Archives – 2004 – October – 21  

An open letter to
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An open letter to Fancy A Pint.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for FINALLY starting to link to Streetmap for your maps of where pubs are. This is a lot easier than copying the postcode from the pub description, opening streetmap, putting the postco[…]

My Theory Of Magazine Buying
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My Theory Of Magazine Buying
Apologies if I have gone into this before. Inspired by a Dissensus thread on the well-meaning Observer Music Monthly.
Basically once you’ve got to the stage where you actually know about something it’s best to[…]

Light moustache for multiball
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Light moustache for multiball: the Hitler pinball machine may have been canned but we hope the Moses edition enters production – hit all ten commandments for jackpot…[…]

Whose Cuisine Reigns Supreme?
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William Crump dines with the Iron Chef

In late 2001 I had just moved back to Mississippi after three and a half years in northern California, where I’d cultivated my gourmandism mostly on the cheap – during trips to the Bay Area, I discovered la[…]

the greatest comeback in sports history
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the greatest comeback in sports history??
clearly it is odd for me to be bloggin abt the SoXorZes but i am v.interested of curses – there are not enuff in brit sports i think… anyway, outlanders, is this claim true beyond the borders of […]

FREAKY TRIGGER TOP 25 SCARIEST THINGS 11. Being Stalked
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FREAKY TRIGGER TOP 25 SCARIEST THINGS
11. Being Stalked
I have never been stalked and I think it unlikely that I will be. But unless they’re a very, very famous celebrity I think anybody thinks it ‘won’t be them’. And yet week[…]

Chronicles of Googled Homework Assignments Part 2,495,876
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“romeo and juliet + victim or vixen?”[…]

While proper management nerds
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While proper management nerds are waiting for the knock-down drag-out battle between Championship Manager 5 and the all-new Football Manager, I have been waiting for tomorrow’s release of LMA Manager 2005, their idiot-proof console cousin. I li[…]

The Great British Spelling Test ITV 9.00pm
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The Great British Spelling Test ITV 9.00pm
Innoculate! Noticable! Cemetary! Foriegn! Ecstacy!
This was a surprisingly enjoyable ninety minutes, spoiled only by the rather annoying talking heads: a selection of ITV newsreaders and representatives […]

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