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Tractor Stats: And You Think Brown Is Bad?

January 7, 2009 at 1:07 pm

As the economy descends ever further down the toilet, one has to marvel at the brazen contempt The One Eyed Son Of The Manse has for reality. At PMQ’s and endless speeches, in a nostalgic throwback to the Soviet era we are always reminded that tractor production is up for […]

How To Celebrate, Cambodian Style

January 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Today is rightly a day of great celebration in Cambodia. The 7th January marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of Pol Pot and his murderous Khmer Rouge scum (’75-’79). May they all rot in hell after being left to soak in a bath full of candiru fish for a […]

Save The Last Vulcan Bomber

January 7, 2009 at 11:41 am

TheEye confesses to be a big fan of the Vulcan bomber. The size, the noise and the sheer elegance of this British designed and built veteran of the Cold War is breathtaking. The delta-winged Avro Vulcan first flew in 1952 and the one remaining air-worthy example is XH558 “City of […]

Who is most deserving?

January 5, 2009 at 2:28 pm

War veterans’ clubhouse is handed to travellers. Article here. St C is fuming! I can say no more until I calm down! Hat Tip to Rum Ration for the steer. UPDATE: The recommended GrumpyOldTwat has picked up the story with a kind hat-tip to St C. (by TheEye)

Bring on the cavalry?

January 5, 2009 at 1:45 pm

St C was relaxing with the Sunday papers this weekend when he read this article in the Times on Sunday. Here is the extract that caught my eye. The offensive, which included British, Danish, Estonian and Afghan troops, began in earnest on December 7. The first clashes included an attack […]

IDF – Conscription

January 5, 2009 at 1:35 pm

If anyone was in any doubt about whether conscription is a good or bad thing, check out these pictures of IDF girls. Now we know what they are fighting for!

Sir Alan Walters RIP

January 4, 2009 at 9:45 pm

It was rather ironic that TheEye said a few posts below that mainstream news stories are not the aim of this blog. This story falls strangely between the two stools. It’s going to become very mainstream but isn’t yet. Iain Dale, a man with some of the best political contacts […]

4ChangeLife from The Dept. of Health

January 4, 2009 at 4:56 pm

TheEye dislikes reproducing stories which have already begun to make their way around t’interweb but this one is almost too scary to be true and an exception must be made. The vastly expensive campaign has had this poster designed. The Lone Voice here observes:In a time of recession the government […]

World Cup With A Difference But Predictable Result

January 4, 2009 at 3:47 pm

Not exactly hot-off-the-press but in the first week of November, Melbourne, Australia hosted the 6th Annual Homeless World Cup, bringing homeless people from 56 countries for a 4-a-side street soccer tournament. Afghanistan ultimately prevailed 5-4 over Russia in the men’s final while Zambia won the inaugural women’s final 7-1. Newly […]

Braille Turns 200: And Why Computer Users Should Care

January 4, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, 25 miles outside of Paris. As a small boy he was blinded by an accident in his father’s workshop. He was inspired by the ‘night writing’ system of raised dots and dashes invented […]