John Hamilton Palmer

Monty Python and the Brussels Sprouts From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 hour old)

Controversy rages over the choice of Herman Van Rompuy (pronounched rumpy to rhyme with pumpy) to the EU presidency. Stung by British Rumpy Pumpy jokes the French-language Belgian regional newspaper L… more

We wish you a merry Christmas (but not in Dundee) From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 hours old)

Faced with the prospect of watching the X Factor and I'm a Celebrity this weekend after an excruciating night of Pudsey Bear nonsense we were scouring the web for entertainment when we sumbled across … more

A Fit And Proper Person From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

The dark forces of football oligarchy are ganging up on little Chester City but it looks like one rule for the minnows, another for the big clubs. The FA have ordered Stephen Vaughan, Chester’s owner … more

Same ol' view From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (1 day old)

When I look out front in the mornings, it's the same ol' view. But every time it's different. Sometimes clear, sometimes cloudy. Sometimes bright, sometimes dreary. You'd think that after nearly five … more

Top ten From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (1 day old)

The 45.5 million quid lottery win fantasy spend continues. This is because t'other half didn't get a proper look at the UK houses I deleted in an earlier posting. Reckons my existing choices are the r… more

Karzai SWORN in From MichaelStMark ^Pro in CHEEKY STOAT (1 day old)

President Hamid Karzai SWORN in for a further term. " Bast*d Bob Ainsworth MP gimp-masked and encased in a latex bondage bag in a dominatrix brothel dungeon ... being bounced on by two gasmasked … more

Attack Of The Killer Trousers From ianrthorpe in Poets Cornered (1 day old)

Have you ever noticed anything sinister about the trousers old men wear. Attack Of The Killer Trousers… more

Playing Politics With The Dear Old Queen From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

The Queen’s Speech by convention, wile setting out the government’s programme is not about party politics nor is it supposed to be about a failing government shafting the opposition that will soon rep… more

Further Fallacy From mjohnson in Mg Fg Tg (2 days old)

Example argument: all the people that I have seen selling pirate DVDs in pubs are Chinese, all pirate DVD vendors are Chinese. Problem: you can’t possibly have been offered a badly cropped, squa… more

Hello, flying through From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (2 days old)

I actually managed to get 2 numbers on last nights lottery instead of the usual 0 or 1, still four numbers off getting anywhere but hey ho the story of my life ;) Almost the weekend and I know that… more

False Dichotomy From mjohnson in Mg Fg Tg (3 days old)

False Dichotomy: a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options. Example argument: A woman can have either a family or a career. Problem: There a… more

Obituary From mjohnson in Mg Fg Tg (3 days old)

Why do actors always get a mention on the news when they die, don’t they get enough adoration in life? I was wondering what it might be like if normal people got a mention: Lilly, one of Britain’… more

Another Afghan Fiasco From ianrthorpe in Little Nicky Machiavelli (3 days old)

The government of the NATO allies are talking about an exit strategy to hand over power and security to the corrupt and dydfunctional Afghan government and abandon the diastrous war in Afghanistan. … more

The Real Queen's Speech Redux From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 days old)

It is well known that every year HM The Queen writes her own speech for the state opening of parliament and that every year The Government goes to great lengths to ensure the draft is lost and Queenie… more

A Pretty Maid Must Show 40% To Get Laid. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

I'm an unlikely Daily Mail reader but this link, sent to me by a mate who knows how much Boggart Blog loves pointless research stories, pricked my curiosity. It will take you to an item that claims a … more

This is how I live From janeygodley in Janey Godley’s Blog (4 days old)

I was in Aberdeen last week doing a show at the Lemon Tree, a storm lashed the Granite City, and sideways rain like a giant fire hose was drenching each street at a specific annoying angle. The new … more

President Rimmer Obama From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

Looking around American blogs today I see there is a kerfuffle about President O's deep bow to the Emperor Of Japan. Typically the Politically Correct Thought Police are defending Obama. "What is wron… more

BNP go mad in Essex. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (5 days old)

We have just heard from the BNP Annual conference in (ta-ta-tada-ta-taaa) Wigan that BNP leaders will stand in the forthcoming general election as a candidate for BARKING. 'Nuff said? (BBC Ne… more

Mission completed From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (5 days old)

Yes, I know it's sad (or pathetic, or whatever the correct word is), but I think I've finally cracked this 'what I'd do if I won 45.5 million quid in the lottery' nonsense. Brief summary: having al… more

Growing old Disgracefully From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (5 days old)

They tell me that age is a reletive thing, well try telling that to your body when every part of it is trying its best to go south no matter how hard you try to keep it up north! Now I dont actuall… more

Octomum From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (6 days old)

To avoid misunderstanding the title is not a new Bond film or a character from tonight's (eagerly anticipated) Doctor Who adventure. Octomum, or Octomom as she is American is the Latina woman who h… more

Note to my teenage self From janeygodley in Janey Godley’s Blog (7 days old)

Dear Janey, you are probably sitting listening to a Donny Osmond LP on your big record player and dreaming of becoming a Mormon, flying off to Utah and marrying the toothy singer…it won’t happen, stop… more

Doctor Doctor From ianrthorpe in Poets Cornered (7 days old)

As the government pumps up the hype on the swine flu pandemic, the better to help its major donors in the phramaceutical industry I thought it was a good time to revive this old ditty: Doctor Docto… more

Swine Flu - No worries, you'll just gain a few pounds From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (8 days old)

The government of control freaks are keeping up their fear and panic campaign to turns us all into gibbering wrecks who cower in fear of swine flu. Boggart Blog has always said this scare is simply ab… more

Marking computer Says No AsTop Writers Fail Their English A Level. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (9 days old)

Boggart Blog makes it our business to invigilate the progressive education lobby for sings of loonyness. An we have to be honest, they keep us busy. One of the most crackpot ideas to come out of th… more

Thrusday Tuttings From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (9 days old)

I was not sure what I should write about today, my mind is a blank, well actually it isn't a blank it is full to overflowing, the problem is that the stuff whizzing round in there wont stay still long… more

Simon Cowell Secret Revealed From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (10 days old)

Boggart Blog has not been following The X Factor this time round because, well let’s be honest, we have done all the cheap jokes in the past. Also the biggest X Factor joke this year is Jedward and no… more

45.5 million smackeroonies! From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (10 days old)

Georgie asked me last week-end if I was one of the two lucky lottery winners who won 45.5 million each. 45.5 million squid! Hah! If only! Told her I hadn't been doing the lottery recently as part of m… more

That naughty meme thingy! From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (10 days old)

1. Is there anyone of your friends that you would ever consider having sex with? yes 2. Sex in the morning, afternoon or night? Would depend on who I was with, but usually all three ;) 3. What… more

Wednesday bump day From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (10 days old)

Do you ever wonder how the days can go so fast one minute and so slow the next? I guess it depends on what you are doing as to how fast the time seems to pass, enjoyment makes time pass so quickly and… more