Should Prisoners Get The Vote?
After hearing from a European legal commentator who said it would cost millions if they didn’t, prisoners certainly should get the vote. It would be the cheapest option. What constituency they would vote in is another matter.
I would prefer that they all voted in one special constituency. This might mean they got some complete lunatic elected, who would give us all a good laugh.
On the other hand, how many of the 80,000 prisoners would actually bother to vote? Probably more than we think, as it might mean they got extra time out of their cells.
An Island Gets Lost
The Australians have also proven that an island has got lost. The story is here on the BBC. Wikipedia has an explanation, in that it thinks Sandy Island might be a copyright trap.
How To Abuse A New Zealander
Apparently a judge has said that calling a New Zealander, a stupid, fat Aussie is racial abuse. It’s here in the Australian.
I belong to an Internet forum about Visual Basic and sometimes, the banter between Aussies and Kiwis has got a bit fruity, with frequent references to sheep. Although, it hasn’t happened for some time!
I’ve also been involved in lots of banter with Aussies, that you wouldn’t have used with some nationalities as they are much more sensitive.
And Now We’ve Got Tit Pox!
This news story has been read many times on the BBC web site. Frankie Howerd would be using one of his catch phrases.
Iron Bars
I know it is a serious matter, but it is being reported that Spurs supporters have been attacked in Rome using iron bars. It’s here on the BBC web site. This is an extract.
The owner of the bar, Mario Manzi, told the BBC: “At 1am there were around 30 English fans here, plus some American students, and some Italians.
“At some point, from around the corner, some 40 guys, all wearing helmets, faces covered with scarves, came here, destroyed that window, and came in.
“The English people hid behind here, and everything was destroyed. There were rocks, iron bars, everything.”
He said: “The English fans were very calm, they weren’t even drunk, then these men with heads covered came barging in throwing cobblestones. They had clubs and metal rods. It lasted about 20 minutes.”
Now where do you get iron bars from? Not that I want to get any. But it does seem to be an expression used with violence.
Shooting Animals
They were discussing shooting animals on Richard Bacon on Radio 5 this afternoon.
I remembered an incident from my past.
I was in the hallway of a stately home and standing in front of a massive stuffed polar bear with Lord Xxxx. We both agreed it was magnificent. He then put forward the view that they shot big game a hundred or so years ago, to prove that they had seen it.
Now we use the camera! Much more civilised.
I think Lord Xxxx was right, as we all like to show off to our friends, the things we have seen.
Girls Will Be Girls
I took this picture of Milo in the cafe working hard.
Girls Will Be Girls
She’s actually stamping Eggs Milk Butter on all the takeaway cups.
We Need A Radish
According to The Times today, this is the French way of saying they don’t have a bean.
It was shown as a placard on a French tractor as “On a un radis” and the paper translated.
Gangs And Young Girls
I was born in 1947, and at my primary school in North London, there were girls who hung around with Teddy Boys. Just look at John Borman’s film, Hope and Glory, which is a true reflection of children’s behaviour during the Second World War.
The Anonymous Widower 