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.
An Acceptable Face Of Credit?
I was ion a Northern line train a few days ago, when I saw an American Express advert for their new credit card. I haven’t got a picture, but the APR for the card was prominently displayed.
Surely all adverts for credit cards and loans must state the APR prominently.
Wonga Apologises To Stella Creasy
Wonga have apologised to Stella Creasy, after one of their employees abused her on Twitter. It’s all here in the Guardian.
I’m always suspicious of Wonga, as I think they’re very slippery. So was the twibel, as they’re now called, a means to get more publicity? After all, they must have known that Stella Creasy wouldn’t be amused.
A Dual-Processor Toothbrush
I needed a new head for my toothbrush and by mistake I bought this one with a dual processor.
A Dual-Processor Toothbrush
But it’s a lot better.
My Moan Of The Week
The Richard Bacon Show on BBC Radio 5 has a weekly moan-in, where people vent their moans.
My moan would be about the number of people who moan generally about the cost and problems of having a car. If it’s not fuel costs, it’s about traffic jams, congestion charging, insurance or finding somewhere to park.
I don’t have these problems any more, as since my stroke I haven’t driven and don’t have a licence any more And I reckon my bank account benefits by several thousand pounds a year. That would buy lots of taxis, if I wanted, but I prefer trains and buses, as you see more of life and don’t get the driver complaining about the sad state of the taxi industry.
The Anonymous Widower 