tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74540002012-04-16T01:49:30.781+01:00Occasional Insights Into Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing DrivelMarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-29343449929083133112006-11-08T09:30:00.000Z2006-11-08T09:42:20.492ZMarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Well, I'm clearly not posting more than infrequently. No real surprises there. Not on this tired-out blog, anyway. So, enough's enough. My blog is dead, long live my blog! Check out my shiny new blog...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/11/thought-for-food.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-48597025850694068102006-09-11T16:28:00.001+01:002006-09-11T16:28:53.675+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Cyclists! New research shows you'd be better off dressing up as a woman instead of wearing a safety helmet. I'll try to resist the obvious pun about increasing drag.As an aside, I used to have a...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/09/menstrual-cycle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-65945652832897579002006-09-11T15:56:00.000+01:002006-09-11T15:59:14.183+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Good to see that the Guardian have picked up on two of my recent themes- tits and Big Ron. Interesting to read that article about how coy the supposedly "liberal" paper is. Bunch of c*ntychops.<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/09/ronglish-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1157981099841309102006-09-11T14:17:00.000+01:002006-09-11T14:24:59.853+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Plenty of stuff on t'interweb today about the "war on terror". Most of it ludicrous, as ever, but the highlight is that the Guardian have printed Usama Bin Laden's last known sat-phone number. I...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/09/911.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156584971073609962006-08-26T10:23:00.000+01:002006-08-26T10:36:11.086+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Oh dear. I bet Dan Brown can't believe his luck. Writes an unoriginal, formulaic novel and then goes on to world domination. A bit like JK Rowling.Idiots that have read his tale have started going...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/da-vinci-code-fiction-shocker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156513515563659282006-08-25T14:29:00.000+01:002006-08-25T14:45:15.750+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0How the hell did Iran get hold of weapons-grade uranium? How did they set up and build their nuclear reactors?Er, the Americans supplied it all.<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/irans-nuclear-capabilty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156506264321684852006-08-25T12:37:00.000+01:002006-08-25T13:11:15.013+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Pffft. Another mockery of the English legal system.What are the chances of a member of the public escaping with an absolute discharge?And this is the day after this.I'd hope that if I was stabbed in...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/one-rule-for-us-another-rule-for-them.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156427142537321312006-08-24T14:45:00.000+01:002006-08-24T14:49:41.330+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0I felt compelled to write about tiny Tom Cruise getting fired for being a talentless mentalist, even in comparison with other L. Ron Hubbard lunatics, but thought you might as well take a look at...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/satans-trumpet-cruising-for-losing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156425105226323372006-08-24T14:07:00.000+01:002006-08-24T14:15:10.606+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0The Nazis were, apparently, responsible for yet another reprehensible crime- they gave us Fatboy Slim.At the very least, it goes some way to explain the chaos that is known as the Moseley Dance...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/murder-on-dancefloor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156424378764866602006-08-24T13:56:00.000+01:002006-08-26T04:13:41.190+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com1...always good to read a funny, well-written blog like this. It's a shame, because that's the kind of vibe I had originally intended for Jawdrop. Oh well.<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/above-my-tits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156422704347795242006-08-24T13:29:00.000+01:002006-08-24T13:32:34.820+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0I always enjoy reading decent quotes by the good, the bad, and the ugly - there are some on this blog to check out.<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/quotations-for-nations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156356406264229392006-08-23T19:01:00.000+01:002006-08-23T19:06:46.313+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0I love the internet. Osama Bin Laden polarises opinion, and it's fair to say that I'm most disappointed in him, now I know he likes Whitney Houston, Van Halen, Miami Vice, and MacGyver.Kola should be...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/kola-boof.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156339146673539752006-08-23T18:18:00.000+01:002006-08-23T18:29:43.886+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0I've been vegeterian for 16 years now, but I haven't got any inclination to encourage animal rights. In fact, I've been targeted by animal rights activists for no good reason. Thanks for that. We'd...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/load-of-old-cock.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156339065240392142006-08-23T18:02:00.000+01:002006-08-23T18:09:23.890+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Enoch Powell and Ron Atkinson have a couple of things in common. Both are infamous for making racially charged comments, both have Midlands connections, and both have encouraged the employment of...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/ronglish-tv.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156263186921079202006-08-22T17:12:00.000+01:002006-08-23T14:14:25.296+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Post-war, Enoch Powell became Tory MP for Wolverhampton South West, which incidentally meant that my beloved Molineux was in his constituency. Equally, indeed perhaps more importantly, he went on to...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/more-rivers-of-blood-seats-of-comfort.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1156194165415811582006-08-21T16:54:00.000+01:002006-08-22T17:13:47.500+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0This story is about a guy called Dutch. But we're going to take a little detour first. I say little. It's more of a road trip. I remember about ten years ago, I was idling a nice day away in Dudley....<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/08/rising-tide-in-rivers-of-blood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1147017681204064232006-05-07T15:49:00.000+01:002006-05-07T17:04:52.970+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Well, hello and welcome, dear reader. I've been doing things like going out in the fresh air and enjoying the occassional warm, sunny day in this pesky maritime-temperate NW European climate. Hence,...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2006/05/chek-chek-chek-it-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118856528595502112005-06-15T18:25:00.000+01:002005-06-15T18:33:57.150+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com8On this day in 1215, King John sealed Magna Carta, which would guarantee English political freedoms and limit the power of the monarchy.One of the main clauses was:"No free man shall be arrested, or...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/magna-carta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118597507424058172005-06-12T18:31:00.000+01:002005-06-12T18:31:47.426+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0If only my driving lessons had been this interesting...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/wacky-races.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118597163358751422005-06-12T18:26:00.000+01:002005-06-12T18:26:03.363+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0"My client admits that he was drunk when he created a disturbance at Weymouth Bay Caravan Park", defending solicitor Roger Maxwell told Weymouth Magistrates Court. "He admits that he used threatening...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/asbo-lutely-fabulous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118518313217997632005-06-11T20:36:00.000+01:002005-06-11T20:36:49.786+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Typing at a keyboard. Like using a phone, it enables gutless morons to act aggressively, safe in the knowledge that they won't get a shoe-ing. And that's why messageboads are wonderful. That specific...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/keyboard-warrior.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118084354988423452005-06-06T19:59:00.000+01:002005-06-06T20:01:07.673+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Apostate WindbagThis is a great blog which I've lazily only just posted about. For good measure I'll add it as a link soon.<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/apostate-windbag.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118074166337752942005-06-06T18:07:00.000+01:002005-06-06T18:14:57.606+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Shift-patterns are detrimental to health. Fact. I've lived the call-centre dream first-hand, so I know. Everyone who's ever worked nights or late-shifts knows it. It's not called a graveyard shift...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/who-murdered-john-peel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1118071268665417332005-06-06T16:04:00.000+01:002005-06-06T16:25:48.616+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com0Afternoon all! I'm back from my self-imposed exile and I'm doing a good job of typing, considering I nearly lopped off half a finger last night. A few Stellas, a couple of tots of Glenfiddich, and I...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2005/06/chop-chop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454000.post-1095691419200790052004-09-20T17:34:00.000+01:002004-09-20T17:34:36.973+01:00Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850935568850734014noreply@blogger.com60So, I was about to paraphrase Desmond Morris's anthropological explanation [see previous post] of why humans have leaned towards religion. There are 3 reasons. Firstly, our sense of time. Animals...<br/> <br/> Politics, Pop Culture & More Generation-X-Wing Drivelhttp://jawdrop.blogspot.com/2004/09/monotony-of-neoteny.html