Those saucy Poms

05Jan08

When it comes to sauciness, the Poms leave everyone else in the dust with a dry taste in their mouth. And I’m not just talking about the over-proportioned English lasses found on page 3 of The Sun. Nope – the creme de la creme of English sauciness comes from – where else – the English [...]

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An Apology…

21Nov07

While I was pulling my hair out in the Reading Borough Council Offices today, trying to convince some dimwit to do something for his wages, like , you know, think, I commented that the Council was even more devoid of talent than the English football team.
I take that back, and apologise unreservedly to the Reading [...]

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Tags: council, football, Reading, talent

European Tragics fight it out.

20Nov07

This Wednesday sees the conclusion of England’s Euro 2008 qualification quest. It will also be the conclusion of Russia’s. In what can only be described as a tragic-off: Russia vs. England. So which country is the more tragic?
Last Saturday, the stage was set, with Russia playing Israel and what they had to know was a [...]

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Tags: Croatia, England, Euro 2008, football, Russia, tragedy