Tag Archives: Scotland
February 9, 2012 Magnetic Gandhi
I read an interesting article the other day in which Stewart Lee raises a terrifying argument about Scottish Independence; a point summed up succinctly in the sub heading: The loss of 5.5 million Scots would mean 5.5 million fewer voices to say no to Cameron’s cronies. As you may know, there are more pandas in [...]
Tags: Alcohol, Britain, Drugs, End-times, Food, Money, Multimedia, Politics, Scotland, Writing
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December 30, 2011 A Gentle Hogmanay for Edinburgh’s Pandas
Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine), Edinburgh Zoo’s latest guests, are “settling in well” and “very happy” according to our well informed and friendly guide during my Christmas visit to the zoo’s new £250,000 panda enclosure.
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December 3, 2011 Lingerie, Whiskey and Burning Flags
Hey, am I wearing lipstick? When I’m getting fucked I want to make sure my face looks pretty. – George Jung, Blow I put the news in my brain today. It didn’t help my depression. Not one bit. I hear the cuts with which we are being punished for the avarice and incompetence of our betters [...]
Tags: Alcohol, Britain, End-times, Journalism, Leveson, Middlesbrough, Nudity, Phone hacking, Politics, Press, Scotland
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November 21, 2011 Our Rock is an Alcoholic and We are Happy-Hour. Part Two
“In 2010 the world emitted 30.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide. If you want to know how big 30.6 gigatonnes is, look at your children and imagine them dying from skin cancer and lack of water, and then stop asking stupid questions and just do your fucking recycling.” – Frankie Boyle, Work! Consume! Die! I’ve spent [...]
Tags: Denmark, End-times, Journalism, Middlesbrough, Radio, Scotland, Students
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October 5, 2011 Living Tasted Better Than Healthy Felt
I’m pretty sure the people I live with think I’m a bit of a freak. Notwithstanding my forgotten but undoubtedly questionable conduct when drunk, I have shown to have in my possession an amount of kitchen equipment that would seem to rival all but the most thorough of small rural restaurants; and yet I haven’t cooked once. [...]
Tags: Denmark, End-times, Food, Middlesbrough, Scotland, Students
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September 28, 2011 Hello World…
Well… here I am. I’ve been in Middlesbrough three days now, moved here after a year in Glasgow to attend university. I haven’t lived in England for more than six years and although the mortal terror I feel almost constantly is more a product of my own personality disorders than an indictment on the town [...]
Tags: Middlesbrough, Nudity, Scotland, Strawberry, Students, Writing
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