Archives – 2006 – April – 11  

Almost beyond superstition
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I imagine there were some TMFD-ers at the Greys – Exeter game last night, to whom I extend my comiserations. However, as I caught the first ten minutes on TV in a pub, I knew that even the hardcore fans probably did not hold out much hope for t[…]

Jeebus!
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So I’ve been getting emails from badger brewery about their exciting range of beer since I entered a competition they were running at the GBBF last year, but this month they have surpassed themselves. Along with ideas for weekend breaks at som[…]

Ken Makes Outre Comparison: No-One Surprised
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Perhaps Ken Livingstone’s comparison of Tiananmen Square with Trafalgar Square was a little bit ill advised. However hios point remains completely valid. Both T-Squares are comparable:
a) They are squares
b) They have a tradition of not always […]

Stating The Obvious About Transamerica
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Transamerica has not, in my readings, actually been reviewed by a transsexual. Not that verisimilitude is ever a particularly important trait in cinema, but we do have to consider Transamerica a special case. In the end Felicity Huffman is, for the g[…]

Not Quite So Fantastic Voyage
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You have Sky One for two hours and it is a non-stop jaw dropping extravaganza of plainly odd television ideas. Which all involve Richard Hammond for some reason. The affable Top Gear presenter seems to be completely at home with off kilter science do[…]

Caining It: Part 2
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So further journeys into the Liverpool beer story, and more on Cains. Clearly the presentation worked as a bunch of us (including some who have had pretty high powered pub pasts) hunted down the nearest Cains pub for a pint. The Dispensary on Renshaw[…]

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  1. Viva Berlardinelli! Glad to see you comment directly on the way the deaths of Zack and Slim are thrown away.…