Thoughts to Distract

Well I'm a little pissed off right now. Chelsea just lost a match they really should've won and we've thrown away our unbeaten record this season. Credit to Newcastle, they defended brilliantly, but that does nothing to cheer me up. So I try to think thoughts that make me laugh. One thing that I love is irony and thinking of things that are ironic make me laugh and forget about things getting me down.

Nigel Farage springs to mind right now. I could take the piss out of him all day, but the reason he springs to mind right now is that he is the ironic leader of the anti-immigration United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). Firstly with a name like Farage, it's clear his family did not come from England, but more likely from across the English channel. That however is only the tip of the iceberg. His wife is a German immigrant, but even that isn't really what springs to mind right now. What does spring to mind is an interview he gave a few months back where he said he felt uncomfortable hearing people speak Romanian on public trains. I myself see no reason why Romanian would make a person uncomfortable, unless said person is a racist bigot, but Farage insists he is not racist. The irony is his own children do not speak English as a first language. Somehow hearing German does not make him uncomfortable, but Romanian does. He says that it's completely different and that we know exactly how it's different. When asked to explain the difference, he employs the "if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you" technique. It's fun take the piss out of the political right isn't it?

Now I'm thinking of Britain First. If any of you are British and have a Facebook account, you've likely heard of this group. If not, they're a far-right, anti-immigration group who exploit the suffering of abused animals to trick people into donating to their hate group. They love expressing their support for military veterans, especially those who fought in World War II. They seem to be forgetting that those who fought in World War II were fighting against the far-right regimes of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. They too deny being racist, yet a look at the pictures they post stating that Muslims are the problem and the enthusiastic support these posts receive gives a different impression. I could go on about Britain First, but why hammer in a nail that's already in. I recommend to those who want to learn more about Britain First to check out this link: http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.ch/2014/06/12-things-britain-first.html

Despite the ironies being mildly amusing, I really should turn to something I love about the British. That is how sarcastic we are. Whoever said that sarcasm is the lowest of wit, is a moron. A friend recently called my attention to something on Buzzfeed. The Daily Mail asked if there was anyone left in Britain who could make a sandwich after Tesco and M&S were forced to hire Hungarian sandwich makers. The British people came out in droves all showing that whenever we can be sarcastic, we will be. You can see the results of the aspiring sandwich makers here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/sandwichgate

Well I feel better after that so that'll do for now. As always, I thank you all for reading.

Steven