Splendid Isolation

Quote Of The Day

September 2, 2021 Kim du Toit QOTD

The Trump presidency, encapsulated:

“The economy was humming, and even after the elite’s Chi Com comrades inflicted the pangolin pandemic on us, we were coming back. We were energy independent. The border was getting secure. Taxes got cut. Soleimani was a cinder and ISIS was a skid mark. We had no new wars, and the one in Afghanistan was set to end without a live production of Miss Saigon II: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Airbases.”– Kurt Schlicter

Also: there were no concentration camps filled with homosexuals and trannies, no right-wing death squads kicking down leftists’ doors, no bans on abortion and in general, none of the doubleplusungood things that the media socialists warned us would be the consequences of a Trump presidency.

Oh Yeah, That

September 1, 2021 Kim du Toit The Gun Thing

Actually, it looked like any other day at Kroger this morning…

News Roundup

September 1, 2021 Kim du Toit Bad News

All the news that’s fit to make you gag.

…yeah, when in doubt, go after gun owners. It worked SO well for Weinstein.

…short answer: no. But wait, it’s explained by an ASTROLOGER, so it’s all true. [eyecross]

…oh how my heart bleeds for Hollywood…

Dept. of Totalitarianism:

…at least he wasn’t caught littering, which carries the death penalty in Singapore.

…key word: Illinois.

…amid rumors that Dachau is reopening “under new management”.

…I’m amazed to see that the Oz cops aren’t wearing jackboots.

…could have been worse. We could have been compared to Hitler (again).

And over The Pond, a reaction:

…no doubt, these are just ISIS airport bombers in disguise. And just so you know, the headline is a lie. The “mob” is not protesting vaccines, but “vaccine passports” and forced vaccinations.

…I don’t even know where to begin on how funny this is. Or this:

…let’s hear it for the Internet Of Things.

From the Department of Suckage:

And now: INSIGNIFICA:

And finally:

…okay, but where do we start? Antifa or the FBI?

Enough of that. Time for the real news:

…who she, you ask?

She’s also known for her perfect Joe Biden impersonations:

Yeah, I know…

Much Better

September 1, 2021 Kim du Toit Music

TV show themes are designed to set a mood for what’s to follow, and to be memorable, i.e. to remind people of the show when they hear it in the elevator.

Leaving aside themes from moronic game shows and comedies (no links because brain damage), it’s more interesting to consider those of TV dramas.

In some poll that nobody’s interested in, Brits were asked which was their favorite TV theme tune, and their #1 was from Inspector Morse. Nice, but not my choice.

I think that the theme from The Persuaders was far more exciting (plus John Barry composed it, ’nuff said).

Then there was Jonathan Creek, which is excellent (albeit a total ripoff of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre).

Actually, the Brits do better with their comedy shows — Fawlty Towers and Waiting For God come to mind. Much better than Happy Days etc.

Over on this side of The Pond, I think we’ve had better dramatic themes. In my opinion, the theme from Hill Street Blues was just about the best ever…

…until Twin Peaks came along, that is.

Feel free to add (with links) your own favorites.