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From Pepys' Diary, July 1663… ".. my Lord Bristoll hath this day impeached my Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords of High Treason. The chief of the articles are these: [..] 4th. He did carry on the design of … Continue reading
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Ah, a wireless network adaptor card: "No need to open your computer – simply plug into a
Like several other retailers, Viking Direct currently have a 'we'll refund the cost if England win [the soccer World Cup]' offer on something desirable, in this case a TV and speakers, normally about £800 inc VAT. "Hmm, Viking have a … Continue reading
Odd that expected news can be so unexpected, in its timing at least. The naughty side of me wants to suggest that 24th May should become 'shag someone else's boyfriend' day in his memory… it's what he liked doing 🙂
Hmm, yes, this is good. Never having read it, I've looked up some of the differences between it and the orginal, and I can see why some people don't like them, but as a standalone film, it Works with some … Continue reading
Mike, the person behind politicalbetting.com, is also a 'major gifts fundraiser' and recently posted that Blair was selling peerages too cheaply – apparently it costs £5m+ to get an honourary degree from Oxbridge. But it's worse than that: if the … Continue reading
One of the things I did in Prague – more info shortly, promise – was buy a really cheap copy of River Crossing (called 'Crocodile [something]' there). And being the sort of person whose response to Sudoku was to write … Continue reading
The very wonderful telesales 'counterscript' is currently flavour of the week with newspapers in the UK. They've all had articles about this exciting new way to fight back. Why now? This 'story' is at least three years old! I know … Continue reading