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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Unintentional Humour No. 4
I spend an inordinate amount of time wondering around the back end of the internet. The places where the darkness lies, where jihadis log on for chats, where the survivalists talk politics and where the BNP threaten and intimidate. I’m probably on some government no fly list because of it. No matter. I’ve recently wondered… Read more
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Unintentional Humour no. 3 – Andy Hodgson
Deep in the misty vales of late night television lurk odd, orange stained little men, with bright white teeth and entries on the sex offender’s registry. The greatest is this man, Andy Hodgson, whose appearance and demeanour shares elements of Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge and Austrian sex man Joesph Fritzl. This video compilation of his… Read more
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On the Hour
Chris(topher) Morris, the terrible child of British televisionradio comedy, began his careen into famelebrity with the oft acclaimed Bee Bee, see? Radio For pretend comedy news show ‘On the Hour’. Warp Records, the British indie label associated with caravan living acid casualty Aphex Twat, has had a long association with morris. Possibly including fucking. They’ve… Read more
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Terrifying Blight of the Young!
Ah, past history. What a magnificent source of humor. Here’s a video made in the past, with scant regard for it’s absurdity today. Look at how the stupid news people talk in foolish ignorance of all the things every one now knows not to be true. Also, in the past we had silly baggy clothes,… Read more
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Music Video No. 1
Music videos are often highly pretentious documents of the megalomaniacal self-involvement of the musicians involved. There are many examples where this self-involvement is appropriate, where the video’s introspection points to something larger held common in us all. Often, however, they’re just silly. Empire of the Sun are tipped to be big next year. The song… Read more
