Oh for the day when milk bottle tops were silver things you pressed with your thumb, presuming of course that the blue-tits hadn’t got at it first, or the cream had frozen up and pushed it off from inside. I took particular and perverse pleasure as a child at pushing the tops down almost to [...]
Some helpful advice for anybody who’s not quite sure how to behave when confronted with somebody who posits a rational view of the world. This one seems to be from objectiveministries.org, which has a whole suit of toe-curling characterisations to help children. To be honest, the fewer people that try to “witness” me, the better [...]
Two laugh-out-loud moments today. Both - you might be worried to read - involving other people’s deaths. But why not judge for yourself… You can’t take everything too seriously, after all. Life’s just too short. First, I read in the ‘In Fact’ column of May’s issue of Prospect Magazine An estimated 7,000 Americans a year [...]
First comes the idea. Then… the execution of the idea Via WWdN. This cartoon is rather good too X8-D But this one in particular appeals to my take on life in a rather nice way
I’m sorry to report that a dear friend that had become an integral part of my life has very recently departed. This has left me feeling somewhat at a loss for a few days, although I seem to have found a way of coping with this most unexpected of exits. This is probably the reason [...]
Via Wil Wheaton I’ve got a bit of a geeky treat lined up: When Sysadmins ruled the Earth. Only had a chance to read the first couple of sections, but it’s great so far, and I’m looking forward to finishing it off over the next few days. I do have a bit of a problem with [...]
I’m not in the slightest bit ashamed that at being a geek. It’s a badge of honour to be honest. Especially on days like today having been in hysterics looking at a few lolcat sites… icanhascheezburger, in particular Bring me a tricycle and haircuts time plz oh and mittens… and bunny and karot and elivater. lolcats2 LOLtrek Also of some [...]
Some old 1979 interview tapes with Douglas Adams have been rediscovered and published, and anybody who’s ever enjoyed Doctor Who, H2G2, or any of the other products of his extraordinary imagination and comedy talent will no doubt enjoy this article. The Radio version of Hitchhiker’s remains one of the funniest programmes ever put out by the [...]
Door-to-door knocking by mormons, jehovah witnesses, is the probably quickest way for a such organisations and groups to alienate any potential converts. This little gem from John Safran is absolutely priceless. I suspect even the odd Mormon might chuckle a bit too.
