Looper

The neighbourhood Pixar voice-dubber alleges that Looper – an amusing dash through time-travel clichés – was going to be released in Spain as Lúpula, because it’s about hops. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Sorry man, I was yust yoking – there’s been a lack of crap bilingual puns here recently.

Two steps forward, one step back

Chez Lenox, not to be confused in any way or to the slightest degree with Lenin, whose typically deranged pamphlet, One step forward, two steps back, is here. Comrade Vladimir doesn’t address our particular theme, but those interested in the recent roots of Iberian politics may inspect with interest the mud he throws in the…

Belated congratulations to Juan Wic, then PSOE mayor of Écija…

… for completely destroying the Roman forum hidden under the Plaza España in order to build a concrete underground carpark for himself. ‘Juan Wic … que es responsable del proyecto del aparcamiento de coches, dice que está feliz por haber mantenido una de sus principales promesas electorales. Dice que ha sido “esencial para el futuro…

Who’ll write me a drinking song?

MG posted this C15th verse the other day, and D suggested but didn’t provide music: Bring us in good ale, and bring us in good ale, Fore our blessed Lady sak, bring us in good ale. Bring us in no browne bred, for that is made of brane; Nor bring us in no whit bred,…

Segued vs segwayed

The world is clearly lost when even speakers of Romance languages start doing this. “Then, without stopping, the guitarist and Ellington segwayed into Body and Soul“? I hope not.