Blogmanship: Advanced Techniques
In the fourth extract from our serialisation of Blogmanship (available to buy here), Noseybonk looks at some of the advanced techniques of winning internet arguments, including a methodology for...
View ArticleBlogmanship: Hostmanship and Blogwomanship
In the final extract from our serialisation of Blogmanship (available to buy here), Noseybonk looks at some special cases, including the most Blogmanlike positions to take on every topic, and women...
View ArticleAdam Curtis presents: All Watched Over By the Machines of Kevin Spacey
The Noseybonk saga has been interrupted by lengthy intermission, so today’s ‘Story so far’ is an especially comprehensive one, and is brought to you by Adam Curtis. Curtis’ recent BBC series, All...
View ArticleJohann Hari – What I Did on my Holidays
Those who have been following the remarkable case of the plagiarising, Wikipedia-manipulating Independent journalist Johann Hari will know that he has handed back his Orwell award (the plaque that...
View ArticlePrivate Eye at 60
Recently Dabbler editor Brit made the controversial claim that the ‘jokes’ section of Private Eye – written for five decades by a small exclusive gang hidden away in the editor’s office – is not...
View ArticleNoseybonk presents: Confessions of a Radio 1 Disc Jockey
Well-loved DJ and fundraiser Kenny Bovril passed away peacefully in his sleep last year. However, a private document, discovered only after his death, has fallen into the hands of Noseybonk. It...
View ArticleBlogmanship: How To Win Arguments On The Internet Without Really Knowing What...
With the holidays coming to an end, many readers will be turning their thoughts once again to the important business of arguing on the internet. According to recent studies, arguing on the internet is...
View ArticleBlogmanship: The Blogman’s Toolbox
Continuing our serialisation of the new handbook – The Theory and Practice of Blogmanship – or How To Win Arguments On The Internet Without Really Knowing What You Are Talking About (available as an...
View ArticleBlogmanship: How Americans can annoy Britons, and vice versa
In the third part of our serialisation of Blogmanship (available as an eBook from Amazon or as a PDF here), Noseybonk looks at how Britons and Americans can go ‘one-up’ on each other on the internet…...
View ArticleBlogmanship: Advanced Techniques
In the fourth extract from our serialisation of Blogmanship (available to buy here), Noseybonk looks at some of the advanced techniques of winning internet arguments, including a methodology for...
View ArticleAlain de Botton International Airport
The terrifying and bewildering Noseybonk Saga originally ran on The Dabbler in 2010 and 2011, and followed a cast of characters including poet Grayson Ellis, revolting hack Rod Lidl, Ed Balls and...
View ArticleJohann Hari – What I Did on my Holidays
Continuing the theme of plagiarism from Nige’s post, here, raised from the archives as a Bank Holiday treat, is Noseybonk’s take on the dodgy hack Johann Hari… Those who have been following the...
View ArticleNoseybonk: Guido at The Political Book Awards
We were delighted that our friend Terry Stiastny triumphed at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards last night, beating Andrew Marr, James Naughtie and others in the Fiction category for her fine...
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