The fall of the English language
English is a complex language, but children of as young as 10 or 12 have managed to master it. Why then can the advertisers and…
Author: waylander
The Terrier and the biscuit tin
I’ve had the Terrier MkII since the Christmas before last and while he’s turned into quite a little character, he’s shown no inclination towards anything…
Inquest into Chat Rooms
Over the last few months it’s been barren fields in the chat room. Where there used to be a vibrant, argumentative, stimulating area there is…
Ghosts In The Machine
Every time I come on this site the little orange tab at the bottom right of the screen indicates “Chat” and a number. I assume…
Mutterings and Mumblings
In the absence of anyone in the chat room in the afternoons for the last few days I’ve been refreshing the main page and reading…
Death and Contempations
Someone stated that so many celebrities have passed this year. Who gives a chit? How many of our friends on here have disappeared? As this…
Inappropriate backing music
In the UK we have several adverts with really inappropriate backing music. The current winner of most inappropriate is a perfume advert featuring a young…
ANIMAL CRUELTY AND JUSTICE
In 1950’s Glasgow a man walked into a police station with a sad looking, obviously mistreated dog on a lead in one hand and a…
EMPTY ROOM
My favourite group, Runrig, wrote a song titled “Empty Glens” referring to the lack of people in the Scottish Highlands and islands. I use the…
TERRORIST MkII ALMOST A YEAR ON
I was taken possession of by the Terrorist MkII on Christmas Eve 2015. He arrived as a frightened, shivering hairy ball of neuroses, but since…