Category Archives: Odds & Ends

GTA V – the healthy way to embrace gratuitous violence.

Posted on 18/11/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

One of the main motivations for making my computer 4K capable was to play Grand Theft Auto V. Sure, it had gotten great reviews on the consoles, of course it did, but I had other motivations. Escapism is a necessity … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged Capitalism, Chris Morris, Easy Rider, Four Lions, GTA Jihad?, GTA V, GTA Vice City, I want a Twix right now, May paris remain the capital of hedonism, Miami Viceness, Might do a viedo of my shooting hypsters and selfie takers, Payback for the endings to Easy Rider, Rednecks, Rockstar, Shandy Shores Killings, Trevor Phillips, Violent impluses welcome, YouTube | 1 Comment

The impending perils of “pimping my computer”.

Posted on 13/09/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

When I had my computer built last October by PC Specialist (who I’d thoroughly recommend) I hedged my bets. I invested in a 500GB Samsung solid state drive, a dedicated sound card, and a very good Intel i7 CPU. However, … Continue reading →

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Scaling back from Twitter.

Posted on 19/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’d just started the blogging thing, but I didn’t do Facebook (and never will), so maybe Twitter would be a salubrious method of attaining an audience? Okay, so I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged 'Yer maw's got a skinhead' was pretty funny though, Can't be arsed with it anymore, Just me being a dour curmudgeon, Nigerian scammers, Odds & Ends, schadenfreude, See ya later Twatters!, Shoving a Pineapple up your arse, Simon Cowell's chest hair is luxurious, Twitter, Twitter is a shite and I'm shite at it | Leave a comment

So yeah, the Jeremy Clarkson thingy? As you were.

Posted on 01/04/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Jeremy Clarkson is a celebrity, and a cunt, and like most celebrity cunts he has a large number of detractors and supporters. Using the chicken and egg analogy and or theorem, you can spend endless hours arguing whether Clarkson is … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged A Fool for April Fools' Day?, Aston Martin, BBC, Cuntish behaviour, Futility, Go into work and smack someone, It's okay to like Jeremy Clarkson, Jeremy Clarkson, Jezza, Michael Jackson, Top Gear, TV, Vietnam, We're all hypocrites - so get over it | 1 Comment

Blogging, just how seriously am I taking it?

Posted on 04/03/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

As a blogger it’s easy to become blissfully unaware – you’re in control of your own site, you’re in control of your own content, so invariably how it appears to you is different from how it is read and interpreted … Continue reading →

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