Author Archives: Simon

About Simon

Simon Houghton creator of The Bloke Show started life as a baby, going on to become a boy and then a man, at which time he became an actor. As time passed he went on to be a director, later still he became a sales guy, then a business owner. Most recently he regressed and became a writer. Then a driver, then an actor again. Decisiveness is not one of his strong suits.

Twitter – where George Carlin went to die

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Simon

Some people have no idea what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it – George Carlin (100 characters) Facebook is a conversation; twitter is a shouting match. Facebook is a user-constructed environment; twitter is a … Continue reading →

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PRICED FOR QUICK SALE

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Simon

SIMON’S EASTER EGG Before anyone gets upset this song is influenced by Camus’ novel L’Étranger (The Stranger) . It’s about honesty and environment and disclosure.

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Continuing the Tradition – Streaking

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Simon

A play-off game at Lang Park was never complete without some wally (no disrespect to The King) having one too many, disrobing, leaping the fence and waltzing across the field to pat their favorite player on the back to thank … Continue reading →

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Easter Cartoons

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Simon

A collection of worthy cartoons I have scoured for whilst surfing to bring you some joy on an otherwise dour, albeit chocolate covered holiday. Most cartoons have their source somewhere on them and I strongly encourage you to visit those … Continue reading →

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Redmond is an abomination

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Simon

Every time a wedding takes place in Redmond, the cure for cancer is setback three years. And Christina Aguilera inches her way ever closer to becoming a 7. The greenies like to point at climate change, the loony right like … Continue reading →

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