Lost In The Stratosphere

John Ray has made a few posts, most recently here, arguing that CFC destruction of ozone is, in his words, a “Greenie scare”:
I thought I had covered the ozone story before but cannot see where I did — so: In 1991, the Greenies got everyone to ban CFC chemicals. CFCs were the normal gases that [...]

King Mick

He looks like much more fun than Liz:
Sitting in his home in Jerilderie, 640km southwest of Sydney, in a T-shirt and shorts with a can of beer after a hard day at the wheel of a forklift truck, is the man who it is claimed should by rights be King Michael I of England.

Pictorial History Of Dumbleyung

Frequent commentor “os” writes:
I have recently become aware that 3 farmers from Dumbleyung have produced a book of local history, from 1890’s to present day. About 3,000 photos. They ponied up $100,000 of their own dosh to produce it. Sells for about $90.
If I find where to get it, I’ll let you know. Perhaps you [...]

Better Late Than Never

A belated Merry Christmas to all readers! This is what I asked Santa for, but apparently I’ve been naughty…

Next year maybe?

Gweilo Down Under

For those readers I share with Conrad from Gweilo Diaries, don’t be dismayed at the lack of boobies during Conrad’s holiday. Australia and Drivelwarehouse’s own Pete Kerr, at Bitchin Monaro Guide long ago gave up posting pictures of white girls. It’s all Asian, all the time at Monaro nowadays!
Kimochi-ii could also come in handy, although [...]

The World’s Your Oyster

Bjorn Lomborg has gone on record observing that, for the cost of implementing the Kyoto protocol, developed countries could instead provide clean drinking water for every human on Earth. A noble idea, indeed, and probably a lot more effective than what is on the table.
The Mises Institute estimates that it would cost the U.S. $397 [...]

Io, Saturnalia!

On this day, about 2000 years ago, a guy called Jesus wasn’t born. Jesus’ true birthday was much earlier in the year – the site above puts it in August. The most likely origin of Christmas involves evangelists converting an existing festival called Saturnalia into a Christian celebration. So what was this Saturnalia?
Saturnalia (from the [...]

Let There Be Rights

Rush Limbaugh is the Right’s very own fat idiot. We must at all costs prevent him from ever coming into contact with Michael Moore or Phillip Adams: there might be a huge explosion. Chunks of fat idiot would coat the landscape for miles around.
This was Limbaugh back in June, talking about Lawrence & Garner vs [...]

Can’t Blog, Drinking

See Above.

About Bloody Time

Gareth’s had enough:
Mark, you are officially banned from using the word “Pinochet” at this blog, effective from now.
That’s such a good idea, the ban is now extended to this blog as well. Carry On!