Posted by grumbler on August 24th, 2008 — Posted in Celebrities, Penny Thoughts, Strange But True, The World Today
I was watching Super Botox Me on TV … and in case you are wondering, it is because I would not rule out botox in the future. It brought tears to my eyes. It looks painful. I am aware of the saying “no pain - no gain” but seriously this looks painful. And why do we do it? So we can look as close to picture perfect as humanly possible. We just want to look like those airbrushed models and celebrities!
Will I do consider it despite the pain. You bet! I am as shallow as the rest of the human population. Now to fund those few thousand quid every few months!!
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Posted by grumbler on August 23rd, 2008 — Posted in Political Correctness, The World Today
Ethically speaking, should all crimes be considered equal? Are some crimes worse than others? Let us take stealing. Here are three different examples of theft:-
1. A kid steals a sweet from a sweet shop because of peer pressure.
2. A mum steals a loaf of bread because she has no food for her child
3. A person robs a store at gun point to fund his drug habit
Should the punishment be equal in all the cases? Personally I disagree. I think that perhaps the kid could be let off with a warning, the mum be given financial assistance and perhaps a suspended sentence and the last person should be punished instantly. Why do I think that. Well the child just bowed to peer pressure and is not necessarily a bad child. The child can be encouraged to be productive in society and can still be taught right from wrong. The mother did what she did out of necessity for her child to survive. But the final case, the person stole because he was rotten to the core.
So in the following case, how should he be punished?
A naked man breaks in to a place to steal
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Posted by grumbler on August 3rd, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, The World Today
I shamefully often think that there is no hope left in the world. I think of all the horrible things that happen in the world… murder, theft, assault, rape, hunger, gossiping, bitchiness, inconsideration, reduction in family values, fighting for religion, wars, etc, etc… I do not think I need go on.
Yet sometimes I realise that Hope is still very much alive. Take the case of Madeleine McCann. Her parents have still not given up hope. I admire them for that. They hope that she is still alive and well. And for their sake I hope so too. Hopefully she was only taken to fulfill a mother’s void and that person will eventually realise the pain she has put Maddy’s parents through, and may return her safe and sound.
Perhaps I am sceptical and lack hope… but hope still seems very much alive and around, and perhaps that is why there is hope left for the world because each of us has precious hope!
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Posted by grumbler on July 18th, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, The World Today
Today my child was awarded a certificate and when I went to collected I was charged for the certificate. I thought the whole point was to show that a level of achievement was attained and not that I have enough dosh to pay for the piece of paper.
Seriously what is the world coming to?
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Posted by grumbler on July 16th, 2008 — Posted in Quotes, The World Today
“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.” Frank Zappa
Ha! He said it first! Makes me feel so much better for not appreciating “rock journalism“!
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Posted by grumbler on July 12th, 2008 — Posted in Celebrities, The World Today
What people would do for publicity. Madonna has not been in the headlines for a while. Now she is releasing a video and suddenly there are rumours of divorce and denials and rauncy dances with Britney Spears. Honestly. Is there no limit to how low they will go for publicity?
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Posted by grumbler on July 10th, 2008 — Posted in Penny Thoughts, Strange But True, The World Today
I have always thought of dying as quite morbid but well aparently there are some ways where it nearly doesn’t sound so bad…
And some people will actually experience death more than once…. I am refering to Derek Jones who died 31 times!!
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Posted by grumbler on July 4th, 2008 — Posted in Political Correctness, Strange But True, The World Today
This is why the world is screwed up. A woman decides she wants to be a man. Fine. Takes hormones to turn into a man but refuses to give up her female essence. She / he (not sure if I should say he or she) even decides to follow through and have a baby! Baby was not even conceived naturally. Isn’t this a case of having the cake and eating it?
Can you imagine what this poor baby will have to face? Can you imagine this poor child how screwed she will be?
Yes - the transgendered person (yes, a new word for these screwed up people) had a baby girl (girl for now).
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Posted by grumbler on June 29th, 2008 — Posted in Government Issues, Lamentations, Political Correctness, Politics, Racism, Religion, Strange But True, The World Today
I thought that freedom of speech was a basic human right but apparently there are exceptions to every rule.
Rules have been passed against people saying what they think on T-shirts as it may cause annoyance or inconvenience to some people!
They will soon tell me that I am not allowed my Carper Diem on my blog as it might annoy or be inconvenient to some people.
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Posted by grumbler on June 23rd, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, Strange But True, The World Today
I know the cost of living keeps creeping up and up… but this is ridiculous!! A woman received a £90 million bill for her pre pay electricity.
Seriously speaking we would all notice an error of £90 million but let us say there is an error of £20, would you actually notice it? No. I didn’t think so. Makes you wonder how many “mistakes” actually go by unnoticed. £20 on everyone’s bill would soon tot up to £90 million… and yet will it make the news? Will anyone notice? We are talking only £20 on our bill!
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