Just doin' me duty

Just doin’ me duty
That’s why I'm ‘ere
No fighter me -
Blood makes me feel queer.

Saw my mate’s ‘and
Fly through the air.
Where did ‘is foot go?
Somewhere over there.

If I could I’d run
But I’m fast losin’ blood
And my heavy ol’ gun
Got lost in the mud.

So they’re sending me
To some prison camp
But maybe it’ll be
Somewhere less damp

And here we all stand.
Gerry’s shoutin’ at us.
We don’t understand,
But daren’t make a fuss

Just doin’ me duty,
That’s why I'm ‘ere.
I’d rather play footie -
And lose fair ‘n square.

I wrote this straight off the cuff to inspire my son who had some homework about World War 1.

There could be trouble ahead.

Easter Maths

A friend in Russia tells me that we shall both celebrate Easter on the same day this year. I remember that I could sometimes get two 'holidays' by careful timing of trips to Greece so I know that there are differences. Quite why, I have no idea.

What did intrigue me, however, was how on Earth the Powers That Be work out when Easter actually is in Britain. It seems to float around the calendar quite merrily. So here's the answer:

First you need to get the date of the Spring Equinox. That should be between 21st and 23rd March in any year, when day exactly equals night with 12 hours between the sun going down and coming up.

Next you need to know the date of the subsequent Full Moon. This year that will be on Tuesday 15 April.

Finally the next Sunday is Easter Sunday! So this year that's 20 April.

Now, if either the Spring Equinox coincides with a Full Moon or one falls on a Sunday it may require a little closer examination as to precisely which came first but hopefully that won't happen very often. My guess is that this all comes from interpretation of a sequence of events in the Bible. In which case, why do people in other versions of the same religion come up with different dates?

That I still haven't an answer for. But maybe someone out here has.

South Park: The Stick Of Truth

Mrs. Peel, you're needed...

I'm having a spot of bother with this ruddy Pac-a-Mac...

Robots!

As It Was In The Beginning, Word Without End...

This version with slightly annoying Spanish subtitles is the best I can find of what is possibly one of the finest closing sequences of a TV series.