Tuesday, August 07, 2007

The Vultures Close In

This blog has a proud tradition of warning its readers of the ever-growing menace of giant birds, among other frankly wrong life-forms. This alarming story confirms the trend all too graphically. I blame global warming.

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  1. Hmmn, Pyrenean vultures decide to move north ... Belgium could never have too many vultures wheeling over it, imho. Anyways, these are such big beasties (though they do look cute) that I'm sure no one is about to mistake a Griffon vulture wheeling over Godalming for, to be frank, Wilson's bird of paradise.

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  2. Frank Wilson's got a bird of paradise too?! What a man...

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  3. in the days of cheesecloth and loon pants, one could buy a T-shirt (of the scooped-neck style) which depicted two vultures and the caption, Hang waitin', I'm gonna Kill something!

    (or words to that effect).

    But, like all newspapers, however unattractive they may be, the Daily Mail has a job to do, and in this case an extremely valuable one. Like maggots and more maggots, the Daily Mail is a vital part of the cycle of opinion, myth and prejudice. No one wants to see its circulation increase, perhaps, but our rabbit hutches would certainly miss it if it was gone.

    and that, children, is how they write copy

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  4. What's a 'scroll' and what's 'down' and how do I do it?

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  5. it's like riding a bike, Nige. we all know how but we've forgotten why...

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  6. I began the article on the vultures but then was drawn by a photo of Rod Stewart (teaser to the right) looking confused. Well might he -- a click onto that article revealed him in a none-too-flattering Speedo swimsuit. Ick. Men over the age of 30 should be banned from wearing them unless they're as buff as Daniel Craig.

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