A Barry Cryer pub joke

Jim went into a pub and said to the landlord: ‘If you give me free drinks all night, I’ll entertain your customers and they’ll stay all night buying drinks.’

“How will you do that?”

Jim put his hamster on the piano. The hamster began playing the greatest piano music anyone had heard.

“That’s incredible! Have you got anything else?”

Jim put his parrot on the bar. The hamster played the piano and the parrot sang along. He was like Pavarotti. Everyone was amazed and stayed all night drinking.

The landlord was delighted. “I must have these animals. Will you sell them to me?’

Jim said no.

“Will you sell one?”

“OK, I’ll sell the parrot for £100.”

Fred whispered to Jim and said: “That’s stupid selling a clever parrot for a £100.”

“The hamster is a ventriloquist.”

(this joke has been modified)

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Australia’s Camels

With the departure of many [Muslim] cameleers in the early 20th century, and the introduction of motorised transportation in the 1920s and 1930s, some cameleers released their camels into the wild…..[By] 2008, the number of feral camels was estimated to be more than one million, with the capability of doubling in number every 8 to 10 years. (my emphasis)

Source Australian feral camel – Wikipedia

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Putin’s magic wears off: 2016 the Donbas

The 2014 attack on the Crimea was an overwhelming success. Putin’s advisors fell over themselves to say that he was a genius and naturally he believed them. In 2016 Russia attack the eastern Ukrainian region, the Donbas. This is populated with Russian speaking people and Putin assumed that they would rise up and welcome a return to the ‘Motherland’. And some did. But the problem was that Ukraine fought back. There were years of attritional warfare, which are still going on today….Ten years later.

The podcast is 3 minutes long Putin’s magic wears off: 2016 the Donbas

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Bob Paisley’s European Cup Team Talk: 1977

In the dressing room, Paisley reminded the Liverpool players that the last time he’d been in Rome was in a tank at the end of the Second World War.

Source Jon SpurlingGet It On (2022) p217

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How little we know

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Frank Carson’s sandwich joke

Two Irishmen were eating a sandwich in a pub when the landlord said, “You can’t eat your own food in here.”

So, they swapped sandwiches.

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Three successful invasions

The attack on Iran in February2026 was a classic example of how not to conduct a war. It is often said that History teaches nothing. Well on this occasion that disparaging remark is utterly wrong. There are three excellent examples of invasions that were brilliantly successful.

This podcast discusses the 1939 attack on Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union. The we move on to the 1991 attack on Kuwait by the USA coalition to liberate them from Iraq. Finally the 2014 Russian attack on the Crimea, which was completed in 24 hours. The podcast is 3 minutes long.

Three successful invasions – YouTube

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Warfare changed forever

The Iran War and the Ukraine War have changed warfare forever. This means that the entire arms Industry is now obsolete. The F-35 costs about $70m each and they are useless in the current war environment. British contracts for new tanks are money down the drain.

The podcast is 3 minutes long Warfare changed forever

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Cunk at her sparkling best

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Delusions!

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