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>Catch 22 reloaded

Posted on 18 March, 2008 by jb

>This story is just too silly for words, but I’ll write about it anyway. And it would be quite funny – despite its numbing lack of logic and common sense – if it hadn’t cost me money. We’re flying around … Continue reading →

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>Things are looking up

Posted on 18 March, 2008 by jb

When I was growing up in New Zealand, there were 2 types of cheese Mild And Tasty. Now there’s Colby, too. If that’s not progress….

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>Call me old-fashioned if you will……

Posted on 18 March, 2008 by jb

> …but is that a piece of chainlink fencing suspended between ear and lip? Oh. I thought so…

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>They have big chooks in Thailand

Posted on 14 March, 2008 by jb

>Crikey, look at the size of their BALLS…! Seen at the Marriott in Bangkok

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>This I need – for Pi Day

Posted on 10 March, 2008 by jb

>Thinkgeek.com has the ultimate collection of stuff I’m probably too old (but stupid enough) to wear. Like this Pi T-shirt, made up of the first 4493 digits. i.e. these 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719070217986094370277053921717629317675238467481846766940513200056812714526356082778577134275778960917363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354201995611212902196086403441815981362977477130996051870721134999999837297804995105973173281609631859502445945534690830264252230825334468503526193118817101000313783875288658753320838142061717766914730359825349042875546873115956286388235378759375195778185778053217122680661300192787661119590921642019 plus another 3493. Pi Day is this Friday, by the … Continue reading →

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>One of these days…..

Posted on 6 March, 2008 by jb

>…..I’ll pluck up the nerve to buy this. Might even listen to itIf I’m feeling robust… (Sighted at zweitausendeins in Frankfurt) Tags: Bulgarian folk music, Bulgarian All Star Orchestra, zweitausendeins

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>Don’t ask me… (about the sign of the cross)

Posted on 6 March, 2008 by jb

>My uncle John – not a religious man – would never leave the house without crossing himself and chanting “Watch, wallet, spectacles, testicles” as he confirmed the existence and correct position of each item. He’d be in trouble these days. … Continue reading →

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>Bankers. Rhymes with…

Posted on 4 March, 2008 by jb

>I have 2 banks – one in Germany (as efficient as one would expect) and one in New Zealand. They’re driving me up the bloody wall. Forget the fact that they left me without a credit card for a week … Continue reading →

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>Vitello tomato? Eh?

Posted on 29 February, 2008 by jb

>Keming reloaded. For anyone who’s still not quite sure what kerning‘s all about, here’s a pretty good example of the lack of same. Vitello tonnato – thinly sliced veal topped with a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce of tuna, anchovies, hardboiled egg … Continue reading →

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>Nine Lives

Posted on 27 February, 2008 by jb

> I’ve almost killed myself on a number of occasions. Fell into the water trough at my grandparents’ place when I was 3 and to this day I can relate every detail of the event. Must have been veeeery close.Fell … Continue reading →

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