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Sideways
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Sideways
I went to my first movie preview tonight. My pal Andrew got me in on a screening of Alexander Payne’s new movie – we’d both loved the last two he made, so were looking forward to this. I’d read an ILE thread about it,[…]

Avenging the Avengers
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Avenging the Avengers
On Saturday I decided to watch The Avengers movie on Channel 5, the first time I’d seen it since it came out back in 1998 and in complete defiance of the general critical opinion that it’s The Worst Movie Ever Made A[…]

Music in Sams Pubs, RIP
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Music in Sams Pubs, RIP
It was the best of times…
Pop into The Blue Posts, Newman Street for a quick one then go for a wander round the record shops. Return to the Blue Posts just in time to find “Yoo Doo Right” by Can beginning, an[…]

cookingforengineers.com
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cookingforengineers.com
What it says on the URL, really. I like the table format for recipes, there are articles on equipment (knives, boards, etc) which are dry but extensive, how to freeze meats, etc. There are only a couple of article I could find[…]

“Some people are dicks, and pussies don’t like dicks because they get fucked by them. And then there are arseholes…”
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“Some people are dicks, and pussies don’t like dicks because they get fucked by them. And then there are arseholes…”
The logic inherent in Parker & Stone’s scatalogical analogy espoused in Team America : World Polic[…]

CAMPAIGNING UPDATE!
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CAMPAIGNING UPDATE!
Further news reaches us of badness ahead for Sam Smiths houses. Having watched a fair bit of football during euro 2004 at the Blue Posts, Newman Street, and seen the big screen showing all sorts over the course of our visits, we […]

More on Exeter City’s efforts in the past couple of years
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More on Exeter City’s efforts in the past couple of years to get where they are today from Neil Le Milliere, known to many FreakyTrigger types. You cannot help but get excited for tonights game, especially after Burnley’s win last night ([…]

Day 7: The Darkness AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES
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Day 7: The Darkness
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES

I like to think of myself as a strong, capable woman. I have stamina. I can endure much. Why once I even fought my way through an entire stadiums worth of David Bowie fans to get to the front an[…]

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SCIENCE FUNDED PURELY FOR THE COMEDY OF THE TABLOID HEADLINE THAT WOULD RESULT #45yt03v9
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SCIENCE FUNDED PURELY FOR THE COMEDY OF THE TABLOID HEADLINE THAT WOULD RESULT #45yt03v9:
“Not Making Your Bed Is Good For You” (from my lovely CeeFax yesterday mornin, where it wz bumped by actual real world horror rather quickly)
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