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The way things panned out today From Znethru ^Pro in Aardvark Blog (5 hours old)

Today had a kind of intense vibe to it. I wonder if the atmospheric pressure just seems to go up on days like this. Can't really think of anything mindblowing that happened today although I did go … more

Simon Cowell Secret Revealed From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (9 hours old)

Boggart Blog has not been following The X Factor this time round because, well let’s be honest, we have done all the cheap jokes in the past. Also the biggest X Factor joke this year is Jedward and no… more

Bottoms Up! From fatsally in Boggartblog (15 hours old)

Good news for drinkers - the Waste and Resource Action Programme has estimated that Britons are pouring £470 million worth of wine down the plughole every year. And we shouldn't be doing it! It… more

Going Batty For A BJ? From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

Fancy a BJ? Not a blow job but a bat job. Bats are into oral sex it seems. According to natrualists who study bats for a living (well someone has to do it, more than two-thirds of female short-nosed (… more

I had to laugh... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

Rupert Murdoch is threatening to stop all his publications appearing in Google News. That will raise the quality of Google News. The bias in his rags does this Australian dinosaur no favours.… more

Strangeness on eBay From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

I was about to list some of my old computer science books on eBay, but they wanted me to list them with free postage. I have asked for that in the Post Office before now, but they just laughed. Pre… more

A planet I visited today. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

I'm building up to an intellectually stimulating post, by playing a little Spore in between putting stuff on eBay. As you may be able to see, I just terraformed this place to T1 for its inhabitant… more

Evolution Classes In Junior School Could Be A Mistake From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

Following on from fatsally’s report a few weeks ago that the government planned to consult (cue portentous chords) “experts” about reforming the primary school curriculum we have now learned from our … more

? From Znethru ^Pro in Ask or Answer. (2 days old)

Should you do what people tell you to do or should you do the opposite?… more

Do things happen instantly? From Znethru ^Pro in Aardvark Blog (2 days old)

I expect things to happen instantly, but what I've discovered is that the only thing that seems to happen instantly are auto-reply emails usually from email addresses that are no longer working. I've … more

Beware of this one! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (3 days old)

This scam looks quite realistic, and could potentially be VERY nasty indeed. The clickable link goes to somewhere in Russia, that will attempt to run a PHP program on your computer. Avoid!… more

Bloggers Who Stare At Goats From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 days old)

You have all seen adverts for the new Hollywood film release Men Who Stare At Goats. Well no need to waste your money to find out what it is all about. Boggart Blog were on the case of this story way … more

Google Pledge Not To Be Creepy From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 days old)

Speaking on American television Google CEO pledged that his company would not become a creepy gang of world domination freaks like Microsoft did some years ago. Asked by the interviewer how from th… more

Too Fat To Be Guilty - Stupid Criminal Of The Week Award. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

Edward Ates reaction on being pronunced guity of murder after his trial for for killing Paul Duncsak, was one of disbelief. Duncsak was shot six times at his home 25 miles north-west of New York. T… more

Forget Booze Cruise, Now It’s The Fag Drag From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (5 days old)

We ought to have reached the point in the life of this Labour government when satirists and polemicists start to lay off them and turn our attention to The Conservatives who will surely sweep to power… more

I'm keeping this simple for Alan. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (5 days old)

I'm going to keep it simple because Alan Johnson has problems understanding science, evidence, truth, and above all he seems to have enormous difficulty understanding classifications. Or perhaps he is… more

More writing stuff From Znethru ^Pro in Aardvark Blog (6 days old)

Today was only notable inasmuch as I have made a decision to buy an extremely expensive pen (probably from eBay). I have whittled it down to about three choices including a Mont Blanc and a Montegr… more

Kidman’s Alien Sex Fetish From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (6 days old)

Statuesque blonde Australian actress and sex symbol (if you like that sort of thing) Nicole Kidman has confessed in a celebrity interview with GQ magazine that in one of her love affairs she had explo… more

The New Guy Fawkes From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (6 days old)

Where are Catesby and his co - conspirators when we need them? Where is our gunpowder plot this bonfire night? Not that I'd want the buggers to blow up The Palace of Westminster, it is a wonderful bui… more

The fuss about tags. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (6 days old)

I'm a bit baffled, I must confess, at the fury that has broken out here. On occasion, I have pointed out to people that they have forgotten to separate their tags with commas, resulting in a huge tag … more

99% Inspiration (for a few seconds) From Znethru ^Pro in Aardvark Blog (7 days old)

I am having a purple patch of inspiration. However it is 00.30 which is not the hour normally associated with inspirational moods. Listening to Schubert's String Quartet in A minor on CD and genera… more

Stimulating The Radio Active Rabbits From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (7 days old)

An American friend sent me this list of some of her favourite items funded by money from the US Government's stimulus bill. •$300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit dr… more

The Biggest Government Deficit In The West From ianrthorpe in Little Nicky Machiavelli (8 days old)

Well at least we're on top at something. See league table… more

Stupid Criminal Of The Week Returns From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (8 days old)

It is with great pleasure we announce the return of the Boggart Blog stupid criminal of the week award. In the early days of Boggart Blog we would feature this occasional series whenever we encount… more

The eXtacy factor From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (9 days old)

Well Professor Nutt certainly kicked things off with his claim that drugs like E, Cannabis and LSD are no more dangerous that alcohol and tobacco. While we agree with the Prof, you must bear in mind w… more

Mad eyes, part 94. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (10 days old)

It is clear now that Alan Johnson wants to be our next mad eyed prime minister. We already know that he does not believe in science, or actual truth, or evidence, preferring rather the views of th… more

Are post offices open tomorrow? From Znethru ^Pro in Ask or Answer. (10 days old)

Keep in mind that I could be asking this question yesterday.… more

She Had It All Except A Life From ianrthorpe in Little Nicky Machiavelli (10 days old)

As the political editor of The Observer leaves her job with the quote, "I had it all but I didn't have a life," this article at Iain Dale's Diary blog sums up very briefly how success can diminish our… more

E versus J&B From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (10 days old)

E versus J&B I know we say this quite frequently but where would this blog be without those whacky folks who feed us material by doing pointless research. The latest finding, announced by the a… more

The Acme Of Bad Luck From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (11 days old)

Saddest news story of the week concerns the unfortunate death of Canadian folk singer Taylor Mitchell. 19 year old Taylor died just after embarking on a a tour of eastern Canada promoting her first al… more