Sunday, March 30, 2008

I hope this is true!

Top this for a speeding ticket. This took place about 70 km North of Leeds in UK .

Two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A-1 Great North Road . One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check
the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.



Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had

in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea .

Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office.

Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:

"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical
computer
in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed."

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Things going on......


1.) I've discovered the League of Gentlemen...typically a couple of years after it's stopped being made. How the fuck did i miss this absolute comedy gem? A veritable cornucopia of bizarre and disturbing comedy characters set in a village that can only be described as 'decidedly odd and not a little scary'.

Much like the one I live in...examples to follow!

As pictured the the iconic Papa Lazarou is quite simply one of the most disturbing characters I've ever seen on any TV show let alone such a multi-layered and intellectually challenging black comedy like this. And as for Tubbs and Edward......

2.) It's the 18th March apparently. That's the new D-Day for us at The Company. A day when we find out whether we have jobs going forward or are out on our ear. Invites to see Mr Blonde on Monday will not be good news. Squeaky bum time as a famous football manager likes to say.

3.) Open University studies. Yep, that'd be me who'd forgotten just how time consuming these can be. Muppet. Still, just this year and an exam pass and dopey old me will be a BA! And they say academic standards have dropped?

4.) Ricky Gervais. I downloaded 'Fame' his latest stand up show and laughed like a fucking drain. Totally un-pc, totally funny. Very clever. Bought the real thing plus his other two in a box set because it's guaranteed to make me laugh no matter how I feel. A clip from Animals, his first ever stand up show...bearing in mind he'd never toured or done stand up before. Very subtle, but very funny.

5.) Ditto Steve Coogans, comedy classic, Alan Partridge. Comedy Gold over both series. Example...check this link out first...and then this!

6.) Gout in the elbow? Why me? No, it's not fucking funny and yes, it is fucking painful.

7.) I love my Cuban Cigars. They're my real treat on a Friday now. Smoking bad for you? yeah...but one of these a week and my eyes are opened to the real difference between smoking chemical filled fags, and these beauties.

8.) Chelsea - my beloved Blues are creating turmoil in my life mainly due to the sacking of the greatest coach we've ever had, Jose Mourinho and replacing him with the litle know, inexperienced interloper, Avram Grant. read more here at my favourite, most intelligent football blog site.

Later, GJ