Aggregating an Aggregator

I have spent entirely too much time on Mafia Wars today to the detriment of almost everything else. Somewhat disturbingly I went outdoors, which every time this happens gets more frustrating. I took NoozeHoundette for a bike ride to her Nan's on her new bike. It was bloody hot.

So the rest of my internet travels were merely morsels that tempted me...

I recoiled in horror at the thought of drinking beer, in a pub in one of these. BBC story here.

Okay, I accept that at a function or in a sports stadium, these things are a necessary evil. I understood when Thatcher continued her attack on the working-class by forcing the breweries hand and closing hundreds of pubs and preventing us from having a beer in sight of the ground, basically because she hated us. When did this government decide that the pub trade was it's sworn enemy?

Clicking on, I for one will admit to wanting an iPhone but not being able to justify the cost of such an expensive toy. This article illuminated the TPO (total pain of ownership) to me. Of course no-one in the UK owns up to such hell, or it may be they just don't own it up to me. Cracked screens and no forwarding aside, the owners I know are still in lurve. Elsewhere, on Digg I think, I saw an item about mobile telly not really taking off. This does and doesn't surprise me. I remember the Casio mini tellys. They never really caught on to the masses. When the mobile telly buzz came up I couldn't see the appeal.  In an era of ever bigger home TVs, why would someone want to experience their TV on a three and a half inch screen? Furthermore, if you can watch it on that massive widescreen for free the idea of paying for streamed content just seemed extravagant bonkers. However I know of kids that will send "what" as a text message, even on PAYG rates. So what them young 'uns would waste their money on is anyone's business.

I learned a new word as well, which is nice. Dysphemic, which you can read all about here. If you can't be arsed though, it a euphemism but 'dissing' rather than 'nicing.' It's how Republican politicians and 'hockey moms' deliver comment and Fox news do their political reporting.

I loved the cockney cash machine that they mention here, though I don't understand why I didn't discover it from a UK site. When I returned to get the url for you I saw this and had to bring it. Apart from anything else, it was cute, clever and chance to put a saucy picture on my blog legitimately.

I would disagree with the comment the site posted on the picture. They would work very well in an English summer because you would only need an hour or so in the sun for the tattoo to 'develop'. Not putting too fine a point, past two days aside, we've not had much more than an hour or so of sun this summer, proving my point exactly.

Next, I came across this (not in a pron sense - I love technology but in a much more wholesome sense) which is interesting and clever. A fine pairing that, like free and beer, another of my favourites. Roll VT!

If, unlikely though it is, you've arrived here as a result of following me on Twitter, liking my tunes - normally the way I get new followers - and wanting a little bit more NoozeHound, you will have noticed the drop in NoozeHound tunage. NoozeHoundette's demands on the telly mostly. Normal service will be resumed shortly, only there's an average film on Channel 5 at the minute and there was a good few on last night too.

Finally, I would say Arseblog should lay off the cheddar before bed after reading "...we signed...Paulo Wanchope...converted to centre-half by a Costa Rican shaman."

I thought Villa were off the pace after losing at home to Wigan and away in Europe. They put paid to that idea tonight but reinforced things aren't quite right at Anfield. Early form suggests to me, Chelski as favourites with us nipping at their heels. Early days yet though, see what the weekend brings.

Scousers particularly, after the recent results...

Welcome to the disappointment.