Bally's Blurty

I'll Look Around
For the first time in many months, I'm actually reading the main section of the Sunday Times. It's a good job, too, because I haven't laughed so much in ages.

I'm reading an article on university education

DIGRESSION ALERT: Imagine! Bally showing interest in education! You, dear symmetrical reader, have no doubt fallen over in shock.

and specifically the dumbing down of standards. One chap is quoted as saying, "When I complained, he [an external examiner charged with scrutinising standards] stated that it was no longer 1986 and that we cannot mark like we did in the past. 'We must', he said, 'look harder for excellence'."

Ain't that the truth. In a system where, to keep standards rising continuously, excellence has been bundled into the back of a van which has subsequently been driven off a cliff, we're all looking harder for it.

Film Reviews

Watchmen: Yes.

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Current Music: Daft Punk - Aerodynamic