Well, 2018 certainly was a hell of a year, folks! Let's see, we had talk of Cold War II (again); a hostile nation adopted a policy of détente with... well, another hostile one; a rich, inbred moron got married to a minor TV star; Hollywood finally did something about casting couch culture; a small, increasingly insignificant European country continued to entertain everyone with its farcical attempt to turn its back on its neighbours while maintaining a pretence of importance in the global community; and, on top of all that, DC Comics openly admitted their movies are shit. Seriously, what more could any semi-professional writer and humourist ask for?
Looking ahead over the next twelve months, though, it's hard to say exactly what 2019's going to bring us. Perhaps we'll see the nightmarish conflict in Yemen finally get the coverage it deserves instead of the usual partial silence from western media, but somehow I can't help wondering if that's just cloud-cuckoo-land.
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Still, at least we'll continue to be kept abreast of events in Syria by responsible, respectable and - above all - professional news agencies whose only interest is bringing us The Truth, no matter how unbelievable it may be.
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1. The Gilet Jaune movement crosses the English Channel and finds popular support among the hopeless and desperate.
2. As the UK gears up for a General Election in the wake of the Brexit debacle, centrists in the Labour Party begin to worry that Corbyn's revised manifesto is pushing their policies too far towards the Left.
4. Harvey Weinstein's crack team of defence lawyers invoke the little-known 'Scout's Honour' clause in a last ditch attempt to ward off a conviction.
...Remember, you heard it here first, folks.
But on a serious note, glancing back at my posts this year it's probably about time I stopped pretending WordJam is apolitical. That doesn't mean I'm about to start beating you over the head with my personal opinions, of course: it's just we're at a point where hiding from what's going on in the world won't do us any good. Besides, there's nothing wrong with having a good chuckle about it from time to time. As Peggy Noonan once said: "Humour is imagination operating on good nature". Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, there's a lot to be said for that.
Anyway, as this site idly cruises towards its third birthday and 20,000 hits, I'd like to take this opportunity once again to say a great big thank you to all my readers. Just make sure you stay tuned to WordJam: the greatest blog on the ethernet.
But, again, don't take my word for it. Perhaps the following endorsement will convince you:
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Onwards, folks!
