In an amazing scientific experiment, Samoa’s government has extended the lives of their citizens, made 0.273972602739726% of their population a whole year younger and given a large section of their population a day’s pay for absolutely nothing. Now this is what I call government action. By the simple expedient of moving the international dateline a [...]
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Samoa extend the lives of their citizens
Posted: 30th December 2011 by Martyn in Merry Christmas and a happy new year, New Year resolutions, Satire and HumourTags: American Samoa, Australia, Cardiff, day, Doctor Who, France, game, GMT, government, hand, Hugo Chavez, International Date Line, New Zealand, Paris, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoa, SO, Western Europe
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Two more games and they’re legends
Posted: 11th October 2011 by Martyn in Rugby Union, SportTags: Cardiff, Cement Head, Doctor Bob, f, happy, JPR, money, read-write, rugby-phrases-in-welsh, rugy-phrases-in-welsh, RWC, Sir Robert Howley, ukhamlet-blog, welsh-expressions-rugby, welsh-phrases, welsh-phrases-for-rugby, welsh-phrases-for-the-rugby-tommorrow, welsh-phrases-rugby, welsh-rugby-phrases, welsh-sporting-phrases
It’s funny how things turn around. Especially in the psyche of we Welsh supporters. The boys only need to win two more games and they’ll be forever legends, talked of in the same awed tones as JPR, Barry and Gareth. My son will be saying to my grandson, “Yes, I went to school with Sam, [...]
Useful phrases for the English / Saes, when they visit Cardiff / Caerdydd for the rugby
Posted: 25th January 2011 by Martyn in LifeTags: Anglo Welsh, Cardiff, Cont Tew, English, english-saes, f, game, help, Loudon Square, Please Pen, richard-thompson-cardiff, saes, saes-english, Twp Slebog, useful-phrases-english-trip, Wales, Wales Daclus, welsh-for-english-saes, welsh-phrases-rugby, welsh-phrases-saes, welsh-rugby-phrases-in-welsh
As everyone knows, most residents of Cardiff are fluent in Welsh, so be prepared to enjoy a warm Welsh welcome by speaking a few words of the lingo. To help you on your way, I've prepared a small number of handy phrases: Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llyswennod – My hovercraft is full of eels [...]
Richard Thompson at St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by Martyn in Life, Live Music, MusicTags: Bob Dylan, Cardiff, day, Dream Attic, English, f, Fairport Convention, Finance Industry, love, Mark Knopfler, Money Shuffle, New Zealand, read-write-co-uk-richard-thompson-davids-hall-cardiff, Richard Thompson, richard-thompson-at-st-davids-hall, richard-thompson-at-st-davids-hall-cardiff, richard-thompson-in-cardiff, richard-thompson-set-list-cardiff-2011, rugby-union-back, St David, st-davids-hall-cardiff-fairportconvention, Wales
If Mark Knopfler could write songs like Bob Dylan and had a half decent singing voice, he would be Richard Thompson. If there were any justice, Thompson would be a superstar and if I ever go to a better concert than this, then it will be the day after Wales beat the All Blacks… in [...]