What The Hell Was That All About?

Monty Python and the Brussels Sprouts From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (3 hours old)

Controversy rages over the choice of Herman Van Rompuy (pronounched rumpy to rhyme with pumpy) to the EU presidency. Stung by British Rumpy Pumpy jokes the French-language Belgian regional newspaper L… more

We wish you a merry Christmas (but not in Dundee) From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (6 hours old)

Faced with the prospect of watching the X Factor and I'm a Celebrity this weekend after an excruciating night of Pudsey Bear nonsense we were scouring the web for entertainment when we sumbled across … more

The Weekend. From roynelson in For Grace.My Stolen Child (11 hours old)

Everything smells of Chemo and spirits are low. Sigh.… more

Domestic Bliss From Sienna ^Pro in Sienna's Lovers (1 day old)

I can't wait until I can do it again. I mean, until I can do it again with Jake, meaning really until HE can do it again with ME. His scar is looking much better (although I'd probably want to t… more

A Fit And Proper Person From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

The dark forces of football oligarchy are ganging up on little Chester City but it looks like one rule for the minnows, another for the big clubs. The FA have ordered Stephen Vaughan, Chester’s owner … more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in Colin Tells You Where To Go! (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

Attack Of The Killer Trousers From ianrthorpe in Poets Cornered (2 days old)

Have you ever noticed anything sinister about the trousers old men wear. Attack Of The Killer Trousers… more

Playing Politics With The Dear Old Queen From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

The Queen’s Speech by convention, wile setting out the government’s programme is not about party politics nor is it supposed to be about a failing government shafting the opposition that will soon rep… more

TREAD SOFTLY From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

Continuing the theme of "Dreams", here is one of W.B. Yeats's most well-known and beautiful poems. CLOTHS OF HEAVEN Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver… more

DRIVE-THRU From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (2 days old)

On Wednesday Gordon Brown launched a last-ditch political fightback with plans for free care for the neediest old people in one of the shortest Queen's Speeches in recent political history. The… more

SHARKS OFF THE BRITISH COAST From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (2 days old)

No, not like this: But these: These tankers have been parked off our shores for months, refusing to unload their oil until prices have risen even higher. The delay makes millions for s… more

RESTING From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (2 days old)

Here is another domestic scene from Waterhouse. A laundry girl takes a break to stretch and relax. "Resting" J.W. Waterhouse 1890 (Click on image to enlarge)… more

THE ROCK From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (2 days old)

Here is another of Swinburne's poems written on his beloved Isle of Wight. I am not sure where his "Sea-Mark" was located, but I have chosen to illustrate the poem an 1890s picture of 'Stag Rock' i… more

THE SLAVE'S DREAM From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (3 days old)

I do not usually post long poems to my blogs, but I will make an exception in the case of Longfellow, as that is his style. I was quite enjoying reading this poem, until I came to the last verse. … more

TIME WITH THE KIDS From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (3 days old)

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MORE AFRICAN SILLY SIGNS From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (3 days old)

AFTER the sign, that is!… more

GOOD NEIGHBOURS From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (3 days old)

Here is an interesting domestic scene depicted by Waterhouse. He might have called it "Over the garden wall"! Good Neighbours John William Waterhouse 1885… more

THE CLIFFSIDE PATH From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (3 days old)

I am continuing Swinburne's "From a A Summer Holiday" with this work which earlier this year was chosen as "Poem of the Week" by the Guardian, where it was described as "a stirring piece of poetic imp… more

Aaahh. From roynelson in For Grace.My Stolen Child (4 days old)

Aahh. Electric blankets. Abbie bought me one last year and it transformed my winter nights. I have made my bed with it this week and chuckle when i use it. Tis surely a sign of old age... and… more

Another Afghan Fiasco From ianrthorpe in Little Nicky Machiavelli (4 days old)

The government of the NATO allies are talking about an exit strategy to hand over power and security to the corrupt and dydfunctional Afghan government and abandon the diastrous war in Afghanistan. … more

The Real Queen's Speech Redux From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

It is well known that every year HM The Queen writes her own speech for the state opening of parliament and that every year The Government goes to great lengths to ensure the draft is lost and Queenie… more

My pussy's hairy days are numbered From Sienna ^Pro in Sienna's Lovers (4 days old)

... as of tonight! Jake bravely persisted with the oral last night after I paid him a fleeting visit following a night out with the girls, but I can tell it will be more fun for both of us once I h… more

A Pretty Maid Must Show 40% To Get Laid. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (4 days old)

I'm an unlikely Daily Mail reader but this link, sent to me by a mate who knows how much Boggart Blog loves pointless research stories, pricked my curiosity. It will take you to an item that claims a … more

Look Out Jedward, Fleo Is Here From fatsally in Boggartblog (4 days old)

Oh Dear, it seems we can't get away from Jedward, the tone deaf duo comprised entirely of identical twins. Not to be outdone Boggartblog has secretly been grooming its own tone deaf duo to storm th… more

Dangers of anonymous sex blogs From Sienna ^Pro in Sienna's Lovers (4 days old)

So - another sex blogger's anonymity bites the dust. What is it with the public's obsession to unmask every last anonymous blogger who happens to have landed a publishing deal? Are people THAT bor… more