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A waste treatment composition and process wherein a salt of lignosulfonic acid and a foam-forming surfactant system are applied to nitrogenous waste material.
1. A foaming waste treatment composition for stabilization of amine and the proteinaceous components thereof comprising about 15 to 85% by weight of a salt of a lignosulphonic acid and about 1 to 5% by weight of a mixture of surfactant of a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl aryl sulfonate and alkylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol and a foam-generating member selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, coconut oil acid ester, a sulfated alkoxylated primary alcohol salt, a sulfated alkyl alcohol alkoxylate, alkoxylated adduct of an alkyl aryl sulfonate alkanolamide, salt of a sulfated polyglycol ether.
2. The waste treatment composition of claim 1 further including a foam stabilizer selected from the group consisting of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium alkyl sulfosuccinate, fatty acid amine condensate, hydroxyethyl cellulose and cellulose.
3. The waste treatment composition of claim 2 further including a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerine and ethylene glycol.
4. The waste treatment composition of claim 2 wherein the salt is calcium lignosulfonic acid and the surfactant mixtures includes dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
5. The waste treatment composition of claim 2 in liquid form wherein the salt is 27.4% by weight and the surfactant mixture is 1.0% by weight and the balance consists essentially of water.
6. The waste treatment composition of claim 2 in dry form wherein the salt mixture includes ammonium lignosulfonic acid and the surfactant is sodium lauryl sulfate.
7. A method for treating nitrogenous waste material comprising spraying a foamable dilute solution of the composition of claim 2 onto the surface of said waste material.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein said waste material comprises sewage sludge.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein said waste material comprises animal wastes.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the treatment of domestic sewage sludge, garbage, animal manures and similar nitrogenous waste material and the scrubbing of stack gases. More particularly this invention relates to a unique composition essentially consisting of a salt of a lignosulphonic acid and a foaming surfactant system and the use thereof in treating nitrogenous wastes. When applied in the form of a dried powder or as a solution, it serves the multiple function of odor control, containment of evolved gases, stabilization of amines and the proteinaceous components and the reduction of associated populations of noxious insects. The lignosulphonic acid-salt surfactant composition need merely be applied to the surface or intimately mixed with the organic debris. Even subsequent drying or admixture with soil as an organic additive, does not overcome this most desirable odor-free characteristic that has been imparted.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Treatment and disposal of primary domestic sewage sludge is an ever increasing problem. Outright incineration is costly and a source of atmospheric pollution. Open air drying gives off large volumes of malodorous gases. Such drying also encourages development of dense fly populations. It also requires large land areas, which is obviously undesirable. Artificial rapid drying is costly and produces difficult to control malodorous stack gases. Scrubbing of stack gases may even be required by the environmental authorities. The resultant sludge may contain high concentrations of pathogenic bacteria (e.g. samonella, clostridia, staphlococci, and pathogenic protozoa). Such sludge can usually be applied to agricultural soils only under the most stringent conditions.
Compounding the aforementioned problems is the fact that there is a tremendous volume of animal waste generated daily in the United States. It currently amounts to over 2 billion tons annually. Its high biochemical oxygen demand and the nutrient materials and pathogens contained therein, makes it a serious source of water pollution if disposed of in land runoffs. Large scale poultry and cattle farming creates even greater problems especially when urban development encroaches upon farmland areas. The development of insects and malodors is intolerable as urban development supercedes farmland. Fish kills, eutrophication of lakes, nitrate contamination of aquifers, dusts and off-flavors of surface waters are frequently associated with such animal husbandry.
An object of this invention is to provide a unique waste treatment composition.
Another object is to provide a novel, simple process for the treatment of wastes.
Still another object is to provide a comosition for the treatment of wastes which is easily made from economic, readily available raw materials.
A further object is to provide a process for the treatment of wastes which utilizes an industrial waste byproduct.
A still further object is to provide a composition which, simply when applied to waste material makes it relatively odor-free thereafter.
Another object is to provide a composition which, when applied to proteinaceous materials, stabilizes the amines and ammonia contained therein.
Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.
In accord with the above objectives, a unique waste treatment composition has now been found. It comprises a salt of a lignosulphonic acid and a surfactant system.
The acid may be a by-product of the sulphite process of pulp paper manufacture. It may be the sodium, potassium, magnesium, ammonium or calcium salt of lignosulphonic acid. Its concentration range should be 15 to 85% by weight, dependent upon the physical makeup desired, i.e., solid or solution.
The surfactant may be an anionic surfactant such as an alkyl aryl sulfonate. Or it may be a non-ionic surfactant, such as an alkylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol or a suitable combination thereof.
To provide foaming, it is preferred that an additional surfactant capable of generating foam be utilized. Such may be a sodium lauryl sulfate, coconut oil acid ester, a sulfated alkoxylated primary alcohol salt, a sulfated alkyl alcohol alkoxylate, an alkoxylated adduct of an alkyl aryl sulfonate alkanolamide, a salt of a sulfated polyglycol ether.
The froth or foam serves the dual function of (1) providing a blanket through which volatile gases generated in the decomposing mass must pass in an effort to escape into the atmosphere, and (2) furnishing extended many times repeated liquid-gas interfaces, thereby increasing the absorption and reactive capacity of the lignaceous material utilized of this invention.
In addition, a foam stabilizer, such as a cellulose gum, is preferred as a still further ingredient. One example is sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. Others are sodium alkyl sulfosuccinate, coconut oil fatty acid amine condensate, fatty acid amine condensate, hydroxyethyl cellulose and cellulose or other natural or synthetic gums. It is preferred that the foam stabilizer selected be one which does not contribute to the odor problem for extended periods of time. There are many which do not.
It is occasionally desirable to include a humectant to absorb moisture from the air to aid in keeping the foam bubbles intact. Glycerine and ethylene glycol are useful examples. Additionally, a small amount of formalin is incorporated to minimize mold development in the formula concentrate, which contains as normal ingredients from the commercial lignin component appreciable quantities of wood sugars.
The invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relation of one or more of such steps with respect to each of the others, and the composition possessing the features, properties and the relation of components which are exemplified in the following detailed disclosure and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, references should be had to the following detailed examples:
The following ingredients are admixed:
______________________________________Calcium Lignosulfonic Acid 27.4% by weightAmmoniacal Nitrogen 0.3%Formalin 0.8%Ethylene Glycol 0.2%Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose 0.3%Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate 1.0Water 70.0% 100.0%______________________________________
The above composition is diluted to a 1% by weight solution for spray application. When sprayed to a wet surface condition upon domestic sewage sludge, no odor will be detected. The usual housefly larvae infection will not appear nor will there be ovi-depositing of noxious insects. Apparently the composition chemically reacts with the volatile odor bodies and nitrogenous components to form a stabilized complex of very low volatility. Such is of little attraction to insects.
The following composition is admixed as a dry powder:
______________________________________Ammonium lignosulfonic acid (Dry) 85.0%Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (Dry) 5.0%Sodium Bentonite 5.0%Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 5.0% 100.0%______________________________________
Eight pounds of the above composition are dispersed in 100 gallons of water to provide an approximately 1% solution for spraying.
When sprayed as a solution on a garbage dump, the odor will be substantially reduced. It will also be noted that there will be a minimum of housefly larvae infestation. It will also discourage ovipositing of noxious insects.
Soil mixtures of 50 parts by weight sandy loam and 50 parts sewage sludge compost prepared as in Example I and 90 parts sandy loam and 10 parts compost prepared in accord with Example I are prepared and admixed with a 6/6/6 standard soil fertilizer. When subjected to lysimeter tests the following results should appear:
______________________________________ Immediately after 40" 15 days after water added 40" water added Loam Loam & & Sandy Com- Com- Loam & Loam & Orig. Loam post post Compost CompostIon Meq. Only 50:50 90:10 50:50 90:10______________________________________Potassium 40 4 20 10 30 22Calcium 40 15 30 25 50* 35Magnesium 20 8 15 15 20 15Phosphate 40 7 30 20 35 30______________________________________ *probably due to the release of available calcium from the calcareous components of the particular soil utilized.
From the above results it should be evident that both the 50:50 and 90:10 mixtures retain more milliequivalents of potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphate than the sandy loam without any compost therein. Thus, it can be concluded that the composition of this invention has greater retention for a particular desired ion in solution for a longer period of time than without.
A series of tests are run using the sewage sludge compound of Example I to determine the retention of urea. Parts by weight of urea is used in all instances. A 15" test depth of soil is used.
The following lysimeter values are obtained:
______________________________________PER CENT RETENTION After 20 daysApplication of Water Immediate In Soil at 70� FPercolation (equiv. inches) 20" 40" 20" 40"______________________________________Urea alone 5% 0% 10% 6%The 50:50 Compost of Ex. I 70% 62% 85% 80%A 50:50 Compost but without 30% 20% 35% 25%the lignosulphonic acid______________________________________
It should be evident that when the compost used is one pretreated using the composition of this invention, there is better retention of urea.
When the soil compositions of Example III are utilized to cultivate various plants as indicated below, the following yields are obtained:
______________________________________ Tomatoes Corn Pole Beans______________________________________YieldControl (no compost) 100 100 10050:50 Compost of Ex. III 125 115 13090:10 Compost of Ex. III 125 115 120QualityControl (no compost) Average Poor Average50:50 Compost of Ex. III Good Tender Good taste90:10 Compost of Ex. III Good Tender Good Taste______________________________________
The spray solution of Example I is sprayed onto chicken manure. The measure of its effectiveness will be as follows:
______________________________________% Content (driedto 30% moisture) Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium Sulfur______________________________________Chicken Manure 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.1(fresh)2 Weeks Untreated* 1.6 1.7 1.0 0.06 Weeks Untreated* 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.06 Weeks Treated** 2.0 1.7 0.9 0.1______________________________________ *Exposed to normal outdoor weathering (composting) conditions. **Increase in nitrogen due to microbial activity.
It should be evident that this invention improves the nitrogen, phosphate, potassium and sulfur content of chicken manure thereby making it a long lasting fertilizer.
When the spray solution of Example I is used to determine discouragement of ovipositing of houseflies on chicken manure, the following test data will be obtained, based upon estimated insects per square foot:
______________________________________ In Air Over Pile On Manure______________________________________Untreated 25 40Immediately after spraying 30 51 Hour after spraying 5 01 Day after spraying 1-2 06 Days after spraying 5 5*______________________________________ *Fresh deposits by chickens are involved.
Tests of spraying on livestock indicate discouragement from lighting of houseflies and face flies and of flea infestation.
Again, it should be evident that ovipositing of houseflies is discouraged.
The lignosulphonic acid component may be readily obtained from an economical industrial by-product in the sulfite process of pulp-paper manufacture. This by-product in fact, until now, currently finds very limited commercial utility. Its disposal until now, has constituted a major problem.
This lignaceous component, by virtue of its high chemical activity reacts with volatile and unstable ingredients, including amines, sulfides and certain aromatics to form low volatile, highly stable complexes. Applied in the amounts recommended, it conserves the nitrogenous and sulfurous components of the usual waste products without appreciably interferring with the usual enzymatic and microbiological degradation that occurs in nature.
The lignin sulfonic acid component also acts as a flocculating agent, so that composting may even be commenced during conditions of high moisture content of sewage sludge and manures.
Another feature of this invention is that now domestic sewage sludge and manures treated with the formula of this invention are readily handleable. They can be conveniently managed by conventional drying and composting procedures. Indeed, from an environmental standpoint, composting is highly preferable to disposal by burning. It is, in fact, more economical. Additionally, it serves the best interest of conservation. Furthermore, the objectionable odors of conventional aerobic sludge decomposition are almost entirely eliminated by application of the formula of this invention. And, upon completion of the composting process, the dry "stabilized" end product no longer generates malodors upon being re-wetted.
Use of the formula of this invention also substantially shortens the time required for "stabilizing" or completion of composting of sludges and manures.
Sludge and manures, as is well known, contain small but appreciable percentages of agriculturally useful components; mainly, potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. These are mostly in the form of organic compounds which, by the addition of the composition of this invention can be rendered relatively non-leachable. Thus, when added to the soil, they are in a form readily available for plant nutrition but are not leached by rain or irrigation.
Such sludge and manures benefit the soil by addition of cellulosic organic matter, with resultant mulching action, improvement of soil tilth, porosity and water retention. Reactive ingredients of such composts assist in normal weathering of soil minerals to provide nutrients to the soil solution.
An important ancillary benefit is the discovery that composts prepared by incorporation of the composition of this invention, whe intimately mixed with commercial fertilizers, provide improved retention in the soil and also contribute to their efficiency. Accordingly, the amount of commercial fertilizer which must ordinarily be applied to soil for a given area may be reduced, particularly in sandy soils.
Another important feature of this invention is its capability of conserving urea when added as a source of nitrogen to ordinary components.
The composition of the invention is safe for use around animals and poultry. With an almost neutral pH, it can be sprayed onto metal implements, machinery or concrete without damage.
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, since certain changes may be made in carrying out the above process and in the composition set forth without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
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I want to make a scarf for the red scarf project (here) and bought yarn today... then I got home and looked at patterns and wondered if I have enough yarn for a scarf. I'm just going to do a simple ridged rib pattern. How do you determine how much yarn you need?? Is there some kind of rule of thumb for things like this? How do you figure it if you aren't sure of a pattern? I bought Paton's Shetland Chunky Tweed, 3 oz., 123 yards per skein, 2 skeins... is that enough? The scarf will be about 60" long and 6-8" wide. This has to be mailed by Oct. 15 so I need to get busy! :)
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"The fall is about making memories, family gatherings and outings to see the colors. It's that inner clock that's ticking that wants you to do that before winter," Crane said. "We're hoping people still come and do that."
The colors won't be so bright in some places. Felicia Fairchild, executive director of the Saugatuck/Douglas Convention and Visitors Bureau in southwestern Michigan, said some drought-stressed trees in her area dropped their leaves early.
But despite a less brilliant landscape and lack of apples, she expected bustling fall business in an area often called the "Art Coast of Michigan" because of Saugatuck and Douglas' art galleries, shopping and bed and breakfast inns along Lake Michigan.
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Others in the industry took steps to ensure their fall seasons weren't a total loss.
Greg Hochstedler, who owns the 160-acre Boondocks Farms about 30 miles east of Indianapolis, canceled his corn maze this year because the June planting time coincided with sweltering 100-degree days and the worst drought in decades.
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In the rural, Chorti communities surrounding Copan Ruinas, Honduras there are ten communities high up in the hills waiting and hoping for the arrival of a "bibliobus." Currently, each community has a small supply of books provided by the Riecken library in Copan Ruinas. When it is possible to navigate the unpaved roads with either a four-wheel drive vehicle or horses the books are rotated among the communities. There are young people in these communities yearning for access to the global community without walking three hours a day to find both electricity and internet. With a bibliobus we could not only provide more books and a lending library but access to the internet using tablet and cellular technology.
Honduras is a country on the verge of being called a "failed state." Our mission is to provide access to information so that the people of Honduras might change that. Each of our 53 libraries in the country could benefit from having a "bibliobus" but we are asking for your help in just getting one up and running. Once we have a prototype we can then go on about raising additional funds for more.
The photo included with this video shows two community reading promotors from the rural communities getting their first look at a Khan Academy math video and an iPad. Now they know what is possible.
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Hi Kelly,Welcome to Nikonians!Thanks for the intro.You should consider getting a microfiber lens cleaning cloth and a Giottos Rocket Blower.Good Luck and Enjoy your Nikons!
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Thanks for the reply Marty, I actually have a micro-fiber cloth I've been using that was originally for my LCD T.V. What purpose does the blower have? I'm guessing it blows dust and filaments off the lens?Thanks,-Kelly
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I've been a Contax G2 owner since the late 90's with a set of lenses (21/28/45/90). They are ALL amazing, the 45 Planar being the one lens I'd keep if I could only use one lens for the rest of my life. I also have a Leica MP and M2. But I do not own any newer Leica lenses than a 50/2 DR Summicron (but I do have the Zeiss 35/2 Biogon). I like using Leica for more classic, moderate contrast B&W work and my Contax G system for color work and higher contrast, more 3-D look B&W (those with Contax G glass know what I mean). I love it all frankly.
That said I'll recommend you go the G 21 because I'd tell you to one day try the other G lenses and see if you too love them as much as I do. However, if you already own more modern Leica lenses, are happy with them, and feel you'd really not have any interest in the other G lenses (and perhaps even worry about the AF of the G system, which is unfounded but some people complain) then I'd say stick to Leica and just get the ZM 21.


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I have an action that I want to allow only to an authenticated user. If a user who hasn't yet logged in clicks this link, the Webserver will return a not-logged-in response. I then present the login form in a floating "lightbox" div. If the user successfully logs in, I want the browser to retry the action.
I'm having trouble finding a good place to store the function that I want to retry. Currently, I'm attaching it to a global object, which seems very hacky. The jQuery "deferred" pattern seems to fit here, but I would still need to retain a reference to the deferred object somewhere, and I can't see the right place to do it.
Here's some simplified code (in reality, the Ajax response determines whether we show the login form or a confirmation of the action):
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$('li.secured').find('a').click(function() {
var link = this;
var action = function() { // captures 'link'
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RootObj.ShowLoginForm( action );
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Something seems to be missing in a new image captured by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) this week – there's a large patch of darkness where there should be stars.
Provided by Dr. Robert Massey, Royal Astronomical Society Astronomers could soon be able to find rocky planets stretched out by the gravity of the stars they orbit, according to a group of researchers in the United States. The team, led by Prabal Saxena of George Mason University, describe how to detect these exotic worlds in a paper in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. An artist's impression of a stretched rocky planet in orbit around a red dwarf star....
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Planet hunters received some good news recently. A new study concluded that, on average, sun-like stars aren't all that dusty. Less dust means better odds of snapping clear pictures of the stars' planets in the future.
School students from around the world are invited to take part in the European astronomy contest Catch a Star.
NGC 3532 is a bright open cluster located some 1300 light-years away in the constellation of Carina (The Keel of the ship Argo). It is informally known as the Wishing Well Cluster, as it resembles scattered silver coins which have been dropped into a well.
A team led by Damien Hutsemékers from the University of Liège in Belgium used the FORS instrument on the VLT to study 93 quasars that were known to form huge groupings spread over billions of light-years, seen at a time when the Universe was about one third of its current age.
Nestled among a triplet of young galaxies more than 12.5 billion light-years away is a cosmic powerhouse: a galaxy that is producing stars nearly 1,000 times faster than our own Milky Way.
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The Pediatric Residency Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the keystone of our educational programs and patient care system. Residents are central to the missions of the CHOP Care Network, a network of more than 50 pediatric and adolescent primary and specialty care practices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The Pediatric Residency Program at CHOP is balanced, flexible and supportive, and offers:
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All though I see a cabin air filter shown by aftermarket parts suppliers I just looked at a repair manual and it does not show one. On all Toyota products the cabin air filter is located behind the glove box but I am 95% sure the 2001 Highlander doesn't have a cabin air filter. To verify you could call the Toyota dealer ask for the parts department and ask them how much the cabin air filter is? If there is one it will be behind the glove box.
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may be late in the answer..but..the air filter does go behind the glove box, when i went to replace mine, i found there was not one there in the first place..but it will fit,
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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...negative HIV-antibody tests out to three months are conclusive and definitely WOO-HOO-able! Whatever is or was causing your thrush, one thing is certain: it is not HIV! Please note the vast, vast majority of cases of thrush have nothing to do... Read more »
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The Top Ten Comedy DVDs for Christmas
December 19, 2014
Over the past few years, in the build up to Christmas, I have been reviewing the Top Ten Comedy DVDs to help you make those difficult Christmas present choices. I've left it a bit late this year, but here goes: all ten in one go.
And here (for those new to this exercise in futility) are the rules: The Top Ten is taking from today's Amazon Stand-Up comedy recommendations. I've not watched any of them. I don't read anything about them. I merely look at the covers (pictures of the covers) and come to undoubtedly unfair conclusions. Yes, I am judging a comedy DVD by its cover.
That's it. Happy shopping. Let's countdown!
10: Nina Conti
Nina Conti is "Brilliantly funny, outrageously hilarious". But we don't know who said this. Perhaps it was her dad, the Liverpool boxer John Conti.
It's a "live" DVD but I cannot tell you where from. The show is called "Dolly Mixtures". I remember Dolly Mixtures from my childhood. They were/are sweets. Nina's teeth are perfect suggesting she doesn't eat them, or she brushes well. Her smile is rigid. If I were Sherlock Holmes I would put this with the puppets below and conclude that she is a ventriloquist with a penchant for confectionery nostalgia. Suitable for 15 year olds and above.
9: Harry Hill
No. 9 is Harry Hill. He is the "Lord of Misrule" and this is his return to stand up. It is also a "Brand New Live Show". Unlike Nina's we know the location of this live show. It is Leeds. The show is called "Sausage Time" and the cover suggests the sausages that are taking up the time are meat sausages and also "sausage" dogs; dogs resembling sausages in shape alone.
This DVD is suitable for anyone above the age of 12.
8: Frank Skinner
Well now, this is fascinating. It's that rare thing in the world of stand-up comedy DVD cover art; something that looks, almost, well… designed. As if someone has put some thought into it.
Here's what we know for sure. It's Frank Skinner "live". Location unknown. The show is called "Man in a Suit". The comedy comes from Frank being in a suit and a suit alone. No shirt, no tie. We cannot see, but I guess he has no shoes too. It's traditional, it's subversive. And possibly a little Christ-like.
The Mirror (representing the ordinary left-wing folk) call it "A masterclass in stand-up". The Telegraph (representing the extraordinary right-wing folk) call it "Outrageously funny". Something for everyone. Over 15.
And if you think you've seen that cover somewhere before, try this for size.
7: Roy Chubby Brown
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18 and over.
6: Jim Davidson
Jim Davidson is "Back and Live". We don't know where he is live, or where he is back from. The quote from The Mirror (none from The Telegraph here) says "Standing ovation to packed houses every night" so perhaps Jim did a door to door tour.
The DVD is subtitled "No further action", which is, I assume, an Operation Yewtree reference. Jim also reveals the "Unseen story of Celebrity Big Brother", unseen by any who didn't watch it.
He stands, cheekily, clutching his mic like a big cock whilst hiding his other hand in his pants! Spotlights play over his groin area, saucily. It's a 15 and over affair.
5: Al Murray
Covers don't come any better than this. It's a work of art with something for everyone. Firstly, Al is painted. Take a close look; he could be by Michael Sowa, or a painteralike. That pint of beer is a masterpiece waiting to appear in an unwritten Paul Heaton drinking song.
Look at that maroon strip along the bottom; worthy of the discontinued range of HD DVDs (the ones that lost out in the 2008 BluRay/HD DVD war). It's an all-new live show. We don't know where, but look! A bonus is a full-length live show from somewhere we do know; Edinburgh.
The Times says; "Murray is on exuberant form, splashing the audience with both his beer and his ideas". Yes, it's an odd quote, but no doubt well meant.
The cover references the Carlo Goldoni classic, "Servant of Two Masters" (aka One Man, Two Guvnors") and there is an added joke in the subtitle "20 years at the lager top".
It is suitable for 15 years olds and it is 20 past one.
4: Still Game
I'm a little clueless on this one, but I think it may be Harry and Paul.
15 year olds welcome.
3: Jack Whitehall
Ah! Jack Whitehall! Frankly, I've never heard of him, but he must be a big cheese because he is "Live from Wembley Arena". That's a big place.
Going off his hi-tech microphone it's possible that he may be connected in some way or another with Justin Bieber.
Minimal research shows that he is the son of someone.
2: Russell Howard
Sorry folks. I'm really letting you down now. I haven't a clue. Possibly Jack Whitehall's son?
This guy could be an illusionist. He's performing a 'trick' on the cover, making it look like he can hoverfloat a cup of coffee. Closer inspection shows that he is lying on the floor, shot from overhead.
This is "Wonderbox" live. We don't know where live. My research yields no results for Wonderbox. I will have to hazard a guess that his Wonderbox is where he keeps his rabbits and his silk handkerchiefs.
Suitable for ages 15 and under.
1: Lee Mack
And back on dry land once again. I know where I am now. "Slick, sharp and very funny" Time Out says. Swearing too, which is good. But clearly no "cunts" as it is a 15 certificate.
It's your traditional comedy cover, right down to missing foot behind a big 'C'. Well done Lee.
But which is your favourite (and least favourite)?
Remember, play by the rules. Don't pick your favourite comedian. Pick your favourite cover. Then least favourite.
Tweepstake 2014 – Day 4
June 15, 2014
A quick recap and the results of yesterday's games:
Colombia 3-0 Greece
Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica
England 1-2 Italy
Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan
So, spot the shock result from the above! That's right; we only lost by one goal!
Oh, ignore me, that's just a sad joke. We played well… (when I say 'we', I mean England… it's a synechdoche, or something… I didn't play well. I didn't even play. Who do you think I am? One of Rooney's Looneys?)
Incidentally, that last bit, the Rooney's Looney's bit, I hope no one is offended by it. Mainly because I have pitched it as a film idea to George Clooney's company. Years back I pitched Clooney a film idea called Clooney's Looneys, about a bunch of madcap robbers who plan the 'Heist of the Hectosecond'. I never heard back from him, and then was a little shocked when Ocean's 11 hit the screen. Yes it was a different title, but in ever other aspect it was completely different from my pitch too. And for that reason, and only that reason, I decided not to sue.
I digress. So… Clooney's Looneys didn't work out, but what of Rooney's Looneys? Wayne Rooney (played by Daniel Craig) is imprisoned in Guantanamo. He gets together a ramshackle bunch of prisoners and forms a football team to take on the American guards (led by a cheeky and likeable torturer played by George Clooney). Rooney's plan is to use the football match as a means of escape. All goes wrong when the Americans turn up ready to play 'American' Football. They are covered in padded gear, helmets etc. There then follows a 17 minute Tarantino-esque debate over the differences between 'soccer' and 'football'. It looks like it is all going wrong. But no! Ha! It is you dear viewer who has got it wrong! This was Rooney's plan all along! The rat-a-tat-tat Tarantino-talk is a cover for the escape. And the Americans, encumbered by their clumsy outfits and helmets, can't keep up with the nimble-footed footie fools. The film ends with Rooneys looneys sitting in a bar in Havana called Smokie Mo's smoking cheroots and laughing and laughing and laughing and laughing.
It's a feelgood sports comedy set against a background of torture and wrongful imprisonment.
Back to the tweepstake. Quick summing up of last night: England down but not out, keep an eye on Costa Rica. (And I'd like England to do well for more than the obvious reason: @Christian_N-Orr, swept up by the power of the tweepstake, has promised an extra £5 to Alzheimer's Society for every game England wins! He is a star! And, if you fancy helping out you can make a donation at my Just Giving page here. Just a pound or two will help me reach my goalllllll!!!)
Here are my previews and predictions for today's games:
Switzerland (@realandrewgreen) v Ecuador (@wasaunders) ITV, 5pm kick-off. Estadio Nacional de Brasilia in Brasilia (capacity approx 68,000). Switzerland are ranked 6th in the world, Ecuador are ranked 26th, which says it all really.
France (@Zoleipar) v Honduras (@wristwatch42)BBC, 8pm Kick-off. Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre (cap. approx 48,000). I have a vested interest in this one; @Zoleipar is my wife. Sorry @wristwatch42. But still… here's my informed opinion: France failed to win a single match in the 2010 World Cup. They are out for revenge. They will win this one to lay down a marker. Honduran cuisine makes extensive use of coconut.
Argentina (@joyfeed) v Bosnia-Hercegovina (@jaq421)
BBC, 11pm Kick-off. Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (cap. approx 75,000) The match of the night and one worth staying up for. Argentina have at last sorted out where Lionel Messi plays, and it is for Argentina. And for any Manchester City fan, this is the clash of Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko. Bosnia-Hercegovina used to be called Bosnia Herzegovina, a model famous for her catchphrase "Hello boys!"
Have a good day, enjoy the football, and to all Fathers out there, happy day.
Our favourite Comedian
June 10, 2014
In the early 80's me and Trev met at Manchester University. We were doing degrees in Drama (one each). I can't speak for Trev, but I was hardly the most academic of students. Nor was Trev. As our friendship developed, so did our interest in comedy, more commonly known then as mucking around a bit and getting up late.
We were blessed with having tutors who not only indulged our experiments in comedy but also actively encouraged it. (Every Monday night students would perform their latest experimental pieces at the department's Stephen Joseph Studio, a converted church where we once tried an 'alternative comedy' take on Chekhov).
One of our tutors was Dr David Mayer (later to become Professor David Mayer). David's daughter, Lise, was the girlfriend of a former student, Rik Mayall. The two of them, along with another former Manchester student, Ben Elton, had just written a new sitcom for the BBC called The Young Ones.
We had no TV. We were students; we had no money. Any money we did have had to be spent on beer. And tins of Goblin Dumplings (50p at Oobidoo. Everything at Oobidoo was 50p. That's why their slogan was –Don't ask the price. We always did.)
The Drama Department had a TV. And a video player! Every week David Mayer would video The Young Ones for us. And I do mean us, the two of us. Others may have come along too, but David, gently pushing us in all the right directions, knew it was important for us to see this show.
There'd been nothing like it. And it was made by students from Manchester! Not Oxford, not Cambridge. Manchester! It was the most ground-breaking Mancunion contribution to comedy since Frank Randle (and, if you have four minutes to spare to watch this clip from Somewhere On Leave, 1943, you'll see that Frank would have fitted very nicely into the world of The Young Ones).
Sometime shortly after this, in 1983, David said; "Lise, Rik, and Ben are going to be at my house over the weekend. Would you like to come and meet them on Saturday night."
Ok… stop. Take a big long break in reading. I'd like to leave a big long gap on the page but that'd be daft. Just imagine the time it's taking me, even now, for this to sink in. Would we, two stupid students, barely out of our teens, like to meet the creators of The Young Ones? At our tutor's house?
Let's deal with David Mayer's house first.
It was a Mansion of Myths. We'd never been there, but we'd heard the rumours. Apparently he had a shower with three heads! And a Picasso! And we were being invited there! To meet The Young Ones! (I know exclamation marks should be used sparingly, but… come on!!!)
Now, the meeting. Of course we went. We even prepared: We spent Saturday afternoon scooting around Oobidoo, looking for fun items and generally asking the price. We settled on a wind-up spider. 50p.
And so we headed off on Saturday night to our tutor's home in the posh part of Manchester armed only with a wind-up spider. (I don't know at what age we learn to take wine, but whatever age, we hadn't reached it yet).
We arrived at the house. And whatever you read from this point onwards, I assure you, did happen. David greeted us and showed us into a huge half kitchen, half dining room, with a small dividing wall about three feet high in the middle. In the dining room half there was a circular table. And there was Rik, Lise, Ben… and possibly someone else (sorry someone else). David didn't introduce us… oh, he may have said something like "this is Trev and Simon"… but he didn't explain who we were or why we were there. The one other thing he did do was to ask us to keep an eye on some steaks he was grilling in the far half of the kitchen.
This of two idiots whose diet consisted of tinned Goblin products.
And David disappeared! Where did he go? To this day no one can answer that. But the best bets are 'to have a look at his Picasso' or 'to have a shower'.
So… we kind of stood around. The others, at the table, carried on talking to each other. At one point we wound up the wind-up spider and let it have a little walk. It didn't get much of a reaction. But then, why should it? These fellows had demolished a house in their first episode.
We hadn't been asked to do much by our tutor. Just keep an eye on some steaks. But that wasn't our forte. We did our best. We wandered over to the cooker. We looked at them. And then they burst into flames.
How can a steak catch fire? I'm sure it's easy to burn a steak, to ruin it; but for it to catch fire?
Trev struggled to get the grill out. He did, eventually, but not before the fire alarm went off.
The rest is a blur.
On Monday night we did a daft bit of comedy at The Stephen Joseph Studio. It ended with us dropping some kind of large object off a balcony onto our wind-up walking spider. The spider was smashed to bits. And Rik, and Lise, and Ben were there.
Afterwards we talked about Saturday night. They had no idea why we were there or who we were. They said they hadn't realised we were 'comedians'. Which could have been a compliment or not, but either way we had a long chat with our comedy heroes. And for the next few days they were around and about. One night I played cards with Ben and Rik (Ben insisted on giving me money for a taxi home. I insisted on refusing it. I walked the three miles home in the rain. What an idiot student.) Another night we sat chatting with Rik in the bar at The Contact Theatre (the theatre connected to the drama department). He gave us lots of advice and he even gave us his phone number (before mobiles… this was Rik's home phone number!) and told us to phone him whenever we wanted. He also gave us a quote to use on our publicity for our first Edinburgh show. He told us to use, "My favourite act!"
Up in Edinburgh, doing our first ever show in 1984, we walked past a poster for a band. I can't remember the band, but I can remember the quote: "My favourite band", Rik Mayall.
RIP Rik. Thank you. x
The Comedians Top Ten. Who's your top banana?
December 21, 2013
All ten DVD covers have been reviewed… and one bogus one that sneaked in at the last minute as a result of Amazon's Top Ten changing so radically between the 11th December and the 20th! Who knew Amazon could fiddle around with their lists so much; seemingly basing best on sales? Click here to catch up on yesterday's Number 1.
And now it's your turn. Three polls to vote in. Firstly, the best cover. Then, the worst cover. And, finally, the funniest.
Here's a quick reminder of the contenders:
And here's the polls:
And for the last one, since a comedy gala has an unfair advantage, I have removed it and replaced it with yesterday's surprise No. 1 choice on Amazon, Jethro!
The Comedians Top Ten- Number 1
December 20, 2013
Here we go! After nine long days it is time to put you out of, or into, your misery.
I've been taking a look at the Top Ten Comedy DVD's according to Amazon, and then reviewing them by the state of their cover alone. But a funny thing has happened since I first searched out the list on the 11th December.
I'm going to show you the list from 10 through to 2 that I found on the 11th December. And then I'll show you the list as it stands today. See if you can spot the funny thing.
Here's my list from the 11th December (without yet revealing number 1):
10- The Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2013
9- Peter Kay
7- Jimmy Carr
6- Eddie Izzard
5- Sean Lock
4- Jack Dee
3- Bill Bailey
2- Greg Davies
And now, here's Amazon's Top Ten as of today (and I'll save the number 1 til the end too!):
10- Peter Kay (but a different DVD)
9- Roy 'Chubby' Brown
8- Def Comedy Jam
7- Jethro
6- World's Greatest Stand-Up
5- The Comedians
4- Jim Davidson
3- Stewart Lee
2- Channel 4's Comedy Gala (but 2012, not 2013)
And no.1? Well, it's a repeat of one of the above. But I'll save the surprise.
And did you notice the funny thing that happened? Yes, that's right! The list went from being pretty pretty good to being pretty pretty shit.
How did that happen? Is it based on sales? And if it is, did NO ONE (out of my 24 or so readers) pay any attention to my thorough reviews?
And how on earth did Stewart Lee and his Comedy Vehicle sneak in there at no.3? Now, don't get me wrong; I'm glad Stewart Lee is in there. He's my favourite comedian. Ever. (Though Frank Randle gives him a run for his money).
But truly, what gives?
And so, at last, here's the proper (as in the 11th December list) Number 1. It's…
Yes! Micky Flanagan!
And he's made my job easy. I'm reviewing this solely by the cover and Micky has wisely eschewed any fake stickers with silly newspaper bits declaring him to be this or that. It's just him, with a bit of a cheeky title and a cheeky chappie grin. And, as I sit here typing, I say to my wife, "there's not much to say really". And she says, "Say he's copied my walk".
I like Micky Flanagan. And he makes me laugh. Though he has copied my wife's walk.
Two 15 certificates. Suitable for 30 year olds.
But here's the thing. You're all (24 of you) waiting to find out who's top of the Amazon chart today, aren't you? Yes?
Well, it's…
It's a 3 DVD boxset. It's £5.75.
I wasn't going to review this cover. It's not part of the plan. And I don't want Jethro stealing any of Micky's thunder. But there is one point of great interest: Jethrol uses the fake sticker style favoured by yesterday's no. 2, Greg Davies. But whereas Greg's fake sticker was used to declare him "one of this country's best comedians", Jethro's fake sticker is used to declare "contains new release".
Contains new release. Contains new release.
Just say it a few times. Over and over.
Is it making you feel queasy? Contains new release.
Is it meant to be a joke?
Contains new release. What does it mean?
Maybe it's just me, but I can't help thinking… contains new release… I can't help thinking Jethro has somehow spunked out his new video.
Maybe that's what he wants us to think. Who knows? Who buys Jethro? What is he? And why doesn't Ricky Tomlinson sue?
The Comedians Top Ten- Number 2
December 19, 2013
I'm reviewing the Top Ten Comedy DVD's (taken from a search on Amazon), but with a trick. I'm not watching them. I'm not even reading about them. I merely looking at the covers (pictures of the covers) and coming to undoubtedly unfair conclusions. It's a service I'm offering to help you with those last minute Christmas presents.
Yesterday I looked at numbers 3 and 4. In fourth place was grumpy Jack Dee. In third place was becalmed Bill Bailey.
Who'll be in second place? And will they be a smiler or a scowler? Here goes…
It's Greg Davies! And he's… scowling? Or squinting? Possibly pondering.
As far as covers go this one is a winner, only bettered so far by Bill Bailey's barmy army cover. It looks good, there's outsider art involved, and it presents us with a mystery: why has Greg decided to turn his back on the view? Is he doing it to spite his Mum? And what is he looking at with his one eye? And why's he called it The back of my Mum's head? And is that his Mum? And if it is his Mum, is it his real Mum or a 'stage Mum'? And why is he wearing a huge blue badge telling us he is "one of this country's best comedians?"
That's the one part of the cover I hate. I can't tell for sure but it looks printed on rather than being a sticker you can peel off, and that makes it just a little bit worse. Someone (maybe Greg, maybe not) designed this cover and made it as good as they could and then someone else (a marketing idiot) came along and said:
"Hey guys…"
(The kind of person who says 'guys' to everyone regardless of gender)
"Hey guys, I'm not really sure this cover sells Greg as well as it could. After all, he is one of this country's best comedians, can't we find a quote from somewhere that helps get that point across?"
The quote is found and the marketing idiot tells someone else to make it look like a big sticker stuck on the front of the DVD. And this someone else, who has no power, tries to suggest it will look shit and it will ruin the cover. And the marketing idiot, thinking they are being creative, adopts a pose not unlike Greg's, pretends to think, and then declares "make it blue, so it matches the blue of the sky!" And the marketing idiot barks a laugh and shouts out ""That's blue sky thinking for you" and everyone pretends to laugh and a cover is destroyed.
Two 15 certificates. Suitable for 30 year olds.
Tomorrow, number 1.
The Comedians Top Ten- Numbers 4 and 3
December 18, 2013
Ok, so I didn't get a chance to do number 4 yesterday. Sorry! But it's nearly Christmas and there is drinking to be done.
And so, rather than be a day behind, I am going to rattle through numbers 4 and 3 today. Here's my thinking, this is the plan; if I get to Number 1 by Friday then you are all sorted for your Christmas shopping. You've got the weekend to buy the whole Top Ten. If that's your thing.
The downside is that I can't tell you anything about the content of these DVD's. It's not like I'm watching them! I haven't got the time! Or the money! …No, hang on… I haven't got the money! I knew it was one out of the two.
Having seen none of them I am solely judging a DVD by its cover. Which is fine by me. These comedians surely approved their covers; even, bizarrely, Jimmy Carr!
Before we start the Top Three countdown let's get Number Four done. And it is…
It's the original Grinch! It's the grumpiest comedian ever! It's Jack Dee!
Here's Jack! Looking more hapless than grumpy. He's pulling the kind of face you imagine he might have pulled when he heard Martin Freeman had stolen the part of the Hobbit from him.
Ooh, as a little diversion, here's some stuff I have watched. Let's laugh along as Vic and Bob try to cheer Grumpy Jack up. And look carefully… at one point Jack is sitting next to The Hobbit himself, smiling away, not grumpy at all.
Now, back to the serious cover analysis.
I'm getting a little fed up of the double 15 certificate thing. It's on all of these bloody videos. But, for those new to this blue and red stickeration the double 15 means this DVD is suitable for thirty year olds.
Jack's gone for an old variety poster style for his cover. It's a cross between the Good Old Days and a boxing flyer. As such, it's covered in stars. The Telegraph gives the show Five Stars, but if you count them all up this is in fact a 47 Star show. That's a hell of a show. So What? So 47 Stars What, that's What!
Jeremy Hardy calls the show/Jack a "little ray of sleet". It's not quite up there with Lee Mack's critique of Stewart Lee…
"A cultural bully from the Oxbridge Mafia who wants to appear morally superior but couldn't cut the mustard on a panel game." Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
… but it's still a fun quote.
And so on to the Top Three.
(Incidentally, the Top Ten order has not been decided by me. I am going off the first ten comedy DVD's that came up when I searched Amazon's Stand-up comedy section way back on December 11th).
And, at Number Three…
It's Bill Bailey! And what a cover! Truly astonishing! A 12 certificate! A first for the Top Ten! Here is a DVD for (almost) all the family.
It's also the first DVD in the Top Ten to entertain me through title alone. If only all warmongers became qualmpeddlers the world would be a much better place.
As far as most comedy DVD covers go (grins, teeth, quiffs, scowls) this one is a work of art. A spoof art work too, mocking and mimicking the militaristic murals of Mao.
Bill Bailey may be only Number Three, but it's likely, when the votes are in (the poll will open on Saturday) that this cover will be Number One!
Tomorrow, Number 2.
The Comedians Top Ten- Number 5
December 16, 2013
Following on from yesterday's no. 6, Eddie Izzard, we move straight on to no.5. And, to quote Winston The Wolf from Pulp Fiction, "If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor".
See, the thing is, I've been out all day and now I have to eat and then get to my choir's social, where karaoke is king, and that starts at eight.
So… Number 5.
It's Sean Lock! We hope. The tricky thing is to try and figure out what letter his head is. But since his name is actually Sean Lock I'm going to plump for an 'O'. His head is a big 'O'. He's the Roy Orbison of comedy.
He's a two 15 certificate comedian man, making him ideal for any thirty year olds.
He may have his hands down his pants.
Talking of pants, his cover with its swirly fonts makes me think a little of this:
Despite his down-turned mouth and the description of him as "punchy", I doubt he is a violent man. Unlike Eddie Izzard's DVD, he is not selling an Ultraviolent version of his act.
He is also "inventive, superb… undeniably brilliant."
Well… do you dare deny it? I thought not. You can't. It's undeniable.
If you're wondering what Sean's Purple Van looks like, here's a pic:
I am off to do my yearly sing of First Of The Gang To Die and Manchester. Bye.
Tomorrow, number 4.
Oh, and if you've never seen this video, give it a watch. It's "punchy, inventive, superb… and undeniably brilliant."
The Comedians Top Ten- Number 6
December 15, 2013
The countdown continues as we reach the halfway point. Have you found your ideal Christmas present yet? So far we have had the Channel 4 Comedy Gala, then Peter Kay, then Kevin Bridges, and yesterday, Jimmy Carr. Today it is the turn of the future Mayor of London.
Number 6 is…
Wow! Now, for those new to my style of reviewing, I'm simply going to review the cover, not the contents. And this cover's a stunner. It makes me think of this:
And just a typeface touch of this:
It's Eddie Izzard. And his show is called Force Majeure Live.
That's a two thirds French title, but don't worry, the DVD isn't in French. Or, if you are French, do worry. Or not. You choose.
But what does it mean? Heck knows. Here's a hastily researched online definition:
This is an ultraviolent copy. And, as a result of it being ultraviolent you can watch it anytime, anywhere. A bit like The Goodies.
It's another 15 certificate twice, making it suitable for 30 year olds.
He also (and I admit I didn't get this info from the cover, but rather from the guardian yesterday) plans to consider entering into politics as either Mayor of London, or just parliament in general, around about May 2019. the 17th.
That's 6 years away! 6 YEARS AWAY!
A priest once said to me "never trust a comedian who wants power over us. In the future. Around about May".
Eddie Izzard is "a genius".
Tomorrow, number 5.
The Comedians Top Ten- Number 7
December 14, 2013
Four days in. So far we've had Channel 4's Comedy Gala, Peter Kay, and Kevin Bridges. Who's at number 7? Let's take a look.
Jesus Christ! Seriously… Jesus Christ! I'm not often one for blasphemy, but seriously. What the fuck? This has to be the scariest DVD cover since this:
Or this:
In case you're wondering, no.7 is Jimmy Carr.
I'm speechless.
I'm judging all the Top Ten DVD's by their covers by the way, not the content. And here's what I know:
Jimmy Carr's DVD is called Laughing and Joking. It has an 18 certificate. It's (like the Liberace DVD) purpley. Oh, and Jimmy couldn't find time, or wasn't bothered enough, to pose for a cover photo. Instead, he sent along a hideous animatronic doppelganger made out of BHS clothes, Action Man Eagle Eyes, Action Man Hair (pre-realistic style), earwax, and The White Cliffs of Dover.
Truly the most astonishing DVD cover I have ever seen.
Tomorrow, number 6.