Category Archives: WTF

Mitt Romney was asked whether the US economy is recovering.

Posted on 26 June, 2012 by jb

“Well of course it’s getting better. The economy always gets better after the recession. There’s always a recovery. There’s never been a time anywhere in the world where an economy has never recovered” Er, Roman Empire?

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I was SURE…

Posted on 23 June, 2012 by jb

…that W.H. Smith used to sell books…

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Skillsets

Posted on 17 June, 2012 by jb

HT Getty Images The Independent, a serious broadsheet newspaper that’s my preferred reading when I’m in the UK, reported on the England:Sweden EM 2012 match thus: Carroll swivelled on to the ball to exact extraordinary power on the header and … Continue reading →

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How do you pronunc “gif”?

Posted on 8 May, 2012 by jb
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“I thought stuff like this only happened in New Zealand”

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by jb

A few years back, we won the Motorway Lotto and our 8km bit of the A63 was widened from 4 to 6 lanes over the last year or so. “Excellent”, we all thought “Traffic joining the motorway doesn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Had to happen sometime…

Posted on 11 April, 2012 by jb

Over €100 to fill up a Saab 9.3. (That’s around US$135 for a smidgen over 16 gallons…)

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Good thing I’m retired…

Posted on 30 March, 2012 by jb
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And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse….

Posted on 19 March, 2012 by jb

Russia’s contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. They seem to be assured of Poland’s vote from the YouTube comments, though… Oh, my granny. With the fist verses I thought that it will be discomfiture, but it’s not! I love … Continue reading →

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“Is that Disneyland?”

Posted on 15 March, 2012 by jb

True story. This question was asked by a 40-ish shop assistant in Los Angeles. “Actually no” I said as kindly as I could “It’s the 1000 year old cathedral in Mainz in Germany, a city founded by the Romans 2000 … Continue reading →

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Will you make up your bloody mind’s?

Posted on 12 March, 2012 by jb
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