Welcome to Gog

Gog is the community for grumpy old geezers. But you don’t have to be male, old, or a geezer. You just have to be grumpy.
What can I get grumpy about?
Almost anything. The usual rules of "legal, decent and honest" apply. No personal attacks, no obscenities or gross swearing and nothing that could land you (or us) with a libel suit.
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Reflections on a cruel world that’s being overrun by brats and prats

Reflections on a cruel world that’s being overrun by brats and prats There is nothing quite like the careful application of pain to deter young people from inflicting physical suffering upon others. The best result can be expected when well-intentioned and maturely measured punishment is firmly applied in the early years. After all, having carefully wiped their ...
Read more Topic: Education, History, Law and order, Media, Politics, Society, newspapers | 1 Comment »

If you insist on a bargain, be prepared to live in the world’s basement

If you insist on a bargain, be prepared to live in the world’s basement New Zealanders have a quaint but misplaced pride in the idea of “make do, and mend”. They call it The Number 8 Fencing Wire Theory. The trouble is that Number 8 fencing wire is hard to find these days. It’s been replaced by much thinner, ...
Read more Topic: Advertising, Art and culture, Consumer, Education, Politics, Society, The economy, Your money, television | 1 Comment »

Telecomplications: Is it a train? Is it a plane? No, it’s an immobile phone operator

Telecomplications: Is it a train? Is it a plane? No, it’s an immobile phone operator Name a formerly State-owned company, now "privatised", that treats its customers, suppliers and staff with mind-boggling disdain – overcharging the former and intimidating the latter, while trying to do everything on the cheap. We’re talking about British Airways, whose fabulous Lakeside HQ near Heathrow boasts a ...
Read more Topic: Advertising, Consumer, Politics, Society, Technology, Your money | 1 Comment »