Bolly Good Beer

A beer named Kalika, that featured a label that had had an image of the goddess Kali on it .....

Kalika Beer ... Gone But Not Forgotten

..... prompted Hindu religious leaders to demand its removal and an apology from Tollgate Breweries.

A Little Bit Of The Past

All That Glitters

A ring of gold, containing a lock Admiral Lord Nelson's hair was sold at auction for £25,000 in Dorchester, Dorset, England ....

Nelsons Buckles ... Not Knuckle Dusters ...

.... while the brass buckles off his shoes went for £5,000. First time I read that, I thought it said 'Brass knuckles' and I was willing to bid. 😇 I was disappointed when I realised what it really said, but it shows how history can grab you anytime.

Home Alone

I never thought I would be writing a selfie post entitled "Home Alone" aka A Week Of Lockdown ....

A Prisoner Of Corona

.... about me 'social distancing'  .... defined as totally avoiding any face to face contact with the rest of the population.

Lonely Planet

With the draconian enforceable self isolation measures that have been adopted worldwide .....

A Sad Sight - A Pub Closed

..... comes some possibly unexpected and unwanted side effects.

Bombs Awayday

School sports days can be a bit boring ....

Home Guard Grenade Instructions

..... but not in the North University of China (Taiyun, Northern shanxi province), where organisers livened up events by including Hand Grenade throwing (sorry no images).

China Rules, OK?

Zhai Guiyun, the Vice President and Secretary-General of the World Civilisation Research Association has made the claim that the English language is actually a dialect of Chinese. 

Wolf Warrior Scholars - World
Civilisation Research Association.

He cited as 'proof' that several English words had their roots in Mandarin.

When Justice Dies

In the Indian justice system there are millions of backlogged cases in the courts.

Indian Justice Is Not A Smooth Process ......

As of a written statement by Indian law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in 2019, there are 43 lakh (4.355 million) cases that are pending in the 25 high courts in the country and over 8 lakh (800,000) of these are over a decade old. 18.75 lakh (1.85 million) relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh (1.22 million) are criminal cases.

Not The Bubonic Plague

Well despite the fact that its not the bubonic plague (which oddly after exposure also has flu-like symptoms) .... YET ....

The Black Death - A Real Pandemic That
Brought The World To An End ......Almost.

... it might as well be, as we have decided to lock the world down, because of what is still just an aggressive flu like variant.

Princess Pocket Money

In one of those really stupid studies that we all read .....

Not All Princesses Have Had Acting Careers .... But Its Not Uncommon.

.... if the Disney movie Princesses/Heroines had to do a Princess Megan, and start earning their own keep.

Timely Weight Loss

Scientists have confirmed the belief that restricting eating to a strict time window in the day ...

Its Not What You Eat But When You Eat That Matters ....

.... and not eating at all hours helps keep weight under control.

Labours New Thought Crime

One of the inevitable results of revolutionary movements, is that once the leadership slays all its external enemies it then starts to devour its own .....

Maximilien de Robespierre Was Eaten By The French Revolution

When stating this fact, its usual to cite the French Revolution, where the eternal blood-letting of madame guillotine moved nicely from class enemies, to external, then internal foes.

American Dinosaurs

We are entering that time of the political cycle in the USA when Presidents (or at least contenders) are made ....

The Same Old Faces?

In this case we have President Donald Trump as the incumbent and republican nominee.

Buffalo Bolt

India has a very poor record in the Olympics ....

1900 Olympic 200 metre Final (Silver For India)

... and in fact in Athletics and most sports generally. Its an odd fact that India's only track and field medals were won by one Norman Pritchard in 1900, who won two silvers at 200m and 200m hurdles .... he was ethnically white British, but was born in India, but the IOC recognise him as 'Indian'.

What Many Of Us Always Suspected

Like many people over the age of 50 .....

Idiocracy - A Prophetic Movie?

I have often suspected that the younger members of our population are not quite as intelligent they think they are or we were.

Wealth Inequality Under Communism

Communism is supposed to make everyone equal ..... well ish

Communism Promises Much For Intellectuals - Delivers A Lot Less For The Working Man .....

.... to be precise, a theory or system of social organisation, in which all property is owned by the community, and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

When Stupidity Reigns

Religions can be a comfort to some people ....

Religions Can Be A Comfort Even When Death And Illness Stalk The Land.

.... Especially when death and illness stalk the land.