Competition Time-ah!

Using your skill and judgement, on the basis of this entire IMDB synopsis, name that movie and/or the novel on which it is based:

This guy kills this old lady. Then he turns himself in.

You Don't Didn't Know Me

The News Huddlines was a vehicle for showbiz veteran Roy Hudd, back when Radio 2 wasn't exactly pushing any comedic envelopes - the punning title gives you a pretty good idea of the standard reached. Still, for some reason, I remember a line about scientists proving that a hearty laugh gives as much benefit as 10 minutes' jogging, "so you can watch Bernard Manning, and get really fat."

But news reaches us that, in fact, there is evidence that racist wankers can be funny: the publication online of the BNP's membership list is proving to be a rich comic seam. Larry Teabag, from whom more shortly, points us in the direction of this thread. It's full of once-anonymous fascists wondering if their name is on the list, as well as mischief-makers fearing for the safety of Ben Dover and R. Sole. Humourless commenters portentously announce that neither are on the list, although by the time Mike Hunt turns up, the penny, presumably, has dropped.

Funnier still is some disillusioned neo-Nazi complaining that "Griffin is a dictator." No? Really? Leader of a far-right party shows tendency to dictatorship? Wherever might he have got that idea?

On a more serious note, I'd have a lot more sympathy (ie some) for the BNP members fearing now their details are available for anyone interested to see - although, as some of the commenters on the above thread were saying, perhaps they ought to be reconsidering their employment choices anyway - were it not for, well, I can't say it any better than Professor Teabag:

Publishing the personal details of your political opponents for the convenience any passing psycho is a Red Watch tactic, and utterly irresponsible and contemptible.

So, no, I'm not that moved by their plight.

The material is out there, and can't be brought back - if you can't find it, how come you're reading this? I'm sure that many interesting stories will come to light as a result - Poons has already established that Albert Hurwood, propagandist for dodgy not-vigilante-oh-no-not-us-guv group Navigor, is on the list. The News Huddlines ran for over a quarter of a century; I'm guessing there's plenty of mileage left in this story as well.

(H/T Manic)