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Thursday, February 28, 2002

Falwell-Robertson-Bin Laden Quiz - 9 out of 10 surfers (who expressed a preference) said their cats couldn't tell the difference....

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Thought for the day:


The chief difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits

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THE BLOG IS BACK!!!! Sorry for the last 2 days - I updated the template and for some reason it not only failed to update but also screwed the old one.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2002

I love Marmite - there's a sister site as well - I hate Marmite - oddly enough they're both run by the same person (who must be completely schizophrenic)

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Near Earth Object Program - Duck!

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Monday, February 25, 2002

The Brick Testament - The Bible...in Lego...'nuff said.

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Thursday, February 21, 2002

Moon Phases - always handy to know when there's a full moon


howwWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

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Wednesday, February 20, 2002

The Deadly Follies of Stick Figure Warning-Man and Family - the story behind all those stick-figure warning signs, as told by the poor guy who had to pose for them - he's not best pleased about his job either.

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Friday, February 15, 2002

Tom Lehrer Song Lyrics - Nirvana for Lehrer fans. Not just the lyrics for EVERY song on EVERY disk but also the MIDI files for them. Simple but great!

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Graeme's List of Words that are Fun to Say - Does exactly what it says on the tin

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SFMOMA - one of my favourite buildings (and a pretty good gallery too!)

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Excerpt from an article written by Jonah Goldberg about naming the towers that will replace the World Trade Center:


"My favorite suggestion came from one reader who said we should rebuild the Towers with the names Freedom and Unity, and let the terrorists figure out what the initials stand for."

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Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Milk Bottle of the Week - does exactly what it says on the...er...bottle

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Friday, February 08, 2002

Orisinal : Morning Sunshine - great, fun positive Flash games!!

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Linguistics 215 / New Words in English - Rather intriguing look at the derivation of some of the newer words in current usage. Visitors to this site will recognise the quote on the home page. Ironically it not where I got it from!

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Wednesday, February 06, 2002

Thought for the Day:

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll

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