Tag Archives: Pavlovianism

A Load of Old Kony

No matter which direction you veered down the fibre-optic freeway over the past three weeks, you’d have been hard-pressed to avoid a head-on collision with Invisible Children and their half-hour campaign vehicle. In my case, said vehicle crashed into me, … Continue reading

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Tragicomedy: On Sale At A Newsagent Near You!

A newsagent excursion brought this Great British phenomenon back to my attention, a few weeks ago: Seeing this again, I did what I always do when confronted with it: I laughed. Nothing brings me joy quite like casting eyes on … Continue reading

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“Sieg Hallow!” or “Unhappy Halloween!”?

A browse through my Facebook groups brought a post from Sociological Images to my attention; the following pic was the talking point (before it was removed)… Predictably, condemnation saturated the tone of Lisa Wade’s post, which castigated the troublesome trio … Continue reading

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The BBFC: It Still Bugs Me

How can it be that adults are not allowed to choose whether or not to see a film? It really felt like Britain was behaving like China. This kind of censorship is ridiculous.” –Tom Six In the last exciting episode, … Continue reading

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Storm in a Ski Mask: A (Qualified) Defence of Ken Clarke

Whoever coined the phrase “ignorance is bliss” was obviously talking bollocks, judging by the folk fuming over what they thought Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said about rape. I admit letting out a few laughs over the mention of him talking about … Continue reading

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