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Monday 5 March 2007

The Name's The Game.

It was Brighton Dave's idea. "Things To Do When You're Mind Numbingly Bored No. 238,569." I had only worked my way through 238,568 up to that point in my life and so, as I was more bored than a bored thing which had just won an international boredom competition, I thought "What the heck"............I fed my name into Google "Images" to see who came up.
I was hoping to find that I shared my monica with some sex god, famous explorer, great thinker or general, all-round good egg - Dave said he shared his with a champion skateboarder - but I have to say I was less than impressed with the results.
First, there was some bloody "twitcher" who spends his life up trees looking at chaffinches or the like. I hardly think we are clones. I mean, I love animals, don't get me wrong, but I'm not big into kagools, silly, wooly hats or knitting my own yoghurt and growing my own denim. I think that is enough to get me cold shouldered by the bird watching brigade.

Next was some spotty yoof who, like Dave's namesake, is a skateboarder but from what I could tell he was far from being proficient, let alone a champion. He was such a daredevil he trundled around churchyards and had an unfortunate habit of mooning at anyone stupid enough to want to take a photo of him. No, I've sunk pretty low over the last 46 years, but not that low.

My third namesake was a little more exciting - a racing car driver! Hurrah! Sadly, he is obviously so good at it that I have never fucking heard his/my name mentioned in the world of motorsport. Also, by the looks of the photo Google chucked up, he appears to race something which looks about as powerful as a Morphy Richards hairdryer.
No, I was beginning to lose hope. Then I found him - superb!!! He is a doctor. I am so proud. We obviously were separated at birth. I long to meet him and go out on the pull. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you.................

Let's rock. Lock up your daughters, the boys are in town!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

at least I am a well known spainish scfi writer, well nearly.

Anonymous said...

Reg the likeness is unbelievable!

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2007

SHORTS DON'T MATTER! 1. From the greatest programme ever made about association football, Barnstoneworth United FC manager Mr Dainty delivers one of the finest English soliloqiues of all time.......and afterwards, spare a thought for the club steward's wife Vera (YOU ONLY HAVE TO WATCH HALF OF THE CLIP!!).

Monday, 12 November 2007

Not everyone who agonises over their life is a painter. Some of us agonise because we're NOT painters.

....And On the Subject of Great Public Services

I know most of you have heard this marvellous song by those doctors who are the Amateur Transplants......but I think the video is a nice addition. P.S. If there are kids in the room I'd shuffle them out before hitting play.

...There's More

On the subject of those great doctors, here is their version of More Than Words which presents their challenging views on women outside Watford. The very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither, coming from Cumbria, is a huge fan. Again, get those kids out of the room!

Leave Britney Alone, Ok!!!

Oh...........my............God!!!!! My heartfelt thanks go to BGT for this. I won't say much more, I don't need to. Mr Loony of Loonytown, USA (I think it's a bloke, anyway), says it all. I fear he may be wound too tight for.....well.....well for everywhere, really!

Tuesday, 18 September 2007.

I wish I'd sung this! For non-Americans, and with apologies to all the smart arses out there who already knew, the FCC is the Federal Communications Commission and it monitors TV and radio output in the States - a sort of broadcast police - while the EPA is the Yanks' so-called Environmental Protection Agency, a body which does exactly the opposite of what it says on the can. (P.S. We went to the same school, you know? Eric and me, that is, not George, Martha, Dick and Condoleeza and me. I don't think they went to school.) P.P.S. Please see below if you are I Like The View, Malc or Doris.

To Make You Laugh and Cry

I was listening to this on a Sunday, the very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither is a Catholic, Tom Lehrer is one of my all-time heroes and this is one of his best.............no other reasons. On a more sombre note (and with thanks to Fish for coming up with this Woman's-Own-passes-the-time-in-the-dentist's-waiting-room nonsense), why not get a computer to tell you that you are a waste of space and your life is a sham of a mockery of a farce? Ok, it's from one of those poxy dating sites but...go on, take the test. You ain't got much to beat!!
This Is My Life, Rated
Life: 4.2
Mind: 4.1
Body: 2.7
Spirit: 8
Friends/Family: 1.6
Love: 0
Finance: 5.9
Take the Rate My Life Quiz
Apparently, in my case, "computer say 'no!'"

I First Saw This When I Was Little - And Loved It! I Hope That Explains a Few Things

Fuck, Fuckety, Fuck, Fuck, Fuck

It has been pointed out to me that, particularly for one whose profession is supposedly literary, my language is getting worse. My use of the "F" word is, I am told, far too prevalent and hence loses impact. To those who share this view I suggest you watch the following:

Tony Blair Isn't a Burglar - But If He Was.........

In the spirit of Gustav Holst's Jupiter and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, I feel like raising a smile today. The Big Green Thing alerted me to this and, for no other reason than to raise a smile on an otherwise crap Wednesday, I think it has to be shared. Grantham shall not have him - when he gets out of prison.

Life On The Edge - No Net.

I was wrong when I feared it might be a dull weekend, what with my pals being away, my soon-to-be ex-wife in rehab and only the dogs to play with. How wrong can a man be? This much fun must surely be illegal? Just click to see the japes and hoots I am having! Click again to see how things got REALLy exciting! Tomorrow we're going to chase pigeons.

The Good Old U.S. of A. - Guardians of Freedom and Democracy. Nothing to Be Scared of, Then?

Be honest........

IT'S THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK! JUST SCROLL DOWN AND HIT "FULL QUIZ".