Category Archives: Odd sods and bobs
Raging against the machine? Really?
On Thursday, I posted on my Facebook: “Am I the only person who thinks that those jumping on the ‘RATM for Xmas No 1′ bandwagon are falling for a similarly clever marketing ploy as the one that they are rallying … Continue reading
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Drinking in Oxford…?
… then read my friend’s very helpful Oxford pub guide, compiled during our recent pub crawl around those parts. It’s ridiculously insightful. (My favourite line: ”We grabbed a bite to eat in here, can’t really remember it. Probably had a burger … Continue reading
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The death conundrum
We’ve had a seismic breakdown when it comes to dealing with death.
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Little tales’ YouTube of the Week
Draper’s Downfall Because…it’s absolutely hilarious. Watch and giggle. (Thanks to Mr Oliver Shah for alerting me to this).
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Little tales’ YouTube of the week
Because… I’m a sucker for 80s fodder.
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Near misses
Ready yourself for 21 seconds of breathtaking stupidity, in one of the most effective public service messages ever to be transmitted through the BBC website: more about “Near misses“, posted with vodpod
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Quite an amusing little post from Etan…
… which I’m not just flagging up because I was also caught on camera by Mr Hamman, obviously…
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Little tales’ YouTube of the week
Because… it encapsulates most things that are fantastic about Mr Bowie and you know it would have terrified you if you’d have seen it when you were eight.
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Snow-lo from London
While the severe snow hitting England is causing no end of hassle to people’s daily routines, it’s done wonders for community spirit down here in London, a city not exactly known for its amiable commuters. This morning’s walk to Angel, … Continue reading
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Homophone corner: Cheets’ moment in the sun goes disastrously wrong…
My old chum and purveyor of footballing wisdom, Mr Richard Cheetham, finally dipped his toes into the alluring waters of mainstream media today with an astute comment about Leeds United on the Guardian’s website: 3:04pm: Barnet have signed Colechester left-back Matt Lockwood. “Mike … Continue reading
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