Andy Ramblings

It's hard to let go, admits Blair Tony BlairThe speech in fullTony Blair admitted "it's hard to let go" as he used his last Labour conference speech as leader to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term.He won a long standing ovation, telling an emotional Labour gathering: "You're the future now, make the most of

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It's hard to let go, admits Blair Tony BlairThe speech in fullTony Blair admitted "it's hard to let go" as he used his last Labour conference speech as leader to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term.He won a long standing ovation, telling an emotional Labour gathering: "You're the future now, make the most of

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• Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
• He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
• Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
• Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
• The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
• The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.
• Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
• The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
• A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

Ok, so I was a wee bit cheeky the other week chez MBIAT. Yep, I kinda said, Phew I got away with it, then Sim from Sim's Blog thought otherwise. So, here's my first MeMe. It's all about Books! Bugger I don't read many I don't have room in my brain for stories, that make me laugh, cry or do anything, but here goes..... ready or not. (has a quick look at his great library or err 20 or so books. )

1. One book that changed your life - the hardest question first.
Now that's a very tough question, When I was younger, I did read quite a bit mainly because I had to, you know shool and all that. Am this is bleeding hard, As I can't remember most of the books I have read. (struggling at the first step.
Ok I could say the Bible, I was brought up in the west coast of Ireland, But the problem was, the more I read it, the more I realised that WTF is wall this claptrap. It wasn't long afterwards I became pretty much an atheist and became more into science and stuff like that.

2. One book that you've read more than once.
I'm not really someone to read books more than once, but then again, there are a few. This is one that comes to mind, The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. This book still has resonance to this day, in any conflict.

3. One book that you'd want on a desert island.
On a desert Island? Sheesh, It would have to be something on survival, but if it's one whith one Palm tree and a few nuts, Then that's a hard one. But I'm sure you can do things with the nuts, so it would be Ray Mears, watched him on TV and well he could light a fire in a few minutes!

4. One book that made you laugh.
The Dilbert Principle by Scot Adams, Ok not quite a book, but if your and engineer like me, then Dilbert's work place does resonate. Read More

Well this game it's a bit old, as it was out at the last elections in the US. But considering we are now heading for the mid-term, It's still very relivant. He's still a bleeding fool and still needs help with everything.

Yep, Children today grow up so quickly as depicted in the cartoon below, click to enlarge. I can't say any more that. there is something true in it, from a male perspective that is

Everyone calls them speed cameras, but the local authorities would much prefer they had the name of Safety Cameras, Why one would ask would they want to give it that name I wouldn't want to know why, but I think it's something to do with not having so many accidents but I'm very sure their main agenda is to fleece car owners.
Oh by they way this is what they look like over here in the UK, they also have a very catchy name.
So with out further ado... here's the GATSO. An alternative meaning is Gobby and Totally Stupid Officer Which I have to think is also pretty apt.
But, the problem is that all the system does is take a picture of you gettin' away and if your fast enough, it might not, but so if that happens, they now have Version 2 of the GATSO one that you can't get away from. In fact it's so good that it will blow you and your car way. Click link below to see it... Read More

Families visiting Disneyland had an un-expected extra attraction today. Yep, the UK's best know"guerrilla artist", you guessed? maybe not, but it's Banksy. what did they see, well have a look at the images, click to enlarge, yep, what did they see, well...  A life-size replica of a Guantanamo Bay detainee. It took Disney security 1h30mins to shoo everyone away, close down the ride (those dolls could be dangerous?).

This poor gnome is in a bit of a pickle, by whom I here you ask? yep, it's in a pickle from the old bill its self. (The Police). Ok, it's not the gnome its self, it's the owner who is in trouble.
You see it's disturbing the neighbour(s) a bit, well one neighbour who happens to be a retired member of her majesties constabulary how happens to be trying to sell his house. No doubt to sun of his retirement in the sunny version of England, yep that's Costa del Crime? or is it Costa Brava or somewhere similar. Where there are more English that Spandiards.
Anyway, the owner, a certain Mr MacKillop.
The local bobbies decided that they should server notice to him at a very social hour of mid-night!
Why they couldn't have done it during they day, like tea time, when all good serving English person will be having their cuppa I don't know.

Mr MacKillop, 46, was woken in the night by two officers who warned him that the gnome was offensive to his neighbours.

The notice, under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997, also accuses Mr MacKillop of intimidating potential buyers of Mr McLean's £209,000 cottage.

Mr McLean has told officers that the garden gnome, which comes complete with police dog and solar light, was in an "annoying position".
Mr MacKillop denied having harassed house-hunters viewing his neighbour's property.

Mr MacKillop, a marine surveyor at Devonport Dockyard, said: "When you hear a knock at the door at quarter to midnight you don't expect to be served with that.

Source

All I can say, is there has been a wee bit of :

• A: Abuse of Police powers (Mid-night for some really baddy, not over a Gnome)
• B: I would like to see this going to a court!

There you go, No time to catch really thieves, just people with Solar powered lights that happen to be a Policeman and his doggie!

Bush says many many silly things. But you can get the buffoon to to say anything he wants, an a varied background and poses. Here are some I've done. Click images to see what he really says, they're way too small here...
The first 2 are ones I made myself, the last 3 are what the old fool as said in some of his 'speeches'
I'm guessing over the next few week till November 6th, there will be countless speeches where the words Sept 11th will be mentioned. In fact, I think that's all he will say, maybe a bit of Turrrr'ist as well.
You can make your own here www.says-it.com.

With reference to image 3, I would point Bush to this page Project for the New American Century website were a bunch of mad US politicians wrote a document on what the US should do to guarantee it's future in the long term, by spreading it's version of freedom, it's version of what civilisation should be like. Look where it got us today! A right fine mess I would say.