Gun Culture

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Christian Origins of Halloween?

I can’t be doing with this Halloween lark.
Firstly and most obviously is the demanding money with menaces which accompanies the festival.  I’m sure that in the US where this particular practice seems to originate, young uns get dressed up and go around with adults to houses which advertise their willingness to participate by means of some kind of pumpkin lantern in the window.  Similarly I’ve no doubt that some brats cause bother.  Over here it seems that the brats who are too old for a sweets fest and pull their jumper over their head and expect money are the majority, not just limiting themselves to the actual night either.
Just as annoying (OK maybe not quite) are the ‘worthies’ who parade on TV saying how Halloween should return to it’s Christian roots, being reclaimed by the Church.  There was a Bishop or similar in the news lately banging this drum and this morning Anne Widdecombe (a Cino if ever there was one, but then you’d struggle to find a conservative in the Conservative party these days) repeated the claim on GMTV (the wife watches it).
Clearly the name seems to be of the Church but like all Christian festivals the origin goes much further back and predates the coming of Christianity.
As ever Wiki is a good source of background.

Friday, October 13, 2006

“Dave” spoof

There’s a minor fuss in the media about Labour MP Sion Simon’s “Dave" spoof.  Some MPs claiming he has ‘crossed the line’.  Simon himself says that he has had nothing but congratulations on his funny video.  Hmm.  Now I hate ‘Dave’ more than I hate Blair but sorry Tom, I have to tell you that your video is shit.  If you are going to make a video spoof of ‘Dave’, and I would argue that the original makes him look enough of a tit, then at least make one that is actually funny.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Whitehaven Time Gun Again

As reported here the Whitehaven time gun can now be fired by volunteers for the tiddly sum of £20.  Bargain.
I plan to have a crack at it sometime soon myself.
Meantime here are some better pictures as supplied by Rob.

Lexicon of the Left

Corking.  A dictionary of Leftism by some chap on Conservative Home who was suspended and later reinstated by his employers Orange.  Don’t use Orange.
Just a couple of examples…

H

Hate-crime - same as ‘normal’ crime as far as victims are concerned - but much more distressing for Lefties. 

Hate-speech - “shut up!”.

Human rights - using the legal system to pursue political ends.

I

Inclusive - Means ‘drop entry standards until anyone can get in’.

Impartial - media, BBC: the balance achieved by attacking the Opposition for being Conservative and attacking the Government for being insufficiently Lefty.

In partnership with… - Government: “this way, none of us get the blame when nothing happens!”.

Inappropriate - “I don’t like this” - no explanation for what or whom must ever be given.

Intolerance - Intolerance can only committed against certain defined groups of people. These do not include, Americans, the middle class, white manual workers, rural people, business and Christians obviously.

Institutional racism - ‘racism’ in a workforce that is achieved unknowingly and in ways that cannot be specifically defined.

Islamophobic - anyone who objects to having their transport blown up on the way to work.

Israel - see ‘disproportionate’ and ‘legitimate grievances’. Country the size of Wales, with 5m inhabitants, that is entirely responsible for any and all delinquent Islamist behaviour the world over.

Issues around… - “I may be out of my depth here”.

For the full list see here