop and promote OpenOffice.org technology 10 September 2007 — The OpenOffice.org community today announced that IBM will be joining the community to collaborate on the development of OpenOffice.org software. IBM will be making initial code contributions that it has been developing as part of its Lotus Notes product, including...
The Internet, Basically For Grown Men Who Still...
The proof is here “Welcome to Buses on Screen! This is a celebration of buses as they’ve been depicted on screen over the years, on film, on TV, in screen advertising, and even in music videos. This is the perfect meeting of one of the great forms of transport and one of the great mediums of mass communication! If you’ve sung along with Cliff Richard in ‘Summer...
My Name is Prince, And I Am Angry
from here “Prince is threatening to sue a raft of major websites, including YouTube, eBay and Pirate Bay, as part of a legal initiative to “reclaim the internet” from rampant piracy. Lawsuits relating to Prince’s material will be launched in the US and UK as part of a campaign led by anti-piracy firm Web Sheriff, which is representing the star. The Web Sheriff managing...
Jim Davidson Strikes Again
Quel surprise. from here Comedian Jim Davidson has left ITV1’s Hell’s Kitchen after making what the channel called “unacceptable remarks”. His departure from the cookery reality show followed a row in which he used a gay epithet in the presence of fellow contestant Brian Dowling. An ITV spokeswoman said producers had asked him to leave the show. “ITV does not...
“I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate...”
– Charlie Brooker doesn’t like macs. From here
“Stop all this white-on-white violence”
– Jamie Foxx
Fight Club 2007
From here “It looked like Tommy Lee initiated it because Kid Rock was ignoring him,” “And Tommy Lee kind of antagonised him. And then when Tommy Lee stood up, it looked a little weird, like, ‘Yo, what?’ “When Tommy stands up is when Kid hit him the first time with a backhand. And then Tommy Lee looked like he was trying to get at him to aggressively...
Not that boring eh, Mr Efron?
Live by the tabloids, die by the tabloids. From here ” By the standards of the internet, the photograph is relatively tame: an 18-year-old girl, standing in a bedroom in front of deep red curtains, pulling back her hair and smiling for the camera. She’s stark naked, of course. But this is a nude picture like no other. It could, in fact, represent one of the most expensive PR disasters in...
This link says it all: Jim Davidson - punch the... →
“One false move and I’m Jim Davidson.”
– Ricky Gervais. Anyone who’s had Jim Davidson inflicted on them, has my deepest sympathies.
