Colonel Irrelevant

Judging by the quantity of ladies wearing white trousers, Summer has arrived.
Let’s hope that the nonovirus has gone for the season or things could get very messy!

Sat in The Dublin Inn in Hannover settled down to watch the Champions League semi-final second leg. Just waiting for mates to turn up for the second half and we’re away!
Strange sitting here ‘blogging’ with a bunch of Germans in an Irish boozer with English TV and The Dubliners warbling away in the background [...]

A man dropping his pants to urinate in public. In Germany.
A man taking his pet ferret for a walk in the city centre in Hannover.

I propose that the EU should impose a Nationwide ban on cellars in Austria.
They seem to bring out the worst in people.
But I expect that the 73 year old perp will discover what it is like to get invaded in a confined space for the rest of his miserable life.

Another year, another draft.
This year was much faster than previous years, with reduced time on the clock for selections.
The Bolts have selected according to ‘type’ again, looking for talented players rather than physical specimens. They seem to have got talent, adaptability anf the only question is over how they will develop and how one [...]

Congrats to my youngest who had his first pillion experience today!
And many thanks to Baby Biker of Leamington who kitted him out.
Wonderful stuff, especially the demand ‘go faster’!

The reports today about introducing facial scanning at borders to improve security had me most perplexed.
The technology exists to do all kinds of things, but most are so linear in their thinking that bright humans can out smart them somehow. Like banking. Or firewalls. Or viruses. Or speed cameras.
So why relying on [...]

What a great marketing opportunity! Get a bunch of flags and bunting, attract Englishmen to the pub to drink and get kids interested in killing dragons.
Sounds like a wonderful way to do what the English do best – drink and fight. Addfood (curry, kebab, chips) and you have every stereotype known.
I’m all for [...]

I am starting to think that Munich is either home to more space aliens than the USA, or someone has infected the population with a anti-fashion virus.
The felt hat with a circular brush on the side was unusual.
The lime green shirt and matching off-set baseball cap had you looking for snow to soothe your eyes.
But [...]

What do they keep in their bags?
It can’t be clothes, they seem to wear all they own. It doesn’t look like food or bedding. It could be bodies or dead animals I suppose – the smell is bad especially when locked into a train for any length of time.
If it’s anything like my [...]