Friday, 22 January 2010
Another year older and another £1000 in debt
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Doctor Bollocks
To start the New Year of with a swing, I think we should suggest some equally useful subjects for Ph.D. projects. My suggestion is as follows:-
"Subject:
A study of auditory experience of flatus in a dermatological aqueous detergent solution
Abstract:
This study tests the hypothesis that the noises made by a fart in the bath depends on the food consumed to source the gas. A series of experiments was carried out using volunteers who consumed solely baked beans or brussel sprouts or chicken vindaloo. Their ablutions were monitored for audio volume and tone of the fart bubbles. It was concluded that there was no correlation between food consumed and audio volume or tone of the farts in the bath. However, a strong correlation between tone and volume and the juxtaposition of buttocks, thighs and (where appropriate) dangly bits was noted. The results also suggest that a further study should be made as to the filtering effect of bath water on farts with respect to global warming"
Notes;
That last sentence should provide provide another three years funding for research into AGW
I am sure some amongst you bloggers can come up with more imaginative research projects to waste money on as well. Any ideas? A subject would be good, and an abstract even better..
Thursday, 17 December 2009
The broom closet
Nicked from Guido Fawkes
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
If only....
http://www.brownleavescountryhotel.co.uk/
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
So that is it, then?
Therefore, although I was going to hold my nose and vote Tory this time, there can only be one way to vote now, UKIP. If it means another 5 years of New Labour, so be it! Actually, they will be lucky to last a year before the revolution comes.
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Thomas the Tank Engine
As we get our TV service via Virgin Media cable, I went to the TV on Demand service. While flipping through the choices, I noticed a whole series of Thomas the Tank Engine episodes. I used to love my parents reading the Rev Audrey's stories about railway engines to me at bedtime, and our kids loved us to read the same stories to them.
I decided to watch one of the episodes and there he was, my favourite tank engine. It was about a childrens' firework party. The script said that the children loved climbing onto Thomas and he loved to stand and watch the children playing! Crikey, I thought to myself. I hope he has been CRB checked!!
See Thomas here :-)
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Read this, Gordon, you moron
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
We could do with a few more Mayors like this
Progress / Key decisions since taking office
· Appointed a mixed Cabinet of committed Councillors
· Cut Mayor's salary from around £73,000 to £30,000 per year
· Axed Mayor's chauffeur driven car (approximately £6,000)
· Stopped future funding for gay pride event (£3,000)
· Stopped council newspaper Doncaster News
· Directed that two children's social worker posts be reinstated at Doncaster Royal Infirmary to specifically assist children in hospital and to help detect abuse
· Axed membership of Local Government Association and Local Government Information Unit (approximately £80,000)
· Where possible, stopped funding for translation services and instead encourage people to learn English
· Cut twinning ties with five towns saving approximately £4,000+
· Written to the Electoral Commission to cut the number of Councillors from 63 to 21 which could save upwards of £1,000,000
Future priorities
· Lower Council Tax by cutting extortionate levels of bureaucracy and other waste
· End malpractice and mismanagement in the council
· Hold a referendum on the Mayoral governance of Doncaster
· Reduce the number of councillors from 63 to 21
· Conduct a review of the A638 Quality Bus Corridor and the traffic mayhem around the Dome
· Scrap politically correct non-jobs and encourage the former employees to seek meaningful employment
· Encourage every school to opt out of local authority control – money should go directly to schools to raise deteriorating educational standards
· Ensure police concentrate resources on catching criminals
· Introduce zero tolerance of anti-social behaviour and impose penalties for such everyday practices as using foul language in public and spitting in the street
· Halt the architectural vandalism of Doncaster and protect the town’s heritage