Friday 30 May 2008

Jobs for The Boys, Northern Rock Style!


What the hell is going ON? Am I going barmy or what?


I understood that as part of restructuring, staff numbers at the infamous Northern Rock Bank were supposed to be slashed from 5,400 people to aproximately 3,400 by 2011, with most jobs going this year.

Yet apparently a memo has been uncovered which says the recently nationalised Northern Rock is set to increase the 176 full time workers in the debt management arm, to 444 by the end of March next year.

The memo suggests the troubled bank is expecting to see a big increase in the number of people having trouble paying their mortgage, so it needs to increase the workers to meet the demand.

Christ! Talk about preying on the disadvantaged. It seems its a case of one rule for us, another rule for them. I wonder who'll be getting the jobs? Maybe I'm a little cynical, but I see nepotism on the horizon.

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Saturday 24 May 2008

Fireworks For The Groom

So he was in a happy mood, I mean to say, what's wrong with that, especially when it's one's wedding day, and one is looking forward to legal nooky.

Bridegroom, Kedir Mohamed, who happens to reside in Bechena, Ethiopia , wanted to share his wedding fever, and decided to commemorate the occasion by letting off a few fireworks once the knot had been officially solemnized.

Oh, oh! It turned into a real damp squib when he was arrested for disturbing the peace.
The reception was abandoned and the newly-wed spent his wedding night in police custody. The police apparently weren't amused.
What I want to know is, who the hell split on him? I mean, the police wouldn't just be on the look out for people letting firecrackers off willy-nilly .... would they?
Surely they have better things to do over there .... like harrassing drivers like most cops do?

The poor guy certainly had a wedding bang-up with a difference, poor bastard!

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Monday 19 May 2008

One For The Boys!

It seems the niece of the head the Catholic Church in Spain, has been a little naughty. She got 'em out for the lads, she flopped her top, flung her floops.

Apparently the said niece objected to the 'hypocrisy' of her uncle's pride and joy, saying, "the Catholic Church preaches one thing and does the opposite".

The buxom señorita bared her breasts, displaying her pert young nipples to the world in a soft porn magazine, smiling and claiming it was all part of the protest - I don't suppose the money bit came into it. Most girls prefer to flash their tits on Benidorm beach, she flashed 'em in a mag ... same difference I suppose .... except for the few odd euros in her pocket.

Will she donate it to the cause? Maybe I'm getting cynical ....

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Sunday 18 May 2008

Who Stole My Youth?

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So there I was, minding my own business, when WHAP! Somebody took away my youth. Is this an unusual phenomina? Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I think one of those alien ships must have whipped me away for a load of years.

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Saturday 17 May 2008

Stags, Shags and Bags!

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Stags, shags, and bags

One of our Australian brethren was attacked and speared in the thigh by a libidinous stag after entering a paddock in the middle of the breeding season. Apparently, the stag didn't take too kindly to the intrusion whilst it was enjoying it's nuptials - well would you?

The worker at the farm near Sydney decided the recently erected sign (no pun intended, I promise) on the paddock gate, warning people to keep out didn't apply to him. So, the-stag-that-wanted-to-shag charged him.

The owner of the farm said. "It was the middle of the breeding season, that's why the animal was acting like it did.”

The farm worker, who'd been dragging a bag of grass cuttings to the deer, was rushed to hospital after the goring. Hibbard, the owner, said the animal was usually quite compliant, but hadn't taken kindly to the intrusion of another male in it's territory.

Hibbard said, "He (the stag) had six or seven girlfriends, you can imagine he would be protective in those circumstances,"

Jesus! If I had six or seven girlfriends, I think I'd be glad of a little help, not protective towards them!

The motto of the story seems to be, don't drag bags, to stags that shag!

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Friday 9 May 2008

Frozen Urine?

Frozen Urine


Apparently a shop assistant was almost hit by a lump of frozen urine from a passing plane.
It seems that Joanne Bojas, 25, was walking to work when the 20kg lump of frozen urine toilet waste fell from the sky.

The shocked 25-year-old from Chelmsford, Essex, said: 'It was unbelievable; if it had hit me on the head I would have been killed.'

I found this a bit unbelievable, so I researched and found that in February 2008, a gang of builders came within inches of being hit by a block of frozen urine from a passing jet.
The football-sized missile smashed through the roof of a carport they were working on.
Apparently one of them, builder, Richard Grauslys, 31, said: “It was frightening – I’ve never seen anything like it.”

35 lumps of frozen urine?

The Civil Aviation Authority said the incident in North Stifford, Essex, was probably down to a leak in a jet’s loo, which happens around 35 times a year - Jeez.... 35 lumps of frozen urine bouncing around ....

Now what I want to know is HOW THE HELL DO THEY KNOW IT WAS PISS? Did they give it a taste-test? Did they take a sample to a lab? I wouldn't know frozen urine if I held it in my hand, would you?

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Tuesday 6 May 2008

Drunken Bastards in Portugal

I'm all for a drink. As a young man I might even have been legless at times - but as an adult -when you have kids to look after? Shit! Aren't kids supposed to come first?

A British couple holidaying in Portugal got so drunk they passed out whilst in charge of their three kids. What the hell is it about couples on holiday in Portugal? Is it a prerequisite to forget they have kids? It seems to me these people are selfish bastards who shouldn't have children in the first place.

First the dreaded case of the McCann family - another selfish pair of shits - now Eamon McGuckin, 34, and his wife Antoinette, 32, from Maghera, Northern Ireland. They must all must be absolutely crackers. Have they no idea of responsibility?

Okay, we all want to enjoy ourselves whilst on holiday BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR KIDS!

The latest stupid pair of bastards were rushed to hospital after collapsing at their hotel in Vilamoura on the Algarve. Their poor kids were left to fend for themselves. Eventually the children, Adam, one, Amy, two, and Aaron, six, were taken into care at a Faro children's home after hotel staff alerted police.

It pisses me off when parents put their children at risk. I hope the couple face charges.

Hit the irresponsible shits where it hurts!


see previous post http://anthonyjamesbarnett.blogspot.com/2008/05/high-kicks-in-bogota.html

Saturday 3 May 2008

High Kicks in Bogota

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The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.


Would you dream of mugging a martial arts expert - I mean if you were into robbing in the first place, not just an on the spur of the moment sort of thing? No, I thought not, yet one feeble-minded armed robber in Colombia tried it. He found out the hard way that a martial arts academy just isn't the sort of place to rob. Jesus! What sort of nut is he? He must have a whole packet of screws jingling loose.

The thief discovered an imperfection to his plan when the bunch of protégés at the academy didn't take to his interruption. For crying out loud, robbing the Karate Kid? What did he expect?

The unfortunate soul is now recovering in hospital, in Santander province north of Bogota, after the martial artists used their combat skills to remove his gun .... I can't help wondering where they shoved it.

If the hospital authorities have any sense they'll give him a head transplant whilst he's in there!


previous post http://anthonyjamesbarnett.blogspot.com/2008/05/eating-his-words-italian-style.html

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Eating His Words - Italian Style


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Don't the Latin's get worked up!

The media promised the ballot would be consuming, but didn't realise how much. It took on a whole new meaning in Italy's parliamentary election when a 41 yr old man ate his ballot paper in protest at the countries politicians. He did it in style - in front of everybody.

Wow! Hang on there. That's not the way to do things. The poor overworked police in Naples ran round in circles wondering what to do, but couldn't think of anything more serious, so charged him with ruining election material - more like eating his words I would have thought.

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Friday 2 May 2008

Bloody Horny Lot!

Noise pollution, insidious, obtrusive, pisses me off.

Most of us object to it, few of us do anything about it – we daren’t now – we’re liable to get kicked to death on our own doorsteps. So, we’re mightily glad when Mr. Lawmaker takes the responsibility out of our hands.

The good people of in India are no different … except they go one step further in their ‘not doing anything about it’ approach. They IGNORE it.

Traffic noise in Mumbai is apparently verging out of control, so the police introduced the concept of a NO HONKING day. Great stuff, good initiative … however, the situation became so bad in India’s most bustling of cities, that drivers honked even MORE than usual. The appeals of the police were in vain, I’m afraid.

Disconnect the bloody horns, I say. Shove a screwdriver through ‘em! Rip 'em out! How the hell do drivers think honking horns will make them move any faster!

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