Author Archives: jb

>Bet he’s a social climber, though

Posted on 22 December, 2010 by jb

> “ “I fly with a low cost airline and happy as Larry to have a job as a pilot. It’s a great job and I earn a descent living. I work hard but before I started flying I worked … Continue reading →

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>Snow chains go on WHICH wheels…?

Posted on 22 December, 2010 by jb

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>Pure art

Posted on 22 December, 2010 by jb

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>Snow removal, UK style

Posted on 21 December, 2010 by jb

> Although someone did comment, saying: Sorry, i find this picture graphically incorrect: With two ‘snow removal executives’ at work, there should be at least 4 health and safety inspectors to make sure that any broom is the used to … Continue reading →

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>Just in case anyone’s interested…

Posted on 21 December, 2010 by jb

> ..why I’ve been listening to EPTAS on a daily basis since I bought it in Los Angeles on 4 December 1971? Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells a Story is the greatest rock & roll recording of the last ten … Continue reading →

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>Linguistics

Posted on 21 December, 2010 by jb

> Q. What do you call an elevator full of intelligent, slim, softly spoken people? A. A lift.

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>I do like recipes that call for "a handful" of this and "a handful of that"

Posted on 18 December, 2010 by jb

> This is really yummy one, found in The Guardian 4 lamb shanks
 (Kleinmarkethalle in Frankfurt from the Turkish guy next to where the horse butcher used to be)A handful of plain flour
120ml extra virgin olive oil
2 red onions, peeled … Continue reading →

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>Speechless….almost

Posted on 16 December, 2010 by jb

>Just one word. Phenomenal

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>Gender Benders, Grammatically Speaking

Posted on 16 December, 2010 by jb

> From the Washington Post Style Invitation, in which it was postulated that English should have male and female nouns, and readers were asked to assign a gender to nouns of their choice and explain their reason. The best submissions: … Continue reading →

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>Drugs for Women

Posted on 15 December, 2010 by jb

> With the introduction of Viagra to fix a perennial male problem, a British pharmaceutical company is working to redress the balance: MIRRORCILLIN – A 5cc dose enables a woman to walk past mirrors for up tofour hours without pausing … Continue reading →

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