Many are worried in England and abroad that the English are forgetting who they are and fading away as a culture. I say that the Lion of England can never fall while the cheese still rolls. God save the Queen and protect us from the Nanny State.
At a birthday dinner for a friend last night I was told I was neglecting my duties here by not posting up some things I thought had already received wide internet play. Normally if things are turning up on a bunch of sites I skip posting it, but I was reminded that that are some [...]
Whuffie is a concept from Cory Doctrow’s book Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom. The concept is that society has moved to a post money economy where wealth is measured in personal status. In that world Gary Gygax would have been as rich as Bill Gates. As I am sure you have already seen [...]
Just saw this on Boing Boing and thought I would post it up as it looks cool. I won’t be able to really look at it till later, but this is a small flash game based on the Bow Street Runners around 1750 in London’s disreputable Covent Gardens district. Apparently featuring adult language and situations [...]
In my post Pancake ban gloom I missed a real ray of light, the annual Shrovetide Football game went on as usual. The Up’ards won this year, hurray! I can’t help but think that sooner or later the state and health and safety nannies must come and kill this glorious game, it must gall them [...]
Sorry guys, having a bit of a crappy week and I just flat out missed this one in the paper. England Saved From Pancake Wielding Menaces! I will try to be better in the future in keeping you all informed about the menace that Pancakes cause to all of humanity.