Archives – 2005 – November – 04  

“Crap” claims report (2nd consecutive PBS headline with crap in, and counting…)
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— 4 Nov 2005 Alan Comment

Guardian’s article on the report about the study of electrical fields on health, which predicatably came up with “there’s nothing in it, really”, has a quote from a suitably fed up prof: “This is yet another example of […]

Nepotism Corner AKA The 2000AD Winter Special
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— 4 Nov 2005 Tom Comment

Out this week is the 2000AD Winter Special, which has not one but two stories by Vic Fluro (in his secret identity name). 2000AD used to have a convention whereby it printed the price across the rest of solar system, and this is where most of the cop[…]

Al Murray Found Alive, Well
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— 4 Nov 2005 Tom Comment

Some proper real actual PUB SEXISM on show last night in the Head Of Steam, Euston. I go to the bar and order a pint of Holt, 3 assorted halves, a glass of white wine, a bottle of Leffe Blond and…an pint of LIME AND SODA.
Cue gales of laughter […]

The Washing Up
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— 4 Nov 2005 katstevens 2 comments

I have volunteered to do The Washing Up in my shared house For Ever, in exchange for Never Having To Do The Bathroom Or Hoovering. What madness, you may say!
The Washing Up is a chore reknowned for wrecking marriages and accelerating the deterioratio[…]

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