Tag Archives: George Orwell

Coronavirus can be lethal, but all it’s done is place me in an anti-social, nihilistic bubble

Posted on 29/05/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Initially I was blithe about Coronavirus, ‘Oh what’s this, another strain of that bird flu or that Sars thingy? So what?’ For a layman such as myself underestimating Covid-19 at the start was defensible. Doing so now is absolutely fucking … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends, Politics | Tagged Alan Bennett, anti-social, Bird-Flu, Boris Johnson is a cunt, Bubble Boy, Covid-19, Defo not sorry for not applauding NHS workers, Disappearing Homer, Dominic Cummings, Frankie Boyle, George Orwell, Homer hiding, Ignorance is Strength, Japan, Morrisons, Neo-con vampires, New Zealand, Nihilistic, Sainsbury's, Sars, Sars and Covid-19 is a family affair, South Korea, Stinkeye, Trips to Barnard Castle, V-day melts, We'll meet again - Carsick version by Limmy, Zumba moves in the aisles | Leave a comment

The link between the Charlie Hebdo massacre & Ched Evans, did I get it right?

Posted on 04/02/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve been asking myself that one more than usual since I wrote this article, in which I linked the futile attitudes and beliefs that motivated the imbeciles who committed the Charlie Hebdo massacre to those who are actively trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Austerity is a lie, Being right, Being wrong, Charlie Hebdo, Ched Evans, Fracking, George Orwell, I'm with stupid, Intolerance, Me being all pious again, Not very modest am I?, Our culture of self-delusion, Politics, Rapists, SNP, Stupidity, Terrorism | Leave a comment

The aftermath of the independence referendum.

Posted on 28/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’m ready to embrace the challenges ahead that independence will bring. The only remaining question is do enough of us want to write our future? That would be No. Currently I’m reading Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy. Every engrossing page … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Aftermath, Alex Salmond, Better Together, Blood Meridian, Cormack McCarthy, David Cameron, Douglas Carswell, Ed Miliband, George Orwell, Glenda Jackson, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Groupthink, Holyrood, Independence referendum, Jim Murphy, Johann Lamont, Labour, Mark Reckless, Nazi Salutes, NHS, No Thanks, Orange Order, Russell Brand, Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Indepedence, Scottish Nationalist Party, Scottish Socialist Party, Thatcherism, Tories, UKIP, Unionist scum, Westminster, Yes | Leave a comment

Looking For Inspiration

Posted on 23/04/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’m a writer, looking for inspiration Hoping to avoid the grisly realisation, That stark desperation And impending frustration, At my imagination’s constipation, Which is blocking inspiration So I try to find inspiration By looking at the trees Growing their … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap Poetry Corner | Tagged Animal Farm, Bob Dylan, Crap Poetry Corner, Crappy Couplets, Derek Acorah, George Orwell, James Joyce, Leonard Cohen, Looking For Inspiration, Luke Haines, Marshall McLuhan | Leave a comment

If only people were as politically opinionated as Russell Brand and Robert Webb.

Posted on 14/11/2013 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

If people felt they could be as opinionated as Russell Brand and Robert Webb then we could have a political system that was more likely to benefit us. So, can you imagine what it would be like, if, as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Daily Mail, George Orwell, Jeremy Paxman, Justin Bieber, Leonard Cohen, Robert Webb, Russell Brand | 1 Comment