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Westminster privy information on the loos
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Pedestrians in Wetminster, sorry, Westminster, who need to make a branch may text the word “toilet” to 80097 and get directions to the nearest public convenience for 25p.
The Register reports that the system was designed by a student name[…]

urban bumpkin lore: roots and sources
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there is plenty more to say about this useful particle of lollardry but to kick things off
i. sarah seemed to saying the word BUMPKIN derived from a comical mispronunciation of the word LOCAL — which is awesome ambitious as mispronunciations go[…]

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More Songs About Volleyball and Food
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Following on from last night’s volleyballpop discussion on Lollards, I thought I’d do a quick post as a follow up with some links to the other songs I mentioned! Doing the theme tune to volleyball championships seems to be quite lucrative[…]

Lollards Visual Aids: Angry Cartographers
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For those of you baffled by my less than entirely clear descriptions on tonight’s Lollards Of Pop, here are some handy links to some of the map projections mentioned in the programme:
Standard Mercator
Americentric Mercator
Peters
Goode Homolos[…]

Thoughts On The Hobbit
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For the past few months I’ve been reading The Hobbit aloud to my wife – it’s relaxing for both of us and good practise for future readings to a probably more restless audience. I think it’s the first time I’ve read the b[…]

Pop Open Week 14.1
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No revealing in comments! No theme either – just enjoy the anonymised pop…[…]

Blog ’92: THAT’S WHAT I AM
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8. 2 Unlimited – The Magic Friend
I have a terrible confession to make. Much as I love 2 Unlimited, I have never rated Ray’s rapping. (more…)[…]

Carry On Girls Aloud
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GIRLS ALOUD – “Fling”
The last Girls Aloud album, Chemistry, came with an excellent bonus disc of Christmas songs, including originals like “Not Tonight Santa” and “Christmas Round At Ours”, stuffed with good[…]

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The Sponge Fear Of Fearne Cotton
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Its true you know, Fearne Cotton is afraid of sponges.
But that is nothing compared to the complexity of the Cluedo characters fictional history. Material gathered for last nights Lollards, but unused, uncovered the following salient facts: which may[…]

How To Rig A Taste Test
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Imagine you are an unscrupulous Market Research* company who enjoys both Pepsi and Coke as clients. They both ask you independently to conduct a taste test** on consumers, each in the knowledge and expectation that their superior product will win. Ho[…]

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