Archives – 2006 – August – 07  

important television milestone
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— 7 Aug 2006 mark sinker 15 comments

the prog: silent witness, just now ending
the story: mash-up of heavenly creatures and strangers on a train, except in threes not twos
the milestone: “30,000 hits in 45 minutes on my blog”
ie this is the first time i heard the word &#822[…]

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My Stupid Ex-Girlfriend
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— 7 Aug 2006 Pete Baran 3 comments

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FT Ask the Family – Part 1
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— 7 Aug 2006 Rob Brennan 4 comments

Aah, and as the strains of Acka Raga fade, we begin this week with our picture round. What our families are about to see is an everyday object viewed extremely close-up. Their job is simply to tell us what on Earth it can possibly be! (more…)[…]

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fraudwatch: the classics
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— 7 Aug 2006 mark sinker 9 comments

a friend told me last week that he had encountered — in relation to a WELL-KNOWN CURRENTLY V.POPULAR MAJOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (wkcpMEP) — a MONUMENTAL OLD-SKOOL FRAUD about to unfold. Which when discovered will embarrass the manufacturers[…]

IHM Title Watch: Oi Timberlake No
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— 7 Aug 2006 Tanya Headon 3 comments

I’ve encountered some bad titles in my time but pube-headed freak Timberlake has surely topped them all with this: (more…)[…]

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