Colonel Irrelevant

I was in Budapest today (still am I suppose) and I saw a really interesting thing. Each year, a special disposal run is made for household stuff that is no longer needed so large areas of the City put out all kinds of stuff to be disposed of. Old furniture (tables, chairs, desks, cabinets, sofas), [...]

The Guide Movement hold an annual Thinking Day. Personally, I think Thinking is a Good Thing. I call on the Powers That Be to institute a World Thinking Day for everyone. Just think, if some of the Great and Good had spent more time thinking than doing how much better things could be.

How on earth can the examination boards propose to drop oral examinations from GCSE’s, etc. Most folk need to talk in a foreign language. Not many need to read books or write letters. And if they drop these tests then the memorable rehearsed sentences like ‘Mein Buertelmaus hat Verstopfung’ serve no further purpose!

So, I’m back in Germany. $ky News is covering the Northern Rock nationalisation, elections and everything else. Strikes me that if you pay your advisors a bundle of cash and they tell you that the sums offered are too low then you take their advice???? Or Darling is genuinely cursed … Mind you, the nationalisation [...]

Listening to 5Live has the same effects as driving nails into your skull. It’s painful, messy and feels good when you stop. Yesterday they were presenting their usual balanced coverage by presenting in absolute terms both sides of the argument when they wandered along to Pakistani elections. The absence of ‘free and fair’ elections seemed [...]

1) They understand your obsessions 2) They humour you when you put sporting memorabilia on the walls 3) They recognise your childhood sporting hero despite never having seen him play Missus, you are the best!

To Me! Good grief, I’m getting old. But somehow I don’t seem to get any wiser – or more sensible. So, when should you finally grow up and listen to Radio 2?

Health and safety kills off pancake race From the Ripon Gazette … ‘THE bell has finally tolled for Ripon’s traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake races amid a tangle of health and safety red tape and general indifference, according to organisers. The expense of road closures and the mountain of risk assessments which must be carried out [...]

Honestly, what is the point? It’s like magnolia paint, beige suits and mild cheddar – not relevant in 2008. Please Mr Radio Bloke, can you not play ‘Movie Star’, Cliff Richard or Brotherhood of Man ever again? Or their German equivalents? It just encourages the taxi drivers to play this stuff too loudly for sanity [...]

I’ve just had a look at the spam that askimet has blocked over the past month or whatever and apart from one advertising loans for salaries the rest are all long posts related to drug sales over tinternet. It all seems bit strange. I use drugs from the chemist (paracetomol), prescribed drugs (when required and [...]