Graphic video from Iran protests

Mu-ga-be [moo-gah-bey]
–verb trans. (used with object)
to take something in good condition and make a complete shit of it : I installed Windows Vista and it Mugabed my computer
[Origin: 1300-50 Old Shona ; mogabeh: Gobshite]

With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them.
That’s what Col Nate Sassaman of the 4th Infantry told the New York Times in 2003.
Now, although I recoiled initially when I read this quote, I have [...]

I was just sitting down to contemplate the mysteries of a solid black pint of Guinness when Jimbo walked in. He was wearing the sly little smirk that tells you he’s pulled off another stroke involving vast profit, and he wants you to ask him about it.
Well? I said. Tell me.
Ah, he [...]

Goddammit, where are you?
I paced the floor anxiously as Ireland’s hopefuls faced up to the worst that Argentina could throw at them.
Where the hell are you, damn you!
I knew that, somewhere in South America, Bock’s elite Military Wing had inserted itself covertly into a rugby stadium and would, even now, be desperately trying to [...]

You can follow the count here
Even this early in the day, it looks as though the people have voted for another four years of being robbed blind and taken for fools.  Bless them.

Right. It’s done. I cast my vote, and fun it was too, I can tell you.
Here’s how I dispensed my Single Transferable Vote in order of preference:
1.   The Mother Teresa Wasn’t a Thieving Old Con-Artist Party.
2.  The Christian Liver-Transplant Party.
3.  The Wombles.
4.  Satan
5. Arthur Daley
6.  [...]

I’m glad this is nearly over. I’m so glad, I’ve even stopped kicking my dog and making disparaging remarks about tinkers Travellers.
This stupid election has turned me into a different person, and indeed, a person I’m not at all sure I like.
Sarcastic. Aggressive. Loud. Excitable. Overbearing. Pessimistic. [...]

OK. I can’t help it. Sorry. I just can’t help saying all this because the time is right and there’s an election coming up and it has to be said.
I know – all right? I know I’m repeating myself. I know I said all this yesterday, but there’s an election coming [...]

I see our government has decided to go to the country.
Great. Time to start torturing those political reptiles that call to your door once every four years. After all, even if you didn’t disagree with their policies, it’s very hard to like a heavily-sweating man in a bad suit with a gigantic belly [...]