Friday, 1 July 2011
Stuff I read, and some other things: Wimbledon...duh
Stuff I read, and some other things: Wimbledon...duh: "The Independent, Wednesday 29th June 2011 Numerous little bits stuck out as I read, mainly the page 5 spread on Wimbledon
Wimbledon...duh
The Independent, Wednesday 29th June 2011
Numerous little bits stuck out as I read, mainly the page 5 spread on Wimbledon entitled They came, they queued, they got wet - but did they wash? The first half was about the apparent leak in the roof off the Centre court, which - according to a spokesperson - was 'leaks in the permanent structure, not the new roof' well...
The article got better when the journalist mentioned 4 young guys he ran into as they queued for tickets. 'I'm not skipping school, I'm erm, at a University open day' was their answer, also 'It's only three days. And these four week are pointless' - AS going into A2 level students I assume. Know the feeling.
Camping out in Wimbledon and having no accessible running water resulted in one of them remarking 'We've brushed our teeth but nothing more ... I don't think I smell that bad' after smelling his left armpit. Recalling that this week was the hottest it's been for well, ever ... hard to believe his words. And starting off with only two sleeping bag between the four of them was always going to be a bad idea.
The article ends with the simple fact that by the time the guys got to see the match they were waiting for (Murray against Lopez), they would have gone without washing for 'a combined 300 hours.' Eww comes to mind...
'Islamic Mikey Mouse' provokes anger in Egypt could never fail to amuse. A 'millionaire Egyptian telecoms mogul' has posted cartoons of Mikey and Minnie Mouse wearing Islamic dress; Mr Mouse even having a beard and Mrs Mouse in a face-veil. Since this, the fundamentalist branch of Islam the Salafists have been outraged, and shown their anger by creating a 'facebook group with over 60,000 members' and threatened to 'cut out the tongue' of any one that insults Islam. The cartoon creator Mr Sawris has now apologised.
Numerous little bits stuck out as I read, mainly the page 5 spread on Wimbledon entitled They came, they queued, they got wet - but did they wash? The first half was about the apparent leak in the roof off the Centre court, which - according to a spokesperson - was 'leaks in the permanent structure, not the new roof' well...
The article got better when the journalist mentioned 4 young guys he ran into as they queued for tickets. 'I'm not skipping school, I'm erm, at a University open day' was their answer, also 'It's only three days. And these four week are pointless' - AS going into A2 level students I assume. Know the feeling.
Camping out in Wimbledon and having no accessible running water resulted in one of them remarking 'We've brushed our teeth but nothing more ... I don't think I smell that bad' after smelling his left armpit. Recalling that this week was the hottest it's been for well, ever ... hard to believe his words. And starting off with only two sleeping bag between the four of them was always going to be a bad idea.
The article ends with the simple fact that by the time the guys got to see the match they were waiting for (Murray against Lopez), they would have gone without washing for 'a combined 300 hours.' Eww comes to mind...
'Islamic Mikey Mouse' provokes anger in Egypt could never fail to amuse. A 'millionaire Egyptian telecoms mogul' has posted cartoons of Mikey and Minnie Mouse wearing Islamic dress; Mr Mouse even having a beard and Mrs Mouse in a face-veil. Since this, the fundamentalist branch of Islam the Salafists have been outraged, and shown their anger by creating a 'facebook group with over 60,000 members' and threatened to 'cut out the tongue' of any one that insults Islam. The cartoon creator Mr Sawris has now apologised.
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