America

America. Land of the free. But are they really free with their little lives, and is it a land at all?

America was founded in 1471 by Columbus. Sorry, I mean ‘found’ don’t I. It is basically the best country in the world but sort of not that great given the generally poor build quality of the world. Of course, barely a second goes by without hearing about the ‘USA’ or even the ‘US’. I don’t think popular culture can ever really recover from the invention of things such as rap music or music (which was actually invented in Africa ages ago).

America was built on the founding principle that Britain is sort of fine so lets basically keep things like that but maybe eat hamburgers instead of sausages. They eat hamburgers in England now too? Ah fuck that.

Britain on the other hand was found on the principle of ‘I’ll av that’. Sorry, I mean ‘founded’ don’t I? Britain has things like multiple zoos and a strong financial sector but lacks the more important aspects of a strong society like dictatorial government and an extreme regime of intimidation and humiliation. To be honest this post has sort of started out as some kind of idea and now descended into meaningless nonsense.

What are your thoughts?

America. Hero or zero? Country or concept? I can’t even be bothered to come up with a subverting third point.

How to get from where you don’t want to be to where you do want

I can help you. And by you I mean me (to help you).

Hello. Breathe. And breathe good. For you are on your way to a happier you. Go on say it! ‘ME!’.

First off, the work place.
You know when you just feel like your boss sucks? You just want to run outside and scream about how your boss is always bossing you around? I’m like ‘No, I don’t want to get the Whitehead report done by Friday. Now get out. And don’t come back until YOU have done it. Good bye.’.

Now, the home place.
You know when you just feel like your boyfriend is no good or your girlfriend is also no good? Yeah? Yeah, I’m not really sure what to do about that. That is a serious problem affecting millions of people around the country. This is one problem best left to the professionals.

N! O! T!

Then, the various places in between work and home.
Commuting can be difficult when you’re a single mum with one foot in the homestead and one in a massive lump of cement. Kids nowadays have increasing access to industrial quantities of building apparatus and they are not afraid to use them. How does one get to work? It can be a literal mine field. Tick tick tick… BROOM eh housewives? No, but there are a number of serious issues relating to women in the workplace. Statistics show that as many as fifteen people have been tickled by the idea of being thirsty and needing a wee at the same time. I just don’t understand how that is remotely remarkable.

So, it’s that time again:

Time to…

Have Your Say.

Below is a selection of your comments

… moderated due to offensive content…
James, London

Taxes are our money! Also, who took us to Iraq in teh first place! Err, kettles and pots me thinks
Matt, Essex

In Iceland we generate the majority of our energy using ALL green.
Jhorgen, Iceland

Bankers bonuses.
Jane, Edinburgh

Another great post!
Raph, London

The repeal of the corn laws.
David, Manchester

This is exactly what the Nazis said in 1939.
Sarah, Bucks

Story time 3

There is one thing that can be derived from first principles and that is that Squibble Bobble, the peculiar little alien, likes grub. He went in to the nearest grub shop which in this instance was a bakery. Gregg’s bakery. “Hello”. “What’s going on, who said that?”. Squibble Bobble is just two inches small and can not see over shop counters without his ham fisted stilts which were currently under repair after snapping instantaneously upon first use. “Any bananas”. “No”. Squibble Bobble wasn’t paying attention now because he had found a crisp. He’d just polished that off when he found another. They were all in a pile in a crisp bag that he had opened without permission. “No, you have to pay for that”. “Pay for what? Ah”. Squibble Bobble proceeded to build replacements from the assorted grime and fluff round the corners of the shop. “Good as new. Good as new? Goodbye”, and he disappeared in a fubbly squiffle of green fuzzle wuzz. The woman at Greggs wasn’t too bothered because she likes Squibble Bobble a lot and also knows the man whose house he lives in who always covers the damages which is always one packet of crisps.

Goodbye.

Story time 2

Squibble Bobble is a strange little alien. He struggles to make friends and is a little simple alien. He walked up to an old man and gave him a buttercup. “What is that strange little alien doing giving me a buttercup”. That was a pretty standard response to be fair and truthful, and very common on account of him so often giving buttercups. “If someone give me a buttercup why then I’d be their friend”. Yes but Squibble Bobble you are a peculiar alien. No one of sound mind would consider giving a little flower to a littler alien. “dooooooaaaaahhh”.

Squibble Bobble woke up and said “I want to make a friend today, where buttercups”. The old man from before said “genuinely get out of my bed you can not stay here”. Squibble Bobble ignored said man and set off out the window leaving his things in a neat pile on the old man’s pillow. The old man tutted and set about his work of accountancy from home. He realised that his work was boring as anything and that the little alien was, while most peculiar, at least of moderate interest in being so most peculiar. He peeped through the key hole and saw Squibble Bobble peeping back. “You decided to come”. He opened the door and saw that Squibble Bobbble had built him a pile of buttercups. “Thanks mate”. “Yessssssss”. They walked to McDonalds holding hands all the way. McDonalds did not accept buttercups as payment despite Squibble Bobble’s insistence that they were “good”. They went to bed hungry.

The end.

Story time

“Mister” said a little alien. A simple little alien called squibble bobble. “who is it?”. “It’s squibble bobble mister”. “What want?”. “Grub”. He threw a mouldy old banana out the window for the simple little alien. Squibble bobble gobbled it and hiccuped. “Thanks mister” said squibble bobble who threw the banana skin back through the post box.

Goodbye.

Internet satirists create hoax news story

Students yesterday produced a fake news item about the recent burqa banning debacle. The twenty year old at the centre of the shocking parody seemed to be showing a gross lack of respect for all parties concerned. News of the blog post went straight to the PM and reverberations have since been felt in the UN and NATO.

Speaking at a meeting set up to debate the full meaning of the piece, David Cameron spoke of being troubled by the author’s ‘deep irony’. This, mixed with an ill-considered liberal viewpoint, made the stinging criticisms in the article particularly potent.

‘We just wanted to really get to the heart of the matter by exposing the idiocy of the media storm’ – Jon, 23. Equivalent French students had responded to a similar debate in earnest. ‘That’s just not the way we do things in England, we like to avoid embarrassment by applying irony so liberally the reader gets lost in a nonsensical whirlwind’. Ambitious.

Reporting live from the internet,

Church synod allows Jewish bishops

The Church of England’s ruling synod has decided that all bishops must be at least 20% Jew, but there are further steps to take before they can be ordained.

Despite criticisms that this was ‘almost as stupid as Christianity itself’ mad churchey types everywhere agreed that the current system was anti-Semitic.

Rowan Williams remarked ‘if it’s good enough for Jesus it’s good enough for bishop[s]’, to which newly bishopped Aaron Adelstein replied ‘Jesus? That tawdry street performer?’.

Since the Catholic church allowed a non-celibate Muslim, ‘Randy’ Rawahah, to be The Pope last yeah the Church of England has been under increasing pressure from pressure group’s such as Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Church of Hitler more like’. This follows Spielberg’s recent revelation that the Ralph Fiennes character in Schindler’s List was actually a subtle allegory of The Church of England.

But while this flippant parody fizzles out it is important to stress that there are arguments on both sides… of the argument:

If The Church of England can’t be racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semite, idiotic,… etc, who can be?

I’m satired of this shit,

Cosmopolitan

10 signs he’s interested:
1) You are currently having sex. etc…

Your body confidence – stripped bare

Want to know what men really think? We’ve been getting real guys to confess all. It’s time to get inside the mind of… Hegel.

Have a good week,

The Labour leadership

Hello Labourites,

It has been well documented of late that Labour did not win the last election. The Labour Party (oxymoron), is now looking for a new leader. I shall be giving a low down on those seeking to lead.

David Milliband
This man is actually a slug moulded into the shape of a man and controlled by a small bee in the toe shaped region of the slug. That is not true but it may as well be because as we all know, slugs might make good grub in survival situations but they are no politicians. Milliband gave me a kiss once but I didn’t want to take it any further because he made me puke over himself. Vote Milliband!

Ed Milliband
This brother is one thousandth of The Beatles. That was a lame pun but this guy is lamer still. He believes in capital punishment. You have to spend an hour talking on msn LIKE THIS!

Ed Balls
Despite the popular misconception, Ed Balls actually doesn’t have a silly name. He does have a silly head and body though and should not be trusted around children or adults.

Diane Abbott
This one is fucking mental. Seriously. On the plus side she is both black, and female, and an MP, and someone who’s name is Diane. A rare combination indeed. Will her novelty features allow her to avoid embarrassing questions about her loony sensibilities?

UPDATE – Andy Burnham – UPDATE
Oops, Andy didn’t make the original list. This is categorically not due to the sloppy management of a sloopy blog. It was definitely an intentional and subtle allusion to his lack of presence in the campaign. I am convinced he is a robot and that he will kill us all if elected or if not. UPDATE 2: just realised I did one of those shit jokes where you go I’m not doing something I’m evidently doing. Sorry about that. It won’t happen again.

Who should I vote for? I’m thinking Abbott. That seems like the most sarcastic vote.

Thoughts?

Grand designs

Dear Grand Designs team,

I have designed what I believe to be the perfect house. As you are no doubt aware, this is a significant and historical turning point and I am sure you will be keen to check over the blueprints (above). Please call me ASAP RE getting this show on the road.

Also, I request that you destroy Kevin McCloud. He is not appropriate for this project.

I await,

Fan mail

I know what you’re thinkin’, “You’ve got it all Raph, a blog readership approaching double figures… a website… your health”. Well yeah I guess I do have it all but it’s my fans who really put the icing on the cock cake. Take this delightful little offering from the (slightly simple) little boy Jon Baba:

Thanks Jon, you’re right, me and my website are clever and pretty and cool. You are a very special boy and add a lot to the world. I shan’t be sending an autograph.

I get practically thousands of letters just like this every day.

Keep ’em comin’,