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#alcoholaware2012 – dry January no thanks

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Just as No-Smoking day became no smoking month, so the puritans and killjoys are following up Alcohol awareness week with “Dry January”. Not only do they want people to not drink during January – which is fair enough if you don’t want to and it’s traditionally the time of year for new resolutions and the like; but they’d also like people to be sponsored to do this to raise more money for them so they can nag us better. Dick Puddlecote has the details and in some ways it’s heartening to see a fake charity having to make it’s own … Continue reading →

Credit where credit’s due

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In the past I haven’t been shy of giving the whole occupy movement a hard time, and i still think that much of what they do is ill thought out, inconsistent and rather ludicrous. However just as even a stopped clock is right twice a day, the Occupy mob over on Wall Street have actually come up with a rather sterling idea. Their jolly wheeze is to follow the example of the usual residents of that street and buy up bundles of cheap debt, but instead of then going after the debtor and hounding them for the money, they plan … Continue reading →

Drink, smoke and be happy

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It would seem that next week is Alchohol Awareness week brought to us by the fake charity Alcohol Concern. Who seem to believe that booze is the work of the devil and whilst we may start with just a social drink before long our habits will spiral out of control. The “good” news is that due to the governments generosity with our money (no cuts there yet) Alcohol Concern are always nagging us to stop drinking, after all they believe that for men 2 pints a day is too much and if you’re a lady well just one pint for … Continue reading →