Category Archives: It must be me

The Nelson Mail is confused….

Posted on 12 January, 2012 by

Shurely shum mishtake?

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This is not Row 20

Posted on 2 January, 2012 by

This is Row 19. I know this because I was told this in no uncertain manner  by a lady in the cathedral in Mainz last night. New Year concert, seats in Row 20. Identify Row 20 in the usual manner … Continue reading →

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Another stunning idea from the Lufthansa Cargo Innovation Contest

Posted on 19 December, 2011 by

These people appear to be serious. I think I prefer the chain attached to the moon, actually, but this one reminded me of this classic….

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I know that my vote is worth more than John Key….

Posted on 15 November, 2011 by

(anything‘s worth more than John Key…), but am I alone in thinking that an implied link between “anyone” and “vote” deserves an apostrophied “s”? Mathematicians, geologists and sundry other academics may respond…

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>Did I really say that?

Posted on 10 June, 2011 by

> Location: BP petrol station, Richmond“Pump 8, the Nelson Mail and oh, I’ll take an $8 Executive Car Wash”(“Executive” is the cheapest. For $12, you get “President”, $16 gets you “Potentate” which involves the sudsy bit being performed by vestal … Continue reading →

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>Le Confusion a la Orange

Posted on 27 May, 2011 by

> I’m gradually getting used to these French people. I don’t (much) mind being overtaken in a roundabout (I drive on the right, they go around the other way and hopefully they get to the chosen exit before me…) I … Continue reading →

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>Probably not…..

Posted on 21 February, 2011 by

> Thailand is one of the few places I regularly visit for which I don’t have a prepaid SIM card for the iPhone. The United States is the other, but as far as I can work out, they don’t even … Continue reading →

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>On getting offside

Posted on 4 January, 2011 by

> There are few things that will get you offside quicker in Germany than going to a village butchers 20 minutes before closing and ask for some sliced ham. “Ei, mer habbe doch grad die Maschine saaber g’macht”(Oh no, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Why can’t I help this stuff

Posted on 11 December, 2009 by

  At the Christmas exhibition at the local Craftpeople’s Guild. I look at the scarf draped around the cranium of the show window dummy and think: “Spoon. Gimme fiction” I also know where I bought the CD (great little record … Continue reading →

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>My fault. As usual.

Posted on 31 August, 2009 by

> The opening of the Westerwald Prize for European Ceramics 2009 exhibition in Höhr-Grenzhausen last Friday and being somewhat of a leading light in the ceramics scene over here having been press-ganged into opening a couple of ceramic exhibitions recently, … Continue reading →

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