Category Archives: Asides

“Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.”   – As You Like It, Rosalind, Act IV scene I Cynical, maybe; but true none the less I suppose. Bullets work better.

I’ve been thinking. Therein lies the danger I know, but it’s too late now. It has already happened. But I’ve been thinking: when is enough, enough? When does a wise man call it quits? When do you concede a fight, … Continue reading →

You know that feeling when you’re leaning back in a chair, and then you lean back too far and start to fall and just at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time. — Steven … Continue reading →

Here you go Microsoft: People Ready Business. Because you certainly aren’t…

A fascinating bit of insight by Ibn Warraq: a treatise entitled Why I am not a Muslim, and something I very much doubt Muslims would want you to read… It highlights not only the backstabbing and treachery at the foundation … Continue reading →

It might be just me, but I get the feeling that all decent Rock is Blues derived… Erm… It might also just be that I should give Gary Moore a bit of a rest for a while…

I’ve finally figured it all out: The difference between America and Iraq is that the one is a bunch of sexually repressed religious fanatics while the other is… Ah, never mind.

A bit weird, but — assuming the availability of lots of bandwidth — a very cool solution. Unfortunately with the state of telecoms being what it is in South Africa, down here it is more of a solution looking for … Continue reading →

Hell, am I ever so glad that these “people” are the guardians of international justice and world morality. I just have this feeling we can trust them without question…

Don’t you hate having to park next to someone with no apparent clue? Someone who, had they parked only slightly more skew, would have parallel-parked. Having to park skew yourself just so that you can get out of your car? … Continue reading →

So tell, me, is turn-about still considered fair play? I mean, in all fairness, the aggressor to one is merely the defender to another…

I have decided that American soldiers should not be allowed to play with live ammo. They keep on thinking they’re in the movies and they might accidentally hurt somebody…

Via BoingBoing, we introduce you to the latest totalitarian regime on the face of the Planet, Amerika! I hope you Yankees enjoy your country, and I also hope you realise that you are most welcome to it…

Only in Africa, can motorists legitimately claim that a telephone pole jumped into the road in front of them…

There are very few days when you find something on the ‘net that is both honourable and funny at the same time. Today was one of those days, and Kill Bill’s Browser is one of those places.

So, let’s see if I got this right: He attacks her, she takes the knife off of him and retaliates, killing him. Now she will be arrested? Once again some more proof that our cops are more “comfortable” responding to … Continue reading →

Courtesy JohnW, a good friend of mine: “Top tip: if you’re being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then onto a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They’re trained for that…”

They sure must have access to some serious drugs up in Zimbabwe…