Category Archives: annoying people

Ban the Vuvuzela?

By 6000 | 6000 | June 14, 2010

As expected, the vuvuzela is causing a bit of a stir at the World Cup 2010. And it’s prompting a huge number of really silly comments on news sites (BBC, Sky News etc) – mainly from people whining about how they don’t like the noise. Ag, shame. It’s like watching the game in the middle [...]

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She’s still dead

By 6000 | 6000 | June 2, 2010

It’s been almost 13 years since that fateful night back in 1997 when Di and Dodi died. I love putting it like that, it sounds like a 1970′s folk song. I imagine a bearded guitarist with a headband in a faded photograph singing “La la lah, la, la. Di dodi died”. But that’s another story. [...]

11 Comments | Tagged , , , , , |Also posted in in the news, that's a bit mad, uk

Playing with fire

By 6000 | 6000 | May 30, 2010

Fox hunting, hare coursing, seal culling and bull fighting. A range of trendily unpopular pastimes which I actually don’t have a huge problem with. And before you stop reading in simulated and dramatic disgust, if you eat meat, if you wear leather – in fact, unless you’re a total  and absolute vegan - then you’re being [...]

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P Tucker is unhappy

By 6000 | 6000 | May 24, 2010

And you only have to read his letter to today’s Cape Times to see why: As I was reading this sorry tale today, I was amazed at the number of foolish allegations and inconsistencies in P Tucker’s letter. It would be unfair to label him “stupid” without first addressing each of these in detail. I [...]

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Lineker quits Mail on Sunday

By 6000 | 6000 | May 20, 2010

Former England footballer and (now former) Mail on Sunday columnist Gary Lineker has quit the newspaper over its “very damaging” entrapment story on (now former) head of the (now former) England 2018 World Cup bid Lord Triesman. His article appealed to the media to stop running negative stories that could hamper England’s chances of hosting the [...]

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