Tag Archives: Odds & Ends

FIFA 17 and its forms of digital exploitation.

Posted on 22/01/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

As someone born post 1980 I’m fairly hedonistic, but recently I’ve come to despise an aspect of my bourgeoisie behaviour, and how easily it has transcended reasonable moderation. My intentions were benign; to have more options available to me when … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged Couldn't even pack Coutinho, Crack cocaine, Digitalism doesn't allow coincidences, Exploitation, FIFA 17, Fifa points, Fuck FUT, FUT YouTubers are cunts, Keith Richards, Odds & Ends, PES6, Sense of entitlement troubles, Sensible Soccer 92/93, TV evangelists, UFO sightings, Vegas slot machines, Who decided it was a good idea to put Kim Kallstrom on the cover of anything? | 1 Comment

Black Friday – a disgruntled view from the side-lines.

Posted on 05/12/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I fucking hate Tesco. I hate their patronising slogan. It irks me that they flatten hundreds of family run shops or small businesses every year. They pay their shop floor employees fuck all. Their brand products are all, without exception, … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged A scene from The Somme in aisle 6, Black Friday, Brawling for bargains, Cultishly venal capitalism, Dale Winton, Extortion before the Christmas version, Materialism, Me whinging again, Midnight Express, Minging value products, Odds & Ends, Paganistic shoppers, Shopping, Supermarket Sweep, Tesco | 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