Thought for the day

Old Man Bullock goes Downtown Rayleigh

Old Man Bullock aka OMB visits England's version of Compton, Rayleigh in Essex

Boycott the Witch Hunt

So Rupert Murdock has killed the British institution of the News of the World and left its workforce wondering if they will have a job after Sunday.

Why?

Common decency - give me a break! It is a damage limitation exercise to protect his bid to take over Sky.

The "Phone Hacking" Witch Hunt continues with the politicians squawking for blood to take the immoral high ground in the usual lynch mob way.

The general public (proles) lap it up, pick up their metaphorical pitch forks and burning torches and head for "the old mill"  - Hypocrites! These same people spend the rest of the week lapping up these crappy news stories in magazines and the popular press - yes "POPULAR", not realising or many even knowing the meaning of the term HYPOCRITE.

As far as the meaningless bandwagon 'Boycott the News of the World & the Sun' facebook campaigns - Cough - I have boycotted them for YEARS - have you?

As for Murdock wanting to buy  SKY tv (back) - I say good on him. He took the massive risk of launching this high risk / high cost gamble which made a loss for years.

Old Man Bullock says:
"Damned Kids - Wake up and smell the Tea!" 

Old Man Bullock 'outed' at Bradwell Pilgrimage

There he was, sitting there minding his own business when suddenly the spotlight turned....

Old Man Bullock Says:

"Damned Christians - Damned Kids!"

One of those days in England

On Sunday we visited Hawkwell Lawn where an annual vintage day was being held. Here are my photos of the day put to music.

Thanks for a memorable day!

Berrigens Trollops

This morning I was dreaming that a landlady referred to a womans breasts as "berrigens trollops' (yes I do have weird dreams). I was so impressed by this expression that I woke up and wrote it down before I forgot. Looking it up on the internet finds nothing - perhaps a lost saying from ancient times? So instead, here is my latest video...

Old Man Bullock says:

"Damned kids, call that music?"

The Lost Film Reel Surfaces

At last Fujifilm have sorted out the error and sent me the correct film and a £20 voucher to boot!

Box Brownie: Dave, Karen & Angela in Hawkwell woods (Photo by Ken)

Here are two of the (110) reel - The full set is available to view on my Community Archive flickr account.

Box Brownie: Old Man Pogle and "Wife" in Pogles Wood

Old Man Bullock says:

"Where's my Photos? Damned Kids!"

I'm not going to be about to rant for a few days so sit back and hopefully enjoy this....

By some spooky coincidences the lyrics sometimes compliment the photos.

Spooky Coincidence my ass

Coincidences? It's all a simple matter of chance.

Example One:

You are walking down the road and bump into somebody and say 'ooh - I was just thinking about you - how spooky'

Rubbish!

• How many times have you walked down that road and NOT bumped into somebody you were just thinking about?
• How many other people do you think about all the time and don't bump into them?

Example Two:

Your next door neighbours dog used to live down the same road as a second cousins house

Give me a break!

Old Man Bullock says
"Poppycock - Damned Kids!"

Our Lips Shouldn't Touch

No time today for a rant so enjoy this time-lapse taken on a recent visit to the Sweeps Festival in Rochester, Kent, England. The music is Move over Darling, not the usual version by Doris Day, but sung by the equally lovely Helen Shapiro.

Nosey Mare?

Today I got my developed roll of 110 film back from Fujifilm, used on a 620 reel in my Mum's old Box Brownie Camera. After trying to work out who the first person was it dawned on me; I have been sent the wrong exposures. They had returned my 620 reel this time too! Knowing how nosey people are (i.e. Hange) I thought I would exclusively treat all my (well Dee anyway) Arty Blogerites to a peak!

So what's the story - tourists?
But where?

It's not a Funny old World

Today I had to go to my Doctor who diagnosed me with "Severe Laryngitis" and promptly signed me off work - Gutted!

Anyway I usually do a sweep of the charity shops whilst I'm there and came across some old 78's. After telling Hangie some of the titles that I had bought, she put a link up and I discovered I had just bought this gem!

Hope you spot my zany jape / larks a plenty.
Mack the Knife

Is Dominique Strass-Kahn, Alistair Stewert's twin brother?

I rest my case

And now for a break

Here is a slide show I just put together of a recent visit to Hearn Bay in Kent. Unless you have an alternative agenda, enjoy!

Campaign to bring back the work 'Problem'

The Cancer of 'business speak' continues to spread among the 'plebs' and seems a sure-fire way of getting a management job - it's easier to learn parrot style these pathetic phrases than to have any real job or management skills - tell the bastards what they want to hear so they can surround themselves with 'yes men'.

"Is that concrete all around or is it in my head?"

The one that currently makes me rant until I lose my voice is the replacement of the word 'problem' with 'challenge'. I in fact challenge you to find any rare cases in the media and at work where this doesn't happen. They now know better at work than to use this patronising phrase on me - I solve problems - challenges are for school kids.

Burn down the Club that would have you as a member

This week on Radio 4 they were discussing the power of the social isolation kind of bullying - 'sending people to Coventry'. Through experimentation it was found that the need to be part of a group is a primitive core instinct - in the animal world to be outcast is to be condemned to death. Humans usually react in the following way to try gain re- acceptance into the group or into a new group:

• Behave in a more conformist manner
• More likely to be helpful like loan money

If this doesn't work the victim behaves in an opposite manner and becomes aggressive and possibly even violent. Apparently a solution is to work hard on gaining just one friend - as it is often found in institutions such as school the outcasts will bond - sound familiar?

Smile - Things can only get worst!