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>Brainfarts II

>As if the newspapers weren’t full of clemency applications for RAF terrorists, the sudden realisation that life as we know it on Planet Earth is slowly grinding to a halt and Bayern Munich losing 7 games this season (which – … Continue reading

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>Are you gormless?

>You don’t have to be and Ikea’s the place to solve your woes. A mere 15.38 Euros will get you a Gorm – a “regal” one, no less which should advance you post haste into the queue for the throne. … Continue reading

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>I’ll have the Jumped of Calf Bulge, thanks

>I’ve just booked at L’Auberge des Pins in Bandol over Easter. I’m not so sure anymore It does ..“proposes a neat kitchen” (which is the least I would expect. I’m a stickler for neatness.) It’s the “of soil traditional and … Continue reading

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>How much should music cost?

>Andrew Dubber variously over at New Music StrategiesThe WirelessEponymous is mostly a pretty clued up guy. Mostly. I think he’s wrong on this one, though. He reckons that the normal laws of economics don’t apply to digital downloads. I think … Continue reading

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>Brathering. Noun? Gerund?

> This is a Brathering.* It’s a herring that’s been gutted, fried and marinated in brine. Very tasty. Seriously. It’s the pronunciation that’s a bit tricky. For Anglo-Saxons, it’s “gathering” with a “b”. For Germans, it’s Brat (fried) Hering (herring). … Continue reading

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>Yes dear

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>ahy-ron-ik

> a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity.c. The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humourous or poignant and … Continue reading

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>It’s stopped again…..

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>It’s being snowing this morning….

>Not before time, mind you. Snowdrops are out, daffodils are coming on and the buddleia has new shoots. Now everything dies.

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>Sausage box

>Now, would that be a wurst case scenario…?

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