We’re known in this land for being polite. Painfully so, actually. ‘Fair play’ and ‘good manners’ are something that often are ridiculed on the World Stage, but given we’re next-door to the Yanqui Bastards it’s a bit of a challenge to not look polite in contrast.

Here, thanks to YouTube’s ability to serve up any bit of video which was broadcast in the last forty years or more (no matter if it was cleared for web-distribution or not), is Antony St. George apologising to the USA for so very many things.

Note the firm placement of his tongue in the side of his cheek doesn’t at any time hinder his ability to speak clearly! Ah, the benefits of the Canadian accent.

Don’t forget about the Paul Magrs contest in the post below this one. Worthwhile reading is always something worth… doing… while… you’re… never mind.

Way back a few months ago you may recall a post about how the old publishing company was part of the Short List for the British Fantasy Society’s annual awards.

Earlier today (a couple of hours ago, I think), it was revealed that Tim Lebbon’s The Reach of Children won for Best Novella.

Congratulations to Tim are very-well deserved. Especially well-deserved as it was some of the finest writing I read last year, probably only second to Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes (which hadn’t been read before).

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For those who wish they had been in Nottingham when the award was announced, here’s the next best thing: VIDEO!

For an odd bit of fun, count the number of very un-hairy male heads involved in Horror Writing. No idea what this means, or which causes which to take place.

So, as a method of making up for the confusing daily digests of Twitter Status Updates which perplexed the typewriter-owners amongst the readership, here’s a bit of video content that makes an appeal to everyone taking technology for granted to start realising what we have going for us these days. It originally appeared on the Late Night with Conan O’Brien show on NBC, and now comes to you courtesy of some place called “Red Balcony”. That’s comedian and writer Louis C.K. on the left speaking the truth to the host. Learn more about Mr. C.K. right here.

A link to this video over at Boing Boing was sent to me which was found on this page… but I’ve embedded the original You Tube video to improve the image.

Terrifyingly, it’s not that far off from accurate. Not everyone will appreciate the humour of this, nor comprehend the ‘far-fetched’ nature of some of the claims. It’s a bit like the reverse of David Mamet’s State & Main, which I viewed as a documentary but everyone else considered an absurdist comedy.

Taking some time to tidy-up the office over this Holiday Week-End, I discovered the 90 second promotional film below. This was probably used originally as part of the material shown at cinemas prior to the feature film, and proves just how early Humdrumming dedicated itself to providing well-bound books to the discerning reader.

Head here: Choosing a Strong Book