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Olympic Avoidance Log 2008: Day 5: Go China
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— 14 Aug 2008 Pete Baran Comment

So it may be premature, but I reckon that I may be getting into a groove with avoiding this Olympics. The key point is to AVOID THE TELEVISION. And luckily the TV has helped me out by scheduling TV programmes I really don’t want to see near the[…]

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Critics Lobby For More Mummy Sequels
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— 14 Aug 2008 Pete Baran 1 comment

Most of the reviews of The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor said it was rubbish but gave it more than one star. Why is this? Clearly because this mummy movie does their work for them. The review takes about two minutes to write – as I will dem[…]

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