Bye for now

Trump won and is in the process of losing it big time, Europe is fucked, the world is becoming a toxic and fascist nightmare, the whole of Africa is reverting to corrupt tribalism, China must remember that repressing millions is ultimately futile and Putin is running a once proud population into the ground, making friends with and giving sanctuary to other "leaders" of disrepute, not forgetting Israel who seem to be brewing a regional war for themselves whilst Trump, as pathologically eager as ever to keep himself in the headline, has joined in. He and his cronies are beyond words.

You get my drift. I'm going back to reading books and listening to music in a fairly simple, isolated life. Bye for now. 

Hull City Of Culture

Hull was recognised as the UK city of culture from 2017 until the next city succeeded in 2021 and in 2025 Hull is still successfully on its path of resurrection having been named one of the top 25 global destinations to visit in 2026 by the internationally printed periodical, National Geographic.

Hull is a great place to visit and walk around and to hear music and local contemporary poets. It also has a history unrivalled by many other major British cities and centred for many years around maritime trades and "Hessle Road" ('esl road): the West Hull centre of employment, commerce and social life of families involved with the fishing industry; very rich to very poor, many suffered greatly in the  Icelandic Cod War of the 70's and for centuries whenever boats were lost, the Gaul being the most famous and enigmatic. The works of Hull born photographer Alec Gill recorded much of this from the sixties to the present day, but his work is copyrighted and I may not show it. (Search Alec Gill Hull photographer)

Hull is weird place, always rated poorly in the national press but loved by people and visitors alike (many of whom stay to work) and has many questions asked of it by "outsiders".

Since 1299 the title of this city is actually Kingston Upon Hull (the King's town upon the river Hull) and though it has been blighted by poor politics and lousy national press over the years, it is actually a great friendly place to live, with an interesting history, especially the rejection of King Charles 1st's entry into the city; an act by Sir John Hotham that precipitated the English Civil War (and the later death of Hotham). To this day fools are not suffered lightly as there is still a bit of small town clannishness.

N.B. Some words (in the poems below) have mostly local use only:
Larkin = Larking around or Phillip Larkin, the ex poet laureate.
Tigers = Hull City football club. (Whole city)
Robins = Hull Kingston Rovers rugby league team (East Hull)
Airlie Birds = Hull FC rugby league team (West Hull) after street address (Airlie St.) of old stadium.
Quakers = As in the Quakers of quasi religious and benevolent fame (see pictures below).
Whitefriars / Blackfriars = Religious orders whose locations gave Hull street names.
Land Of Green Ginger = A small street in Hull (See web details)
Reckitts / Ferens / Needlers / Rosedowns = A few of many famous families / companies from Hull.
Frys = A famous Bristol based chocolatier Quaker family who inspired the Reckitts of Hull.
Mucky Buckies = Children of Buckingham Street.
Montrose's = The gang in Montrose street.
Farreey = Vast and semi-derelict railway land storing timber, gangs and girls.
Johnny Greensides = His mum was my first crush.
Mitchell Brothers = Of the Mitchell family, the hardest we knew, into bikes and removals.

Anyway, here are poems I wrote specifically about Hull, along with some pictures.

HULL

Hull is not a rat-race.
Hull is a nice place.

Hull is not chav-town
Hull has thrice a crown:
a king’s town.

Kingston Upon Hull;
Larkin land,
full or Tigers, Robins and Airlie birds,
and parks and memories of Quakers as great as the Frys,
not the Whitefriars
nor the rare Blackfriars
nor those of the Land Of Green Ginger,
but Reckitts and Ferens,
Needlers and Sizers
bobbers and jobbers
dockers and packers
trawlermen and lightermen,
independent spirits one and all.
Hull is a king's town.
Let no-one put us down!

THIS IS 'ULL

The firm leatherette feel of well rolled tarmac
and it’s once warmed smell,
and the blackened knees and hands
of interaction
are familiar prints in my galleried mind.
A grey playmate;
a giver of second-hand chewy
and ciggie ends,
uniquely flavoured
but eagerly sought for secondary use
or swops.

Our street,
our Hull street
was our street,
not for Courtney street's gang,
not Mucky Buckies
nor Montrose's
it was our Upton Street,
a dead end street
of clean houses
of clean people
in clean beds
and mucky, happy kids.

Hull was a small place
till I was 11 but I never knew it,
our world was our street,
our wood yard at the dead end
our "farreey" across the drain
where trains and girls could be explored
in equal measure,
ducking down in the long grass
if anyone came.

I didn't know that I lived in a city called Hull,
but I knew my friends,
their parents and Johnny Greensides
who owned the only car.
and the original Mitchell brothers
on their rocker bikes,
hero’s in leather and white scarves.

I was happy in Hull.
I am again happy in Hull.
Even the immigrants are happy in Hull
’cos we are Hull,
we are Kingston Upon Hull
and proud,
proud to know most people;
southerners and media,
even Yorkshire folk
don't really know us well,
'cos 'ull is our secret,
a hoard of decent friends.

Brief history of the Quakers (From Reckitt's magazine)

Sir James Reckitt was an industrialist and Quaker in Hull

Groomers

It was announced by the UK Prime Minister and his side-kick, Rachel Reeves, that there will be further investigation into "grooming" gangs (who thus far have been almost exclusively men of Asian descent) following the recent Casey report on them and individuals who have plagued the UK for at least 20 years, often using the same methods, leading to the same results: Young girls, mainly white, abused and tortured for years, with apparent indifference and prejudice (some say Collusion) from police (certainly), social services and child care homes. The girls were and are still being written-off as (just) "run-aways", child prostitutes or general miscreants, even though some complained to many authorities charged with their care and protection. Having acknowledged an earlier preoccupation with "ethnic sensitivities" the National Crime Agency are now seeking to reiterate that laws will always trump anyone, for they are now proactively targeting reported grooming gangs with no regard to accusations of racial bias.

It is good to see grooming gangs being identified for prosecution, but two former victims have resigned their roles on the latest government investigative commission, stating that in their view the commission are (still) "less about the truth and more about a cover-up"; their views were endorsed when other victims did likewise, prompting the government's Home Secretary to issue a statement that she will not allow the enquiry to lose focus, though the victim's group are asking for the Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips to resign, accusing her of betrayal. My feeling is that victims are worried that people and organisations who should have acted years ago, who are now their own investigators, may allow the scope of this investigation to widen in order to reduce their culpability.

Some grooming gangs and individuals have been successfully prosecuted and jailed, but only after the agitations and protests of a noble few police and social care workers, though the national press are now all over this, with an eye to sales no doubt.

Here I present cases that are notorious or at least made it to public attention.

What is about Rochdale and it's pussyfoot policing that nothing seems to change there, for once again yet another "gang" of Asian looking men (that's all "we" are allowed to say) have been found guilty of grooming, raping and "passing around" exclusively white girls, having organised themselves into a formal grouping to do such things. These bastards should be fully exposed to investigation from day one of any complaint, as such complaints are routinely discovered to be the truth from girls brave enough to complaint about their appalling and degrading treatment. Their prison time should be as cruel to them as they were to their many victims.

I'd like to think that these scum have real hard times in prison after their organised and systematic abuse of girls as young as 11

 = & =

This grooming gang, again from Rochdale, were convicted and sentenced to may decades in prison. From top to bottom, reading right, this crew were lead by "boss man" Mohammed Zahid, Mohammed Shahzad, Mushtag Ahmed, Kasie Basir, Nisar Hussain, Roheez Khan and Naheem Akram.

How proud their extended families must be of them!

= & =

I hear paedophiles in prison are dead men (and women!) walking and hope these Scottish scumbag paedo smackheads get what they rightfully deserve in prison; raping children still in nappies is beyond redemption, yet they have been given permission to appeal their convictions, at "our" expense.

= & =

After Brexit they have no right to stay in the UK

Here's a pair of Romanian criminals, Sexually exploiting women in the UK. Following Brexit they have no absolute right to stay here, but did we ask them to go "home"? What do you think? If you see them in back in Doncaster, remind them that Romania is a better place to live now.

= & =

Sickening Dean Fieldsend and Stephen Sweeting (of Hull and Bubwith )

In my new world these two would now be hung. Fieldsend for his 3rd guilty verdict, who has proved himself to be an irredeemable paedophile in his pursuit of children (18 months - 9 years), whilst Sweeting has a record of sexual offences against children going back to 1968. If you happen to meet either of these vile people they should be reminded of their crimes. 

= & =

Child rapists Mark and Robert Evans - more perverts from Rotherham

The two brothers above are going to have a real hard time in prison (I hope), having been sentenced to 17 and 14 years for grooming, then raping, girls as young as 13.

= & =

Ashley Darbyshire from Bolton

Here we have another to have a very hard time in prison, as he is rightly reviled as a rapist of children whom he groomed in Bolton.

= & =

David Brennan of Hull - A user of 12-year olds!

Another piece of shit  from Hull who will be getting 20 years of hard times.

= & =

Connor Laud from Hull loves abusing kids

Yet another monster from Hull, this one rapes children to satisfy his sadistic perversions. Let's hope his time in prison denies him future use of his "equipment".

= & =

Graham Hart loves kids!

Yet another one goes to prison for 17 years to endure a very hard time, hopefully, for being a destroyer of innocence.

Are you looking at me?

 

Are you looking at me? Then Are YOU lookin' at me?

Prediction - This may seem funny now but just you wait and see.

 Football and boxing robots are cute, but "we" will weaponize them and not be happy until humans become Gods by achieving mastery of "Wetware".

Dump Trump 'cos he's a chump (with Bohemian Trumpsody)

Let me say this please, Trump's desire to make America great again is akin to masturbation: It feels great for a while but ultimately you are left on your own. He is still hands-on the phallus of the USA but it is slowing going down. The rest of the world, much to his apparent surprise and eventual recognition, are prepared to also play hardball and basically give him the finger. Sure, his trade is good to have but his hubris is proving unacceptably hard to swallow. As the rest of the world adjusts, the USA might just need new friends.

YOU ARE TOO LATE - TRUMP WON AND WAS ALLOWED TO DO SO BY A JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE AND AN AMERICAN VOTING POPULATION THAT DEFIES (my) UNDERSTANDING. GOOD LUCK USA! TRUMP LOVES TRUMP and his ego knows no bounds - he and his coterie will ruin America, your reputation, your economy and your former friends' desire to care about you. Why did you do this to yourselves America?

Just weeks in the job and the despotic bullying began.

Trump is open about his America comes first policy and his nationalistic desires are well documented. 

Trump's desire is to interfere in the social rights (and wrongs) he perceives in American society and those of other countries.

Trump is open about protecting American jobs, thereby portraying his party as a party for "legal" workers, whilst those he deems to be "illegals" are identified and arrested or camped.

Trump is using populist actions to thereby build-up his party and his base of avid supporters who swear by him. Their allegiance seems absolute.

To any reader with an understanding of recent (1930s) history you may be aware of what I am alluding to. Trump's party trust their leader implicitly to make their nation great again and the rest of the world must just hope things don't get out of hand, again. Trump will make America great again in their eyes, in their terms, but will undermine global goodwill toward them. The bias Trump exhibits toward the  Russians gives rise to a question: Is Trump a soviet agent and does his willingness to use the forces of the state against his own citizens suggest is he not a patriot, but a dictator (to the world).

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Attention USA! Wake up for God's sake and get your leaders in order, or better still retire some of them, especially Trump AND Biden, who have had their time. Why not even elect a woman because what you are offered is seriously flawed?

We Europeans, for the most part, regard Donald Trump to be a dangerously narcissistic idiot criminal (along with others!), whose diktats to "make America great again" (as it was up to the 70's), will probably precipitate some sort of social implosion there; you have enough explosive factions, such as Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Illegals and of course, good old Whitey: all chomping at their bits to aggravate each other, but "you", sane electorate, must sort out this mess.

Start by retiring Biden (just about dead) and dump Trump because he's a chump. Of those two, Trump will screw you because Trump loves Trump alone and his history is nothing to be proud about, so pleaseUSA , US ,, Donald Trump , Trump , Biden , Biden and Trump , Trump and Biden

Dump Trump 'cos he's a chump

(Pass it on!)

Here's a thought about old leaders

Bohemian Trumpsody

When Brits put their minds to anything they can produce brilliance combined with wit and erudition, such as this withering condemnation of Donald Trump, by the Marsh Family. Please be kind to the whole world and vote for anyone other than a Trump.

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Trump has around him his "yes men" (and women) who gain empowerment solely by his patronage, without which many would be socially and politically irrelevant and truly respected by few. Their decisions and actions, however bizarre or spiteful go unquestioned only because of Trump, but to start firing members of their military, merely because of a feeling of being undermined is bullying of the highest order. A good example of this came as fall-out following Vice-President JD Vance's visit to Greenland. He and Trump want Greenland! - an independent sovereign state who do not want, nor need them.

Trump loves pulling the gear levers of state, but  God help us all.

Final thought: Trump's replacement of former president Joe Biden's portrait in the White House shows gross disrespect for his own office of state and how his petty childish mind is prone to work. Let us hope Trump's portrait is quickly replaced with that of a horse's butt (That's my childish mind!)

Word of the day - MOPE

The word today is Mope

Mope is a intransitive verb, meaning a verb or verb construction that does not require or cannot take a direct object (such as snow or sleep). It appeared in English in the 1560s, from Dutch and German sources; giving it many meanings:

- To think gloomily about something, possibly into dejection

- To be unhappy and unwilling to be positive in any way

- To give oneself over to brooding, listlessness and dejection

- To be dull and without spirit, spending time doing very little

- To have a listless or aimless manner as if sad or depressed

This child looks like she is moping!

England pronounces mope like mowp and mowp-ing, though it not a frequently used word.

At the time of a person having a mope they are said to be moping

If you mope, or you're moping people may say you are being moody

Some replace "He's moping" with "He's sulking" or "Sorry for himself"

To often mope people will eventually refer to you as "a misery guts"

The word sulking could replace moping in many sentences (I think)

If you need more start here or here or better still here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Batty book titles

I'm aware of how childish this article is, but I don't care.

Remember a 70's craze for improbable book titles?

To illustrate my point here are those I remember; even the lame ones.

Flying High - by L.E. Copter
I Fell Off A Cliff - by Eileen Dover
Falling Down - by Willie Bounce
Naughtiness - by Ben Dover and Phil McCrackin
Naughtiness 2 - by Reah Entry
You're Nicked! - by Les B. Avenue
Understanding Fossils - by Dina Sore and Terry Dactyl
I Love My Truck - by Laurie Driver
I Love My Spectacles - by Seymour Clearly
Surviving A Tiger - by Claude Bottom
I Escaped - by Scott Free
Loneliness Is Tough - by Billy Nomates
Going Solo - by Willie Stroker
Being Different - by Tom Boy
Being Musical - by I. Singh
Saving Money - by Penny Pincher
I'm In Advertising - by Bill Boards
Where's Wendy - by Peter Pan
Winter Travel - by Bob Sleigh
I'm Not Ready - by Hugo First
I'm So Tired - by Mustafa Rest
Making Porn - by Ivor Biggun and Ivor Whopper
Making Porn 2 - by Ivanna Fucku
Getting Lucky - by Willie Fucker
Fame At Last - by Holly Wood
Lucky With Women - by I. Pullem
Take Me If You Can - by Hugh Mungus
I Can't Breath - by Dick Sucker
I Can't Pay Now - by Bill Melater
Dressing Windows - by Annette Curtain
Languages Are Easy - by Polly Glot
Hanging Wallpaper - by Polly Cell
A Brilliant Film - by Stella Cast
Getting Drunk - by Johnnie Walker
A Big Win - by Jack Pot
Puddings - by Roly Poly
Spanking - by Rosie Bottom
A Little Bit Of Pain - by Dick Thrasher
How To Nag - by Mona Lot
Classic Tankards - by Toby Jug
Hearing Things - by Isabel Ringing
Birdsong - by Dawn Chorus 
Telling Tales - by Hugh Liar 
Wildlife Water - by Lily Pond
Smelly Feet - by Jim Shoes
I Shot A Sheriff - by B. B. Gunn
Portable Light - by Tilly Lamp
I Give In - by Hugh Winn
Meeting Deadlines - by Justin Time
Signs Of Poor Workmanship - by Lucy Screws 
Worthless Trinkets - by Nick Nacks
We Can't Agree - by Miles Apart
I Need Aspirin - by Ed Ache
What Are The Facts - by Sir Cumspection
Spunk On The Bed - by Mr. Completely
Plastics - by Polly Propelene
I Can't Lift That! - by Dickie Back
Tough Times - by Helen Back
Prickly Plants - by Holly Bush
A Fish Supper - by Chip Fryer
Procrastination - by May B. Later
School Starts - by Wendy Bellrings
Posh Schools - by Ivy League
Spend, Spend, Spend! - by Rich Mann
Not Digital! - by Anna Log
Exotic Shrubs - by Jasmine Grower
Going Bareback - by Johnnie Dumper
Loving Sex - by Randy Sod
Going Down! - by Fanny Licker
Danger At Sea - by Coral Reef
Ploughing - by Connie Lingus
Good Food - by Chris B. Bacon
You'll Want To See This - by Mike Hunt
How Embarrassing - by Fanny Farts
Child Abuse - by Moe Lester
Bad Smells - by Hugh Farted
Being Broke - by Penny Less
Don't Do Drugs - by Crystal Meth
Know Your Future - by Krystal Ball
Fantasizing - by Jack Off with Rudi Thoughts

Playing With The Big Boys - by Hugh Jainus

The Love Of Men - by Gay Bouy

Too Much Booze - by I.B. Sick

Big Tits - by Norma Snockers

Pre-come - by Dick Trickle

Playing The Fool - by Dick Wad

Small Dicks - by Justin Cider 

Keep Safe - by Jock Strap

A Scottish Valley - by Glen Coe

Strong Winds - by Gale Force

I'm so annoyed - by Gunter Killem

I Love Tea - by Ginger Biscuit

Felling Trees - by Tim Burr

On The Beach - by Sandy Bottom

Exciting Stories - by Cliff Hanger

Easy Money - by Robin Banks

Scamming - by E.Z. Money

Where did they go? - by Mary Celeste

As Good As Butter -  by Marg A. Reen

Fast Food - by Donna Kebab

Too Much Drink - by Stu Per

Never Drunk - by Ginger Ale

Playing Safe - by Pru Dense

Killing People - by Tommy Gun

Stuck On The Loo - by Tom Tits

Master HTTP - by Dot Com

Palindromes - by Hannah

Toilet Training - by P. Here

Taking A Stroll - by Wanda Round

I Love Dancing - by Lindy Hop

Cross The Road Safely - by Luke Bothways

What A State To Be In - by Ken Tucky

Racing Cars - by Monty Carlo

London Airports - by Stan Stead and Heath Row

Itchy Scalps - by Dan Druff

Break Windows! - by Chuck Stones 

Stealing Cars by - Joy Rider

What's That Smell - by Hugh Stink 

Big Bags - by Carrie More

Static Electricity - by Bri Nylon

Getting Lost - by Wanda Off

Not Understanding - by I. B. Thick

I Love Christmas - by Carol Singer

Who knows what I am - by Polly Morfus

Talking Rubbish - by Poppy Cock

Gay Pride - by Les B. Friends

My Favourite Weed - by Dan D. Lion

Sunny Days Ahead - by Wendy Rainstops

Resolving Heart Conditions - by Angie O'Gram

Old Cars - by Mini & Morris Minor

Sporting Cars - by Mini Cooper

I Love Synthetics - by Polly Ester

Hit Records - by Poppy Tunes

Great Beers - by Stella Artois

Bingo! - by Tom Bola

Salad Oil - by Olive Tree

Spicy Sausages - by Sir Larmy

Simple Cakes -by Rock Buns

Mountain Safety - by Guy Ropes

Cat Toilets - by Kitty Litter

Too High - by Al Timeter

I'm Cold - by Jack Frost

I'm The Leader - by Hugh Followme

Running Away - by Al Beofthen

Good Phones - by Sam Sung. 

If you find these intriguing, this site is so much better.