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Lights go out on Beckham

robnorman wrote 1 month ago: I was charmed by this. Beckham and the LA Galaxy defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 but only after an inc … more →

Who do you think would sponser such research? 4 comments

Iain Hall wrote 1 month ago: fancy undies on a fancy bloke, (click image for source) While the survey found 46 per cent of men fo … more →

Tags: Bizzare stuff, Scams, Popular Culture, Christmas presents, men's underwear

It’s time the UnAustralians @ Groupthink grew up and finally left school ... and stopped poo-pooing the Melbourne Cup 11 comments

SockPuppet wrote 1 month ago: I have to report on some sad goings on over at sadsack.com central. In this our week of greatest nat … more →

Tags: Petrol Head Heaven, humour, men and women, wankers, Anti fun brigade, Guest Post, Popular Culture, groupthink, Pure Poison

Racing and Camping 3 comments

Iain Hall wrote 1 month ago: Frocked up! (image from the Courier Mail) Well its the first Tuesday in November so I suppose that m … more →

Tags: World Events, Popular Culture, Melbourne Cup, school camp

Don't you just love Art Deco design?1 comment

Iain Hall wrote 2 months ago: Well I do. This bike is just sweet as a nut, even though it is French, the clarity and cleanliness o … more →

Tags: Engineering, France, Mortorcycles, 1929 Majestic, hub centre steering

Isn't she lovely?5 comments

Iain Hall wrote 2 months ago: Isn't she lovely? In good design as in cooking, sometimes less is more and who could deny that t … more →

Tags: Petrol Head Heaven, Engineering, Ducati Carallo Sport‏, Less Is More

Craig Loundes and Roary1 comment

Iain Hall wrote 2 months ago: We are also joined by king of the track, V8 Supercar champion Craig Lowndes for a one off meet and g … more →

Tags: Petrol Head Heaven, Television, humour, Cars, cute, Popular Culture, Roary the Racing Car, craig lowndes

The wake at Citi Field1 comment

robnorman wrote 2 months ago: Tonight is the last regular season game (for me) at Citi Field. There will be no post-season games. … more →

"Gender verification tests revealed evidence that she has no womb or ovaries and carries both male and female sexual organs"4 comments

Iain Hall wrote 3 months ago: Despite what some people think the gender of any individual can not be chosen by that individual in … more →

Tags: gender issues, men and women, Living with Nature, International Politics, Bizzare stuff, Ethical Questions, Africa, Popular Culture, caster semenya

If AGW happens it will only be in hindsight (a very exact science)47 comments

SockPuppet wrote 3 months ago: While I have waited for nearly two years for PKD, as they used to say in Rome “digitus extratu … more →

Tags: Blogging, Comedy, God bothering, Global Warming, humour, World Events, green Hypocrites, AGW and climate change, Political Correctness

Get your motor running

Iain Hall wrote 3 months ago: I have long been a fan of minimalist foot wear and I would happily go barefoot most of the time exce … more →

Tags: domestic life, humour, Living with Nature, cute, Bizzare stuff, Engineering, Popular Culture, fivefingers

Long and lean and easy on the draw....7 comments

Iain Hall wrote 3 months ago: For anyone who is interested I am posting a picture of my Clubman now that I have it back on the roa … more →

Tags: Blogging, domestic life, Petrol Head Heaven, Cars, Sports Cars

Daring to dream

robnorman wrote 3 months ago: It’s 10.30am New York time on Sunday August 23rd. A minute or two ago Tottenham Hotspur beat W … more →

Sir Bobby Robson - "You know Don, the Czech lad"2 comments

robnorman wrote 4 months ago: Sir Bobby Robson, a noted English soccer manager passed away. Sir Bobby managed a marvellous Ipswich … more →

Its the only way to be fair7 comments

Iain Hall wrote 4 months ago: Nude swimming in all competitions Usually I let any sporting controversy fly straight through to the … more →

Tags: humour, World Events, Living with Nature, cute, Bizzare stuff, Engineering, Popular Culture, sarcasam warning, World Swimming Championships

This Sporting Life (Lindsay Anderson, 1963) - Rachel Roberts

dublin2009 wrote 5 months ago: Without someone equal to his noise in those tight-framed spaces Harris’s gestures would simply fall … more →

Tags: British New Wave, Faces, Finding words, British Cinema, european cinema, WorDs, BF Taylor, Rachel Roberts, Richard Harris

This Sporting Life (Lindsay Anderson, 1963) - Richard Harris

dublin2009 wrote 5 months ago: The brutal noise of Harris’s performance is amplified by the limited spaces – each gesture magnified … more →

Tags: British New Wave, Faces, WorDs, British Cinema, Rachel Roberts, Richard Harris, Film Studies

Small ball - some thoughts for Anne and Lisa

robnorman wrote 5 months ago: The great George Plimpton once observed that there was an inverse relationship between the size of t … more →

Tags: baeseball, Beltran, Citi Field, delgado, Double, Home Run, Mets, Plimpton, single

Small ball - some thoughts for Anne and Lisa

robnorman wrote 5 months ago: The great George Plimpton once observed that there was an inverse relationship between the size of t … more →

Tags: baeseball, Beltran, Citi Field, delgado, Double, Home Run, Mets, Plimpton, single


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