Category Archives: Culture

Večer

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Paul Jacko

  …from the quills of the dead white poets Fráňa Šrámek (1877 -1952) Přetiché ruce modřínů a tišší ještě tvář, v těch tichých rukách spočinu a zahledím se v tvář: Co bylo, už se jenom zdá, co zdálo se, je … Continue reading →

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Are you the one?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Avadoro Worden

Or are you a regular Fog of Chaos reader?

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Last tree?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Avadoro Worden

  Another reason to save the trees? Perhaps, but looking at those disciplined, well trained dogs, behaving almost like our academics and journalists, one would think that they could be trained to use the poles of wind intermittent electricity generators. … Continue reading →

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Healthy lives

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Antisthenes

  Isn’t publishing such statistics racist? Perhaps comrade Triggs ought to ban it. ( The white bars for capitals, hatched bars the regional average)

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Posted on March 17, 2017 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 17th March, 1909 : Sydney flour millers, James and Joseph Wearne, have died of bubonic plague. Inspection of their mill in Goulburn Street has revealed shocking plague infestation. Health officials have removed 235 dead … Continue reading →

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Feminists’ idea of debate

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Antisthenes

 

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Posted on February 7, 2017 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 7th February, 1957 : Bill Haley and his Comets, who arrived at Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth to a heroes’ welcome this week, last night gained another rapturous reception for their first London concert … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2017 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 6th February, 1927 : A boy violinist in short trousers caused a sensation in Paris tonight with his effortless playing. Yehudi Menuhin performed the Symphonie Espagnole written by Lalo for the Spanish virtuoso, Sarasate, … Continue reading →

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Unstoppable decline

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger My ignorance of television programmes notwithstanding, I could not avoid noticing undoubtedly newsworthy spat between the two female political analysts arguing about their respective blouses. Perhaps they were finally able to talk about … Continue reading →

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If Obama had four more children…

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Antisthenes

For people who missed this on their ABC – Main Stream Media

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Posted on December 12, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 12th December, 1910 : Germany has walked away with three of the five prizes presented this year by the Nobel Committee in Stockholm. Paul Heyse wins the Nobel Prize for Literature, while the Chemistry … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 10, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 10th December, 1901 : The first Nobel laureates received their awards today, for outstanding contributions in the fields of literature, chemistry, physics, peace and medicine. They were distributed in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel … Continue reading →

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Z bojů o Mistra

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Paul Jacko

  Pavel Jacko Čtenářský ohlas potěší jak vážného spisovatele, tak i řezníka z Podolí, který se snaží zhumornit Babičku mezi bůčkem a krkovičkou. Také my, vědci, oceňujeme reakce čtenářů, i když chápeme, že některé perly svými rypáky neuchopí. Tak kupříkladu … Continue reading →

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Is that what it means?

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

 

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Lepší rudý, než …

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Paul Jacko

Pavel Jacko Znalcům Cimrmanova díla se nebude zdát podivným jakýkoliv, byť sebe fantastičtější objev Mistrova vlivu na vývoj lidstva. Nicméně i zkušenému pisateli těchto řádků se orosily brýle vzrušením nad nejnovějšími archeologickými vykopávkami v Severní Americe, potvrzujícími mimo jakoukoli pochybnost, … Continue reading →

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Bílý Mistr v černé Africe

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Paul Jacko

Pavel Jacko Popisy Mistrových afrických cest jsou určitě všem vzdělanějším čtenářům známy. Málo známo asi je, proč Jára da Cimrman psal převážně anglicky a pod pseudonymem Žijící kámen. Bylo tomu tak. Po nalezení a znovuosídlení Atlantidy sláva Járy da Cimrmana … Continue reading →

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They will learn them

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger I wonder whether after the eighth November the Americans still will be proudly teaching the benighted world the principles and practice of true democracy and whether the political has-beens will be again volunteering … Continue reading →

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The Third Try

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Cardinal Schönborn will never be a Pope. He seems to be a Christian. “The Viennese Archbishop was preaching Sunday at the feast of Mariä Namen, which marks the victory of the Christian armies … Continue reading →

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Tomato fight

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Another La Tomatina, and 160 tonnes of tomatoes, is gone. Those of you who missed my reminder in Bull Run would have to book for 2017. Apparently the Buňol local council, for safety … Continue reading →

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Love Song

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Paul Jacko

…from the styluses of the long dead poets Sumerian Love Song ( 27th century B.C.) He has sprouted, he has burgeoned, he is lettuce planted by the water, My well-stocked garden of the plain, my favoured of the womb, My … Continue reading →

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