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Chav Assassin
I still can't believe what happened to me last tuesday night. I'm on my way home from work and I get onto the last main road before home (Hollyhead Rd for anyone who knows Cov). I'm coming up to a traffic light…
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200th Post for Madtv
I haven't blogged for ages and if anyone cares I'm sorry. It's just that I managed to give myself " bloggers block " by realising it was my 200th post and deciding that I'd put up a special post to mark the occasion.…
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Beware that Putin fellow
Here is the full text of the statement dictated by Alexander Litvinenko: I would like to thank many people. My doctors, nurses and hospital staff who are doing all they can for me; the British Police who are pursuing my…
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Nicky Hayden MotoGP World Champion
The unthinkable happened on Sunday, Rossi lost his crown. The huge crowd gathered at Valencia watched in stunned silence as Valentino low-sided off and then failed to produce a miracle to get back to the top five spots.…
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Stoner
It looks like Casey Stoner is going to Ducati next year. I'm pleased for my favourite MotoGP rookie. I think his aggressive riding style will suit the hard charging Ducatis. I think we might well see some race wins from…
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British Superbikes at Silverstone
Late on Friday I found out that I had a free ticket to the BSB round at Silverstone on Sunday (many thanks to MCN ). I've never been to any racing of any kind before so I was really excited. Sunday dawned bright and…
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Ruminating on all that's happened since 9/11
That much used and abused term "The War on Terror" is the best demonstration of the misguided and self destructive foreign policy of the US and the UK since 9/11. Our governments have taken this term literally and are…
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Numpty in an Audi
I'm minding my own business on the way to work, filtering up to the front of the lights on the A45 as I always do. I can't quite get to the front as the front two car's (one of which is a red Audi) wing mirrors are too…
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I think now I've seen it all...
The president of Iran has a blog!
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Mad
It occurs to me that it's two years yesterday that I became a full time web developer. Nice
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Afternoon potter
It's days like today that are perfect for motorbikes. I had a blat around the local lanes during lunchtime (as I usually do) but today was just perfect. Cold air flowing into my helmet and the open zips of my leather…
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Permanent DNA record
I noticed this news article recently and the thing no one is shouting about is not that it happened at all (it shouldn't have) or that they have police records for five years (which is bad enough) but that their DNA is…
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Shine on you crazy diamond
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught on the crossfire of childhood…
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From cradle to grave
This governments Orwellian plans advance further - not content with a national database for every citizen, now they want to track every child .
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A little story
Here’s a little story about a friend of mine… we shall call this friend “Nad”. Imagine, if you will, that Nad is a biker and that he passed his motorbike test, oh, a year ago or so. Now Nad bought a new bike as soon as…
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Zed is dead, long live the Zed!
Well I've been riding my new Z750 for a few weeks now. Pleasingly it is just like my old Zed, easy to ride, fast enough to set my hair on fire, great brakes and just so cool. Now I want to start modifying it a little.…
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Feeble excuses
The register has a nice rebutal of the Home Office's claim that ID cards would mean they didn't release dangerous immigrant criminals into the country anymore here
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Catching up
I have been amiss. I have not been blogging. Sorry about that. Firstly the weather has been so much better recently (not counting the last three days of rain - more on that later). Every time I've had a spare minute and…
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The Enablement Act
In 1933 Hitler's Nazi party passed an act now known as "The Enablement Act", this act allowed them to pass any law they saw fit or to alter any law. Upon this crucial first step for nazism hung all the evil that…
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Malaysia
Those of you who know me well will know that I have a fascination with Malaysia. I love the country and its peoples, I find them endlessley hospitable and flawlessly polite. I was reading a BBC piece about the country…