Category Archives: Drivel
Want that one
Dear Father Christmas, please bring me bouncy rabbit mice. I have been very good all year. My regards to your wife and elves. Best wishes, Adrian. Mysterious mammal caught on film (BBC) I’ve seen *some* sort of jerboa in a … Continue reading
Gimme 36,000 pints of anything and a glazed doughnut… TO GO!
Funniest headline on the BBC website this week… Police hunt for stolen Guinness The article concludes, “The stolen trailer has since been found at Slane Hill in County Meath. It was empty.” You don’t say!
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Nu-Wispa
Today, I ate a Wispa for the first time in… ooh, years. I had no idea that the original incarnation had been around until 2003, though. I always associate Wispas with the 80s and 90s, and thereby lies a slight … Continue reading
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A promise of future happiness
… is the fact that Stephen Fry, the thoroughly splendid fellow, now has a blog. Everyone buy a cake to celebrate! http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/
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High culture meets low culture
I think the people who rent advertising space for London Underground must have a sense of humour… Or maybe there’s a link between 17th century Dutch art and Ashlee Simpson, and I’m just not seeing it. Yep, that’ll be it.
In place of actual content…
Just a few things that have been amusing me recently… 1. It’s been mentioned by loads of people already, but Marcus Brigstocke’s non-faith-specific religion rant is worth repeating regularly. 2. Good to see Paul Ford writing on his website Ftrain … Continue reading
Where do you want to go today?
As a user of several such things, this made me laugh… Map of Online Communities (from xkcd)
Phishing on Myspace
Just a quick public service announcement, in case it’ll save anyone some bother… I just noticed a comment on the bluesjamtracks Myspace page, where the request “please add me” was accompanied by a hotlinked picture of a comely young maiden. … Continue reading
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Gordon says…
Gordon Brown claims today that the country is turning away from a celebrity culture and insists his seriousness is in tune with a new spirit of the times. (
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Sickness & Diseases
Some sort of evil virus has bribed its way past my normally cast-iron immune system. I’m not used to this… I just don’t *do* illness, okay? Normal service will be resumed soon…