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The 23rd Psalm…….

GORDON BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WORK.

HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL FACTORIES.

HE RESTORETH MY FAITH IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.

HE GUIDETH ME IN THE PATH OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

YEA, THOUGH I WAIT FOR MY DOLE,

I OWN THE BANK THAT REFUSES ME.

BROWN HAS ANNOINTED MY INCOME WITH TAXES,

MY EXPENSES RUNNETH OVER MY INCOME,

SURELY, POVERTY AND HARD LIVING WILL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF HIS TERM.

FROM HENCE FORTH WE WILL LIVE ALL THE DAYS

OF OUR LIVES IN A RENTED HOME WITH AN OVERSEAS LANDLORD.

I AM GLAD I AM BRITISH,

I AM GLAD I AM FREE.

BUT I WISH I WERE A DOG

AND BROWN WAS A TREE.

Telegraph - OECD Says Britain’s deficit third worst in the world.

Britain has one of the worst deficits as a percentage of GDP in the world, according to OECD figures. Only Iceland and Greece have higher deficits and experts fear it could overtake Greece. Here is a table of how the UK compares with other nations.

Published: 10:00AM GMT 19 Feb 2010

Deficit as a % of GDP 
Iceland 15.7 
Greece 12.7 
Britain 12.6 
Ireland 12.2 
United States 11.2 
Spain 9.6 
France 8.2 
Japan 7.4 
Portugal 6.7 
Canada 4.8 
Australia 4 
Germany 3.2

Of Britain’s defict, Ross Walker, chief economist at RBS, said: “What do you expect when you run a deficit even during the boom years.”

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Paddy Power’s current betting odds.

iSlate 4/5

iPad 7/4

iTablet 5/1
iPage 8/1
iPaper 10/1
iRead 12/1
iProd 16/1
iCan 16/1
iBoard 20/1
iCon 25/1
Magic Slate 33/1
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Lyrics…..

I really like Christmas

It’s sentimental I know

But I just really like it

I am hardly religious

I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu

To be honest

And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism

To the commercialisation of an ancient religion

And the westernisation of a dead Palestinian

Press-ganged into selling Playstations and beer

But I still really like it

I’m looking forward to Christmas

Though I’m not expecting

A visit from Jesus

I’ll be seeing my dad

My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

I’ll be seeing my dad

My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

I don’t go in for ancient wisdom

I dont believe just cos ideas are tenacious

It means that the’re worthy

I get freaked out by churches

Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords

But the lyrics are spooky

And yes I have all of the usual objections to miseducation

Of children who in tax-exempt institutions are taught to externalise blame

And to feel ashamed and to judge things as plain right or wrong

But I quite like the songs

I’m not expecting big presents

Ye olde combination of socks, jocks and chocolates

Is just fine by me

Cos I’ll be seeing my dad

My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

I’ll be seeing my dad

My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum

They’ll be drinking white wine in the sun

And you my baby girl

My jetlagged infant daughter

You’ll be handed round the room

Like a puppy at a primary school

And you won’t understand

But you will learn some day

That wherever you are and whatever you face

These are the people

Who’ll make you feel safe in this world

My sweet blue-eyed girl

And if my baby girl

When you’re twenty one or thirty one

And Christmas comes around

And you find yourself 9000 miles from home

You’ll know whatever comes

Your brothers and sisters and me and your mum.

Will be waiting for you in the sun

Whenever you come

Your brothers and sisters

Your aunts and your uncles

Your grandparents, cousins

And me and your mum.

Will be waiting for you in the sun

Drinking white wine in the sun

Darling whenever Christmas comes

We’ll be waiting for you in the sun

Drinking white wine in the sun

Waiting for you in the sun

Waiting for you

Waiting

I really like Christmas

It’s sentimental I know

White Wine In The Sun

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Today, the music died………

and the movies and the TV shows and the music videos.

RIP Mininova