And our classical reference:
Here we go:
Category: Funny Stuff
Sorry, Wrong Guy
Reader Brian H. set me this lovely piece of satire:
“I could find someone here in town as important as a bass player.”
Ohhhhh, that stings.
Atlantic Showband’s bass player, June 1977
In my defense, I should point out that at that particular gig I managed to bed a girl that at least two others in the band had tried it on with, and been rebuffed.
Monday Funnies
And a reminder:
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And on we go:
And finally, some candidates to share that motor home with you:
Now climb aboard, and head out into the week.
Muzzled!
Here’s one that got me giggling:
Donald Trump will not be given the honor of addressing Parliament during his state visit as Emmanuel Macron did this week, The Telegraph understands.
The date of the US president’s trip is being deliberately timed for mid-September, when there is a parliamentary recess, handing the UK an excuse for not offering the speech.
Mr Trump is also not expected to visit Buckingham Palace, which is being restored, or enjoy a ceremonial carriage ride down the Mall in London – features of many past state visits from world leaders.
I’m sure the “deliberate timing” was to prevent Trump from embarrassing the Labour Party with his normal “fuck you” style of speaking in the Commons, and his uncomfortable (to them) habit of telling it like it is, e.g. “You assholes locked up an old lady for an angry tweet? WTF?”
Never mind. I’m sure his press conferences are going to be epic — if the Brits allow them to be published or aired, that is.
The only way this could be more fun is if the Brit government were having ArgyPres Javier Milei and EyetiePM Giorgia Meloni over at the same time, for a threesome (so to speak).
Monday Funnies
4-Bangers Aus
Yeah, with the demise of EV Duracell cars, it wouldn’t take long for Mercedes to notice that their other pet Green project wasn’t too popular with their client base:
Mercedes-AMG is transitioning away from the four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain and back towards the inline-six and V-8 powertrains more traditionally associated with the brand. That isn’t to say that AMG had a change of heart concerning the merits of the four-cylinder powertrain, but rather that the automaker is responding to customer criticisms. “Technically, the four-cylinder is one of the most advanced drivetrains available in a production car. It’s also right up there on performance. But despite this, it failed to resonate with our traditional customers. We’ve recognized that.”
“Failed to resonate”, as in “WTF do you idiots think you’re doing?”
Yeah, forgive us if Merc fans don’t care about the gee-whiz technology when it replaces the brilliant engines that have served Mercedes since the 1920s. And the same driver skepticism that accompanied the stupid EV-only diktat would apply no less to the plug-in hybrids too.
I couldn’t be bothered to look up the numbers, but I bet the technology R&D costs for both Green projects will have run to the billions of dollars: all wasted.
And just add to that the cost of bringing nuclear power generators back on line after the most un-German-like panic following the Fukushima disaster, which was caused by a tsunami — last time I checked, the likelihood of the same affecting the German nukes was.. what? oh yes, zero — and which took place halfway around the world.
Yeah, that Green eco-thing is really working out well for the Krauts, isn’t it?