Hut!
Behold, the most famous hut in Sussex. It’s a little black hut with a red corrugated iron roof and it’s an absolute favorite of artists, photographers, journalists and other assorted blackguards. You find it on cards and postcards all over. I have no idea why.
It was indeed in the mid-80s today, so Uncle B decided we should go for a long walk. That thing about mad dogs and Englishmen? True.
We went to the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We haven’t been since before the lockdown. It’s kind of a trek for us, but it’s a long walk by the sea (with a famous hut on it). It’s always cooler by the water.
Here it is in color. If you look way down the path, you can make out not one but two WWII era cement pillboxes built to fend off Mr Hitler. One on either side. The Brits always assumed the Germans would land here first and, after the war when they uncovered the documents, that was indeed the plan.
Always Sussex.
July 13, 2022 — 7:53 pm
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The Judgement of Weasel
Gebrauchshund nipped in and took Shinzo Abe at the last moment. Having ascertained the moment Abe was pronounced dead (5:03pm his local time) and gebrauchshund’s pick (6:57am WBT), and noting the time difference between England and Japan, I calculated that…hahaha, just kidding. Working out time differences makes weasels cry. I took a wild-assed guess and am declaring the Dead Pool won.
However, given the late hour, I will not publish a new Dead Pool until next Friday. There has to be enough time for excitement to build. So, get building already!
So let it be written, so let it be done. Have a great weekend, everyone!
July 8, 2022 — 5:06 pm
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Floor porn
In yesterday’s thread, BJM posted a link to these engineered recycled wood planks. And very lovely they are, too, but not quite right for Badger House. Everything in this house looks like it was gnawed into its present shape by woodland creatures and then left in the rain for 100 years.
There’s not a large enough area of floor showing upstairs to demonstrate what I mean. I tried to find something similar online and found the mother of all floor porn sites. Look at that parquet!
Each floor is a one-off project, and takes on average 6-9 months from first enquiry to completion. We only take on 5-6 projects per year.
No, we are not in that bracket. That is rockstar money. That is Henry VIII money. We’re hoping for a hod of old bricks and lad who is clever with his hands.
Boris has fallen. I’m not a fan – he was a pretty awful PM – but his hounding out was clearly a media-orchestrated coup. And the lot mostly likely to vie for his job are a dreadful pack of globalists, remainers, greenies and people who think some women have dicks.
I despair.
July 7, 2022 — 5:54 pm
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There were three of them. Yes, they have cloven hooves.
We went to the reclamation yard again today. We’re desperate to do something different with the floor in the living room. It was originally terra cotta tile (we were told) but it’s now cheap carpet over chipboard.
White cheap carpet. Or it was once. Ew.
We’re looking at brick or tile. Maybe wood, but only if we can get reclaimed wood that looks old.
I mean, of course we can get it. You can get anything at the reclamation yard. It’s whether we can afford it. (Drew Pritchard has a lot to answer for).
As for these cheeky chaps – no way to tell how old they are. Quite a few of the things we saw were made recently. In fact, they specialize in making furniture and remodeling kitchens using reclaimed materials.
Boris’ government continues to implode. More cabinet misters have resigned. No, I can’t tell you what will happen next. He might even survive.
And if you don’t know what’s going on with Dutch farmers, it’s amazing. You’ll have to go to social media to find out more, though. They have a tank now!
July 6, 2022 — 7:42 pm
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Dead Pool Round 153: born on the 1st of July
This one is sad. Lavendergirl takes it with Deborah James. She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and spent her remaining years campaigning and raising money for cancer charities. Dead age 40.
I prefer the “good riddance” picks, but sooner or later, the Dead Pool takes ’em all.
Are we ready? GO!
0. Rule Zero (AKA Steve’s Rule): your pick has to be living when picked. Also, nobody whose execution date is circled on the calendar. Also, please don’t kill anybody. Plus (Pupster’s Rule) no picking someone who’s only famous for being the oldest person alive.
1. Pick a celebrity. Any celebrity — though I reserve the right to nix picks I never heard of (I don’t generally follow the Dead Pool threads carefully, so if you’re unsure of your pick, call it to my attention).
2. We start from scratch every time. No matter who you had last time, or who you may have called between rounds, you have to turn up on this very thread and stake your claim.
3. Poaching and other dirty tricks positively encouraged.
4. Your first choice sticks. Don’t just blurt something out, m’kay? Also, make sure you have a correct spelling of your choice somewhere in your comment. These threads get longish and I use search to figure out if we have a winner.
5. It’s up to you to search the thread and make sure your choice is unique. I’m waayyyy too lazy to catch the dupes. Popular picks go fast.
6. The pool stays open until somebody on the list dies. Feel free to jump in any time. Noobs, strangers, drive-bys and one-comment-wonders — all are welcome.
7. If you want your fabulous prize, you have to entrust me with a mailing address. If you’ve won before, send me your address again. I don’t keep good records.
8. The new DeadPool will begin 6pm WBT (Weasel’s Blog Time) the Friday after the last round is concluded.
The winner, if the winner chooses to entrust me with a mailing address, will receive an Official Certificate of Dick Winning and a small original drawing on paper suffused with elephant shit particles. Because I’m fresh out of fairy shit particles.
July 1, 2022 — 6:00 pm
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Queeny cuppy cakes
Yes, the missing one is the one I bought. It was nice. I like cuppy cakes.
Nothing much to say for myself today. My little pigeon had vanished, as expected, but whether he flew off into the sunset or was eaten by the cat, I couldn’t say. No other pigeon has yet claimed the nest, though quite a few of them auditioned for it today.
Lavendergirl has won the dick with Deborah James, dead aged 40. Sad story, that. She was a school teacher until she was diagnosed with bowel cancer and spent her remaining years raising money and journalisming about cancer.
You know what that means? Yes, you do! Yes, you do! New Deadpool tomorrow. Be here, 6 WBT, and we will contemplate mortality together.
Nah, just kidding – we’ll laugh and chat and mark celebrities for death.
June 30, 2022 — 8:00 pm
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Oh, Your Majesty!
This is a postage stamp, y’all. From the Royal Mail, y’all (see Her Maj in the corner?). It’s part of a whole series of vomitously illustrated commemorative stamps for Pride Month.
Reminds me of my favorite tweet of all time:
June 29, 2022 — 6:57 pm
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Should be inna museum
Nethack has turned 35 and been inducted into the Museum of Modern Art (it appears to be Object 199863).
What is? One of the most wonderful and diabolically complex games ever created, and it could run on the stupidest hardware. I wrote more about it in 2009 when I finally won my first game…after playing for 24 years.
Hey, man, it’s about the journey.
Happy Monday, everyone! Twitter is still going REEEEEEEE!
June 27, 2022 — 7:42 pm
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Phew!
I was 13 when Roe v Wade was decided and I remember being very surprised that the court ruled the way they did. Abortion was only recently legal and in a very few states at that point, was wildly controversial, and a ruling from on high was only going to make matters worse. The Supremes weren’t usually that meddling.
Being only 13, my thoughts on the matter were probably a lot less coherent, but I got the emotional gist.
Abortion is not one of my biggest issues, though the Gosnell stuff got to me. But every law-talking-dude I’ve ever read says it was a complete mess of a decision. And goodness knows the Founders were unlikely to hide anything in the text that was pro-abortion. So, good riddance.
I wonder if they’ll burn DC to the ground tonight. Man, I’d miss the Smithsonian. Good weekend, everyone!
June 24, 2022 — 5:57 pm
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Happy birthday!
Clarence Thomas turns 74 today. I’m not going to pretend I read a *lot* of Supreme Court decisions, but when I do, Thomas is the best – his decisions are clear and explicable and his opinions are written that way.
Which is weird because English isn’t his first language. He grew up in a Georgia community speaking a creole dialect called Gullah. At least, that’s what Wikipedia told me.
Why on earth George Bush brought in a newbie to be Chief Justice when Thomas was Right There, I will never know.
Even if you don’t usually indulge in Twitter, today would be good day to take a peek. Lefty Twitter is going gaga over the gun ruling today.
If they strike down Roe v. Wade this week, I do think Twitter will spontaneously combust.
June 23, 2022 — 6:54 pm
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