The Making of McSpangle!
Many people who follow me on Facebook have spent the last few years asking me how I managed to find a friend with a name as fantastic as Dickie Mcspangle, understandably assuming that this was his real name. The fact is, it was a name (McSpangle) I created in blog post a few years ago as I attempted to describe a family of n'er do wells who I had read about, or seen on some kind of poverty porn documentary called 'Peasant Street' or someth...
National Relief as January Passes By!
For many people, January was more depressing in 2016 than it has ever been. No alcohol (dry January) a painful wait for pay day, rock stars and DJ's seemingly dying every day, and a Daily Express weather forecast claiming it would be the coldest winter in sixty years, dragged people down to their lowest ebb. Of course, the Daily Express winter never materialised (it never does) and the weather was mild, if not a little wet, with a mid-mo...
Big News From Facebook!
Hold the front page as rumours are abound that Facebook are preparing to make a massive statement in the coming weeks. No, it's not the heartwarming news that Mark Zuckerberg is in fact the second coming of Christ after announcing he only has a wardrobe containing just t-shirts and hoodies because he is far too busy concentrating on his Facebook community to worry about fashion. No, it's not the sensational news that Facebook have announ...
My Love of Cars!
As driving goes, I am pretty crap really as my attention span is weak and I find it a pretty tedious process that, alarmingly, makes me want to just doze off. I kind of need a new car now, but my lack of enthusiasm (and knowledge) leaves me scrolling through websites with a vacant brain wondering who is going to eye me up as a sitting duck for an ill-judged purchase. So generally, I just give up and wait for a crash or multi-thousand pound ...
Google Tax Bill
When I was looking like a retard on a cross trainer at the gymnasium this morning, I couldn't help but notice on the screen in front of me someone talking about Google and a corporation tax settlement of £130 million that is to be paid to the HMRC. There was a horrible patronising woman MP on the programme (called something like Penelope Cameron-Puppet) claiming that a payment of £130 million on profits dating back to 2005 was something of ...