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The Long Simpsons Episode
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— 2 Aug 2007 Pete Baran 12 comments

CATEGORY ERROR. My brain kept screaming this at me during The Simpsons Movie (I checked with Rob and Carsmile Steve who were sitting next to me and they swear it wasn’t them screaming it, so that just leaves my brain). My brain is a stubborn ol[…]

The Swish Of The Traditional Curtain Raiser
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— 2 Aug 2007 Tom 4 comments

A question just occurred to me: does the phrase “traditional curtain raiser” get used AT ALL outside of a sporting context?
Actually I wondered if it even got used outside of the Community Shield context, but apparently it does – th[…]

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JOHN DICKSON CARR – It Walks By Night
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— 2 Aug 2007 Tom 14 comments

It Walks By Night was the very first book published by Dickson Carr, master of the locked room mystery. I didn’t know this while reading it, but it makes sense: the style is rambling and florid, it feels like a book by someone pleased to b[…]

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