Hello Monkey, how goes it in Monkey Town?

I nearly made it through eight whole hours in Petersfield without having random abuse thrown at me only to be thwarted in the dwindling last moments of my protracted stay as a passing driver decided to yell some illegible abuse at me as I walked along the pavement.
Seriously, people think I make this up, truth [...]

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Spot the fool!

I’ve been trawling through most of the pictures of June’s wedding and I thought this was one that made me smile enough to deserve being put somewhere where.
A) I’ll see it a lot
B) Other people will see it a lot
By the way, just in case you don’t know, I’m the guy on the left with [...]

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Thoughts on the Minerva Theatre production of Macbeth

The opening scenes as the dying soldier relates the bravery of Macbeth to a the commissar that is King Duncan sets the tone for this excellent interpretation of the Scottish play, it is darker than dark, disturbing to the point of frightening, passionate like teenage lovers, powerful like raging torrents, unrelenting like a full military [...]

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The Nightwatchman state

In my attempts to reconcile my slightly Anarchic desires with the idea of state socialism I have come across an interesting and little discussed concept decribed in the title of this post.
The idea of Minarchism is one based around a form of deontological arguments which determine that a state should be restricted to minimal powers, [...]

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Asking what exactly does any of this mean?

There are of course those times when you ask yourself ‘what exactly is that I want’, thats almost the essential question when you disagree with just about every ruling idealogy that there is, ’so you hate everything about the present system, what doyou want buddy?
The answer usually lies within the arguments you put against the [...]

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I, the endless and unamusing joke

I attempted to integrate with society tonight, I attempted to connect, to be part of the smiling, laughing, happy crowds.
Alone, without company, without energy, without conviction I stumbled and mumbled through a few numbers and realised just how alienated I have become from the world.
I am a joke, a pathetic joke without meaning, without a [...]

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Strike action escalates

having now determined which side of this I’m going to come down on I thought maybe I should continue with the inside commentary.
The CWU has escalated strike action with a rolling programme of strikes that will last a full two weeks, the strikes will be called for different elements of the company at different times [...]

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People become cars, a terrifying tale of predeliciton for petrol

I’ve often wondered what it would be like if I could just for a day make it so everyone acted exactly the same on foot as they would whilst driving a car, I think it would be hilarious but tragic simultaneously.
For a start people wouln’t stroll about, they wouldn’t meander, they’d run full pelt wherever [...]

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The Scott Carless guide to avoiding relationships and having relationships avoid you.

Part 1. Protecting yourself from other people.

Step 1. Basic avoidance techniques
Initially you should aim to be unapproachable and aloof at all times, this believe it or not is going to be the most effective and applicable technique you will learn from this guide and if it comes naturally then so much the better. The art [...]

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The art of being indecisive

I have reached my final decision on the strike issue and here it is.
I’ll work through them.
Having now worked through a strike and supported a strike I know what I feel comfortable with and I know what I owe to my office, the personal situation has to take precedence over the idealogical situation here
My apologies [...]

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