Archives – 2006 – September – 20  

Harsh
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— 20 Sep 2006 Dave Boyle 2 comments

Can you spot what the referee and lino didn’t?[…]

Brandwatch: Baileys At It Again
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— 20 Sep 2006 Tom 3 comments

Slumping sweet booze Baileys is apparently to follow the conspicuous lack of success of “Baileys Glide” with two new variants, aiming to make Christmas drinking even more sickly. They are “Baileys With A Hint Of Mint” (could s[…]

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THRILLERS FOR KIDS! #1 in a (possibly very short) series
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— 20 Sep 2006 mark sinker 13 comments

ICE STATION ZEBRA by Alistair Maclean
This was in the library of the school I left aged 12, so was probbly 9 or 10 when I first read it. This is OK: it’s Bond-for-preteens viz NO SEX!! In fact, in Zebra at least, NO WOMEN AT ALL hurrah er boo a[…]

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