It Is… Pt5

‘Time time time, see what’s become of me’
‘Simon Art Gart and funkal anyone else’

Too much time on your hands is the Devil’s brew, maybe a blessing, I don’t know. I’ve only changed my mind a zillion times to this intro already.

Right now, as I sit and think, I’m listening to my new Soundcloud mate Jesus Bellota and it’s bending my head, but in a good way…. I’ll link it here

Right, ok, sorry Jesus, but you’ve gotta zip it for a bit, because my un-thunked thoughts which I’ve not had time to iron or even think about yet can’t seem to straighten out.

Ok, yes another Ok and following on from a spate of daily posts this week, we’ll end with some world news… yes, now it definitely does hint very stinkily of the original crazy fools newsround and TWTW…WAW!, but I imagine that’s how circles work, well I would if I could hear myself think, and we’re talking about circles instead of going in them… JESUS, will you turn that down… no offence.

World News

South Africa and Madagascar have patched up a two-year spat over direct flights between Jo’burg and  Antananarivo  after SA refused to return three Madagascarians (what do you call them) bandits. That’s not what you call them but might given these three amigos smuggled 70kg’s worth of Saffa gold back in 2020. When asked what they were doing, they replied, ‘We like to move it, move it, we like to…’

They get worse you could, for instance, be listening to this…

In London the Natural History Museum has opened its doors to the Wild Escape. A new project billed for July. Along with 500 other ‘antiquated establishments’ across the land, children’s visits are emphasized on the wildlife on display. There’s a whopping 80m mixed pieces of specimens and artwork from chickens to a titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum. The kids are encouraged to create art in response. ‘I see chicken.’ ‘I see an egg’ ‘I see dinner’ ‘I see breakfast’ ‘I see a day off school’ ‘I see getting lost, many paths, which way to go, haven’t we seen these armadillos twice twice? I’m scared. We’ll be trapped here forever. The jam sandwiches have ran out. We’ll have to eat the chickens. Tony, noooo, not the bats. Bats in the belfry. Bat soup, batten down the hatches. We’re all doomed Man…’ ‘Going anywhere with this fool?’ ‘No’ – ok, (that’s three) move on please, nothing to see here…

Last February saw the EU Parliament dismiss the need for alcohol warning signs on wine or all booze bottles come to that. Ireland, of all places. What were you thinking! They have resurrected the liver disease and cancer warning splurge to be plastered over all what gets you plastered. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said it is, ‘an attack on the Mediterranean diet’ and, ‘our identity cannot be perverted’. Now that’s what should be labelled

Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world. They have long tried to resist the girls best friends from Russia, but it is yet not an official requirement, however much they are willing to clamp down on the tyrants trade (too much?). Now, and with help from the EU and Ukraine an official stance should appear in the next round of war sanctions. Russia produce 30% of the world’s rough diamonds. And of course 90% of these are mined by one company, Alrosa. Zelensky in recent talks with the Belgium Parliament said, ‘Peace is more valuable than diamonds.’  Belgium also invented to French fry, a spin off from the rough cuts of proper chips. I’m an advocate of tying all French fry proprietors to stakes on Belgium’s beaches say Ostend or Blankenberge and letting the seagulls do their work, but that’s just me.

At the movies Indian spy thriller Pathaan became the most successful Hindu film with its first 7 days global trading at $61.3m (E56.2m).  Hmmm, long sentence. It’s about a really good looking ex-army undercover agent, hooking up with a hot chick running around to doing daring dramatic stuff. And stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. A really good soundtrack too. If you need a less detailed review go watch it.

Try China’s Full Red River while you’re at it and if we’re getting arty we might as well talk books too – Brazil is getting wordy and  opened up over 100 book shops between April ’21 and Nov ’22 with US vet Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ Women Who Run with the Wolves,  from 1989 topping the non-fiction table, ask my dog Cherry.

Ok, (#4) we’ve spent too much time on this and I don’t want to talk about Japanese lorry driver’s hours… or NZ’s new PM who is called Chippy… or that Thailand’s building a new ‘aviation city’ in Rayong. They reckon to up their much needed tourist passengers from 1.5m to 5m a year.

And for last…  the last manufacture of Boeing’s 747 has been delivered. Dubbed the Queen of the Skies, it was built in 1970 for Pan Am. Those were the days when upstairs was a cocktail lounge. It was the plane that literally moved the world. One Argentine pilot said, ‘Nowadays aeroplanes are all brains.’ ‘But the 747 had heart’.

Okey dokes – that’ll do pig – till next time folks, oh and don’t forget your press ups…

Till next time f-f-f-folks… keep ‘em peeled
Pip pip, ding-dong and ticketyboo
Keep it turning, keep it wheel

Prim

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