Author Archives: jb

Don’t ask me… (about Waterloo) #20

Posted on 8 August, 2007 by jb

I once worked with a guy back in the 1970s who went on to be immensely famous as CEO of a fairly major airline. (And then not.) But that’s a different story. Appalling musical taste, but we were still pretty … Continue reading →

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>sEEN AT bIRMINGHAM aIRPORT

Posted on 7 August, 2007 by jb

>i tHINK rEVERSE tITLE cASE mIGHT hAVE bEEN eVEN mORE eNTERTAINING. aND eVEN lESS lEGIBLE. wHICH cAN bE tHE oNLY rEASON fOR tHIS.… aND wHAT tHE fUCK aRE tHEY tRYING tO tELL uS aNYWAY? aND wHO aRE tHEY tALKING tO … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me.. (about Spike Milligan) #20

Posted on 7 August, 2007 by jb

>Words fail me…

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>Why is it…#3

Posted on 7 August, 2007 by jb

>….that they don’t ask me about these things first. Some researchers have just spent three years exploring Britain’s café sector. Their report is titled “The Cappuccino Community: Cafes and Civic Life in the Contemporary Community” They’ve discovered, for example, that … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me (about Monty Python’s Video Wall) #19

Posted on 2 August, 2007 by jb

>I have absolutely no idea whose idea this is, but I’m eternally grateful. Click on a pane (no, not here..) and the clip runs in YouTube. Just like this

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>Must go and have a lie down…

Posted on 1 August, 2007 by jb

>Somewhere around 1969/1970, I shared a flat in Clapham (Sarf London) with 3 guys – Chris D, John Mc and Peter S. Bloody tiny place. 2 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Not 2 rooms plus 2 bedrooms plus kitchen plus … Continue reading →

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>I’m very sorry about this…#4

Posted on 31 July, 2007 by jb

>My mate Pete’s then-girlfriend Linda used to do announcements at Terminal 3 at Heathrow back in the 1970s. I guess you get into a bit of a routine after a while – “Flight such and such is delayed and will … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me (about cooking) #18

Posted on 26 July, 2007 by jb

>Well, do actually… I’m a bit of a dab hand (if I say so myself) when it comes to things culinary and I was well pleased to read the New Times’ “Summer Express – 101 simple meals ready in 10 … Continue reading →

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>What a load of bull…

Posted on 25 July, 2007 by jb

>The Daily Telegraph is gender-challenged

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>Lost in translation

Posted on 25 July, 2007 by jb

>If there’s one thing I’ve missed in Germany, it’s subtle and witty advertising. Television’s infected with fake dentist’s wives touting toothpaste, middle-aged people being attacked in the middle of the night by snaking, sparking electric wires (you can keep them … Continue reading →

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