Normally I find both the idea and implementation of April Fool’s day somewhat lame. From my perspective, humour should not include the principle and practice of belittling someone. For this reason I find things like ‘Beadle’ and that really annoying in-flight ‘Just for Laughs’ somewhat inane and lame. The group ‘Improv Everywhere’ carried out aContinue reading “Improv Everywhere April Fool’s Joke”
Daily Archives: April 8, 2010
The UK speech Impediment
I have mentioned this previously and this programme on “What’s Wrong With Britain?” simply reinforces my opinion. While language is certainly not static, can anyone explain why this seems to have happened so quickly? The pronunciation of an ‘r ‘ as a ‘w’…
The Digital Economy Bill and the Streisand Effect
It will be interesting to see if the ‘Streisand Effect‘ will put a quick and simple end to the hastily passed Digital Economy Bill; one of the most undemocratic pieces of legislation to be passed in the UK parliament. Most people will not realise its effects until, being unwitting victims of IP spoofing or wifiContinue reading “The Digital Economy Bill and the Streisand Effect”