tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2009-11-13:/fighting obscenity since 1976MokoFeed2009-11-13T02:04:34+01:00tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-03-10:/2006/03/10/pop_culture_and_the_media_arts~631015/mothslayer2006-03-10T18:30:02+01:002006-03-10T18:30:02+01:00 <p>I have created another blog that is strictly devoted to film, music, and other issues related to pop culture. It features reviews/essays/comments on past films as well as currents ones, polls, pictures, news updates and important events/screenings/releases, and general sarcasm. This new project is in collaboration with a friend from my postgrad program at UEA, Britain's very own, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15480098">Stevo</a>. </p> <p>Check it out at <a href="http://www.iboast.blogspot.com">Boast</a>.</p> <p>Best,<br> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/19039780">mike</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/03/10/pop_culture_and_the_media_arts~631015/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-02-08:/2006/02/08/iraq_the_musical~546607/mothslayer2006-02-08T19:08:34+01:002006-02-08T19:08:34+01:00 <p>The <a href="http://freewayblogger.blogspot.com/">Freewayblogger</a> has struck again; this time with a <a href="http://iraqyouknow.cf.huffingtonpost.com/">brilliant little mash-up</a> of the Beach Boys / why-the-crap-are-we-fighting-in-Iraq?<br> Please check it out, then go make a sign. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/02/08/iraq_the_musical~546607/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-01-30:/2006/01/30/mpaa_undermines_itself~520624/mothslayer2006-01-30T20:56:12+01:002006-01-30T20:59:11+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/m/mothslayer/img/mpaajpeg.jpg" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/m/mothslayer/img/mpaajpeg_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> As if they needed to convince us any further, the <a href="http://mpaa.org/">MPAA</a> (Motion Picture Association of America, responsible for 'rating' films) continues to remind us of their complete lack of credibility. Mind you, these people offer up very little in the way of moral encouragement when they <a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/complaints/mpaa-pirates-documentary-in-the-name-of-the-children-150689.php">blatantly break the law</a>. These are the guys who are in charge of making or breaking a film's chances at the box office by giving it (or not) a certain pernicious rating/nod of approval. Why do we let them continue lay down their bogus judgements based on a completely subjective and wavering criteria of evaluation? Well, it <em>could</em> be that people are sheep and want others to make the 'moral' decisions for them...</p> <p>On a similarly depressing note, <em>Cheaper by the Dozen 2</em> has now made over $78 million at the US box office. People are actually paying money to watch this - lots of people and lots of money. The <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cheaper_by_the_dozen_2/">general concensus</a> on Rottentomatoes leads us to believe that, were this film the only source of intellectual nourishment, we would all dissolve in our own stupidity. Quite a high price to pay for the alleged family values that the MPAA's rating would suggest and the distributors tell us are in the film. If these values embrace mediocrity (at best) as a joyously intellectual achievment then I'll take my family elsewhere.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/01/30/mpaa_undermines_itself~520624/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-01-26:/2006/01/26/domestic_vs_international~509208/mothslayer2006-01-26T23:05:18+01:002006-01-26T23:05:18+01:00 <p><a href="http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Countdown-Domest.mov">Keith Olberman</a>.<br> How to deal with critics:<br> First, do NOT answer the question that was initially put forward; instead, change it to something less indicting or irrelevant and then answer that one.<br> Second, explain to everyone* that they are the stupid ones and then offer to help by way of conjuring up patronizing and reductive definitions of certain key terms.<br> *(critics mainly; the administration already knows that the supporters are stupid and therefore any such assusation would be redundant and probably not understood anyway)<br> Third, apply the appropriate (or not) definition to whatever threatening issue or question you are asked to account for.</p> <p>If any of this fails to dispel criticism, politely remind them that we are at war (as if it were their fault to begin with). </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/01/26/domestic_vs_international~509208/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-01-04:/2006/01/04/i_m_a_daddy~438779/mothslayer2006-01-04T06:40:37+01:002006-01-04T06:40:37+01:00 <p>This is definitely <a href="http://mikeandheidi.blogspot.com/">m&h</a> material, but I thought I would share here as well.<br> <a href="http://mikeandheidi.blogspot.com/2005/12/names-and-date.html">Names and a Date</a>... a couple of pictures in there too. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/01/04/i_m_a_daddy~438779/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2006-01-03:/2006/01/03/joss_whedon_on_the_future_of_tv~437425/mothslayer2006-01-03T19:25:32+01:002006-01-04T00:47:42+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/Insider/?cmsGuid=%7BCDE83132-DDF2-48F9-9DD7-AA5381BCC22F%7D">Joss appears as a guest columnist for TV Guide.</a><br> I can't wait to download these new episodes of <em>CSI</em> using my brand new iHole! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2006/01/03/joss_whedon_on_the_future_of_tv~437425/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-13:/2005/12/13/grey_tuesday~383785/mothslayer2005-12-13T18:15:35+01:002005-12-13T18:15:35+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/13/dean_grey_tuesday_sa.html">Cory Doctorow explains</a>.<br> Unfortunately, Blog.co.uk doesn't have a template option of grey... so just imagine that Chuckin' Down is proudly sporting a drab grey background. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/13/grey_tuesday~383785/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-08:/2005/12/08/biker_cleared_after_high_speed_chase~371856/mothslayer2005-12-08T23:45:39+01:002005-12-08T23:45:39+01:00 <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4510992.stm">BBC News</a>.<br> Did the other guy get away?<br> I guess the moral of the story is to just go faster. But make sure you have that insurance card or they'll getcha! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/08/biker_cleared_after_high_speed_chase~371856/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-07:/2005/12/07/new_species_discovered~369172/mothslayer2005-12-07T23:23:36+01:002005-12-07T23:23:36+01:00 <p>Biologists have discovered what they think may be a new species of carnivore on the island of Borneo.<br> Check it out at <a href="http://panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/index.cfm?uNewsID=52960">WWF</a> and <a href="http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/more-on-borneos-new-animal/">Cryptomundo</a>. </p> <p>Those camera traps seem a lot like the speed cameras that always bust people for going 2 mph over the limit. No wonder the little blighter got caught. Welcome to the family, buddy. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/07/new_species_discovered~369172/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-07:/2005/12/07/david_mamet_writes_hal~366527/mothslayer2005-12-07T01:36:02+01:002005-12-07T01:36:02+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/06/slim_volume_of_anagr.html">Here</a> is a brilliant mash-up of Kubrick and Mamet... kind of.<br> Oooo, I hate that Hal 9000! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/07/david_mamet_writes_hal~366527/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-06:/2005/12/06/new_york_doll~365267/mothslayer2005-12-06T17:55:30+01:002005-12-06T17:55:30+01:00 <p>We went and checked out <em><a href="http://mikeandheidi.blogspot.com/2005/12/new-york-doll.html">New York Doll</a></em> the other day... it was sweet. Stop paying money to watch <em>Chicken Little</em> and go see a documentary. Your brain will thank you. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/06/new_york_doll~365267/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-03:/2005/12/03/gap_advert~358376/mothslayer2005-12-03T21:19:41+01:002005-12-05T22:14:59+01:00 <p>Apparently <a href="http://www.ad-awards.com/inc/video.swf?id=154">this advert</a> for Gap was directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005069/">Spike Jonze</a>.<br> I especially like the lumberjack with the chainsaw. I feel that way most of the time I'm in Gap. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/03/gap_advert~358376/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-03:/2005/12/03/frequent_flyer~358266/mothslayer2005-12-03T20:43:23+01:002005-12-03T20:43:23+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/01/man_flies_1mm_miles_.html">This</a> is brilliant!<br> Guy flies 1 million miles on Air Canada, earns frequent flier miles. 56 out of 61 days? I'll bet the jet-lag sucked.<br> 'Could I get some more of those fruity mixed nuts please... and maybe another pillow?' </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/03/frequent_flyer~358266/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-12-01:/2005/12/01/top_ten_films_and_directors~353530/mothslayer2005-12-01T22:39:07+01:002005-12-01T22:43:35+01:00 <p><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7431/1304/1600/l%27avventura%20dvd.jpg" alt="numero uno" title="l"><br> <a href="http://mikeandheidi.blogspot.com/2005/11/top-ten-films-and-directors.html">Here</a> are a couple of lists that I posted a few days back.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/12/01/top_ten_films_and_directors~353530/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-23:/2005/11/23/la_href_http_technorati_com_claim_xa7dmm~330452/mothslayer2005-11-23T07:27:18+01:002005-11-23T07:27:18+01:00 <p><a href="http://technorati.com/claim/xa7dmmexdr">Technorati Profile</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/23/la_href_http_technorati_com_claim_xa7dmm~330452/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-22:/2005/11/22/l_as_in_larger_issue_little_man_or_loser~329597/mothslayer2005-11-22T20:28:06+01:002005-11-22T21:38:22+01:00 <p>Under the title, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/21/AR2005112101233.html?referrer=emailarticle">‘Iraq and the ‘L’ Word’</a>, Washington Post Op-Ed columnist Richard Cohen discusses the issue of dishonesty within the Bush Administration. This is a worthy and legitimate discussion no matter who is in the White House, as it analyses the actual behavior of the administration rather than getting derailed with rhetoric and accusations. The fact that Democrats may or may not have actually called Bush a ‘liar’ seems to be far from the point as he discusses the larger issue of whether or not the President of the United States of America and his cronies behaved dishonestly (i.e. Lied). Reasonable people would presumably find the larger issue more important. Reasonable people who, when faced with overwhelming evidence and a sincere concern for the welfare of the country rather than undying devotion to a Republican President, wouldn’t be so foolishly bent on staring at the lines in the road that they missed where they were really going. Would they? </p> <p>We shall see…<br> On the same page as Cohen’s article, under the ‘Who’s Blogging?’ section, I linked to a <a href="http://blog.keithdmilby.com/2005/11/22/NiceTryMrCohen.aspx">fearless little man</a> who managed to do just that. So I figured that, since this is the Free World and I happen to have a few blogs and a hatred of people who post dumb things without allowing anyone else to post comments, I would dedicate a blog post to him. In fact, this has inspired me to offer him the Chuckin’ Down exclusive, Little Man of the Day Award. </p> <p>Keith D. Milby was kind enough to tell Mr. Cohen, ‘Nice try’ by claiming that Democrats have, in fact, called Mr. Bush a ‘Liar.’ This was done with great ease (because that’s how the internet is) and glibness (because that’s how Keith is) and without any sources (because that’s how a Little Man is).</p> <p><em>Considering that there are probably a million others ways to call a person a liar without actually calling him a one </em>[sic].<em> Though I think it is a rule that politicians don’t explicitly call each other liars. In that lying and politician are two words that go really well together. Then you could get technical and say that everybody else but members of congress has called the President a liar and or </em>[sic] <em>course the most extreme of the party never hesitated to use the phrase “Bush Lied, People Died”.<br> So Mr. Cohen, nice try on splitting hairs, but I am not buying it. The democrats have staked out their claim on the losing side of this war and will be unable to share in the victory that is and will be Iraq. Of course as politicians they will certainly try.</em></p> <p>Just so I’m clear on this, did the honorable Keith just miss the larger issue (and point of the article) that dishonesty has lead the US, UK, and other countries into war? Did he just accuse Richard Cohen of ‘splitting hairs’? Did he just say that ‘politician’ and ‘lying’ are well-suited toward each other? Did he just concede that the Bush Administration may have actually behaved dishonestly in their efforts to invade Iraq? Did he just suggest that the Democrats, unlike him, will not be able to enjoy ‘victory in Iraq’, whatever that may be? </p> <p>Here’s to you, my daft Little Man. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/22/l_as_in_larger_issue_little_man_or_loser~329597/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-19:/2005/11/19/republicans_upset_with_springsteen~319415/mothslayer2005-11-19T08:07:29+01:002005-11-19T08:24:37+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/18/AR2005111801976.html">Republicans refuse to honor the Boss.</a></p> <p>I think the Republicans are creased that they just realized 'Born in the USA' is, essentially, an anti-war song. Hmmm, maybe try Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'... except, no, that one's being ironic too. Better just stick to the IQ-stunting, ethnocentric, pro-war redneck crap, since that is what's really influencing Americans these days.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/19/republicans_upset_with_springsteen~319415/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-17:/2005/11/17/dick_cheney_s_loud_mouth~315603/mothslayer2005-11-17T17:52:08+01:002005-11-17T17:54:03+01:00 <p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/16/cheney/index.html">Here</a> we go again; instead of addressing the issue of what really got us into Iraq (like the democrats are finally getting around to doing), Cheney carries on like an All-Star Wrestler. [He's just been 'tagged' by Bush and is now climbing to the top rope]<br> Rather than making/defending a valid argument (all of which, up to this point, are now coming under scrutiny), he is going to use his super hero power, Supremo Ginormous Illogicism, and scream the opposition back into submission. His accusations that the recent criticism is merely 'opportunistic' is laughable. Politics are opportunistic - he should know, having coerced us into war following the September 11th attacks.</p> <p>"The Bush administration must understand that each American has a right to question our policies in Iraq and should not be demonized for disagreeing with them... To question your government is not unpatriotic -- to not question your government is unpatriotic" -Senator Chuck Hagel (Rep. Nebraska).</p> <p>Thank you Senator. Unfortunately, I'm not sure anyone heard you over Cheney's loud mouth.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/17/dick_cheney_s_loud_mouth~315603/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-04:/2005/11/04/bush_s_year_in_progress~283940/mothslayer2005-11-04T22:38:29+01:002005-11-04T22:38:29+01:00 <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/03/year-in-review-whats-happened-since-bushs-reelection/">Think</a><br> Does anyone listen to what he is saying? His entire success is sustained by the fact that the current run of American voters seem to be the most forgiving lot in the nation's history. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/04/bush_s_year_in_progress~283940/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-04:/2005/11/04/fema_and_friends~283382/mothslayer2005-11-04T18:43:10+01:002005-11-04T18:47:23+01:00 <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/11/04/BL2005110400510.html?referrer=emailarticle">Primed for Failure</a><br> I realize that it's cool to work with your friends and have people around that support you, but if you are a chump, you shouldn't get the job. I love that Bush's nepotism is significantly damaging his approval rating. What I don't love is that it is at the expense of human lives and constitutional prudence.</p> <p>I like the part where <a href="http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003821.html">Scalzi says</a>,<br> 'Considering that there's probably 33% of Americans who would rather chew on jagged glass than to show disloyalty to a sitting Republican president, a 35% approval rating basically means that no one outside the ranks of the ideologically paralyzed right-wing approves of our president. No one.'</p> <p>A depressing reality to be sure. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/04/fema_and_friends~283382/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-11-02:/2005/11/02/vampire_bats~279448/mothslayer2005-11-02T23:16:29+01:002005-11-02T23:16:29+01:00 <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4398660.stm">Rabid Bats</a>.<br> Move the cattle back in! Please, for the love of all that is holy, move the freaking cattle back in and stop destroying the rainforest! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/11/02/vampire_bats~279448/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-31:/2005/10/31/parental_advisory_ashlee_simpson_has_a_n~274351/mothslayer2005-10-31T22:31:08+01:002005-10-31T22:32:26+01:00 <p>As if life isn't depressing enough... Someone beat Ashlee Simpson up right before the photo shoot of her <a href="http://battlesphincter.blogspot.com/2005/10/1-album-in-america.html">latest album</a>. At least they were able to powder that cleavage and slap her gangstafied identification on it, even if they couldn't take care of the black-eye. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/parental_advisory_ashlee_simpson_has_a_n~274351/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-27:/2005/10/27/dick_cheney_for_torture~264138/mothslayer2005-10-27T02:18:09+02:002005-10-27T02:20:15+02:00 <p>I think someone needs to inform the Vice President that we aren't living in the 12th century and that people who support <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102501388.html?referrer=emailarticle">this kind of thing</a> are <em><strong>BAD</strong></em>. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/27/dick_cheney_for_torture~264138/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-20:/2005/10/20/wierd_animal_stuff_vol_ii~247741/mothslayer2005-10-20T06:37:51+02:002005-11-04T06:43:53+01:00 <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4356980.stm">Rats!</a> </p> <p>400m?! You've got to be kidding me - I couldn't do that with an out-board motor! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/20/wierd_animal_stuff_vol_ii~247741/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-18:/2005/10/18/karl_rove~243180/mothslayer2005-10-18T19:55:24+02:002005-10-18T19:55:24+02:00 <p><em>By day, he’s George W. Bush’s Chief Political Advisor, by night he’s a <a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101605Z.shtml">shrieking Devil-Bastard</a>!</em> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/18/karl_rove~243180/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-14:/2005/10/14/go_and_see_serenity~233635/mothslayer2005-10-14T06:56:23+02:002005-10-14T06:56:23+02:00 <p>Check <a href="http://mikeandheidi.blogspot.com/2005/10/call-to-arms-go-see-serenity.html">this</a> film out.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/14/go_and_see_serenity~233635/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-10-06:/2005/10/06/title~218905/mothslayer2005-10-06T05:37:13+02:002005-11-04T06:44:30+01:00 <p>Having recently discovered my calling as Wierd Animal News Researcher, I must first say that <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4288772.stm">Giant Squids</a> are pretty cool, and also that I would pay money to watch a <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4313978.stm">Python and an Alligator</a> do battle.<br> I especially love the quotes in the second article,<br> "Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild... And here we are"<br> and,<br> "Clearly, if they can kill an alligator they can kill other species"</p> <p>You tell 'em Doc. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/10/06/title~218905/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-09-10:/2005/09/10/advertising_never_lies_chocolate_is_the_~172688/mothslayer2005-09-10T13:33:26+02:002005-09-10T13:33:26+02:00 <p>One thing that we discovered while returning from our holiday in Yorkshire was that we needn’t have even gone in the first place. This startling bit of insight came as Seth and I were gobbling up a Cadbury dairy milk (with Turkish) and read the back of the <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/m/mothslayer/img/cadbury-label.jpg">label</a>. Clearly the ‘good feelings’ that we had experienced on our holiday could in fact be simulated by sitting on the sofa in our flat, chowing down a few chocolate bars. If only we’d realised this BEFORE we left.<br> Similarly, if a friend were to come over to our flat with the new Fiona Apple album saying, ‘Hey, you’ve gotta check this out, man.’ I could happily respond (from my dreamy spot on the sofa), ‘No need, bro. I got this chocolate.’ Had I learned this 15 years ago, I could have saved myself several thousand dollars in record/stereo buying. And think, all of the fools buying their ipods and worrying about music file sharing! Go eat some chocolate.</p> <p>In fact, go eat some of <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/m/mothslayer/img/blutorange-label.jpg">the best chocolate that I've ever tasted</a>. I’m not the biggest white chocolate fan, but this stuff is better than any other kind I’ve had – hands down. Sorry Hershey’s, but you better start looking for government subsidy or options with the oil and road paving industry, because if Americans start catching on to this stuff, you’re finished. </p> <p>On another note, my brother sent me some <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/m/mothslayer/img/pure-lust.jpg">tea</a> from Germany.<br> The moral of this seems to be that chocolate is the source of lethargic contentment and happiness, while tea is morally bankrupt. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/09/10/advertising_never_lies_chocolate_is_the_~172688/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-08-16:/2005/08/16/who_s_uncomfortable/mothslayer2005-08-16T23:08:15+02:002005-08-16T23:08:15+02:00 <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4157016.stm">Here</a> is a brilliant way to fill the Entertainment section of the News. </p> <p>I guess you could argue that the ‘confusion’ must have begun to set in when he thought it necessary to change his name in the first place. Apparently ‘Sean Combs’ wasn’t simple enough for people to understand and ‘P Diddy’ (or was it Puff Daddy?) made people ‘uncomfortable.’ Help me out here, because I could understand if his name was something like ‘Buy My Records Because I’m Rich and You’re Poor Working-Class’ or if he's maybe a bit homophobic, but ‘Diddy’ isn’t necessarily without its share of imagery either. The guy has changed his name at least 3 times in the last five years. I’ve only changed my email address once in the past 8 – and that was only to switch the same name to a gmail account.<br> As far as the phone calls go, dropping the P from his name will shorten his call by about one letter. If the guy is really that pressed for time then it might be time to figure out what it all means. And I thought I hated long phone calls…<br> Dag, yo.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/08/16/who_s_uncomfortable/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:mothslayer.blog.co.uk,2005-08-06:/2005/08/06/holiday_in_the_west_bank/mothslayer2005-08-06T18:29:51+02:002005-08-06T18:29:51+02:00 <p>Taking a holiday anytime soon? If so, try visiting the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4748063.stm">West Bank</a> – I hear the sights are lovely. We might even change our plans to visit Yorkshire this coming week... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mothslayer.blog.co.uk/2005/08/06/holiday_in_the_west_bank/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>