May 2012 - Whirled Peas

Rants

Toadies of Tyranny

by Christian DeFeo May 30, 2012May 30, 2012

It’s upsetting to see a defence of tyranny coming from a citizen of a free…

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by Christian DeFeo May 28, 2012May 29, 2012

I wish Sir Clement Freud were still alive and serving as the Liberal MP for…

Reviews

by Christian DeFeo May 27, 2012May 29, 2012

I don’t remember the first time I saw the Eurovision song contest; I presume it…

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by Christian DeFeo May 25, 2012June 10, 2012

The stretch of the A647 between Bradford and Leeds is a speed camera trap. At…

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by Christian DeFeo May 24, 2012May 26, 2012

We’ve come so far, only to go backwards. In 1964, the British people elected Labour…

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by Christian DeFeo May 21, 2012May 24, 2012

It is a time of waiting. If the G8 and NATO summits over the weekend…

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by Christian DeFeo May 18, 2012May 22, 2012

Prior to the advent of the Euro, I lived in the Netherlands and then Belgium.…

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by Christian DeFeo May 16, 2012May 22, 2012

My weekday commute takes me through Armley, which lies to the west of Leeds city…

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by Christian DeFeo May 15, 2012November 5, 2012

[AMAZONPRODUCT=B000P5FH4Y] Last Saturday, PBS ran a documentary about the Mormons. Lasting in excess of 270…

Reviews

by Christian DeFeo May 12, 2012May 16, 2012

The first episode of Michael Palin’s “Ripping Yarns” began with a quote from G. K.…