BOOJUM!: Dog Buns!

That, Gentle Reader, Is BOOJUM!'s Official Swear
I think I may have stolen it from "Adventure Time" and a quote about smelling like dog buns. I doubt these buns are actually any kind of baked goods, though I can stand to be corrected.
It also reminds me of the Swears present in 2000AD, specifically "Judge Dredd". Given that small children were able to purchase the comic, you couldn't have Ol' Stony Face venting his anger with a load of foul-mouthed invective, so he came out with terms like "Grud!" or "Drokk!" instead.
None of which has anything to do with why I began with Dog Buns!
You see, we were due to whiz off at 9 to the car boot sales at Bardsley and Bowlee, so your humble scribe got up at 8 ante meridian - okay, okay, 8:20 - to rinse and razor, only to discover that - car boot sales were off due to weather.
Drokk!

That, too

Conrad, Fighting YOUR Corner!
Well, your corner if you were one of the cast or crew of "Navy Seals vs. Zombies", which I have banged on about before. I do like this film, despite it's flaws, several of which come from simply having a small budget and limited time to edit before release. I registered with IMDB and rated it a 6.

"Thanks for the kind words, Conrad!"

I also posted my own review, just to balance out the naysayers, who all come from the IMDB Forum (now extinct), in spirit at least.
"Can you expound on that, O Wise And Prescient Film Critic?" I hear you - is that flattery or sarcasm? I shall treat it as flattery.
Oh yes, the IMDB Forums. There were threads for every film on IMDB, and you can guarantee that, in every individual film's Forum, there would be one idiot loudly stating that "This is the worst film ever made". Guarantee.

Is Ben Folds still alive? Fingers crossed ...

"Troop Leader" By Bill Bellamy
More exploits of Bill and his British brethren. One page 140 he mentions an October 1944 advance on the Dutch town of s'Hertegenbosch, which is interesting as I spent a summer working at a pickle factory there in 1983.

The delights of the 'Bosch

Once the war was officially over, Bill became part of the occupation forces in Germany and came face-to-face with the Ruffians, who do not come out of it well - scruffy, dirty kleptomaniacs with itchy trigger fingers, by his account.
Prior to the end of shooting, Bill took command of a South Canadian Chaffee tank, which was well-liked for it's reliability and low profile, both important factors for a reconnaissance vehicle. It also came with infra-red sights, which I didn't realise the Allies used during the Second Unpleasantness.

3D Chaffee

What's that? Oh, the review I wrote for NSVZ? Wouldn't you rather have a 5,000 word dissertation on how "Earthman, Come Home" could be adapted into a film?
Okay, fine, fine, have it your way -

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Make no bones about it, this is a low-budget zombie film. Having said that, it constitutes a blast from start to stop, and is well worth 97 minutes of your time. I suspect those who rated it less than 4 stars were expecting sets, props and effects akin to "World War Z" - sorry, not going to happen - $$$, remember. It is refreshingly free from the normal clichés, and even manages to shoehorn in an explanation as to why the SEALs are not bulging with miniguns and M2s and M240s. There is one cliché present POSSIBLE SPOILER!!! - "I've been bitten yet am not going to admit it" - but this applies to several characters, so it may not be all that spoilery. I also loved the line "This may be the most stupid thing we've ever done." And how things suddenly change in mid-flow.

There you are. I kept it concise.

Have You Ever Wondered -
- exactly how a radio telescope is constructed? I mean, look at the Parkes RT in the Land of Larrikins. Art?