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    McDonald's. Again.

     

    Yesterday, at about 445, on my way home from Tesco's, I thought ooo I better have some tea before going out on the piss to avoid any empty-stomach-based bile mishaps later on. But the burger shop wasn't open yet. So, reluctantly, I had to opt for McDonald's. I pulled up to the drive-thru (through is the proper term, f*****g Yanks), perused the vast menu of offal-laden rubbish, but what I really fancied was a cheese and bacon burger. Now, on the menu, they had a cheese burger, or a chicken and bacon burger, but no cheese and bacon burger. So I politely asked the fuckwitted chav at the till 'please can I have a cheese and bacon burger'. She looked at me as if I had asked for her opinion on the theory of relativity, somewhat bemused. 'Oooooh, we don't do those', she replied. 'But you do a chicken and bacon burger, can't you just pop a piece of bacon in a cheeseburger?' 'Can't do that' 'Why not?' 'We haven't got a button on the till for a cheese and bacon burger'.

     

    For f**k's sake.

     

    I now had a choice. Jump out of my car and poke her in the eyes with my keys, or politely say 'OK, no problem, I'll just have a cheeseburger'.

     

    I am not typing this from HMP Horfield, so you can safely assume I did the latter. Rather surprisingly.

     

    I am now, right at this very minute, eating my own home-made cheese and bacon burger. So f**k you Ronald McDonald, you f*****g clown.

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    Let's face it, he was never going to make old bones, but he looked fit as a fiddle when I saw them a year or so back.

     

    Lux Interior lead vocalist for The Cramps has died at the age of 60 ;);):(:(

     

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    Did he die of cramp?

     

     

    That's a shock, I must say...

     

    Pre-existing heart condition was the cause of death. I don't think any death has hit me this badly since Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone died. Some reports are saying that Lux was 60 and others are saying that he was 62. Possibly soon we'll find out his actual age.

     

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    This being my point. The English Revolution was the point at which ordinary people at last started to matter, yes even if the leaders and beneficiaries were the gentry. See The Putney Debates where the rank and file of the New Model Army were allowed to discuss how the new society would develop.

     

    Those who mattered in Scottish society in the 17th Century, so yes - mainly the nobility. .
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    Or...defended the bravest social revolution to date against mercenaries paid by reactionaries. Anyway, James I (or VI) was ruler of Scotland, England and Ireland, so invasion is far too harsh a word.

    Possibly the greatest day in English history.

    The Scots and Irish were not too thrilled with the guy.

     

    He kind of invaded both nations, killing a lot of people...

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    I'm not a particular fan of Zappa, but what I do know is that he was 100% anti-drugs. His strangest and 'furthest-out' 1960's stuff was intended to send up the whole drug-culture.

    Just imagine it, a Euro summit with all the European heads of State, the President of the USA and anybody else who wanted to attend.

    All having a cup of Tea and a Hash cake.

    All the Worlds problems would just...fade away man ;)

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    "Zut Alors!" "Retournez enculer les mouches" and other gallic curses to you!

     

    Okay, I have feet so all I had to endure was a cold 15 min walk, that isn't going to bring down any governments. However a ululating unihoof might have had a thing to say about such actions. Cockspanners.

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    No offence meant or hopefully taken, Mary. To be honest it was only an excuse to give the phrase 'ululating unihoof' possibly its only ever outing.

     

    Lovely bit of youtubery, Harry, but I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that the phrase 'Solid Air' does sound a little bit like an accidental follow-through.

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    Curse you, you Cumbrian Cur!

     

    It was this update that knocked the ululating unihoof out of the hopping running for my DDP2009 team.

     

    The Sun interviewed unsteady unidexter John Martyn today. Revealing a new album called 'Willing to Work' in the pipeline, along with a tour involving playing the whole of Grace and Danger from end to end. Then again, their piece starts with a confused barman finally realising that two brandies and one measure of port are supposed to go into one glass for Martyn, around lunchtime!

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    Ta for the recommendation 12trees, but that's a tome I know well!

     

     

     

    Some interesting stuff on Bill Frindalls' blog at the Beeb

     

    Q. I notice that you often refer to the method or location of death of cricketers. Is this an interest? What is the most unusual method of death for a first-class cricketer?

    sirianblog

     

     

    Bearders' Answer: When I compiled my Index of Test Cricketers for 'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket' series, I included their places of birth and, where appropriate, death. In researching my 'England Test Cricketers' I found that fate had dealt a surprising number with bizarre and unusual ends. My favourites include: crushed by a crane loading sugar aboard the SS Muriel (Charlie Absolom); in a mud hut after falling off a cart and being interred in a coffin made from whisky cases (Monty Bowden); as he was putting on his boots to go to work (Johnny Tyldesley); from pneumonia contracted while watching Yorkshire play at Sheffield (George Ulyett); from septicaemia after falling on a dance floor ('Dodger' Whysall).

     

    You might be interested in David Frith's book 'By Their Own Hand - a Study of Cricket's Suicides'. Some tragic tales to cheer you through the Winter evenings.

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    Some interesting stuff on Bill Frindalls' blog at the Beeb

     

    Q. I notice that you often refer to the method or location of death of cricketers. Is this an interest? What is the most unusual method of death for a first-class cricketer?

    sirianblog

     

     

    Bearders' Answer: When I compiled my Index of Test Cricketers for 'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket' series, I included their places of birth and, where appropriate, death. In researching my 'England Test Cricketers' I found that fate had dealt a surprising number with bizarre and unusual ends. My favourites include: crushed by a crane loading sugar aboard the SS Muriel (Charlie Absolom); in a mud hut after falling off a cart and being interred in a coffin made from whisky cases (Monty Bowden); as he was putting on his boots to go to work (Johnny Tyldesley); from pneumonia contracted while watching Yorkshire play at Sheffield (George Ulyett); from septicaemia after falling on a dance floor ('Dodger' Whysall).

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    Thanks for that detailed clarification, DDT.

     

    There's certainly no copt-out from you when it comes to elderly churchmen

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Cardinal Stéphanos II Ghattas, 88, patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts, Egypt, died on January 20, in Cairo.

     

    Link

     

    Just to clarify,he was the leader of the Catholic Copts, not to be confused with the Coptic Orthodox Church,headed by Pope Shenouda III,or the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, headed by Pope-Patriarch Theodoros II. :pop:

     

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