Linkspam: Fairytale election results with rather large rodents

[matgb]

Right then, last year, you lot voted that Best Xmas song lyric ever is:

You scumbag, you maggot You cheap lousy faggot

Well, this morning, BBC Radio 1 decided this was offensive to some listeners but then later on in the day saw sense and backed down. I agree with pickwick, it's a damn shame that the BBC manages to tie itself into hoops as often as it does. Naturally, someone disagrees, and bagrec doesn't like the song and suggests alternatives. But he's a freaky morris dancing types so you don't want to listen to him ;-)

Elsewhere, it's the Arsehole of the year grand final over at publicansdecoy's place, and hullfire already covered the other main stories of the day:

So, Nick Clegg is the new Lib Dem leader and in a monstrous piece of stupidity the Government has lost more of our stuff, but in really important news, RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE ACTUALLY EXIST!

I do have to say I do share some of Jennie's concerns about the potential of Clegg's leadership but I'm nowhere near as cynical about it. He has at least hit the ground running, complete with YouTube appearance filmed on cheapskate handheld already. Although the town meeting idea does sound like it might have some legs.

What, you expected analysis? Don't be silly, I've been reading stuff about it all day, besides, I didn't end up voting, I couldn't make a decision between the two of them, they're both nice blokes. We'll be fine. Right? Someone tell me we'll be fine. Damnit, they need to do better, else the damn country's doomed FFS, that's why I joined them...

Calm. Now I tag this entry. Um, is there a limit to how many you can use? Appears not. Oh, wait, I forgot a link. Be very glad she's going to be a Doctor of paleontology not medical stuff, medical doctors play with gadgets much more scary than microwaves.

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

the town meeting idea does sound like it might have some legs.

Yeah, I commented on that on Charlotte's blog too. Said it was as good an idea now as it was when John Major did it. This was taken as an attack... Clearly I need to stop assuming my views on everything are well known.

I'm glad you're less cynical than me. I don't think the world could take the weight of such cynicism in two people.

* clings to the positive *

Still, I get my new laptop tomorrow!

[matgb]

Shiny shiny. But yeah, it is fairly common to assume comparisons to Major are meant insultingly, I've done it myself at times (conversation with he who tags himself Grammar Police in public on the LDV forum).

I'm still cynical y'know. Just not as cynical.