Olly’s Onions — so it is.

★ Posted on 4 July, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

Cook off a couple of chopped spring onions in butter then add about a teaspoon of flour and half a cup of milk to make a white sauce. Stir in a teaspoon of English mustard and some grated cheese. When the cheese has melted, add a couple of shakes of Worcester sauce. Serve on two slices of wholemeal toast and tea in a Siamese cat mug. Follow with mandarins.

★ Posted on 4 July, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

I have been meaning to mention this for some time. Here goes … the New Labrador pack of clowns can’t even nationalise banks properly. Doomed. I work harder than bankers — hand it over Gordo.

★ Posted on 3 July, 2009 by hakmao | (1) Comment

It’s the time of year when, for the lethargically inclined, there’s not a lot to do apart from watch tennis — Wimpleton it is at the moment. And there is no greater pleasure to be derived from watching tennis, than seeing Lleyton–come on!–Hewitt beaten. A couple of years back, GQ magazine ranked Hewitt the 10th most hated arsehole in sport, which, considering the other 9 are Americans no-one has ever heard of, is a fine achievement:

To our minds, Lleyton Hewitt’s obsession with Rocky is reason enough to put the Aussie tennis star on the list (the dude fires himself up on the court by shouting, “C’mon, Rock!”), but it’s his race-baiting during the 2001 U.S. Open that really seals the deal. Serving in the third set against American James Blake, Hewitt was called for multiple foot faults by a black linesman. Incensed, he approached the chair umpire and, pointing first to the offending linesman and then to Blake, said, “Look at him and you tell me what the similarity is.” “It was a terrible act,” says tennis sage Bud Collins. “Everybody knew what he meant.”

Hewitt also has ‘issues’ (dude) with homosexuals, and is not kindly disposed towards people with cerebral palsy.

If Roddick doesn’t beat the little scrote this evening, then Murray will surely dispatch him in the semifinal.

★ Posted on 1 July, 2009 by hakmao | (2) Comments

Here’s another reminder from Engage:

Celebration of the life and achievements of Steve Cohen. Manchester Town Hall.
Sunday 5th July 11am.- 1pm

There’ll be various speakers, including speakers on antisemitism, friendship, Ireland, anti-deportation, Steve’s life, various speakers from campaigns Steve was involved in, and also a reading by Julie Hesmondhalg from Steve’s recent novel. Followed by a debate hosted by the Immigatration Law Practitioners Association. All welcome.

★ Posted on 30 June, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

Just heard a BBC Reporter in Los Angeles say that the Jackson family is sure that the ’stress’ of MJ’s forthcoming 50 shows in that London didn’t contribute to his death. Good to know that, and a blessed relief to be absolved of blame. The conspiracy theories are, quite predictably, starting already.

Here’s a theory. He died. Just as many of the performers at that shithole (which has still not had a bypass built over it) soon will — and I don’t mean in a artistic sense. Rolf Harris. Tom Jones. Tony Christie. Rolf Harris. Bruce Sprinsteen (shit in 1975, still shit today). Madness (not really, but a girl can dream). Rolf Harris. Died.

★ Posted on 28 June, 2009 by hakmao | (1) Comment

Steve Cohen — A celebration of his life and political achievements

5th July, 11am - 1pm in the Lord Mayor’s Parlour at Manchester Town Hall followed at 2pm by Immigration Law Practitioners Association meeting.

Speakers covering aspects of Steve’s political life.

Lunch available and all welcome to both meetings.

Steve died on March 8th 2009. The meeting will celebrate Steve’s four decade long contribution to radical politics including anti-fascism, fighting antisemitism and the struggle against immigration controls.

★ Posted on 27 June, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

Remember when appliances were built to last? Back in the days before dinky little switching power supplies?

Eek! No BBC3, BBC4, Red Button, Film 4, More 4, yadda yadda yadda, and BBC2 is haunted by a big scary ghost … The intended replacement even comes with an external power supply — if it goes phut, you don’t have to throw the whole bloody thing away.

★ Posted on 27 June, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

Louis Johnson, yeah.

★ Posted on 26 June, 2009 by hakmao | No Comments

Nothing beats a good ‘family values’ sex scandal — they who protest too much can always be relied upon to put their dicks/fannies where they say you shouldn’t, and lie through their teeth to try to make it all go away.

South Carolina Governor and prospective presidential candidate Mark Sanford has been at it.

He puts out this image as a good Christian male and model citizen, saying that he is a very God-fearing man, and he does something like this [...] It is a terrible thing.

No, it is a glorious thing — the reptiles of the Republican right actually care about this rubbish (the shagging, not the lying).

★ Posted on 25 June, 2009 by hakmao | (5) Comments