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Ah. Duct Tape

Posted at 8:01am on Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 by

Apparently it’s not just roadies and students who see its tremendous value.

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You have to be fucking joking

Posted at 8:45am on Sunday, May 29th, 2005 by

This just gets worse and worse…

The United States wants Britain’s proposed identity cards to have the same microchip and technology as the ones used on American documents. The aim of getting the same microchip is to ensure compatability in screening terrorist suspects. But it will also mean that information contained in the British cards can be accessed across the Atlantic.

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Bumperball

Posted at 8:20am on Friday, May 27th, 2005 by

This is nigh on impossible, but rather fun nonetheless.

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Not spam, buffalo meat

Posted at 7:36am on Friday, May 27th, 2005 by

This is perhaps the most surreal spam I’ve ever received. Was this sponsored by the Buffalo Meat Council?

Buffalo Meat – think of it as steak from a long-haired cow

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This is all too pertinent…

Posted at 8:43am on Thursday, May 26th, 2005 by

I need say no more…

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How to tear a telephone book

Posted at 7:20am on Thursday, May 26th, 2005 by

…and other strongman stunts.

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Oh. Shit.

Posted at 7:07am on Thursday, May 26th, 2005 by

This is not good news. It also says an awful lot about the state of the music industry in general and the state of EMI in particular…

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This is surely complete hokum?

Posted at 7:55am on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005 by

Apparently your career chooses your baby’s gender. It even goes on to say that “[t]wo mathematicians are more likely to give birth to a boy.” Claire and I are both mathematicians. And Amy is a girl. Not statistically conclusive, but about as accurate as the research the article is based on I’d wager.

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How to sell burgers the American way

Posted at 7:46am on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005 by

Obviously you should use pr0n.

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Non!!!!

Posted at 7:40am on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005 by

The French say Non to “blog”. Personally I think the Commission Generale De Terminologie Et De Neologie (the body that tries to limit the Anglicisation of the French language) is a good thing, but I can sense some frustration from our American friends….

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