Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Modus Operandi

September 20, 2018Brexit, Dr. Who, EU Referendum, Healthcare, Podcasts, Pop MusicBallboy, Big Country, Donald Trump, More or Lessricky

So, the last post here on apoplectic.me cast a pretty sneering eye over Public Health England’s Heart Age Calculator. And if you think that an eye can’t sneer, welcome to the stroke blog.

Nah, the boy did ok. — ‘Aren’t you a bit young for this, sonny?’

That’s pretty much the modus operandi around here – bitter cynicism leavened with fun. Skip down to the bottom of this post if you just want to hear some of the best Scottish pop ever.

But it turns out that this time, I wasn’t alone in my cynicism.

[Maybe there’s actual upbeat stuff in the Apoplexy Tiny Letter – check it out] Continue reading Modus Operandi →

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Judge Dread

August 22, 2018Current Affairs, Dr. Who, Law, Sci-fi, US ElectionsBook Festival, Donald Trump, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Judge Judy, PM, Terminator, Todayricky

Clearly, I was spoiled for news stories to cover last week. Even this week, and more specifically today, a lot of things I’m interested in have been cropping up.

Trump‘s been in the news a bunch, but I’m not going to spend any time on the details of that. I mean, who’s got the bandwidth to constantly maintain the rage?

Seriously. How has he not had a stroke? — A: This guy?

No, the most interesting thing I learned about Trump this week keyed into my interest in the amount of time we spent at work.

[Waste your time at work with the Apoplexy Tiny Letter.] Continue reading Judge Dread →

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World Cup Fever

June 19, 2018Dr. Who, Football, Television, UncategorizedBBC, Clive James, Donald Trump, Jonathan Meades, World Cupricky

It’s day six of #WorldCup.

So if you’re worried that you might be exhibiting symptoms of World Cup Fever, it might be a good time to ask a friend to check you out.

The Lester Piggott of football — Unfortunately, this victim has no friends.

Are you worried about WCF? Read on for a guide to identifying the symptoms.
But first, get today’s soundtrack from the Apoplexy newsletter. Continue reading World Cup Fever →

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Specimen Daze

April 24, 2018Books, Brexit, Brooklyn, Football, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Poetry, TelevisionDonald Trump, Henry David Thoreau, Louis Theroux, Ossian, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walt Whitmanricky

I can’t say that I’m any less furious about the state of the world this week than I was last week.

LOOK WHAT BEING A ROYAL BROOD MARE DID TO ME!!! — CHEER UP YOU MISERABLE SOD!!!

No. Shan’t. I don’t care what you say, Royal Baby Announcement Town Crier Guy. I’ll thcream and thcream ’till I’m thick.

[Maybe a good tune is what we need – check out the Apoplexy Tiny Letter.] Continue reading Specimen Daze →

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Back To The Well

March 6, 2018UncategorizedBradley Wiggins, Donald Trump, Louis CK, Marc Maron, Morrisseyricky

I can hardly believe that I’m returning to the subject of that strange racist guy across the Atlantic with the architecturally complicated hair and the reactionary opinions who’s poured into oddly ill-fitting clothes. But I suppose that it’s an endlessly interesting topic to me.

You're not the one for me, Fatty — No, not you.

[Who’s Stroke Bloke talking about? Prolong the anticipation and visit the Apoplexy Newsletter.] Continue reading Back To The Well →

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Prime Time

December 6, 2017Books, Brexit, Current Affairs, EU Referendum, Politics, TelevisionArmando Iannucci, Brexit, Chris Morris, Donald Trump, Maggie Smith, Muriel Spark, Theresa Mayricky

1. PRIME

I’ve been thinking a lot about Muriel Spark this week. More specifically, a Miss Jean Brodie in her prime.

So much for the creme de la creme! — I think that you’ll find I’m *currently* in my prime, Mr Stroke Bloke. Five points from Ravenclaw!

[Want to know what song to listen to while reading this week’s post?
Check out the Apoplexy Tiny Letter.] Continue reading Prime Time →

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Apoplectic Me

November 7, 2017Brexit, Current Affairs, Edinburgh, Mental Health, Mindfulness, News, Poetry, Pop Music, StrokeCatholic Action, Donald Trump, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, Wilfred Owenricky

Here is the news…

Knock-knock. Who's there? Ivor Liddle — “Everything is fine. Return to your homes.”

Whimsical blog of #stroke survivor credited with 38,000% increase in lookups for ‘apoplectic’: https://t.co/jNgTaCxKx1 #Trump @VanityFair https://t.co/Tat9SOhy97

— Ricky Monahan Brown (@ricky_ballboy) November 2, 2017

[Is this more FAKE NEWS?!?! Read on to find out where Stroke Bloke’s going with this…] Continue reading Apoplectic Me →

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Twin Peaks

October 24, 2017Current Affairs, Mindfulness, Movies, Parenting, Politics, Television, US ElectionsDavid Lynch, Donald Trump, Eraserhead, Twin Peaksricky

Mrs Stroke Bloke and I finished binge-watching the two original seasons of Twin Peaks last night. Don’t worry, I’m not going to get into the minutiae – you know, spoilers. you’ve either seen it or you haven’t. And if you have, the odds are you probably got as far as we did back in the Nineties. i.e., not very far.

What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in a swimming pool? — “Not very FAR?!?!”

[Killer BOB politely suggests that you plough on through this blog post, though.] Continue reading Twin Peaks →

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Propaganda

September 5, 2017Art, DesignDonald Trump, graphic design, Joy Division, Reillyricky

After trailing a post on graphic design and democratisation last week, I received an interesting email on the subject of graphic design, logos, and sloganeering.

Return of the tiny fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing shitgibbon — How do you do this again, USA?

…perhaps the way to think about the democratization of graphic design isn’t to think about whether the act of creating a design is accessible to more people; but rather to think whether it is easier to spread.

[It’s easy to get more whimsy and fancy at the Apoplexy Tiny Letter] Continue reading Propaganda →

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Is That All There Is?

July 5, 2017Art, Pop MusicDonald Trump, Hugh Laurie, John Peel, Joy Division, Neil Young, New Order, Peggy Lee, William Wegmanricky

A while ago, I interviewed Ian Rankin for The Fountain, in anticipation of the recent Rebus Fest.

Been enjoying him on Veep — Man, I can’t keep up with all the incarnations of Hugh Laurie any more

Well, Hugh. Let’s see, shall we…?

[For more whimsy and less namedropping, check out the Apoplexy Tiny Letter.] Continue reading Is That All There Is? →

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