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In the pub cellar

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by SadButMadLad on September 23, 2011

We’ve been a bit busy in the pub cellar sorting out all the beer barrels so please talk amongst yourselves for a while. Normal service will be resumed soon. Talk about

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Angry Bird

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by SadButMadLad on September 21, 2011

No, not the game, the constellation or more specifically the nebula Lambda Centauri, also known as the “Running Chicken Nebula” or it could be the Angry Bird.

NASA has just released some new pictures of the nebula

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Contrary Daily Mail readers

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by SadButMadLad on September 20, 2011

Being a man (well a sad lad), I couldn’t help but click on a Daily Mail article which was highlighted by a photo of four naked women. The Daily Mail know this is what men do

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Turkeys voting for Christmas

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by SadButMadLad on September 18, 2011

In Leeds councillors have recently rejected a vote to stop paying union “Pilgrims” over £400,000 a year. Interestingly just about all the councillors who voted to reject the motion were Labour and all were union members.

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Racial rioting

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by SadButMadLad on August 18, 2011

Race was a major factor in the London riots. Not because they were Black or even White. But because they were not Asian. In many countries where both Blacks and Whites live where these

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Fear of Raccoons

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by SadButMadLad on August 4, 2011

Who’s scared of the Raccoon?

Many people have phobias. The phobia about the number 13 is Triskaidekaphobia whilst Friday the 13 is Paraskevidekatriaphobia. In Asian countries it isn’t 13 that’s an unlucky number but 4 and it

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Ten Reasons against the Death Penalty

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by SadButMadLad on August 3, 2011

1 Timothy Evans – Executed on 9/3/1950 for killing his daughter at 10 Rillington Place. His neighbour John Reginald Halliday Christie was executed on 15/7/1953 for the crime after being found to be a

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Taxi!

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by SadButMadLad on July 24, 2011

Via a relative in London comes some news that in itself is not earth shattering and won’t reach any dead tree press. It’s only a minor change in regulations related to

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The Tail Wagging The Dog – Guest Post

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by SadButMadLad on July 21, 2011

If the energy expended on working out whether England subsidises Scotland or whether all North Sea oil is in Scottish territorial waters could be connected up to the National Grid, then the

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I won the EuroMillions!

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by SadButMadLad on July 18, 2011

I won the Euro Millions too!

No, I’m not buying all 5 thousand readers of this blog a drink. Nor am I going to splurge it on a holiday, a mansion, or a fast car. And I definitely will

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Stony Stratford – The Final Ban

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by SadButMadLad on July 14, 2011

Many of you will have already heard about Stony Stratford and it’s recent claim to infamy by a local councillor. No, it’s not a cock and bull story. For those of you who haven’t here is

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Running a company on socially progressive lines

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by SadButMadLad on July 12, 2011

What would happen to a company if it was run the same way a state is run on social progressive lines? A progressive state where equality actually leads to greater inequality; where fairness leads to unfairness; where justice

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I know your password

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by SadButMadLad on July 5, 2011

Odds are that I can guess your PIN in ten attempts.

It will be one of the following

  1. “1234” – I can’t be bothered to think about my password
  2. “0000” – I can’t even be bothered to count

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Open Thread!

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by SadButMadLad on June 29, 2011

Matt and I are very busy with real life issues. I personally am working 12 hour days to a tight deadline so cannot put in much into writing articles to keep you lot occupied. So please talk amongst yourselves.

Say anything,

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Snow Globes

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by SadButMadLad on June 27, 2011

If you are in Texas and want to buy a snow globe, one of the best place to go is the Texas State Surplus Store at 6505 Bolm Road, off U.S. 183. Continue reading →

Risky Business

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by SadButMadLad on June 25, 2011

You see headlines like “Bacon increases your risk of cancer by 20%”, “One extra unit of alcohol a day increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer by 12%” and “Two units a day reduces the risk of heart disease by

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Census 2011 – Hacked? Nope!

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by SadButMadLad on June 22, 2011

Another Census 2011 post to complement my previous post (one of the top read posts on AR). It seems from certain sections of the media that the census results have been hacked.

They are

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Juan Sheet

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by SadButMadLad on June 20, 2011

Juan replaces Brenda and Audrey as icons for the kitchen towel product Plenty, which was called Bounty.

Does the company know what they are doing with changing the name of the product and

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2 Cows

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by SadButMadLad on June 19, 2011

  • Socialism: You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour.
  • Communism: You have 2 cows. The state takes both and gives you some milk.
  • Fascism: You have 2 cows. The state takes both

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Schadenfreude

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by SadButMadLad on May 29, 2011

Normally when you see someone doing something naughty you always think “if only there was a policeman here” who would then nab the naughty person and give them a good talking to.

Well I hate

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Why I shop at Tesco

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by SadButMadLad on May 25, 2011

It’s the in thing to hate Tesco. You’re cool if you reject Tesco and it’s plans to take over the world. The proponents of the anti-Tesco campaign have many

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Red Tape Challenge

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by SadButMadLad on May 23, 2011

The government is asking for your help in cutting bureaucracy. It is admitting that it doesn’t know how to cut the red tape but at least it’s acknowledging that it could do with cutting. At least

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Reading between the lines

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by SadButMadLad on May 21, 2011

Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta, Georgia, told police he observed a male customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of Augusta, on surveillance cameras putting a laptop computer under his jacket.

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Takeway nappies

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by SadButMadLad on May 20, 2011

Nappies. Do you use reusable or disposable?

Everyone has a view as to which one to use. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

Reusable – Con: messy, separate washing Pro: reused,

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Different levels of crime

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by SadButMadLad on May 19, 2011

So Ken Clarke made a boo boo the other day and got his words in a twist and didn’t say exactly what he meant to say about the crime of rape.

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Will the nanny state kill democracy?

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by SadButMadLad on May 16, 2011

Democracy is built on the idea that the people are intelligent enough to make their own decision about who they want to represent them.

The nanny state is based on the idea that

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Unruly Head Teachers

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by SadButMadLad on May 13, 2011

Normally when you hear about someone being suspended from a school you can probably safely predicate that it is one of the pupil or a teacher. You don’t expect to hear of a head teacher

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Suspicious package

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by SadButMadLad on May 12, 2011

Police had to call in the bomb squad yesterday morning. A potential bomb had been spotted and so it was their duty to ensure that the public

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Greenpeace is not a charity

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by SadButMadLad on May 11, 2011

Over in New Zealand it’s been decided, at High Court level no less, that Greenpeace is not a charity. They do too much lobbying and their political activity is not in keeping with a charity.

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Useful travel information

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by SadButMadLad on May 10, 2011

Going on holiday this year? The following might be useful to you.

In the case of any problems when travelling is not uncommon for people to give family or friends details of their flight numbers and

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