Archives – 2008 – January – 03  

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Films I Will Probably Never See: 1: Tachigui: The Amazing Lives Of The Fast Food Grifters
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I know very little about anime and manga. I know that an awful lot of what I have seen (Appleseed etc) is fusty over-complex ropey second hand sci-fi. Possibly as befits cartoons made of fiendishly complex on-going narrative storylines. That said one[…]

If you place a bag of holding in another bag of holding…
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10 Awesome Things About D&D from someone who’s started playing the original game has attracted a lengthy nostalgia-list comment thread. Although I am boggling some at ‘Calzone Golems’[…]

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Chestnut Kit Kat (KitKat Wa Guri)
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Mmm chestnuts, how festive! I know it’s January, but I bought, and ate this Kit Kat last year so it’s still okay and bah humbug to the haters. Chestnut Kit Kat then: I’m sad to say that I am not really a big fan of this one. It felt[…]

IHM Lyric Watch: Sugababes – Ugly
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Yes I am back, and thank you for all your concern. I have been undercover in the Internet trying to destroy Radiohead’s In Rainbows from the inside. Unfortunately whilst in there I ran foul of the Master Control Program and lets just say I tak[…]

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