Four things that have made me chuckle, snort and even guffaw this week, courtesy of the World Wide Web.
This week hearts broke across the land, from middle-aged
petrol heads polishing their prized automobiles to teeny-boppers in bedrooms
festooned with 1D posters. But there’s a silver lining in this cloud of
pop-culture gloom, people, and it comes in the form of this surprisingly
difficult who-said-it from the Independent. Who knew Jeremy Clarkson fans and
One Directioners were so similar?
Whether
or not you watched the debates on Paxman last night, or you just like to mock
those in authority, Shortlist’s politicians-who-look-like-the-Muppets list is
pretty funny. Personal favourites go to Johnny Fiama/ Silvio Berlusconi and Sam
the Eagle/ Alistair Darling. I reckon Bo Jo would be pretty chuffed to find himself side-by-side with Fozzie Bear....
If you did
miss last night’s election debates, The Guardian has this searingly brilliant,
witty piece that will have you spluttering over your coffee as well itching to
watch the whole thing. And I don’t just say that because the author begins with
what is possibly the most wise thing I’ve read all week: “If the people
of Britain were allowed to go to the polls immediately after Cameron &
Miliband: the Battle for Number 10, there’d a landslide. And our new prime
minister would be Jeremy Paxman”.
This has
become an accidentally political list… but there’s nothing more British than
debating the merits of our politicians, so I’ll power on. The Amazon reviews
for Nigel Farage’s political memoir, ‘The Purple Revolution: The Year That
Changed Everything’ are a cross-section of evangelical fans, tongue in cheek
comments and some pretty stinging critics. Certainly a read that’s divided
people, and regardless of your views on Farage, it’s refreshing to see people
being so impassioned by politicians.
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