Oh what a great idea!

Vince Cable, caretaker leader of the Illiberal Non-democrats, has suggested the way to solve Northern Rock's financial woes is to nationalise it. Vince, my lad, are you a complete idiot? Don't you remember what happened last time something big was nationalised? Here is a clue, we are still suffering from it after nearly 60 years

Walls against millipedes

When I saw the news that a German town was building a wall to keep out millipedes I thought they had decided to keep that obnoxious little twerp David Milliband (aka Miilipede) out. No such luck, they were really trying to keep an invasion of the many legged beasties away! I think I would prefer the millipedes to Milliband and those of his ilk. Less slimy!

Mel Brooks Musical

First let me make it clear that I love all the things that Mel Brooks does. I have many of his DVDs, and I have seen the Producers in the West End theatre, and have both versions of the film.

I am just not so sure about turning Young Frankenstein into a musical now showing on Broadway. I hope it is a huge hit but I am just not so sure, as many of the jokes in the original film do not seem to be so suitable for converting to song.

Oh well, I will just have to wait until I get a chance to see it :-)

BUGGER and double BUGGER

A combination of a few silly English moments, some strange refereeing decisions and an Aussie video ref meant that England narrowly lost to the Springboks, 6-15. Roll on 2011

I never thought it possible

Well done England Rugby team. World Cup Final again!! Up yours, Gordon Brown!!!

Isn't it nice to beat the Aussies (again) ??

After all the arrogant bluster from the Aussie camp, England beat them 12-10 in the World Cup. It was not a pretty game, but at last England are learning that you start trying to play pretty Rugby when you are 20 points ahead!

Unfortunately, the big mouthed Aussie from work has left so I cannot rub his face in it, and we just have a much more polite Kiwi to contend with. I suspect I might not be able to rub his face in it next week, but, hey, England are playing much better again.

You never know what might happen next week, but they will have to raise their game still more to beat the All Blacks (or France if the pull off an equally unlikely win tonight!)

Back to the Gloucester/Leicester game for the second half now.

Update:

Well done, France! Those are words I thought I would never utter! Now looking forward to ragging Kiwi Bloke at work rotten!

The World Cup

Of the home nations only England seem to have any chance of progressing further than the quarter finals, and that hope is fairly remote. Wales and Ireland are out and Scotland were incredibly lucky to qualify.

We had all better start planning for 2011!

Ok, so England are not a total loss

At times, in today's game against Samoa, England looks a half-decent Rugby side, but they still had patches where they looked like amateurs. At least with Jonny Wilkinson fit again and Olly Barkley back, the backs looked as if they wanted to score occasionally

Final score 44-22

Nearly had an interesting turnaround in the South Africa/Tonga game. Tonga almost won and were a bit unlucky not too! Could be a bit tricky for England next week!

Final score 30-25

It is official

England's present Rugby Union team are CRAP with a capital K!

England 0 - South Africa 36

I gave up watching at half time and switched to the Super League. At least that was exciting!

Update:

Wales were better but not by that much, except for a couple of patches. Have to wait and see what Ireland do now!

Yippee

First blood in the Rugby World Cup to Argentina!

France 12 - 17 Argentina

Let us hope England do not bog up tomorrow now!