Greetings, my delightful denizens of dastardliness! It is I, The Flaming Monocle, here to enlighten you on the subject of villainy with a twist of my charming wit and ever-present pinch of impeccable flamboyance. Today, I feel like delving into the glaring inadequacies of a so-called supervillain, a man whose name inspires fear only in the hearts of bald men […]
Panel 1: Picture a grandiose stage with an imposing figure standing front and center. He’s clad in an impeccable suit, a monocle gleaming with a mysterious fire, and a cape billowing extremely dramatically, exuding an air of intelligence, fragrance, and a sense of ‘that guy totally has it together-ness’. Narrator: “Citizens of Earth! Behold The Flaming Monocle, the Evil Super […]
In the vast cosmos of classic animation, few objects capture the imagination quite like the Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator (Sometimes referred to as the Q-36 or PEW-36). This unassuming yet powerful device, famously wielded by the diminutive but determined Marvin the Martian in the Looney Tunes series, stands as a testament to the blend of simplicity and ingenuity that […]
Please consider the following herein my official application to join the Guild of Calamitous Intent.
The Vogon Constructor Fleet, my dear reader, is a marvel of engineering that is truly out of this world.
“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run,There’s still time to change the road you’re on…” Messrs. Page, Plant / Led Zeppelin / Stairway to Heaven One cannot be a noteworthy villain for particularly long without coming across the infamous quandary – when faced with having one’s plans foiled for the umpteenth time – […]
The year is 2021, quite late into it in fact, and I’ve let this piece of digital real-estate go abandoned for far too long. This post is no guarantee there will be vast amounts of activity beyond this but can’t hurt to try. Got to start somewhere! In February of this year, my time suddenly became a premium with regards […]
In an attempt to continue the long journey of self-improvement, I have often asked folks – both friends and acquaintances: “What is the most annoying, irritating or generally irksome thing that Englishmen do?“ To this question I have received multiple answers, both asinine plain mundane. Today however was an interesting day, because for the very first time in my memory […]
I turn my back on the site for five minutes and half a year goes-by! I shall have to admonish it properly for letting things get so bad. So – on to the first proper post of 2018. This will also serve as the first proper-post generally as well. And by-jove, there’s plenty to cover. Firstly with the recent revamp […]
‘Hello World’ – is the industry standard for uninteresting greetings on the internet. It is supposed to have originated from a Bell Laboratories internal memorandum by Brian Kernighan, called ‘Programming in C: A Tutorial’ back in 1974. How dull. ಠ_ರೃ I prefer the old adage ‘ENGAGE EYEBALLS‘ – originally from a Mr. F. Monocle, prior to any of his internet […]