December 2011
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“That was “I will survive”, by Gloria Gaynor, played by a monkey with...”
– Kirsty Young
Dec 30th
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BBC News - Howe proposed 'managed decline' for... →
This comes as no surprise to me.
Dec 30th
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Did you know?
Patsy Stone (the character played by Joanna Lumley in the TV series “Absolutely Fabulous”) has the full name: Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone.
Dec 29th
Dec 25th
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Dec 22nd
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How Computers Work - Boing Boing →
Speaking as an scientist, one who has worked with these devices for many thousands of years, I can verify that this article is 110% accurate.
Dec 22nd
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BBC News - Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from... →
And this is why we can’t have nice things.
Dec 21st
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According to Dara Ó Briain; eating mince pies, in England, is illegal. Apparently, they were outlawed by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century and the law was never repealed. :-o Of course, this means little to me as I don’t particularly like ‘em anyway!
Dec 20th
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BBC Sport - Liverpool striker Luis Suarez handed... →
:-(
Dec 20th
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Did you know?
The hard tip, found at each end of a shoelace, is called an “aglet” (alternative spelling: “aiglet”).
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Did you know?
The collective noun for a group of bears is a “sloth”.
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Goodmans GDB1232DTR PVR. →
A few people have hit my blog looking for a customer review of the Goodmans GDB 1232 DTR but, for some unknown reason, search engines are directing them to my home page rather than the specific blog entry??? In the belief that no “steaming pile of sh*te” should ever go unpunished, the link above may help them find what they’re looking for.
Dec 13th
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Dec 9th
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Inside Job →
Another fine documentary about the causes of the economic shit-heap we’re all currently up to our necks in - all except the scoundrels that caused it that is; they seem to have walked away with billions, and not a prosecution in sight. Little wonder they’re all lobbying away - desperate to prevent the introduction of any legislation that might stop them doing something similar in the...
Dec 9th
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Four p.m. and the street lights are on - damn these northern latitudes!
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 1st
Dec 1st
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