Wild West Land Blog

The most amazing kids playhouse / jail I’ve seen!

Stumbled across this Cowboy Flash game today which made me smile on a slow Friday morning.

The idea is you fire your guns to fly through the air, avoiding obstacles and moving up levels. It’s very, very hard to avoid the prickly cacti and I love the way every time you die you leave another tombstomb behind.

I’ve been reading about Sarah Palin all day again - I guess US politics can be addictive compared to the dour Scot’s spin machine we get at home.

Just compare right wing party leadership: Creationist hunter vs’ green thinking cyclist who goes through the odd red light. Hmm? [UPDATE! Cameron seems to have made the grade in US eyes what with becoming the latest Time magazine poster boy]

So, for anyone who hasn’t seen the masterful JibJab animated video yet enjoy the YouTube embed below. Note to the Spiridellis brothers - I think there will definitely be enough material to put out another one of your fantastic movies before election day!

Hmm, Politics. “Never talk about Sex, Politics or Religion” so the saying goes. What with the 2008 US election turning into a frenzy of insults and dirt digging how can you avoid it?

My interest piqued when the odd man of British comedy, Russell Brand, decided to make the most of his invite to host the MTV music awards and make a few headlines by insulting the most powerful man in the world:

I know America to be a forward thinking country because otherwise why would you have let that retard and cowboy fella be president for eight years…

Well Russell certainly knows how to make an entry into a nation’s hearts, especially when you consider how John McCain’s choice of running mate Sarah Palin has gone down a storm.

What connection does this have with the Wild West you may ask, beyond the most famous cowboy in the world? Well this great story by Joe Bageanton on the BBC’s Today website made me smile.

Joe suggests that “John McCain’s choice of the moose-shooting Alaskan woman with the pregnant unmarried teen daughter appeals to many redneck and working class Americans” and that said rednecks are enjoying their new found fame what with the fact they make up “at least a third of all voters and no US president has ever been elected without our support”.

Redneck Spotters Guide:

We come in one size: extra large. We are sometimes insolent and often quick to fight. We love competitive spectacle such as NASCAR and paintball, and believe gun ownership is the eleventh commandment.

Whereas good old Dolly Parton sang about Workin 9 to 5 for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, it would appear real life Country and Western lovers are - according to research by Heriot-Watt University - a hard working bunch:

Musical tastes and personality type are closely related, according to a study of more than 36,000 people from around the world…

Instead of moaning about ‘What a way to make a livin’ it would seem C&W music fans are instead hardworking, outgoing types perhaps regularly putting in long hours at the computer (not typewriter) keyboard with a happy smile on their face.