Category Archives: Some other Stuff

More on the Boston bombing

Posted on Sunday 5 May 2013 by Rob Godfrey

The following news report is from RT (Russia Today), which is a propaganda arm of the Putin government. However, despite this, RT does report real news. I’m often forced to cite RT when commenting on stuff, because the mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Boris the Buffoon

Posted on Monday 25 March 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Yesterday, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was interviewed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. Marr himself is recovering from a stroke and the interview was conducted by Eddie Mair. Mair confronted Johnson with the facts that Johnson made-up quotes … Continue reading →

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Piers Morgan (again!) and gun control

Posted on Saturday 9 March 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Here’s the latest round… Isn’t capitalism wonderful. Apart from wrecking the world economy on numerous occasions (going back 300 years and more), in modern times the manufacture of weapons and ammunition is a multi-billion dollar business.The USA is the biggest … Continue reading →

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French ghosts and smoke alarms

Posted on Monday 15 October 2012 by Rob Godfrey

I had a very strange experience last week. I was doing some work at a house in the nearby town; installing kitchen units and a sink, etc. The owner of the house was away and I was there on my … Continue reading →

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The first movie I ever saw

Posted on Sunday 7 October 2012 by Rob Godfrey

I was 4 years old (1968). My grandmother Lil (my mother’s mother) took me and my sister Sue, who’s 18 months older than me, to the Odeon Cinema on the Old Kent Road, in London. That cinema was demolished decades … Continue reading →

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A tale of two kittens: or, the crap that people blog about

Posted on Monday 30 April 2012 by Rob Godfrey

One common feature of middle-of-nowhere France is stray cats. Each year we let out the house as a holiday gite. During last summer’s holiday season, with the wreck and ruin part of the house still under renovation, I was living … Continue reading →

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Shopping and Syphilis and Seasonal Greetings

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2011 by Rob Godfrey

You can blame both Christmas and consumerism largely on the Victorians. Christmas, of course, has its origins in the Roman pagan festival of Saturnalia, which celebrated the winter solstice and was marked by seven days of joyous debauchery. Then it … Continue reading →

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Luh Dontist – part 2

Posted on Tuesday 13 December 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Is anyone remotely interested in my teeth..? Of course not, but other people blog about boring things so I reserve the right to do the same. Yesterday I went back to my dontist for the crise cardiaque, the estimate for … Continue reading →

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Cook’s Overseas Timetable – the end of a legend

Posted on Sunday 27 November 2011 by Rob Godfrey

In a previous post I talked about the Thomas Cook travel company, and in particular Cook’s famous timetables, the European Timetable and the Overseas Timetable (here). Sadly, the Overseas Timetable was published for the last time at the end of … Continue reading →

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Luh Dontist – part 1

Posted on Saturday 26 November 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Back in early September of this year I got caught in one of those huge rain storms that you get in this part of south west France. The temperature also dropped considerably. This combination gave me a very bad cold; … Continue reading →

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Thomas Cook – troubles and famous timetables

Posted on Thursday 24 November 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Thomas Cook, one of Europe’s biggest tour operators, is in financial difficulty. Cooks invented the package holiday and have been in business for more than 150 years. Cooks are blaming political unrest and natural disasters in key holiday destinations as … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Andre the Mountie

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2011 by Rob Godfrey

In a previous post I talked about my cousin Andre, and how he became Dipsy the Teletubbie as part of the publicity for my campaign to abolish the tv licence in the UK (see here). Well, politics is a rough … Continue reading →

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Dipsy Rides Again

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2011 by Rob Godfrey

I don’t remember much of the eight hour flight to Paris. I was in a drunken slumber. When I came to the plane was touching down at Charles de Gaulle airport. It was lunchtime and I took the RER to … Continue reading →

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My top ten most naff Top Of The Pops videos (in no particular order)

Posted on Tuesday 3 May 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Mouldy Old Dough, by Lieutenant pigeon, is one of the most unlikely songs ever to be a top ten hit (in 1972). Lieutenant pigeon were fronted by Rob Woodward and featured his mother, Hilda, on the piano. The song was … Continue reading →

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Japan: all we need now is for Godzilla to come up out of the sea

Posted on Sunday 13 March 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Today, Sunday, there’s been much conflicting and confusing information about the Fukushima nuclear reactors, from both the plant operators, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), and the Japanese Government. What does seem certain is that the three reactors that were in … Continue reading →

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