Old Fart's Almanac

Name That Scumbag on Nov 3, 2009 in bus far bastard nasty awful embarrass sleep guff Good evening everyone, and welcome to this week's edition of "Name That Scumbag"! What a lovely audience you are. So much better than last week's! But seriously, can you name this week's scumbag ? Here are the clues:He got the bus with me this evenin...

Name That Scumbag on Nov 3, 2009 in bus far bastard nasty awful embarrass sleep guff Good evening everyone, and welcome to this week's edition of "Name That Scumbag"! What a lovely audience you are. So much better than last week's! But seriously, can you name this week's scumbag ? Here are the clues:He got the bus with me this evenin...

Mark Steel and Sue Perkins on the Ungovernable Force on Oct 7, 2009 in Police news quiz bbc wate of time useless From the latest News Quiz, Mark Steel and Sue Perkins on the invaluable role of the Police in British society:...

Kerosene on Oct 7, 2009 in neighbors neighbours fire weird Last night, sitting on the sofa, listening to music, and typing, I was suddenly aware of a conflagration over the road. Someone had set fire to our opposite neighbour's front door. By the time I'd put Leo in his cage and got to the house, the fire wa...

Note to self: the UK is more fucked than you remember on Oct 7, 2009 in maniacs anti-immigration nutters psychos fascists stop the fascists It's far too easy to forget that rose-coloured glasses are a distortion of the real world. So when I read about mad shit like this it doesn't seem as bad to be living in the US. The only things I really miss are my family and friends [and highly acce...

Kerosene on Oct 7, 2009 in neighbors neighbours fire weird Last night, sitting on the sofa, listening to music, and typing, I was suddenly aware of a conflagration over the road. Someone had set fire to our opposite neighbour's front door. By the time I'd put Leo in his cage and got to the house, the fire wa...

Mark Steel and Sue Perkins on the Ungovernable Force on Oct 7, 2009 in Police news quiz bbc wate of time useless From the latest News Quiz, Mark Steel and Sue Perkins on the invaluable role of the Police in British society:...