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The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 12
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— 12 Dec 2004 Tom Comment

The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 12[…]

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THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST Christmas 1975
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— 12 Dec 2004 Michael Comment

THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1975

L-R: Tommy, Dad, Bobby, Me (just barely visible to the right)
The loud, fussy stripes of post-QEFTSG pr’t-‘-porter men’s fashion didn’t come out of a vacuum, you […]

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THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST Christmas 1975
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— 11 Dec 2004 Michael Comment

THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1975

A little scaled-down from previous Christmases, not like I cared then. Stockings and associated piles go from L-R Tommy, Bobby and me. Took a look at a few of the things I dawdled over i[…]

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THE ADVENT CALENDAR OF CHRISTMAS FILMS 11: The Nightmare Before Christmas
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— 11 Dec 2004 Pete Baran Comment

Mark Sinker says:
Here’s what I love about Tim Burton: the inextricable knot of his constant absolute contrary rage. He is angry at Hollywood for
i. ignoring him even as they
ii. endlessly eagerly embrace and hire him.
How can they SO TOTALLY N[…]

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The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 11
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— 11 Dec 2004 Tom Comment

The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 11[…]

“The Hemulen was white with ire”
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— 10 Dec 2004 mark sinker Comment

Tove Jannson wrote two picture-books-for-moominloving-tots: Vem ska trosta knyttet? (1960) and Hur gick det sen? Boken om Mymlan, Mumintrollet och lilla My (1952). When I discovered they’d been republished (as Who Will Comfort Toffle? and The B[…]

OBSCURE OBSERVATIONS #1
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— 10 Dec 2004 Moose Comment

OBSCURE OBSERVATIONS #1
Simpsons episode where Homer writes a column spreading rumours about the neighbourhood. At the master’s desk on the freaky island there is a lava lamp, and in the lava lamp, a frog is swimming, happily (I assume).[…]

My Hootenanny Hell
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— 10 Dec 2004 Tom Comment

My Hootenanny Hell
I am sure I can remember an era when TV schedulers made an effort on New Years Eve, possibly around the time I cared what was on the telly at Christmas. But perhaps I’m dreaming it – there’s no very good reason to[…]

Remember, its the thought that counts
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— 10 Dec 2004 Matt DC Comment

A close friend of mine works for a financial publishing company which employs around 100 other people, all of whom are annually involved in their Office Secret Santa. As many of the employees work in separate offices, some of them have never met, jok[…]

A minor but treasured harbinger of Christmas
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— 10 Dec 2004 Tom Comment

A minor but treasured harbinger of Christmas: the arrival of the Radio Times double issue. Comment on the Christmas schedules can wait for a Do You See post, but I still felt the same warm feeling buying a copy this lunchtime. This despite the fact t[…]

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