.. was very good last night at everything except timekeeping! Kraftwerk once arrived on stage early, said "We start at eight!" and stood around doing absolutely nothing for a couple of minutes before they started playing. This was meant to … Continue reading
You know the sort of thing. "My husband, the late dictator of Wherever, left $20 billion dollars, but I need your help in exchange for 10%…" My two current favourites are the one that purports to come from a Parsi … Continue reading
Last night, I ordered some Smilies (urgh) from the Royal Mail. They're real stamps with picture you upload attached. It was a bit of a struggle. … Continue reading
From The Londoner (Ken's freesheet) Oct 03 p2 story on a YouGov poll for the Telegraph lists several questions, including… Should London continue to be the national capital, or should the capital be moved to a bi city such as … Continue reading
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics My favourite from way back was an 'Earth to Mars' film where they made a big point about how long it took to accelerate the spaceship… then showed it making a sharp 45 degree turn in … Continue reading
One of the unexpected delights of having a toddler about is seeing her learn English. So back in May (when she was 18 months old) I counted all the words she used while we were away for a week – … Continue reading
From some 'buy twenty zillion email addresses' spam: If you have received this email in error, please accept my humble apologies. However, before you delete it, I respectfully ask a favor of you. Would you be kind enough to forward … Continue reading
Well, the North American Conference on Bisexuality, anyway. Bisexual conference about to happen, Fritz Klein "appalling" shock: Congresswoman to speak at X-rated confab Bisexual conference happened, yesthattom appealling shock: Congresswoman at XXX-rated sex meeting I love the way it acquired … Continue reading
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