Day 1 - my first Blog...

I'm no stranger to the 'Net, having published many articles on the site I work on:
http://www.armorama.com/ however, this is truly my first Blog of this type.

So, let's get started. Perhaps an introduction is in order? I build model tanks. No, not kidding I REALLY build model tanks. I also teach English (but since that's as boring as hell, this is the first and last time i'll mention it).

What you see above is a tank. Well, it's a practice tank. Normally, tanks have tracks and armor and tubes which go bang. This is a tank which has legs and some very surprised-looking squaddies. So, if you don't know the secret handshakes and you're not in the WWoT, take this as your first introduction. People who build model tanks are, generally speaking, pretty odd. Spending much of your time and a large part of one's disposable income on model tanks does tend to make one seem strange in our otherwise completely sane society. Some do wear parkas - I would if I had a Lambretta. Some also live in places where a parka is a pretty sensible idea. In fact, PWBT, live all over the place - as is our constitutional right.

The WWoT. The Wonderful World of Tanks owes much of its success to a well-known poet and writer by the name of Rudyard Kipling. Kipling, allegedly, after being taken to see the first tanks during WW1 suggested that they be preserved for future generations. Some of the more 'contemporary' figures who like tanks include Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland. Supposedly, during the filming of Kelly's Heroes they argued over the technical accuracy of the vehicles in the movie that filming was delayed several times. Photos allegedly exist of Sarah Jessica Parker building model tanks during the filming of Sex and the City.

Tanks are a theme i'll return to several times in future Blogs as are some of the VERY Bad people who also inhabit the WWoT. The first of these is an Anime character called Blogger Hiroshi. Now, Noodle-Boy or The Incredible Blogging Man says nasty things about me, but particularly my friend Terry and also says rude things about the Chinese. The other nasty is a Shaven-Headed Loon who was supposedly killed-off in the 7th Harry Potter book but still inhabits one of the nastier hells on the WWW. Both of these characters will make occasional guest appearances in future Blogs.

Finally, today's villain award goes to Real Madrid's defender Pepe for the most violent attack in the history of Spanish football....


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdr9130iCEw