Not sure quite what’s going on today, but it’s even less impressive than last time.
They’re more like moths than anything else, aren’t they? Moderately annoying, almost entirely ineffectual, and on a quest to do themselves far more harm than others…
Sky News has a brilliant quote from an eyewitness who apparently saw a rucksack barely explode: "the man who was holding the rucksack looked extremely dismayed". I bet he did – no glorious martyrdom, just loads of prison time.
Tube system on lockdown … at least it’s not fucking raining today.
Loads of sirens and helicopters within earshot (I’m a few blocks down the road from Warren Street), but no sign of any evacuations. We’ve been advised to stay where we are.
Just heard some old dear on BBC Radio London describe a man being thrown across the carriage after his backpack exploded, with foam and wires coming it.
Not really sure what to make of it.. she just sounded like she wanted a nice cup of tea.
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Perhaps it’s true about dumbing down the educational system. Clearly, GCSE Chemistry ain’t what it used to be…
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"After today’s tragic events in London, we once more see a great nation brought to its knees by a vicious onslaught. All we can do is express our sympathy and tell you that we share your grief at this terrible loss.
Truly, today, we are all Australians".
190 all out by half past two!
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Fox News are reporting that the police are pursuing men with beards.
Apparently the hospital currently hosting the armed cops has issued an internal memo asking people to look out for a tall black man with wires sticking out his back.
Tricky, that one. Probably blends right in.
It’s an attack of the crap roboislamonazis.
" Fox News are reporting that the police are pursuing men with beards."
I was going to write a post on beards as well, inspired by John’s link to bearded Daniel Pipes … Maybe I will do it.
Big Ears has sort of got a beard. Must have been him, as part of his sinister Gramscian conspiracy in league with the BBC to subject us all to dhimmified ID card carrying servitude. You know it makes sense.
It’s now 13/2 in the cricket. Dan’s joke might be in very bad taste in half-an-hour.
fucking Trescothick. He is the Ramprakash de nos jours Everyone says "Oh you have to give him a chance" and "Maybe this will be his year" without remembering that the bastard’s been playing, and failing, for the best part of a decade.
Aagh 18/3 fuckity fuck.
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Nah! nah! Missed me again!!
The IRA were closer, they nearly got me outside Harrods….
Take some bloody lessons from the Republicans if you want to impress London with big bangs. The total sum of your actions is to cause transport disruption…. very similar to Metronet and Network Rail…
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Come on anyone else wanna smoke my ass??!!?!?!?! Pussies!
Larry – Yes, it’s lucky McGrath is past it or we’d really be in trouble.
Hey, maybe this time it really was the armed wing of the Liberal Democrats.
Our top 3 batsmen got less than 10 between them. What sort of bullshit is that?
19/4. I feel terrible
Trescothick is pure and simple shit. Strauss is alright but a bit wet behind the ears. The big disappointment is Vaughan; I was hoping he would put up a bit of a fight.
Also McGrath is on fire; I just saw the delivery that took out Bell and it was a peach.
They’re dropping like flies 19/4 what the hell’s happening?
Isn’t there some way we could cheat?
We could call it deferred success, of course. Same as for the would-be bombers, come to think of it.
Relatedly:
"The Prime Minister and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner have made a joint statement declaring a state of national emergency after the disaster this afternoon with England going 19 for 4 in the cricket. Police are warning people to be suspicious of anyone wearing shorts, operating a barbeque, drinking fosters or carrying a surfboard. Marksmen have been deployed at Lords with orders to shoot to kill."
It’s 21/5 I can’t take it. We’ll be all out for less than 40. If the bombers hadn’t been so shit, then I’d have more importnat things to worry about, so I blame them.
Also McGrath is on fire
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So the bombers did manage to get someone, then?
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I’ve just been told that they took a sniffer dog unit to Oval Tube station and "didn’t find any chemical traces" which if true is a bit of a first for Oval.
We’ll be all out for less than 40.
At 40/5 things are suddenly looking rosy!
dsquared, Trescothick’s average in tests is 45. Granted he was shite in the last Ashes but he’s no Ramprakash. Who would you have opening instead?
Pietersen is at least looking like he’s trying.
Maybe we should reselect Hick.
I find that last remark to be in very poor taste.
……I bet he did – no glorious martyrdom, just loads of prison time…….
If he gets caught, he gets to be the Virgin.