August 30, 2016

Horse 2158 - The Sweetest Argument In The World?

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http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/australia-and-new-zealand-battling-over-manuka-the-champagne-of-honeys-20160825-gr1ibe.html T...
August 27, 2016

Horse 2157 - T' Queen Is All Northern Lyke Innit

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Ey up. 'Ow Northern is the Queen lyke then, eh? In doing research for summat totally unrelated, I've found out that in addition t...
August 26, 2016

Horse 2156 - Treaty

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I was sent an email from someone called Joanna Dudley, which said: Dear Horse, I saw your article about why you think that recognising I...
August 18, 2016

Horse 2155 - US Electoral Reform - Vote 1

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Dear America, We have to talk. Your system of voting is a complete nonsense. From the insane things that are the Primaries and Caucuses; al...
August 17, 2016

Horse 2154 - Solving The Problem Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

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In 2016, The International Year Of The Howling Moron, we've seen Canada elect Pierre Trudeau in the most boring Canadian election in his...
August 16, 2016

Horse 2153 - Ten Things I Like: No.9 - I Like Advertising

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At just after 10pm Sydney time, on the opening day of the English Premier League I was sat sitting on the couch watching the team supposedly...
August 11, 2016

Horse 2152 - Ten Things I Like: No.8 - I Like The Silliness That Is Cricket

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Regular readers of this blog will notice that a statically significant proportion of posts are about sports of various kinds. Once you menta...
August 10, 2016

Horse 2151 - Citizens Censorious of the Census

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Who could see that coming from twenty miles away? If fourteen million people all try to log onto a website at once, then of course it's ...
August 09, 2016

Horse 2150 - Vincent Van Gogh Pun Run

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You may have heard of the rather famous painter Vincent Van Gogh , who among other things is known for his peculiar ear complaint but did yo...
August 08, 2016

Horse 2149 - Ten Things I Like: No.7 - I Like Big Orchestral Music

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As I am sat sitting on the 06:49 train to the city, I am wearing a pair of Hub brand headphones which I bought from Woolworths for the grand...
August 06, 2016

Horse 2148 - Senator Malcolm Roberts Hates 18C But Probably Doesn't Know What It's For

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Let me open this by saying that I like the idea of free speech. It is a good and reasonable thing that people do have the right to dissemina...
August 05, 2016

Horse 2147 - The Trolley Problem, The Law And Me

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I saw something on the telly, recently which yet again made use of that Philippa Foot's 1967 though experiment the "trolley problem...
August 02, 2016

Horse 2146 - Ten Things I Like: No.6 - I Like Cats

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A task which is supposedly impossible is to put a cat into a box. I can tell you from experience that it is an exceptionally easy task - sim...
August 01, 2016

Horse 2145 - Ten Things I Like: No.5 - I Like Utes

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Charity begins at home. Why can't it begin at my home? I am ready to accept your charity - ute please ^_^ If I look at the podcas...
July 29, 2016

Horse 2141 - Ten Things I Like: No.4 - I Like The Dark

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In the middle of winter, I leave the house under cover of darkness. The temperature is always coldest just before the sun rises in the morni...