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Welcome to The Fifth Continent
Rants, raves and some of my faves!
What is this site?
This is my own site where I will post things in the narcissistic belief that people want to read them. It could be seen as an attempt to boost my own sense of my self worth. You may find that I don't take things too seriously!
Why The Fifth Continent?
I live in the Fifth Continent both in my head and in reality. It's not as cool as it sounds.
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Elija
03 Jan 2009
Elija
03 Jan 2009
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The UK government has decreed
Elija on 28 Nov 2009
that young offenders can no longer be called "youths" as it may offend the precious little darlings.
In open source no-one can hear you go Yaaaarrrrr!
Elija on 18 Apr 2009
The Pirate Bay trial ended in Sweden just the other day and the defendants were sentenced to a year in prison and to give silly amounts of compensation.
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
Can words be offensive?
Elija on 17 Jan 2009
There has been a furore this week about the royal family being racist or at least making racist remarks. Prince Harry was caught on video referring to another officer as "Paki" and then it was revealed that his father Prince Charles uses the nickname "Sooty" for an Asian friend.
Record £206,000,000 In Speed Camera Fines
Elija on 19 Dec 2008
Government figures released this week show that the speed cameras so liberally placed around our nation have raised record revenues this year. Two hundred and six million pounds which is a lot of money gathered in fines just for people going over the speed limit.
This is child abuse!
Elija on 03 Aug 2008
I'm going to say it even if no one else will. Letting your child over eat as much as Lesley Davis does is child abuse. Her daughter is 15 years old and 33 stone. Just so non English people can picture that, 33 stone is the
same as 209 kilos or 462 pounds!