Author Archives: jb

>Happy Pi Day

Posted on 14 March, 2009 by jb

> Just the job.

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>True Stories – Tipping

Posted on 4 March, 2009 by jb

> Someone writes: Many moons ago, I took my late Grandmother out to dinner at (what I then thought) was quite a posh resturant. At the time, she had two new hips and was failing (85) although still as bright … Continue reading →

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>Recently seen on Ryanair…

Posted on 2 March, 2009 by jb

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>Bad manners

Posted on 1 March, 2009 by jb

> Opel builds cars that not many people want to buy. Being part of General Motors doesn’t help, but they’re marginally (if that) profitable at the best of times. They now want to go it alone and they pretty much … Continue reading →

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>Two hookers meet in a scrum…

Posted on 28 February, 2009 by jb

> One says to the other: “What the £$%* do you think you’re locking at” Search engines are funny things. Google “sexy bums” and a post I wrote back in October last year titled “Don’t ask me … (about sexy … Continue reading →

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>The Formula That Killed Wall Street

Posted on 27 February, 2009 by jb

> Given that I once achieved a certain notoriety with a single digit percentage mark in a maths exam (my story: it was a bet to see who could get the lowest mark by giving obviously wrong answers, whilst avoiding … Continue reading →

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>Clever clogs

Posted on 26 February, 2009 by jb

> Met MMTP (My Mate The Professor) for lunch the other day. We were talking about cerebral stuff as you have to do with professors – moaning about the wives, discussing ailments, getting pissed – and we got onto the … Continue reading →

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Precisely….

Posted on 26 February, 2009 by jb

  I’m having some work done in New Zealand by a quantity surveyor. I found a couple of discrepancies in his initial estimate, so we had a conference call with him and the architect o clarify things and to discuss … Continue reading →

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>Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder

Posted on 24 February, 2009 by jb

> Now and again, you’ll stumble across a website that’s eminently worth visiting. Fermentarium.com is one such site. “This blog is everything about beer, wine, cider, mead and other spirits” it says. That alone earns it a bookmark. With a … Continue reading →

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>There is no hope II

Posted on 24 February, 2009 by jb

> These are the 10 most purchased items in New Zealand supermarkets. Words fail me….

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