The plot comes to a boil and thickens.
Just days after the operators of the Pirate Bay were convicted of being “accessories” to copyright infringement, it has emerged that the judge in the case is, in fact, a member of several copyright protection organizations, including the one bringing the case against the Pirate Bay. Although [...]
Apr
24
Pirate Bay Trial Update: Conflict of Interest
Category: Complaints Department, Irony, News and Current Events | 1 Comment
Apr
21
Sweden’s Got Talent…and how!!
Category: Amusement, Art and Culture, Truth is Stranger than Fiction | Leave a Comment
Earlier today I was simply blown away by Susan Boyle’s performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent. It’s something that has to be seen (and heard) to be believed.
Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods four lads from Borlänge, Sweden (never to be outdone by the Brits) treated the audience of [...]
Apr
19
The Biggest and Baddest Villians
Category: A Day in the Life, Complaints Department, Irony, News and Current Events, Politics | 3 Comments
Well, it’s all over folks. Both sides have stated their cases and the verdict is in. The biggest and baddest villains in the history of the world, otherwise known as the operators of The Pirate Bay, are guilty! GUILTY!! of the disgusting crime of being accessories to copyright infringement. Justice has prevailed! …uh, sort [...]
Apr
17
Will someone please think of the children?!?
Category: Complaints Department, Irony, News and Current Events, Stupidity | 2 Comments
Wow. I’m just…stunned.
Apparently, a prosecutor from Gävle, Sweden believes that prescribing birth control pills to girls under the age of fifteen (the legal age of consent here in Sweden) is a crime. Under Swedish law any sexual intercourse (consensual or not) with any one under the age of fifteen is statutory rape. Therefore, according to [...]
Apr
12
The Wisdom of Papa Kitten
Category: Amusement, Irony, Observations | Leave a Comment
“I guess one of the signs of my advancing geezerhood is that sex, drugs, and rock & roll is now down to just drugs.“
Apr
8
Miss Kitten’s Big Skåne Adventure
Category: Adventures, Holidays and Celebrations, Living in Sweden, Opportunities | 2 Comments
I must first thank my hosts Mark Base and his girlfriend Erika for their gracious hospitality during my stay with them. I must also acknowledge that I can’t take credit for title of this update. About a week ago Mark posted a Facebook event announcement under the same title. In fact he’s the one who [...]
Apr
4
Here’s another one for the stupidity category. An elderly Swedish woman went to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription headache pills, and was instead given (quite erroneously) a powerful anti-cancer drug that would have killed her had she gone ahead and taken it.
The woman is partially responsible for the stupidity. She was expecting to [...]


