Some unserious philosophical rules which seem surprisingly close to describing the world's serious realities ... One.  Murphy’s Law If something can go wrong, it will go wrong. And of all possible bad outcomes, the worst one will happen. Most of the other laws below can be seen as variants of this one. Two.  Hlaid’s Law The most difficult task should be given to the laziest employee. They will definitely find the easiest and most efficient way to solve it. A lazy person won’t complicate their own life and will do the job properly the first time just to avoid redoing it later. Three. Richard’s Rule of Interdependence Anything you keep long enough can be thrown away. The moment you throw something away, you will need it. Four. Lerman’s Law Any technical problem can be solved if you have enough money and time. The problem is that you will always lack either money or time. Five. Ettore’s Observation The line next to yours always moves faster. And if you switch lines, the one you l...

There have been some very good parodies, Star Wars and others, of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." Here's one for Anakin:

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  Having just got home after watching the new Disney Star Wars film, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" which was released in cinemas today here are some instant reactions. 1) This feels as if Dave Filoni and John Favreau set out to make for the big screen a two-hour self-contained story episode very similar to the episodes of season one of the Disney Plus series, "The Mandalorian."  This is not necessarily in any way a bad thing as long as you were not expecting anything substantial towards the big picture for events in the galaxy far, far away about five years after the battle of Endor. I hope it will not be considered a spoiler to say that there is no mention whatsoever of Grand Admiral Thrawn in this film, or indeed any indication of how the scattered Imperial remnants might come to create anything as powerful or dangerous as the First Order from the sequel films.  But if you loved "The Mandalorian" streaming series on Disney Plus, it is very probable that yo...

Question - why do Brits still include the letter "U" in words like colour and armour? Answer: because Rick Astley is British

This is the theme music for "The Mandalorian & Groghu" which is in cinemas from tomorrow: