There's something about Miffy.

Now that I'm one of those parent things, I've been exposed to a lot of Miffy. Now, I can't deny the theme tune's assertion; she is indeed "a cute little bunny" (and probably a delicious little bunny, in a stew with some carrots and potatoes, yum yum), but there's something just a little bit unsettling about her. It's not the fact that such a cute character shouldn't have to deal with the trauma of lost dogs and dead grandmothers, there's something more that I just can't put my finger on.

Until now. I've worked it out.



The simplistic animation. The nice, big, easy to read font. It's obvious what it reminds me of.



It's bloody Protect and Survive. The spine-chilling public information films that would have been broadcast if the Russians had got it together long enough to drop a nuclear bomb on us back in the '80s. So now we know what to look forward to now that the Cold War is threatening to kick off again - "Miffy Gets Bombed."

Must we fling this filth at our pop kids?

How did this song even get past the Radio 1 censors in the first place? Beats me. Well, when I say it beats me, I don't mean it beats me with a big stick or anything... oh dear.

It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid...

...because you can leave me a present under my tree. :-)

It's a rich man's world.

Man jailed over 14m fake £1 coins

Now, I'm not saying this guy is stupid....... oh, hang on, actually I am.

It is thought that at one stage he was making 10,000 to 12,000 coins per day and was paid about £2,000 in cash a week by the two men.

Two things:

1. You're selling £10,000 worth of coins for £2,000. This isn't Deal Or No Deal, y'know.
2. If you're dealing with people operating some kind of scheme involving forged money, do you really want them to pay you in cash?
   

Unbearable*

Paddington Bear's birthday book

Paddington, the bear from Peru, will be arrested and interrogated over his immigration status in a book marking his 50th birthday.

A sad indictment of the society we live in, etc, etc.

He has no papers to prove his identity as his Aunt Lucy arranged for him to hide on a ship's lifeboat from Peru when she went to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima.

He's a fucking bear!!!


*Do you see what I did there?