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(1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind debuts (1981) First cases of AIDS are confirmed in homosexual men in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco Co-incidence? He thinks not!! … Continue reading
Ian
For a couple of days, I'd noticed that the main PC at home's display was a little odd. There was a slight shake and, particularly when looking at a picture, you could see some flecks of white flickering. One vertical … Continue reading
Oooh, emails from a Queen and a Princess today. … Continue reading
Today's call – with the usual caveat that I've only heard one side of the story… He's out somewhere, a bit drunk, and pinches a woman's bum. Enough of a fuss is created for him to be arrested and held … Continue reading
Coo – an email from the late Sanni Abacha's wife and one from his second son. I'm a bit sorry for her, though. Apparently, second son knows about an account with FORTY MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS, but … Continue reading
In 1994, HM Customs & Excise decided that since the introduction of VAT in 1973, they had been wrong to categorise Marks & Spencer's tea cakes as 'biscuits wholly covered in chocolate' (hence liable to the full rate of VAT) … Continue reading
"Wigan have had a dream start. They were at two games and no points and if that run had continued they would've been in a bit of trouble." Let's look at that… Wigan's 'dream start' consisted of them losing their … Continue reading
I hope someone asks him if he regrets not contesting the previous one. I still think a) he knows that had he stood, he would have beaten Michael Howard but b) he chose to step aside then because he knew … Continue reading
It'd have helped if Partition Magic was honest about what its system requirements really were, but a theoretically simple upgrade managed to stop my PC from booting thanks it to going 'oooh, there's something odd about the partition table' and … Continue reading
"A few years back, Mr Mandela arrived at the restaurant I worked at in Westminster. It was my job to serve him his carrots. While doing so, I felt compelled to ask him a personal question – a once in … Continue reading