Not very often you see Hurricane Force 12 mentioned in a met office forecast along with some stomach churning seas (phenomenal definition here) :
Ineptocracy and a Merry Christmas to all.
Tis the time of year again when The Wasp stretched his wings and heads North to spend Christmas far away from work in Estonia where it is decidedly colder than England was yesterday morning. Whilst not averse to a bit of cold, going from plus 12 to minus 16 in the...
Get your swears right
Greetings from Mr. Raccoon. Back from a long break and not giving Mr. Wasp the pleasure to post everything on his own. So here's a periodic table of swears just to get your chemistry right (click for full size image so you can practice your Xmas meal time phrases) : _...
Pictorial Interlude – Earth’s most intelligent beings, backlit bat, battle monkeys and how to make a policeman laugh …
All work and no play - bugger that, how about some amusement ... Cats rule (dog lovers - go and throw sticks or something and move on) : Lace wings - a bat and it's SAD lamp possibly : The latest secret weapons (not to be confused with drinking monkeys, H/T Mr...
Pictorial Interlude – Very creative art … Finally Black …
The very last edition of the German Financial Times today : I am impressed ...
Bugger the Bankers and Politicians – Official Video …
Amusing, with one or two telling lyrics such as : 'cos we are programmed against insurrection. _ _ Bugger everyone! Via FT Alphaville
Video Interlude – The badass Honey Badger …
Awesome creature which doesn't give a shit with amusing commentary : _ _ H/T - Estonians 🙂
What do you do when a tornado is heading for your apartment? Why film it of course!
A tornado in Portugal recently scoring a direct hit on a football stadium and apartment block. Filming it through a glass window may not have been the brightest thing in the world, especially when you see the strength of the wind but it gives a great impression of...
Having failed to prevent Ash Dieback arriving in the UK, the Government tries the Canute method to stop it spreading …
Wandering around amongst the latest Statutory Instruments, I came across this one in which the Government tries to pull a King Canute and orders the fungus not to spread (emphasis mine) : The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 This Order amends the Plant...
Goldman Sachs now runs Europe..
Via ZeroHedge, with Mark Carney's appointment to the Governor of The Bank of England, Goldman Sachs domination of Europe is complete : Back on July 3, we made an explicit and very simple prediction: "now that the natural succession path at the BOE has been terminally...