Author Archives: jb

A day …er… 22 minutes in Istanbul

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by jb

This is a true story. My young friend Lena (of the Bosporus)  was finishing her time as an exchange student in Istanbul and discovered – shock!horror! – that all the clothes/books/shoes/stuff she’d magically acquired was neither going to fit in … Continue reading →

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It must be spring….

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by jb

A few years back, I wrote one of those posts that satisfies my puerile id. Something about a man charged with bestiality with horses and donkeys not having a …errr….stable address….. It went unnoticed for all this time until last … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 12 June 2012

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by jb

Det har jeg lært (så det er sandt) – Tempomatador – Gift [Listen] Flow Coma (Afx Remix) – 808 State – As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 1 [Listen] Forever Man – Eric Clapton – The Best Of Eric Clapton … Continue reading →

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9 lives used up?

Posted on 7 June, 2012 by jb

Not a problem! Become a helicopter! This is a true story: Dutch guy’s pet cat dies, so he puts it in the freezer until he works out what to do with it. Has a brainwave, involving a taxidermist, a quadricopter … Continue reading →

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Remember “Prick with a fork”…

Posted on 7 June, 2012 by jb

… a copywriter’s failed attempt at celebrity endorsement? Well, here’s “Dick with a lump of cheese on his head”

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 5 June 2012

Posted on 5 June, 2012 by jb

You Never Know – Wilco – Wilco (The Album) [Listen] Heat Of The Moment – Willy DeVille – Miracle [Listen] You’re My Best Friend – Queen – Greatest Hits I [Listen] He’s A Bum – Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean … Continue reading →

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Grand Magasin

Posted on 5 June, 2012 by jb

I think that’s French for “a big shop”. Which is what I did yesterday at the SuperU in Seltz on the way back from the Uni in Pforzheim where I did my usual gig of entertaining my friend the Prof’s … Continue reading →

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This elastic fell on the floor…

Posted on 31 May, 2012 by jb

and has been giving me nothing but treble since….. HT Reddit

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The music industry acts stupid. Again.

Posted on 31 May, 2012 by jb

Up until now, YouTube videos (not music videos, mind you – ANY video) with copyrighted content from artists represented by GEMA in Germany had a screen like this with the wording: ..because it contains music… Now, it’s …because it MIGHT … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 29 May 2012

Posted on 29 May, 2012 by jb

Casimir Pulaski Day – Sufjan Stevens – Triple Door, Seattle (7/23/05) [Listen] Country Comforts – Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley [Listen] Stop – Yes Know – BIRP! January 2012 [Listen] Tonight Ain’t Gonna Be Good – Lucero [Listen] Wise People … Continue reading →

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