Ling’s Cars

Ray Girvan has found a rather special car lease site. I particularly enjoyed her robust views on the FT. If only she’d start doing bikes.

Matchtricks

Hannukit reminds me of Grandad’s Last Erection, done with three matches, although unfortunately I can’t remember exactly how.

Working like Trojans/niggers

Don Jaide over at Rasta Livewire thinks they’re closer than most others do. If Bill Clinton’s black, then I see no reason why Helen of Troy shouldn’t be too, irrespective of what the original texts actually say.

Moors in early C20th Spain

I know much more about Maghrebis and Africans in colonial Spain than in the period up to 1936 and I’d like to correct that. Any books or articles out there? I’d be most grateful if you’d talk to me here.

More from 9/11 conspiracy theorist

‘Jones is convinced, for example, that Jesus was wandering through ancient Mexico around AD 600, paying calls on various Mayan villagers. He has published “evidence” that the Mayans were well aware of the “resurrected Lord” centuries before the Spanish priests crossed the Atlantic and gave them the Good News.’

Wanted

MP3 of Burl Ives’ recording of Lavender Cowboy (“He died with his six-guns a-smoking, and only two hairs on his chest”). Talk to me here.

No camera, no (no arse)

If United hadn’t made me put the bag in hold luggage, and if United’s notoriously light-fingered (and heavy-footed) baggage handlers at Chicago O’Hare hadn’t stolen my camera, I would be able to post a photo of a no-parking sign from a village south of Oaxaca, Mexico, which had lost the ESTACION from NO ESTACIONARSE–figure it…