El Pibe

There were a few copies floating around Hoopers yesterday.

I think that probably reflects how little useful purpose labels such as right and left serve in this day and age. For starters identifying right-wing authoritariansim as being right-wing is a bit of a duh moment in itself. Mind you, extremist authoritarianism of all ilks is probably all pretty similar in practice. Never mind whether you've come about it via 'might makes right' or 'the proletariat should control the means of production' if you're going to just going to put a bullet in the back of the neck of anyone who disagrees. I do think, instinctively speaking, that there's probably some truth about simple answers appealling more to those with lower cognitive ability, but that's just another duh moment isn't it. Plus alot of it may be less to do with congitive ablilty and more to do with social conditioning and poverty of opportunity. There were plenty of lads at my school who came from the poorer estates who were pretty much written off as worth botheringing with despite the fact that they were intelligent people. I'm pretty sure most of them are in the same poor estates, metaphorically scratching their balls, getting their opinions from the Sun, which was a pity because a few of them were very bright indeed. I do recall losing some as friends as we passed out of our early teens when they had a certain spark crushed out of them by an unholy coalition of an uncaring education system and fathers who told them not to get stupid ideas in their heads (like doing well at school, or enjoying artistic expression and the like). And I guess that will lend itself to a more insular world view and distrust of outsiders that could be characterised as social conservatism and could easily spill over into prejudice. There's probably some interesting food for thought deep within the bowels of the study but I can't help feeling they've got it all rather arse about face. I don't think calling 'right wing' people stupid is particularly helpful though.

Or Mail Online readers

aye, that it is

A miserable series ends. A brief interlude to pick through the corpse of the tour, then on the bright-side things can pretty much only improve. Morgan has yet to convince at this level and will be lucky to retain his place, Bell had rum old time too. As for KP..... But there have been hiccups in the past few years when overall it's still a golden age I guess.

I probably found out lots of useful information on Friday, but sadly it all turned into a hazy blur that finished with my waking to kebab strewn bed. I seem to recall that the new chap was jolly nice, happy to inflict my music on the punters and was in no particular rush to chase us all out at the end of the night which is always appreciated by everyone except my liver.

isnt buk waak the sound pac man makes when easting ghosts?

I think a woolly 'its not what you think' with a vague dose of the former.

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Clean gas is the cheapest, clean coal is more expensive than you'd think. Hydro is the cheapest (of the clean ones) but we don't have many options there until wave becomes viable. Nuclear is very expensive in the long run. Onshore wind is pricier than dirty coal but its actually pretty cost effective. Offshore aint. Mind you I got the Sunday Telegraph last week on a whim. Climate change denial seems to be editorial policy. No wonder people are up in arms bombarded with that stuff constantly.

Woodrot is often right, but i've never heard him described as reasonable before ;)

Fewer.

I agree, name changing is dishonest strafer!!

X post. Exactly, our manufacturing is about doing stuff that other people can't do., and charging a premium. Wind farms are something of a red herring. Plus onshore ones aren't that bad, it's the nimbies forcing them offshore that's costing all the money. *edited for DYAC*

In all fairness manufacturing is fucked on labour costs. Energy costs don't help but aren't really the issue. When our grandchildren ask us why the world is so fucked up, we can't really look them in the eye and say "we had to Billy, our margins were slightly compromised "

I shall be bidding farewell to the Seepy Tea tonight. *sniffs* She'll be missed. Long Live the Seepy Tea!

Doubtless we'll soon learn that he's known about habeas corpus since 1987.

I got my local publican to witness my mortgage.

comedy genius or genius, you choose

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/wrong_superhero.png

"Just My Type" by Simon Garfield (tu) Just finished it, really enjoyed it. That Eric Gill though, ewwwwwwwwww.

I agree, its inconsistent. If there's a cloud over Terry, and the FA don't like clouds, then why the hell did he get it back? Anyway I think it should be taken away because he's a first class plonker!

Surely Scott Parker?

I hired a boat on the Thames for my brother. That was about 30 people. Got on at Kingston, pottered down to a nice pub near Teddington then back up to Putney. There were beers on the boat but it limits the heavy drinking until you get off. Had a good meal in Putney (Emile's) then those who wanted to go clubbing or watch naked ladies could do so, those who didn't/couldn't were well placed for a taxi or train home.

I think he's referring to the 14-15th century monastic military order of the Teutonic Knights who carved out a kingdom in what is now Estonia http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Teutonic_Order_1410.png/690px-Teutonic_Order_1410.png