Posts Tagged ‘Brexit’
Boris Johnson’s Edifice Complex
Boris Johnson, a man with an empty void of droning Latin phrases where his soul should be, wanted to be Prime Minister his entire life. Then he managed it, the end. Except that it wasn’t the end. It was only the beginning. Boris entered 10 Downing Street, ascendant, triumphant… and then realised he was still…
Read MoreWhat The UK Needs Now
Henry Ford once said, “if we’d have asked the public what they wanted, they’d have said ‘a faster horse.’” In spite of this warning, British Chancellor (effectively Vice President) Sajid Javid has decided to launch what he is calling a competition, based on the idea that Britain’s exit from the EU will allow the slashing…
Read MoreBritish Election Fallout
As a resident of the UK, it falls to me to comment on the election of Boris Johnson. What’s more, my editor has prissily informed me that “screaming until my eyeballs haemorrhage” isn’t a proper response and that I’ll have to put my thoughts in writing. I guess I’m just too avante garde for some…
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Although it’s entirely subjective, I think the funniest event in human history happened on February 3rd, 1969, when Allen Funt boarded a plane. Funt – whose name is already objectively funny – was the host of Candid Camera, the hidden camera show that played pranks on the public. Unbeknownst to him or anyone else, two…
Read More14. The Ladies Of Laketown
Editor’s Note: In this, the final episode of Luke Haines’ comic series, the women of Laketown decide they’ve had just about enough, thank you very much. “Jeeeeeeeeesus,” I winced as I sat up. At least I appeared to be in a tent this time. There’s no party like an after-battle party, especially a multi-species after-battle…
Read More13. Slavering Packs Of Wargs and Incels!
Editor’s Note: The (comic) battle begins! Luke Haines has given us a series of parodic pieces that never so subtly trashes Baby Boomers, and some of his own generation. This week, we get to the good stuff…with lots of swords and battle axes. The Orcish army arrived in the afternoon, a stinking, clamouring horde that…
Read More12. Battle Of Five Armies T-Shirts, On Special
Editor’s Note: Things are getting tense in Laketown! In this, the most recent episode of Luke Haines thoroughly insane parodic series attacking Baby Boomers, Dragons, Orcs, Elfs, the Labor Party, Capitalists, and, uh, well, a lot of people. So, read on! There’s about to be dirty work at the crossroads! I made my way down…
Read More11. Going Treasure of Sierra Madre
Editor’s Note: This is next installment of Luke Haines parodic series in which he takes Baby Boomers to task for all their sheer snottiness. But, not to be outdone, now he’s going after Dwarfs and wizards and elfs and Orcs and Labor politicians, too. Gotta admire a man with a broad aim. I stayed in…
Read More10. The Dwarves Aren’t So Hot, Either
Editor’s Note: Luke Haines is freaking us out with a longish series of short parodic pieces in which he trashes Baby Boomers (not unlike his editor) for destroying the economy and the environment. This week, however, he extends his trashing to include some dwarfs, who might be people in his own generation. Dang those Millennials.…
Read More9. Dragons, Treasures, Bar Tabs
Editor’s Note: We are, as clever readers will recall, running a longish series by our U.K. Editor, Luke Haines. In it, he is respectfully trashing Baby Boomers and Others for ruining the planet. Geez. One little world. You’d think that it was the only one we had. “Jeeeeeeeeesus,” I winced as I sat up. I’d…
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