Archives – 2005 – September – 02  

Superstition: Don’t You Mean Stupidstition
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Welsh authorities say tradition of Melltith has gone “Beyond a joke”. Said tradition involved townsfolk barring the way to the church for a bridegroom in order to prove his worth. And perhaps cutting down telegraph poles to do this IS goi[…]

Is it a bean or is it a chilli?
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There is more food science to come, but I was reminded last night in FreakyTrigger Central (PunKum restaurant) of one of my least favourite food misidentifications. Last night my hot Thai curry was flecked with red chillis. Not a problem, I avoided a[…]

There Are No Islands In The Island
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All the things that made the trailer to The Island so great, make the film of The Island so rubbish. Mainly the plot. You seem the film of the Island takes about half an hour until the viewer realises that this does not take place in a contaminated w[…]

the murder of the secret birthplace of jazz, rock’n’roll, reggae, goth…
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i’m too angry and too sad about what’s happened in and near new orleans – and what’s been allowed to happen – to try and be clear about everything i’m feeling today, or anything, really: i always wanted to know mor[…]

(Not A) Dutch Auction
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A Romanian Football Club Chairman has put his club on Ebay to get rid of it. Unfortunately for the sale of said club the idiot chairman seems to know nothing about rule one of salesmanship. “Thou shalt not go on Teh Interweb and tell everyone h[…]

Clarence Beeks lives!
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BBC News 24 Interviewer to David Attenborough in story about decline in numbers of mountain gorilla:
“So, what were they like to work with?”
They were actors in gorilla suits all along![…]

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