tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366447892011-07-08T01:28:30.878+01:00The collective works of Antonine Plato.Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-42847724358672938152007-09-18T09:41:00.000+01:002007-09-18T10:18:00.775+01:00

Went to the cinema the other night to finally see the Bourne Ultimatum, an excellent film. Whilst I was waiting for the film to come on there was a trailer for the latest Tom Cruise turd, "Lions for Lambs" - can you see which direction this is going?LIONS FOR LAMBS OPENS NOVEMBER 9th, LIONS FOR LAMBS MOVIE FILM REVIEWI think that the last thing the world needs at the moment is anymore American

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What a blog topic if ever there was one! It may be a heafty topic for a Thursday afternoon but I was reading an article on the Beeb regarding a lady called Naomi Klein. It seems she wrote a book called "no-logo" and she's a pretty big advocate of the anti-capitalist movement. I'm not so much moved to talk about her, more that reading about Naomi Klein has made me think just for a moment

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Bin Laden - "It has now become clear to you and the entire world the impotence of the democratic system and how it plays with the interest of the peoples and their blood by sacrificing soldiers and populations to achieve the interests of the major corporations". Now, I hate to say it but if you stop for a second, forget "the war on terrorism" and have a look at what this guy's saying it's a bit

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God, I can't stand plastic paddys! Ok, i'm from the West of Scotland and I was born a catholic and ok i even support Celtic but I just can't stand this plastic paddy crap, i've had enough of it! Obviously i've got nothing against Ireland or the Irish but you know the type of person I mean. They claim they're Irish when they're bloody well not. Were you born in Ireland? No! Are your parents Irish

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It's something that's bugged me for years but i've never really heard anyone else talking about it. Next time you're in a major railway station perhaps waiting on a train, take a look down at the tracks and the chances are you will see what looks like evident of someone having snuck onto the tracks, done a shite, wiped their arse and then kindly left the bog roll to rot over a long period of

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Been meaning to put a post up about these guys for some time now. In fact, pretty lazy of me not to have mentioned Datarock up until now as I reckon Datarock is one of the best bands i've heard in many a year! I'd certainly say that it's worth catching a datarock gig if you get the chance.Here's a quick blast of "Fa Fa Fa"... I think the first time I was at a Datarock gig was 5th October 2006 at

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When I was at the Edinburgh Fringe last week my girlfriend and I went to see Limmy again. We'd been to see him at his Blackfriars show a few months ago and that was a pretty good night. This time he failed to dissapoint again with new videos, characters and short plays from his world or strange slants and recording daytime tv...I read Limmy's blog on a regular basis but I'd totally forgotten to

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How could this foot tapping wonder tune fail to cheer you up if you were feeling a bit down and under the weather! Yup, Marrakesh Express by Crosby, Stills and Nash (no Young!) is an uber-classic guaranteed to cheer anyone up if they've got a touch of the Owen Wilsons. Get well soon Owen! Now a common mistake might be to rush out and get the "best of" based on this recommendation but just be

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I'm not a big fan of offering free advertising to multinational organisations that suck the life out of new born babies in third world countries just for fun, or use small labrador puppies flung into the air for target practice, but I have to give a big mention to the Nestle Drifter bar! It really is the unsung hero of the chocolate bar world.It's never had the popular appeal of the Twix or the

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I was reading the other day there about Bruce Willis signing up for the new Oliver Stone movie which is based on the real life My Lai Massacre that took place in Vietnam in 1968. After hearing about this, I thought i'd go off and find out a bit more about the My Lai Massacre.In short, it doesn't make nice reading or viewing for that matter. In total between 350 and 500 civilians, mostly women and

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Went to see Simon Amstell at the Edinburgh Fringe on Monday night. It was his last night and in fact the last night of the Fringe itself. He was playing in pleasance one that holds a few hundred people. My girlfriend and I got there a bit early so we thought we'd just join the queue that only had a few people in it when we got there. As they started letting us into the theatre, the stewards

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"Deus ex Machina" is a latin term which basically means "God from the machine". Have you ever watched a film or play that takes you down a complicated route and then suddenly when you think that your hero is doomed, some unexplicable and highly unlikely event happens that neatly ties all of the plot together?A bit like it was the author or playwright's afterthough to get them out of a jam, "Deus

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If you have a local blog, I reckon you should support it. Must admit it wasn't something i'd thought about much before but I registered on a rather interesting site called www.scottishblogs.co.uk. Now I was rather selfish at first as I was just registering in hope that a few people might trip over this site as a consequence but as I started reading on there are some pretty interesting sites in

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I've decided that seen as the Premiership's over for this year (and it's only the 27th August!) that i'm going to give the Italian football a right good go this season. What with the return of "the old lady" from serie B and the old favourite Napoli I think it's a good time to put last year's fiasco behind us and have a good old watch of Italy's finest. So I sat down on Sunday to watch the Inter

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Dunno if you managed to catch Rockness 2007 but it was pretty much fantastic. At first glance I must admit the lineup had stars but lacked a bit of backup from the 2nd tier bands but a sterling performance from the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Groove Armada meant that there was just no way that you could regret going. It also led me and many others to take the gamble of booking Rockness 2008

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This innovative restaurant is the first of its kind in the world, and is part of a US $5 million re-build of Rangalifinolhu Island, one of the twin islands that make up Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. To tell you the truth though, I don't reckon it'll be long before MacDonalds join in, it'll probably be as close as a fillet of fish actually get to having been in the sea... read more | digg story

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Quite interesting that someone's actually thought of doing this in the first place. I certainly don't fancy the job of trailing through the bible to chalk this one up!

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Yes, it's now spread to sports that you didn't even think of as sports!After a record number of perfect 300 games, Michigan officials got suspicious and decided to run some tests. HALF of the 50 bowlers they tested were positive for steroids. Maybe it's time to bite the bullet and have a steroid Olympics...?You know you want to find out how fast a man can really run!! Hey, 2012 could be one to

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Here's a link to someone's take on the 20 worst lyrics of all time. Now I must admit there are some pretty bad ones in there but i'm pretty sure there are some significantly worse ones hanging around. I'll be putting my mind to this over the next few days and you'll be the first to know as soon as I think of anything. In the meantime, here's a starter for 10...Yes, it's good old Cat Stevens (er,

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Apparently Chelsea have banned three fans after they were caught throwing celery at the recent FA cup game against Spurs...Two were caught on the day of the match and another was identified to the club.I believe there's some Chelsea song about celery and women's bottoms but i'm still a bit in the dark about this. All I know is that you'd have to be pretty unlucky to get grassed up for being a

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I've been reading quite a lot about spies at the moment. In particular the Cambridge spy ring which reads as good as any fictional spy novel ever could.Maybe it's just because the political climate has changed so much in recent years but I'm starting to look back at the Cold War with considerable nostalgia? Although it can be viewed as a giant stalemate that in fact actually created stability

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Well, it should serve as an example to young scientists everywhere. Don't accept something just because someone tells you that it's the case...As these two young girls found out when they carried out some simple experiments on the kid's favourite, Ribena!

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300 is an amazing film. Quite violent, as you would expect from a Frank Miller adaptation but the look and style of the film just make it a joy to watch.Hats off to Gerard Butler. Although the Spartans can look like a bunch of Chipendales at some points, Butler's King Leonidas much like Crowe's Gladiator is a super hero that you believe in. Not everyone can pull this off (Brad Pitt in Troy..).

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This poor councillor has had to resort to selling his partner to make ends meet! Obviously they're not getting paid enough and I think we should start a charitable fund for underpaid councillors now before it's too late...Btw, he doesn't even look like the shady sort, does he?There is the classic line from the story though... In mitigation, Andrew Fisher said she had consented to the work and

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We should be ashamed of ourselves! We "care" for the security of democracy by spending billions on a new Trident system that'll do nothing more than antagonise everyone on the planet with the exception of the US.We also "care" about the environment by introducing stealth taxes for people who just want to go on the odd holiday or see friends and family.The bottom line is that we pretend to care,

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“Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” Taylor

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Atlantis means "Island of Atlas", the first known reference to Atlantis was by Plato around 400BC. He claimed that Atlantis had sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune" around 9000 years previous (around 9400BC). Generally, Atlantis is seen as a myth created by Plato to illustrate some of his political theories. Many believe that he based his Atlantis myth on a collection of

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Well, what can I say? Many had waited a long time to see this and I doubt that any were disappointed!"Limmy's World of Glasgow" came to er... Glasgow last night. It was a slightly nervous atmosphere as everyone piled into the downstairs bar in Blackfriars, I think it's been about ten years since i've been down there as well. But there was no need for nerves. As Limmy stepped up to the plate he

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"No, I don't hate Balboa. I pity the fool" -Clubber Lang

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Am I the only one that is annoyed by these stupid adverts on a daily basis?How do I see it? A waste of a good lunch!It's not cool, it's not hip, it doesn't encourage debate, it's crap and that's all I have to say on the matter...Oh yeh and those AOL "Discuss" adverts are a pain in the arse as well!!

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Well, looks like Rock Ness is over two days this year and they've certainly bumped up the number of acts; over 60 this year apparently.Last year it was a great gig, headlined by Fatboy Slim. I for one was there and it was a great day, I recall there being a wee bit of rain but on the whole a great experience. The only down side was the local transport links which were practically non existent

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Never mind living to 107, no nookie for 77 years.....!

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Feel pretty bad for this guy. There you are just expressing your opinions online like we all do and then you're banged up for it!Insulting the president and Islam? They're pricks, the both of them!Free Abdel Kareem Soliman! Got to hand it to the guy, he's even managed to break a smile from behind bars...

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It was only a question of time before something like this happened. To tell you the truth i'm surprised it isn't a common occurrence?Click here to find out more...

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What can I say, if the Drovers Inn is good enough for Terry Nutkins and Rob Roy then it's good enough for anyone...Sitting at Ardlui at the very top of Loch Lomond, i've never heard a bad word said about the Drovers Inn. The Drovers Inn is certainly dusty, it's old and the rooms could do with some upgrading but I wouldn't change the place for the world.On a cold winters evening when you're

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Have you caught Negs Urban Sports on Balls of Steel Yet?Check out the Negs Urban Sports video for Big Stranger Rodeo below....For more Balls of Steel videos and Negs Urban Sports events just click on the links!

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"When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not. Hmm?" -Return of the Jedi

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I must admit that this is one of the most strange and disturbing news stories that i've heard in a while!Maybe it's time to turn the tables and start the sport of ferral ned hunting. All this talk of the a deer cull certainly makes me think that maybe the cull should be aimed at something else...

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Well, you've most likely seen skydiver Michael Holmes' brush with death. If not, have a gander at the movie below...VIDEO IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO COPYRIGHT CLAIM BY ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD!!Although Michael fell 12,000ft with a half open parachute, the all time free fall survival record is held by a Serbian woman called Vesna Vuloviç.In 1972 she was an air stewardess on board a JAT DC-9

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“Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love”. –Annie Hall

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Happy Valentines Day!Here are a few Valentines facts for your day... 15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.Since AD 496 the feast of St Valentines has been celebrated, some believe to suppress an older pagan fertility festival held on the 15th of February. But the feast was more of a Christian celebration rather than the romantic day we now it as now. The association with

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Here are the ten wealthiest football clubs by revenue!The figures below take into account income from ticket sales, merchandising and broadcasting contracts but do not include transfer revenues and does not calculate profitability.1)Real Madrid: £202m2)Barcelona: £179.1m 3)Juventus: £173.7m 4)Man Utd: £167.8m 5)AC Milan: £165m 6)Chelsea: £152.8m 7)Inter Milan: £142.8m 8)Bayern Munich:

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www.songtapper.comRight, the tag line is "It's fun, it's easy, it's helpful"!In short, IT'S NOT! And why is that woman holding the keyboard in the palm of her hand?? Who does that???The guys in my office have been trying for a while now and so far songcrapper has only managed to recognise the Star Spangled Banner...Give the old songtapper a blast and by all means let me know how you get on...

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If you're ever in Ayrshire in Scotland, make sure you have a stop of at the village of Dunure. It's a great little place just a ten to fifteen minute drive south of Ayr.I must confess that there's not really much to it. Dunure is a traditional fishing village and it's current form dates back to the early 1800s. It has a small, stone walled harbour (with three swans in residence who aren't afraid

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Here are some facts about being left-handed....1. Being left handed seems to be a bit of a dodgy thing in Japan. Researchers have found that less than 2% of people in Japan admit to being left handed, when the world average is 10%. Traditionally a man could reject his prospective wife on the grounds of her being left handed. It was said that left handers wouldn't be able to master japanese

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In short, this place in amazing.In the 1960's TV series "The Prisoner" the protaginist is basically knocked out and dumped in this strange place. If it happened to you and you woke up there on a sunny day, you probably swear blind that you were in Spain. Well until you spoke to anyone who worked there anyway, then you'd realise that you were in Wales I guess.... Anyway, it's got stunning

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Well, it's Burn's Night the nicht. So here's a fact or two about the bard...He penned his first verse at 15.There's a statue of Robert Burns in Central Park.Auld Lang Syne' was originally set to a different tune but the publisher rejected it so Burns set it to the one commonly sung today, which the Japanese claim as their tune. If you need some tips for your Burn's supper, here's a few tips from

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Despite the lyrics of Paul Hardcastle's 1985 No.1 claiming..... "In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...In Vietnam he was 19."This is in fact not true, the actual average age of an infantryman serving in Vietnam was actually 22.8 years.The World War II figure is in fact correct. Another interesting comparison between the two wars is that during WWII, the average

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I was reading an article on the beeb there about how Robert Redford has called for the US leaders to apologise for the war in Iraq.I must admit though that after reading this article and thought about the whole thing, i'm quite puzzled as to who should be apologising to who?I think Redford's point is that the American people trusted the government to act on their behalf after 9/11 but the

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-49898679056682269702007-01-18T15:50:00.000Z2007-01-18T16:08:04.310Z

Here are some unemployment figures from around the world...Faroe Islands 1%Bermuda 2.1%Vietnam 2.4%United Kingdom 4.7%United States 5.1%Australia 5.1%India 8.9%Germany 11.7%Argentina 11.6%China 20% (Estimated overall unemployment)Monaco 22%Zimbabwe 80%Liberia 85%The World Average sits at around 30%Quite mad when you try and imagine what it would be life to live with 85% unemployment. Also quite a

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-28968972683374194022007-01-18T11:11:00.000Z2007-01-18T11:17:19.432Z

What can I say? You know the score, it's a Rocky Film, it doesn't need much of a review!You know the tune, you know the montage scene... If you fancy a trip down memory lane, knock yourself out!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-8829680399551413302007-01-16T15:25:00.000Z2007-01-16T18:48:09.443Z

Here are the top 5 nations for military expenditure per annum...1. United States $518,100,000,0002. China $81,470,000,0003. France $45,000,000,0004. Japan $44,310,000,0005. United Kingdom $42,836,500,000It's a lot of doh innit! Some more stats include, Sweden's military budget ($5,501,000,000) is bigger than Iran's ($4,300,000,000). Kuwait's is $3,007,000,000 and despite it's neutral status

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-44245845947987046132007-01-15T20:49:00.000Z2007-01-15T21:06:43.982Z

I find the whole Mission Impossible franchise a bit baffling sometimes. I remember seeing the first one and thinking that it was the greatest thing since plain bread (it's a scottish thing, a toast experience you must try at some point!). The pace of the film, the stunts and the cast were amazing. I mean, killing off Kirsten Scott Thomas and Emilio Estevez in the first sequence just set the whole

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-8990627480282376012007-01-13T17:28:00.000Z2007-01-13T17:37:05.503Z

Well, De Niro seems to have taken the most exciting period of international espionage the world ever saw and made it incredibly dull and boring.Couldn't even finish watching it...

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-64326120933050566492007-01-12T14:17:00.000Z2007-01-12T14:25:08.584Z

Well, I watched this last night and to tell you the truth it was an odd experience. It sounds really strange to say this, it was an incredibly slow film but at the same time really good.By the end of it the senses were slowed down the point that it became and experience rather than a story...I remember trying to watch Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" before and having to switch it off but I

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-1278699655186393162007-01-10T13:50:00.000Z2007-01-10T14:04:08.372Z

Well, seen as everyone's talking about the iPhone (well worth looking at this blog to see all of the previous artist's impressions of the iphone) and the 2007 CES, I thought i'd this chance to talk about some Russian technology! Yes, I never thought i'd say it but I miss the cold war. This war on terrorism just isn't the same. Civilians dying left right and centre, AK-47s and machete beheadings,

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-80490797413434390742007-01-09T14:17:00.000Z2007-01-09T17:23:42.134Z

Had a look at this site that shows you a number of pictures that someone took whilst in N. Korea...The first link below is a guide to the photos (they were taken by a Russian businessman)The second link is to the images (you can click forward and backward on the links below the images)Let me know what you think....Guide to the photosLink to the photosOh yeh, just to show you what's possible when

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-31656089506986710482007-01-09T13:54:00.000Z2007-01-09T14:02:46.541Z

Well, I know I wouldn't be able to draw a city-scape of Rome from what i'd seen on a 45 minute helicopter ride.I actually remember seeing this guy (Stephen Wiltshire) on tv years ago when he was just a kid. Well worth a watching this to see what the human mind is capable of...Oh yeh, if you want to check out his site it's www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk and there's also a few other movies about him on

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-21314339854710643622007-01-08T17:23:00.000Z2007-01-08T17:25:35.351Z

Again, I only find out about these things straight after christmas!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-61764199795111191522007-01-08T11:34:00.000Z2007-01-09T17:24:07.262Z

A night at the museum, can't fault it. Went to see it with my niece the other day there for her 6th birthday party. Thought it was great and made a big change from having to sit through yet another animated feature with small zany 3D characters in their small zany 3D world, voiced by zany overpaid actors who do zany faces and hand gestures as they provide the zany soundtrack to a movie that you

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-73019150510629352022007-01-08T11:24:00.000Z2007-01-09T17:24:24.311Z

Ok, what to you get when you take performances from Penelope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Ian Holm, Rhys Evans, Ian Holm, Damian Lewis and Ben Chaplin? Well, not much to tell you the truth.I took some time out last night to sit and watch Chromophobia. I'd actually read a few reviews as well that said something pretty similar to my comments above but then I thought to myself, surely

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-21379585091973995642007-01-05T16:34:00.000Z2007-01-05T17:03:19.394Z

Here are a few of the Darwin Awards announced for 2006...Extracts are taken from their site www.darwinawards.com, have a gander it's a great read!Man Tries To Dismantle Rocket Propelled Grenade!"(August 2006, Brazil) August brings us a winner from Brazil, who tried to disassemble a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) by driving back and forth over it with a car. This technique was ineffective, so he

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-63895743566385228992007-01-05T13:56:00.000Z2007-01-05T13:58:54.082Z

Ok, it's the lowest form of wit in some cases but the dog poo pavement is class...

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-66911953091619059692007-01-05T12:14:00.000Z2007-01-05T12:33:34.673Z

Apparently Basque is the most difficult language in the world to learn. This is because it's not related to any other language in the world (for example English is influenced by Germanic, Latin and Gaelic languages). It's kind of the duck billed platypus of languages!Ikusi arte!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-90483314749266663512007-01-04T14:10:00.000Z2007-01-04T14:21:58.255Z

Well if you fancy finding out what these guys have to say about the existence of god, they'll send you a free DVD! Well, it's almost free...The one catch is that they want you to cut your ties with God by denying the existance of the holy spirit and uploading a video of you proclaiming this to YouTube.Yes, it seems that Satan (Quite interesting to catch up on his origins here) is ahead of the

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-9872197876034456282007-01-04T10:56:00.000Z2007-01-05T16:12:33.029Z

I think we all start the new year with the idea that we want to be mentally and physically fitter. Whether this means starting the gym membership up again or reading those books you got for your christmas we're all inclined to see the new year as a time to better ourselves a bit.So i've started out by learning a bit more about islam. I must confess, I have little time for religion as a life

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-42339284237744718072007-01-04T10:39:00.000Z2007-01-04T10:45:36.779Z

Damn, these cool things always come out after christmas! Ah well, there's always next year...Check out the wonderful mechanical dolphin here.. Or check out the guy's website here..

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-79132746546991398182007-01-03T12:04:00.000Z2007-01-03T12:16:47.780Z

I'm not going to tell you my resolutions, or ask yours for that matter. Here's a quote though that seems to lend some hope to anyone wishing to change their ways... “Cary Grant did not exist until I created him. And then, after I created him, I became him.” Archie LeechHowever you have to bare in mind that Cary / Archie was a supressed homosexual for much of his life (not that there's anything

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-36956175634045640202007-01-03T10:27:00.000Z2007-01-03T10:30:59.349Z

Well, Saddam's now dead and I see that on the corners of Baghdad streets, kids are dusting off the second hand rocket launchers that they must've got for their christmas.It's CNN I feel sorry for! There they go taking a team over there to cover the saddam lynching and low and behold some government official with a mobile becomes a youtube star.It really is the sign of the times when as soon as we

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-78443319097304313072006-12-21T14:32:00.000Z2006-12-21T14:34:39.410Z

In case you were every wondering the water ratio in your internal organs, here are some facts for you...Water makes up greater than 2/3 of the weight of the human body; the brain is 75% water, blood is 83% water, bones are 22% water, muscles are 75% water, and the lungs are 90% water

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-7587107022990203592006-12-21T13:40:00.000Z2006-12-21T13:44:36.169Z

Suffering ducks! Aren't the people who let this happen are supposed to be stopping bombs, terrorists etc?Check out the full story here

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-84774250636892280922006-12-20T13:58:00.000Z2006-12-21T13:08:21.326Z

This is quite and interesting one...Did you know that if you live in the US, you're more likely to die being shot by law enforcement officers, than die from a terrorist act!More stats on US causes of death!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-23908402662473295562006-12-20T10:15:00.000Z2006-12-21T13:38:04.233Z

I think the answer, like that of most essay answers is that it's been a success but only to a certain extent.To deal with the parliament building first, i'll admit it's a disaster from start to finish but a poorly managed building project is not just a scottish phenomenon. If anything, it was one of the worst estimates in history. Originally estimated to be around £50 million, it did come in at a

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-10482042080671933522006-12-18T12:44:00.000Z2006-12-18T12:51:38.921Z

I must admit, as I read this story there were tears in my eyes…Where ever you’re from and who ever you are it’s worth taking time out to look at this. It really makes you think what kind of a society you live in.For me, it’s not just the fact that a family like this exists. It’s more that the safe guards were not there within our society to protect a young girl and her parents from this kind of

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-63782345187441611362006-12-13T16:38:00.000Z2006-12-13T16:42:52.609Z

OK, here's some humour to break up my rather serious agenda. If you look around the web you will see that i like to add my say to many a newspaper column but the public comments for this story are just a joy to read!The story is a tail from the surrey comet that addresses their local pigeon comments. Look out for "the big wing theory", "I was saved by a pigeon" and "kill them with axes".Enjoy!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-69507204812169107672006-12-13T10:34:00.000Z2006-12-13T10:41:18.975Z

To tell you the truth I think it was a bit pants!I think that by the end I was hoping for Superman to die. I do love blockbusters but i'm struggling to remember the last good one. To compare it to Spiderman, you really care about what happens to Peter Parker and you hope he gets the girl but in Superman you'd be happy to see all the characters die a la reservoir dogs!In short, it's too long, not

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-31825276961136747452006-12-08T09:42:00.000Z2006-12-08T09:46:50.113Z

When on earth are we going to learn? Reading today about another case of a sex offendergetting let out on bail early only to offend again . The case i'm talking about is that of Richard Ewing who had been sentenced to 18 years in prison. In 1995 he was convicted of raping a mother-of-three in 1989 as well as a woman who was out walking her dog in Devon.He was sentenced to 18 years and let out on

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-73515856247170192932006-12-06T15:06:00.000Z2006-12-06T15:12:59.904Z

Kung Fu Hustle, what a film! The first time you watch Enter the Dragon you know you're watching something very different to anything that's come before. It's a similar feeling that you get watching this. It takes the action somewhere that you haven't been before. Nice comedy slant on things and great characters...

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-75140123066361979802006-12-05T17:20:00.000Z2006-12-05T17:24:02.776Z

OK, so they're wanting to go ahead with the £20 billion Trident upgrade.When looking into this one I think it's important to note that Blair, Brown and Beckett (as was the whole Labour party) were not so long ago vehemently opposed to the theory of a nuclear deterrent. So what's happened to make them all of a sudden see it a great way to blow 2% of the UK's annual income?I do forgive them for

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-11735505812534625262006-12-04T15:52:00.000Z2006-12-04T21:24:03.571Z

I reckon yeh to these!Torrent The View - Hats Off To The BuskersDue for release on 22/01/2007Torrent Jamie T - Panic PreventionDue for release on 22/01/2007Torrent The Shins - Wincing The Night AwayDue for release on 22/01/2007Torrent The Good The Bad And The Queen - The Good The Bad And The QueenDue for release on 22/01/2007Torrent Johnny Cash - Live From Austin, TXDue for release on 15/01/

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-37773876382933891802006-12-04T14:22:00.000Z2006-12-04T14:30:23.678Z

If you're from anywhere in the world and you're looking to learn a bit more about scottish humour and culture, take a look at this advert for Irn Bru, it's got it all!The humour, the patter, the great icons and scenery (in cartoon form) and a drink that'll rot your teeth. Ahh, it's great to be scottish!!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-69377162097989814502006-12-04T13:18:00.000Z2006-12-04T14:29:22.931Z

Did you ever know (or care?) that the Earth is the only planet that's not named after a god!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-52346984616461402552006-11-29T17:28:00.000Z2006-11-29T17:34:29.760Z

Stop the press! The Economic and Social Research Council decided to commission a study and they’ve found out that many muggers commit the crime “just for the kick” of committing the crime.Did you hear the one about the government using common sense to work anything out? Two minutes and I’ll commission a report to find out if they did or not…Of course people are doing these things just for the

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-82739659947956133982006-11-28T16:02:00.000Z2006-12-04T15:58:53.459Z

Here we go, short sharp and to the point!Would seriously recommend the Babyshambles The Blinding EP torrent. It’s great, was never a great fan of Junkie Pete but I think his heart’s in the right place. You also don’t have to feel bad by downloading the Babyshambles The Blinding EP torrent because you’ll only be giving him more money to spend on drugs if you do ;o)Klaxons Myths of the Near Future

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-79904024059783571722006-11-28T14:39:00.000Z2006-11-28T17:38:00.223Z

Was just sitting here thinking "I wonder what the web's interested in at the moment". So I went on a wonder, is it solving the worlds problems? Is it turmoil in the middle east? Is it even Christmas shopping? No, think again. It's Rennee Zellweger dating Bruce Willis! Is Rennee Zellweger going out with Bruce Willis really that interesting?? Anyway, here's the complete list for you....1. Renee

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-10281962033808861292006-11-28T14:22:00.000Z2006-11-28T14:29:00.662Z

Ever wondered if you can blend golf balls? Get on this site and check it out. I wouldn't mind getting one of these blenders to tell you the truth, mine's shite!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-36621499911668634472006-11-27T17:17:00.000Z2006-11-27T17:22:36.401Z

I'm going to start adding some movie reviews to the site from today. I'm not going to go into great depth with them as I usually just need to know if they are worth watching or not so i'll try to be as concise as possible.Obviously my opinion's not going to be the same as yours so if you think i'm well off the mark just let me know and we can argue about it.Cheers!

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-29053970297182715892006-11-27T17:13:00.000Z2006-11-28T17:40:01.390Z

I’ve been reading into the id cards debate of lately and to tell you the truth, I’m stumped! I really don’t get why people get their knickers in such a twist about id cards and population database. When is it ever not going to be an advantage to know who all live in our country and what they are up to??I carry about my driver’s license at the moment so I don’t really see what the big deal is

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-13605287754975822502006-11-27T15:55:00.000Z2006-11-27T16:03:25.690Z

Have been listening to "These Streets" by Paolo Nutini. Pretty good album, nice moody easy listening stuff for the winter. Not a massive fan of these guitar wielding solo dudes that are popping up in the charts.Some good tunes on the album include Jenny Don't be Hasty, New Shoes is just class and Alloyway Grove is a good foot tapping number.....!So if you're looking for a good torrent i'd go out

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-69207527502556316092006-11-27T15:51:00.000Z2006-11-27T15:54:59.768Z

Had arranged to meet Mr X at the weekend there. We were meeting up in Runcorn at a friend's place for the weekend. When I got there I was informed that good old X had missing his train in London and was then subsequently delayed for a further hour at Crewe. This is typical behaviour.Having said that, he did manage to stay event free for the rest of the weekend....

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-56469171164029569822006-11-24T15:22:00.000Z2006-11-24T15:27:41.469Z

A couple of tit bits from the animal kingdom that you can impress or bore your mates with!!i) The common goldfish is the only animal in the whole animal kingdom that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet.Also,ii) A duck's quack doesn't echo. Don't ask me why?

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-48658516284141842422006-11-24T15:16:00.000Z2006-11-24T15:17:33.584Z

Sorry for not continuing the Mr. X stories when I said I would but here goes….My good friend Mr. X was telling me this one not to long ago. It started out on a Friday night that was much like any other. Mr X however had a party to go to with some of his work colleagues. Just for some background information our good friend keeps a position of high stature in one of the UK’s largest insurance

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-21295179536569301882006-11-09T10:23:00.000Z2006-11-09T12:12:31.414Z

I wasn’t planning to write about the environment today but it seems to be the government and media’s latest distraction. Yes, the government, media and some mob sitting on top of easyjet’s headquarters have all had a meeting (they didn’t invite us!), they’ve had a vote and decided that the impending environmental disaster is, wait for it…….OUR FAULT!!! Yes, did you forget to switch the tv off

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-92067214566863583192006-11-03T14:04:00.000Z2006-11-05T17:10:47.082Z

As you will have noticed so far, i'm not really wanting to do posts like "I did this" and "I did that..." type posts. I don't write a diary and even if I did, I wouldn't let you c*nts anywhere near it!What I am going to introduce in order to break up my rather strict political and fact of the day driven agenda is a few personal stories that come from one particular source, Mr X!Mr X is a close

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-87267852906214929102006-11-02T22:42:00.000Z2006-11-03T12:32:06.393Z

Do you know your Bhoys from your Toffees??As you may already know, most football ("soccer" if you're from across the paddling pool) teams have a nickname. So the two above refer to the Glasgow Celtic and the Liverpool Evertonians (I'd love it if some yank used that one!)Anyway, if you want to impress your friends or look cultured, two you should learn are....Nerazzurri - This means the "Black and

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-35051868935864998942006-11-02T14:44:00.000Z2006-11-03T12:48:22.855Z

They needed to commission a study to find this out???!!! I could've told them for bugger all!!!The part that i find the funniest is that we've commissioned the study, we've confirmed our worst fears, what are we going to do about it? Bugger all is the answer! I think the main problem is that our current government doesn't have the kind of powers to stop the rot in this country.I love the term "

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-35142654339860142632006-11-02T12:25:00.000Z2006-11-03T14:03:08.659Z

OK, big brother is watching you! I must admit though, i'm a bit more worried about a nation that watches big brother...It does spark a wider debate about monitoring people at work and shopping habits but to tell you the truth I don't see what the big deal is. Surely if you're working hard, it would be nice if your work knew about it? Are the objections all from a bunch of skiving gits who don't

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-1162403428804049142006-11-01T17:49:00.000Z2006-11-02T20:26:40.569Z

Now, this is a funny one. I remember that there had been talk of this for a while and to tell you the truth, I quite like the idea. This week scientists have completed “100% effective trials” with no apparent side effects. I passed a news stand today and noticed the headline “Would you trust your man to take the pill?”. Now I see what the headline is getting at, we’re not exactly the best at

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-1161963502972096722006-10-27T16:28:00.000+01:002006-11-02T20:27:40.125Z

I'd strongly advise downloading this torrent. A brilliant compilation of radio 1's live lounge tunes. If you want to hear Kasabian do Prodigy, Snow Patrol do Beyonce (sounds a bit dodgy...), Razorlight do Outkast, McFly do the Kaiser Chiefs then get going.If you're new to the torrent world read this...

Antonine Platohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213131916833655045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36644789.post-1161962760600637642006-10-27T13:52:00.000+01:002006-11-03T12:29:14.157Z

I've just caught a story on the beeb regarding freedom of speech on the netweb (couldn't decide what to stick to...). Have a gander at it here, it's worth a look. The rough gist of the story is that amnesty international want bloggers to publicise plight of bloggers who basically get banged up in prison for writing their online journals.It's pretty thought provoking to read this guy's story on

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