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I’m sure I’d make a terrible barman
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— 13 Sep 2003 toby Comment

I’m sure I’d make a terrible barman, and I’m sure my first night on the job would be a disaster, but I’m also sure I’d be nowhere near as bizarrely inept as the girl who served me after work last night. ‘I’d […]

The Essential Human Torch
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— 13 Sep 2003 Martin Skidmore Comment

The Essential Human Torch
Is this the most oxymoronic comic title ever? Was there a less essential Marvel superhero title in the so-called Silver Age of the ’60s? I often forget that the Torch even had a solo career. The odd good villain does s[…]

Battered potato pizza Wellington
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— 13 Sep 2003 mark sinker Comment

Battered potato pizza Wellington – or BPP en croute, if you forget which side actually triumphed at Waterloo. The freedom to imagine a dish like this may even be the reason the battle was fought.[…]

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