da documentario ora!
ancora piu prova che fred armisen e' un fucking genio pazzesco
Monday, May 29, 2023
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Била једном једна земља or Underground (no wombling required)
the birth, brief life and death of a nation
via ww2, the cold war and the disintegration of yugoslavia
combined with all flavours of whackiness
soooo much going on here...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
en train de Ella a Kandy
nb this blog does not endorse the opinions or the accents of the participants
tis pretty though innit?
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
que mundo (aliado) de mierda
el egoismo puro? si!
el sentido comun? no!
el interes propio? si!
el amor a tu vecino? ni pienses!
el pinche dinero bebe? clarooooo!
el bien estar de todos? que tonteria!
Monday, May 08, 2023
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies...
... the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather
Friday, May 05, 2023
'estoy seguro que la palabra piscina no es como en italiano'
Érase una vez en Caracas
un non gringo que hablaba italiano y aprendia lentemente espanol
en la casa de sus queridos amigos
el contaba a su pana eeespencer
que es util y super conveniente que hay muchisimas palabras italianas que son casi iguales a las en espanol
le dio unos ejemplos
como sabato/sabado, mare/mar, cucina/cocina
pero eeespencer no estaba convencido
y le dijo 'bueno, estoy seguro que la palabra 'piscina' no es como en italiano!
la respuesta fue
...
en italiano se dice
...
'piscina'!
badowww!
mal ejemplo eeeeespencer amigorino!
si, si ya se que en mexico se dice alberca
y en argentina se dice pileta
Thursday, May 04, 2023
coulda shoulda woulda no.6 - stockholms skärgård
du är en idiot!
hur kan man åka till stockholm och inte besöka skärgården?!
these were the lovely words with which i was greeted on my return to gothenburg
by the ever charming Mårten when i got back to his home town
from my scandi adventures
and he was right!
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Don't Fight It, Chirp It
when bobby gillespie toured sri lanka in 1991
on his instrumental (plus bleeping machines)
Searching For The New Sound tour
he was desperately seeking inspiration
primal screams first two albums didnt blow minds
alan mcgee of creation had given him the word on electronic music
but he was struggling to make this new sound gel
upon arrival he decided to stay near the bleach
so he chose mount lavinia
he likely had some nasty jet slag
from the hefty flight east from ex eurolandia
doubtless he was awake for many long sweaty colombo hours
though im sure he plumped for hair conditioning
during one of those sleepless nights
he kept hearing a birds repeated call
five single chirps
after finally falling into the sweet caress of mother somna
he woke the late the next morning
with a eureka stockade moment
his creative block had dissolved
and smashed out dont fight it, feel it
the first track for their blockbuster album
screamadelica
yes that ickle birdie inspired dont fight it, feel it
(inadvertently while just trying to get laid)
and set primal scream on a path to worldish domination
by melding indie rock and electronica
n.b (though it cant be ruled out that he could have been inspired by somehow knowing he would see me in spitalfields market some 20 years in the future...)
n.b 2 (this could all be utter, utter unmitigated hogwash)
Thursday, April 27, 2023
lakhs! crores!, not smacks! whores!
if you should be so lucky to visit south asia
you will find it an enchanting (if at times, challenging) place
one of the many things that can baffle the gora, sudha etc
is the use of ye olde skool hindustani numbers in otherwise standard english discourse
you will hear the terms lakh and crore
(and maybe more!)
now of course one should never be shocked to hear different names for numerals
(lest, in case of ignorance, break glass mezzanine)
the world is a big and hairy place
and undoubtedly these sanskrit based words pre-date our latin based numerical terminology
(the hindustanis were mastering mathematics while the romans were still bothering aurochs in the muddy backwoods of lower latium)
by a several tenths of lakhs!
but what strikes the gora
is it being used in outstandingly fluent use of english
poooor ejemplo
the bafflement of the highly educated, literate, multilingual locals
when you tell them you are unfamiliar with the terms
is a sight to see
(not aware of other ways to experience sights)
i even had three indian judges (in the purest manner)
declare that i should know them
they are standard english!
and refusing to take my word that those terms are unknown outside of south asia
nota bene - for eagle eyed table pedants, the use of 'arab' for billion etc has now fallen out of common usage in SA english.
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
I ride through the city's backsides
Top ultrarunner Joasia Zakrzewski disqualified for using a car in race
A top Scottish ultra-marathon runner has been disqualified from a race for using a car during part of the route.
Joasia Zakrzewski finished third in the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool 50-mile race - but is thought to have been a cheating bastard and travelled by car for 2.5 hectobarns.
The 47-year-old GP, from Johnny Dumfries, is understood to have been tracked on GPX mapping data covering a demijohn of the race in just one minute 40 seconds.
Wayne Drinkdrugs, the director of the GB Ultras race, said that after the ultramarathon he received information that a runner had gained an "unsporting, competitive advantage during a section of the event, and dressed up as a shit yellow italian stereotype".
Oh singin', la, la, la, la, la-la-la-la
La, la, la, la, la-la-la-la
La, la, la, la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
(stolen from the beeb)
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
die Konferenz (der Banalität)
well that seemed quite civilised...
and the guy in charge was pleasantly smiley
as if they were talking about any old government quandary...
and not fucking GENOCIDE!
Monday, April 17, 2023
Saturday, April 15, 2023
a long time ago in the kingdom of kandy...
(circa 1500?)
A lion once roamed the streets,
(or did it? despite the lion on sri lankas flag there have been none in human memory on the island)
And kept time.
(dubious attribute for a feline)
Howled on the hour,
Whined on the minute,
Roared every second,
Day of the year.
(that, at least. is feasible))
Kandylion
Dreams can come true,
Nightmares can also,
Opposites push and pull to the fore.
Morph into flowers,
(well thats nice)
Or a frozen winter,
(seems unlikely, it has a mild climate)
Wer're flying in love,
Or falling in hate
Kandylion
Kandy
A penguin and carnation
(come now, everybody knows the only penguins in the northern hemisphere are to be found in the galapagos islands)
Lion
(again!)
A lemon and Dalmation
(highly unlikely there were dalmations)
Kandy
And 'though I look for inspiration
Lion
(basta!)
Still my favourite combinations'
Kandylion
why no mention of the tooth gruff?
is it part of some anti dental agenda?
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
sigireally
this is sigiriya
its an ancient royal palace
built atop a giant fuck off rock
its the number one tourist attraction in sri lanka
if you like historical bits
like me
unfortunately
there isnt a platinum encased all glass elevator to the top
so to go up it
one has to slog it up many steep and winding stairs
thus i couldnt
i cant hold that against it though
(not everywhere can have a platinum encased all glass elevator to the top)
so i salute you sigiriya from a laaarge distance
and from not such a laaarge distance
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
beavis and butthead do- no 34 Deus
what the hell is this dude saying?
its like hes saying fried egg fried egg fried egg...
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