MBM – Sorry & Yorkshire Tea

It’s another MBM double, you lucky, lucky idiots…

No.

Sorry.

Every ounce of creativity has been stolen from my soul.

Sometimes, I just don’t have anything to offer.

Q.  How can anyone in their right minds like Yorkshire Tea?

A.  They can’t.

In fairness, the Yorkshire Tea wasn’t quite as bad as I had anticipated.   It doesn’t seem to taste of soil any more.

If you don’t know what the Milk Bottle Manifesto is about, then please click here.

 

Charity Shop Fashion 13

Do I even need to mention that today’s outfit was snapped in the window of Warrington’s British Heart Foundation shop?  I didn’t think so.

No. Don’t look at the jeans and grey sweatshirt combo on the right. Just glide your eyes leftwards and have a butchers at that other outfit.  Yessss. That’s right.  I can feel your penile tumescence from here.

It seems scarcely believable that an outfit could be conceived that was so sexy, and yet the evidence is right in front of you.  The ultra-short striped tutu only accentuates the fish-scale top, with its oh-so-low breast-revealing neckline.  Wear this outfit, ladies, and you’re sure to bag yourself a hunky fella!

Good luck!

 

The Gravy Boat 28: Spooky Halloween Quiz

Welcome to a special spooky edition of The Gravy Boat.  Vic McGlynn interviews Britain’s number one paramentalist, Bob Crowling, on BBC Radio Leeds. Oh, and there’s a spooky halloween quiz, with questions provided by the spirits themselves.

(You can read more about it, here)

You can listen to it on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=340803894

Or, if you prefer, you can just listen to it here:

http://thegravyboat.podbean.com/2011/11/02/the-gravy-boat-28-halloween-quiz/

Or, if like me, you have got rid of your iPhone and have realised how great Google Reader\Listen is, the RSS feed is:

http://thegravyboat.podbean.com/feed/

Woooooooo!  Watch out, there’s a ghost in my house! (not literally)

Gig 18a: Spooky Halloween Quiz on BBC Radio Leeds – 31st October 2011

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Last night saw one of my occasional forays into the world of radio as I appeared on BBC Radio Leeds (courtesy, as always, of the inflatious Vic McGlynn).  As it was Halloween, I conducted a spooky, supernatural themed quiz in the guise of Bob Crowling, Britain’s premier paramentalist.

I don’t know if any of the audience liked it, but I had a ball.  You can’t beat mucking about in character, can you? (No, you can’t).

Anyway, you can listen (for the next 7 days) by following the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00l2814

The quiz starts at 1:20:25 into the programme and continues directly after the first song played.  The answers are then given from 1:41:30.

I hope to make a podcast of the quiz, if I can work out how to do it.

Woooooooooo!!!!! (That was me pretending to be a ghost.)

Charity Shop Fashion 11

Inevitably, today’s CSF photo comes from Warrington’s British Heart Foundation shop.

I usually like to write an erudite and informative blurb about the outfits, but I’ve got nothing on these two. Absolutely idea whatsoever.  What the hell are they?  Where do they come from? What do they mean?

Suggestions are most definitely welcome.

 

Charity Shop Fashion 10

It’s time for yet more amazing fashion ideas from Warrington’s première boutque, Le Fondation De La Cœur Britanniques (British Heart Foundation) shop.

There’s only one word that can describe this outfit: SEXAY! Whether it be the glitzy jacket, the racy lacy top or the bog-chain belt, you’re going to be the erotic belle of the work’s Christmas do in this little ensemble.

Stop the press, who was that? No, it wasn’t Vicky Vale, it was another satisfied customer from the BHF’s designer range.  Rest assured, Autumn\Winter 2011 is going to be ALL about denim shorts that are way too big so are secured at the rear with a bulldog clip.  And don’t even think about wearing a top with your shorts.  This look MUST be achieved toplessly.  You have been warned.

 

Charity Shop Fashion 9

Last week, St Helens’ Cancer Research shop fired a shot across the bows of charity shop fashion.  How would the leading light of the field, Warrington’s British Heart Foundation shop, respond?  Well, they would respond with this:

BOOOOOOOOM! You sunk my battleship!! Consider the fashion cannon fired and the battle won.  Who could compete with such an achingly-erotic outfit that is not only silver but contains two – yes, two – different types of animal print.  My penile tumescence knows no limit in the face of such an outfit.  Well played, BHF.  Well played, indeed.

 

Number 19

As a Liverpool fan and blogger, it would be cowardly of me to ignore “number 19″ – as much as I’d like to.

I’ve thought long and hard about what to say about Manchester United’s recent record-breaking league victory.  It’s traumatic enough for me to simply type “Manchester United”, so this it’s safe to say that this isn’t going to be easy.  I considered writing a piece in which I congratulated them for their achievement, but which also threw in loads of back-handed insults.  But that would make me look like an idiot.  As much I have a natural antipathy for the aptly named Red Devils, you cannot help but praise them for how successful they’ve been over the last twenty years.  Even though it makes me feel sick to say so, and it’s something I don’t plan on ever saying again.  Well done.

I will pick up on one point: the whole “knocking Liverpool off their perch” fallacy.  OK, I know that it’s continually picked up on because it makes great copy, but can we all just agree now that it’s not true?  Liverpool, sadly, fell off their perch before Ferguson won his first league title.  Although it’s taken them the best part of twenty years to surpass Liverpool’s record, I think we can all agree that the battle was lost quite some time ago.  Now it’s just official.

So, what does conceding this record actually mean to me as a Liverpool fan? Not a lot.  I’ll continue to be endlessly and unrealistically optimistic about the upcoming season.  Some people mock this unfounded belief, but it’s all about concentrating on the fortunes of your own club and not worrying about what everybody else is up to.

Damn, I couldn’t get all the way through without having a little dig.

Blackburn Rovers 3 Norwich 1

Last night I dusted off my “Occasional Norwich City Supporter” romper suit and headed up to Ewood Park to watch the Canaries play Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup.  Luckily, we only travelled the 25 miles from Warrington, and I could only admire the dedication of the several hundred Norwich fans that made the trek from Norfolk.  I say “admire”, but part of me thinks they’re bonkers.  Such is the life of a travelling football fan.

Anyway, let’s get the match out of the way.  For the first hour, the teams looked relatively evenly matched in terms of ability.  The big difference seemed to be the clearly noticeable extra pace and power of the Premier League side – best demonstrated in Shaq look-alike Chris Samba.  It made the gulf between the two divisions look as vast as it probably is.  That said, it remained 1-0 until way into the second half and, despite Rovers having some good chances, there remained a possibility that Norwich could have got back into it.  That was until Norwich substituted 3 key players (Martin, Holt and Hoolahan) around 70 minutes in, and the game was Blackburn’s from that point on.  A late consolation goal from Askou made the arduous drive back to Norfolk slightly more palatable for the hardy away fans.

Now, the other stuff.  Ewood Park was a pretty nice stadium, and a good place to watch football.  They’ve also got an impressive big screen that you could have easily have watched telly on (a crucial factor I look for in any stadium).  I sent a few tweets during the build up and was excited to get retweeted by the Football League (the world’s original football league).  I then got a personal welcome tweet from what appears to be Blackburn’s official Twitter account.  It was a nice touch, whether they were official or not.  Perhaps the most mind-blowing aspect of the evening was Rovers’s snack-bar.  They had a meal deal that featured “double chips”.  It really makes you proud to be from the North West when you see phrases like double chips.  The pride made me shed a single, fatty tear.

All in all, it was a great evening.  It’s actually surprising how much you enjoy a live football match when you’re not emotionally attached to either club (which was even more pleasant following Liverpool’s drubbing on Monday).  I heartily recommend going to watch whatever football clubs play in your area, especially if they’re not in the Premier League.

Boring Blog Stats – June 2010

What would happen if some of the members of Limp Bizkit were to form a new band with some of the members of boyband 5ive?  Even if you don’t know which members of each group were involved, you have to say that it was inevitably going to be something of a crazy enterprise.  My mind is almost boggling with the infinity of possible outcomes.

With this thought experiment in mind, please find yourself welcomed to this month’s Boring Blog Stats.  Continuing the see-saw motif established in previous months, June saw a predictable drop off in the number of hits.

In May,  the figures were:

The World of Sherby57 – Total hits = 752, average hits per day = 24.3

Pour Some Gravy On Me – Total hits = 1100, average hits per day = 35.5

In June, they were:

Sherby57 – Total hits = 640, average hits per day = 21.3

PSGOM – Total hits = 915, average hits per day = 30.5

Top Posts for the Month

Sherby57 -

Home Page – 185 hits

Genetic Engineering – Has it gone too far? – 100 hits – If you didn’t know that this was going to be the number one post then you’ve never read Boring Blog Stats before.  How dare you.

Sexy Lamb – 36 hits – Baby Lamb maintains the number two spot for the second month in a row.  As a cat, she’s sadly not that impressed with her achievement.  Why would you be when you’ve got a bit of foil to chase around the house?

A Hilarious A-Team Joke – 36 hits – A new entry, but a worthy one.  I can only assume that there have been more A-Team searches with the movie being released soon.   I may even go to the cinema to watch it as a sign of thanks.  To be honest, I’ve written some intentionally awful jokes over the years, but this is one of my finest awful jokes.

PSGOM -

Home Page – 402

Sex Sells: The Mr Banana Penis Story – 65 hits – It’s another post about the guy with the banana penis.  He’s so bloody popular.

England 1 USA 1…Meh – 29 hits – A bit of a moany post about not being interested in the England team and the World Cup.  At least I had a moan about it all before they got knocked out.

iThink iWant an iPad – 28 hits – Yes, I managed to write a whole post about whether to buy an iPad or not.  In fact, I managed to write two posts about it,  as I followed up with iThink iStill Want An iPad…Possibly.  That was a post in which I was even more unsure whether or not to buy an iPad.  I’ve still not decided. Will there be a third post on this riveting subject? I don’t know yet.

Somewhat shockingly, the post There’s a Ghost in my Caravan didn’t get into the top 3.  I thought this would be a hit generator of the highest order as it contains an exclusive photo of a ‘ghost’.  It’s one of the more convincing ghost photos that I’ve ever seen.  I mean, it’s obviously not really a ghost, but surely someone should post it onto a supernatural investigations forum and get my blog lots of visits.  Selfish.

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