tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:01:10 +0000authorityblogsargumentspoliticiansscienceWarchoicesclimate changejobsmusicpledgesLawUNbooksenglishfamilyfood for thoughthomeinterviewspraisequestionsChinaNatoUSAapathybankingbeardsbeliefscartoonenglandphilosophypoempoliticsreligionrugbysportwar with franceI shall be making much ado about nothing in an attempt to make you laugh, rage, wish to inflict punitive damage onto me, skip, invent, cry, hopscotch or... well... illict a reaction, a response and make your day something a little more, though hopefully never more boring.http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-5342307912692315864Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +00002010-08-06T15:59:50.156+01:00religionscienceNow before you click away expecting a clichéd rant against the big religions, or to be preached by the writing this is not about your traditional religion that has been kicking around for centuries and millennia. This is a new religion, one that has yet to be recognised. It is the most influential and damaging of all religions. In it's name great weapons of war have been built. In http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/08/religion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1504790223741821205Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:47:00 +00002010-06-23T19:47:30.115+01:00englandrugbyRugby. A sport. A lifestyle. A stereotype. Technically 2 major stereotypes of players, thus of most fans. 1. The Forward Level-headed Unimaginative Simple Implacable Big 2. The BackFlighty Inventive Clever Light-footed Small Obviously there are exceptions to this, 2 most notable to myself are Matt Banahan and Lee Mears. Matt Banahan is the Bath left wing, who is basically a forward, and Lee http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/06/rugby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-3944390105724700159Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:05:00 +00002010-06-09T14:05:49.651+01:00poemsportNot for the man from the armchair is the century at Lord's.Not for the man from the armchair is the 5 minute mile.Not for the man from the armchair is sprightly spring to steal the lineout.Not for the man from the armchair is the taking part. The man from the armchair is the encyclopaedia.The man from the armchair is the fountain of knowledge. But what of those who join the man in support ofhttp://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/06/average-of-armchair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-7715259534073493626Thu, 27 May 2010 21:57:00 +00002010-05-27T22:57:20.454+01:00beliefsblogsbookschoicesfood for thoughtmusicphilosophypoliticsquestionsWhen I first started this blog, I had no idea where it was going to go. My main idea for it was to invite discussion, comment and possibly exert influence. In the times of regular postings I was starting a discovery of my political beliefs. I have reached a conclusion upon where those lie. The main tenet of my political philosophy is in personal responsibility. It is not for the politician, http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-beginning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1953964858195177774Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:55:00 +00002010-04-01T13:55:56.802+01:00apathymusicI am currently in a bout of apathy. This post may well end up being one of the most reasonable post that I do. I have recently been relieved of my duty as a barman. This is not due to any fault of mine, apart from being the last person they hired (last in first out). It is due to the owners of the pub where I was working purchasing a new venue which had lots more staff that they had to take on http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/04/apathetic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-5474061339958297983Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:31:00 +00002010-03-26T04:31:43.704+00:00argumentsauthorityblogschoicesfamilyhomequestionsThis is attempt number two at a blog post that is based more on a whim than any other. The main source of my ire I have not yet located, probably why I am still struggling to write any decent metal lyrics but can whack out a good couple of riffs with relative ease. The most recent event to find this well of anger came from Senior. Some of his attitudes towards how I conduct myself seem to be all http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-name-of-blog-dammit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-2776224064891861631Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:00 +00002010-03-12T02:32:05.665+00:00authoritymusicWarI may be biased on this subject and am pretty sure of at least one dissenter to this view. I have been thinking on what would be the music best suited to support a popular uprising against this current authoritarian government should it somehow manage to obtain power in the upcoming election. I shall list as many genres as I can think of an attempt to argue both sides for each genre. House/http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/music-of-revolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-4628793574715906211Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:01:00 +00002010-03-12T12:10:27.404+00:00argumentsauthorityblogschoicesfamilyjobsIn recent times I have not been receiving much in the way of good news, apart from a second attempt at hosting a party has managed to entice a friend all the way from Manchester. I have received two rejections from universities, fortunately there I am still awaiting a response from my favoured university, and issues relating to the opposite sex have returned to their usual position after trying http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-content.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1893359087994096368Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:20:00 +00002010-03-08T02:20:45.499+00:00I loved Shreddies.. The new Shreddies ad though... I think that they might have just lost a customer... I struggle to understand the reasoning behind using this new ad though... We aren't all Wayne Rooney or that one character from Little Britain with the foot fetish... I'm feeling quite disturbed by it... Hence all the continuation mark things... Good for you advert grannies but... EW!http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/nestle-are-idjits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1142203948694693270Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:47:00 +00002010-03-04T14:47:01.496+00:00argumentsauthorityenglishinterviewspledgespoliticiansI have just watched the titular program on BBC iPlayer. What a brilliant idea, what a farce. Yet again the politicians abuse the Queen's to avoid or ignore valid points and concerns of the, sometimes hard to understand, audience. A large portion of time was spent on voter apathy. When the panel was twice asked how we were supposed to bring ourselves, the youth, the first time voters to obtain thehttp://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-time-voters-question-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-6916346108105469983Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:58:00 +00002010-03-03T11:58:04.771+00:00I hope you've all gone and voted Harriet for rear of the year. I've just been watching the F*** You video on Freedom-2-Choose blog and just happened to notice the harpy. I also watched the two anti-smoking videos on there too, one of which is a blatant lie which could only seek to cause hysteria panic and incite hatred. LIT CIGARETTES CANNOT LIGHT PETROL! IT IS A LIE! IT FAILED OVER 200 BLEEDING http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/03/harry-harman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-3253617958192329587Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:33:00 +00002010-02-25T18:33:48.720+00:00I meant to a post on this earlier, I have been too busy recently to do so though. The other day I found this story, I read it again today and am praying to every god around that the Fun Police don't manage to spot it. When I read this I thought "What a perfect argument for re-establishing pubs as social places for everyone." By this I was thinking of those under-18 who are refused entrance to http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/dont-mention-booze.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-5507779160443233552Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:10:00 +00002010-02-19T14:10:44.738+00:00authoritybankingcartoonjobsThis isn't going to be long as I don't really have a very large understanding of business and economics. I spent most of today reading (I have been working, but watching a TV doesn't require a brain cell... it does but it steals them from me rather than make me use them) a new web comic. I came across two comics which to me seem to sum up what went wrong a little better than, "those fat cats at http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/banking-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-7332302717568816387Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-02-15T18:28:28.205+00:00authorityblogsbooksclimate changeLawpraisescienceWarI have just read a brilliant blog post about climate change by Brian Micklethwait of samizdata.net. I feel that there is a fantasy/war fiction/steampunk novel in this post. I have no idea if their was any intention to create this feeling of an epic in waiting. Being a climate sceptic I agree with a lot of what is said, so that may help in what I felt as I was reading...     A http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/where-will-war-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-544826434496779798Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:52:00 +00002010-02-16T00:20:33.415+00:00By the Gods I feel I might just go and kill myself! Screw that I may aswell go donw guns blazing creating a major international incident and start a war. It would probably actually make things a little brighter if I did this in a chicken suit on stilts, certainly if I didn't I wouldn't feel that I would be causing the news to get more depressing. That, or I could just stop reading my favoured http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/bah-humbug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1371893804272079469Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:32:00 +00002010-02-12T12:07:10.409+00:00climate changepraisescienceHooray! Not all science has devolved into partisan stupidity. I have just read this article on dark matter research and the line that has made me remember that the climate science is but a tiny fraction of the scientific community, and that it is the scientists like these whom I revere.These are the scientists whose struggle with the unknown creates giant leaps in technological advancement for http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-4628712796050609756Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-02-10T10:14:16.706+00:00argumentsauthorityhomepoliticiansI was feeling pretty good when I woke up this morning, and pretty good for the first hour of work. Then I started reading the some of the blogs that I have as regular reading material, and remembered why I intend to leave this country once I have a qualification.I think China might be a good destination, a bit of liberty never hurt.Anyway it reminded me of a small victory I managed to achieve at http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/you-invent-title-cant-think-of-relevent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-253800862586318946Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:19:00 +00002010-02-04T16:15:05.057+00:00authorityblogsclimate changescienceUNClimategate, global warming, global climate change... it goes on and on and on and o... you get the picture of how I'm currently feeling. I must confess to it being slightly self-inflicted having spent most of today reading two blogs arguing from both ends of the scale, http://climateaudit.org/ - for the sceptic arguments - & http://www.realclimate.org/ - for those in support. The first is http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/climategate-global-warming-global.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-7322365417904040670Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:13:00 +00002010-02-03T11:28:39.688+00:00authorityinterviewsjobsI have just had an interview, damn nervous stuff, and I feel that it could have gone better. I also think that at least one stage of an interview should be changed. You are given 30, 40, 50 minutes in which to show that you are what they want, show your wisdom, wit and intelligence. Some companies do have aptitude tests and other such programs, but at the end of the day they need to establish if http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-have-just-had-interview-damn-nervous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1960905058198008610Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:31:00 +00002010-02-01T09:36:21.486+00:00food for thoughtIt is the beginning of a new month, and I have decided that I will have a monthly post listing all the 'Food For Thought' posts I have done so that comments can be made on them should antone feel they warrant it. So without further ado here are the ood and bad for the first month of the new decade:29/01/2010 - Can modern medicine go too far? If it can at what point is it that the possible http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/02/food-for-thought-012010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-8246048539676276173Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:33:00 +00002010-01-27T22:18:41.139+00:00englishpledgespoliticiansThe political hunting season is soon to commence with the general election just around the corner. So what will this mean for those who are, like myself, newly arrived into politics.I shall start with a breif introduction into why I havce newly arrived at the realisation that I need to take an interest in politics. It feels like it was only mere months ago that myself and my older brother were http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/01/queens-english.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-5672344267316430426Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:40:00 +00002010-01-19T13:52:55.034+00:00authorityChinaLawNatoUNUSAWarwar with franceI am sitting at a desk in the offices of BBC worldwide, getting paid to watch Blue Peter and generally feeling very bored. Out of the corner of my eye I can see the Iraq inquiry going on, which I can't watch as I have to pay attention to Blue Peter, or hear, I am in an office. The whole concept of the Iraq war got me thinking, how can one legalise such a terrifying act as war and in whom should http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/01/legalising-mass-murder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1665378167019645401Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:53:00 +00002010-01-18T09:29:42.922+00:00authoritybeardsWhat is it about facial hair that everyone hates? In past ages the greatest warriors wore them, the greatest minds could almost hide behind theirs. Why then this irrational hate of beards and other facial fungi?Perhaps that is part of the problem, 'facial fungi'. How can something that is referred to as a growth commonly associated with rotting material, poison and disease be seen as good? The http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/01/facial-fur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-8554906773987859546Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:11:00 +00002010-01-14T12:23:25.785+00:00Here we are on day two of this blogging discovery, don't worry I shan't keep this day counting for too much longer, the day dawned brilliant and white. Too bright in fact, why does illness make things so much worse? This is the 3rd day that the glands in my throat have been inflamed and the drugs just don't work! Drug companies spend millions if not thousands of millions, I am British therefore 1http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/01/here-we-are-on-day-two-of-this-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939289665335133319.post-1543001188314777776Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:03:00 +00002010-01-13T21:35:42.207+00:00blogspledgespoliticiansI've never really understood the blogging sensation that the internet has created. A lot of highly opinionated and, so I'm led to believe, ill-informed hermits, living in the cavern of their creation that is the room in which their computer resides, telling us that scientists are wrong and politicians are wrong... well... they might have it right there.So here I am to muddy the waters a little http://whimsicallyirate.blogspot.com/2010/01/here-we-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pingu in Portugal)0