Pea souper descends after Duneditin

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It was almost as though the almighty had spoken. The Duneditin conference debris had barely been collected...


The auditorium equipment had only just been removed...


And a pea souper of a fog descended on Edinburgh...


There must be a message for us all, there.

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Report from Duneditin 2008

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Here are some snaps from the recent and very successful Duneditin 2008 Conference, held in Edinburgh.


Above - the delegates gather for Hotboy's workshop on "Blogging, the evil bourgeois, and the lack of eastern anaesthesia procurement funds"


Above - some of the 'A' list bloggers at the pre-conference champagne reception.


Above - the spread at the conference buffet.

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Zvakwana!

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It's sometimes said that the worst thing that ever happened to Africa was the coming of the white man, and the second worst thing was his departure. Many people of all colours have left Zimbabwe over the past few years, and our thoughts go out to the long-suffering souls who remain in that country. Zvakwana! (enough is enough).

In the meantime, and on a completely different topic, can you guess what bird is this?



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Fear and Loathing at DunEditin 2008

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Well, it's wonderful to be in dear old Blighty again. It seems like a long time since my last visit. On the way here I was fortunate to drop in to Spain where I proved without doubt that bullfighting is derived from cricket. Of that, more in a future post.

Brian Wilson (not THE Brian Wilson, or course, but rather Hotboy's nemesis with the same name) has sent me the following YouTube video for viewing at the DunEditin 2008 Sherry Reception, on July 26th at his castle, which I am very much looking forwards to attending.

He informed me that whilst the date and location of DunEditin 2008 may be different to that shown in the video, everything else is the same. Amazingly, so I've been told, this video features, towards the end, both Hotboy and RobMcJ lookalikes, plus the voice, right at the end, of Hotboy. Or is it really them? I'll leave you to decide yourselves.



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There are more brains in a pork pie than some England players

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I's all go, as they say. I've been called to attend a follow-up pitch inspection meeting in Spain, at very short notice, and will be unlikely to post for a week or so. This meeting will, however, enable me to get to the Duneditin Conference in Edinburgh at little cost.

The subject line of this message is a quote from Geoffrey Boycott, the great England opener. The full interview is here.

Also, here is a Youtube of what can happen in cricket. In Geoffrey's day, no-one wore protective helmets. In Geoffrey's day, they just died when that sort of thing happened.



In the second ball of the following Youtube, see how close the bowler - 'Whispering Death' Holding, comes to hitting 'Iron Man' Brian Close in the face. Wonderful stuff. Closey was made of true grit - at no time did he show that he was hurt.



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Cartoons Downunder

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Below, l to r, Menzies IV, Hairdo, Zapper





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