Category Archives: Don’t ask me

>Loch Ness monster revealed on Google Earth

Posted on 27 August, 2009 by jb

> Someone who appears to have even idler hands than me has been trolling Google Earth and discovered …the Loch Ness monster. Don’t believe me? Key in 57°12’52.13″N 4°34’14.16″W and see for yourself Appears it surfaced at the exact instant … Continue reading →

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>Insanewiches

Posted on 22 August, 2009 by jb

> insanewiches.com Mrs jb had a tenant who worked for Subway.On the apartment rental contract, she listed her profession as “Sandwich Artist”.Yeah, right…(Marginally better than “Sandwich Mechanic”, I suppose..)

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>The Right Hand Rule

Posted on 18 August, 2009 by jb

> Never heard of the Right hand Rule? Not a big surprise, really – the only place in the world where it applies in in New Zealand. The car turning right has priority over the car turning left. Logical? Of … Continue reading →

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>Rule #1 – Don’t run with scissors

Posted on 14 August, 2009 by jb

> Rule #2: Don’t let confused old men get their hands on this Gerber Crucial Multitool

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>And close the gate, too…

Posted on 13 August, 2009 by jb

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>Sometimes, I think I expect too much….

Posted on 10 August, 2009 by jb

> Opened a ceramics exhibition at the excellent Kasino Gallery the other day – all v. serious stuff and some fairly big names, a couple of whom I know quite well (and like a lot). “Don’t expect any arty-farty stuff” … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me…. (about "The Joker")

Posted on 7 August, 2009 by jb

> Alexei von Jawlensky’s “Portrait of the Dancer Alexander Sacharoff” at the stunning “Die Blaue Reiter” (Kandinsky, Klee et al) exhibition at the ever excellent Frieder Burda Museum in Baden-Baden. The late and sorely-missed Keith Ledger as the Joker in … Continue reading →

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>If all else fails…..

Posted on 29 July, 2009 by jb

> ….change your logo. Over. And over. And over. Again

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>How to get cheap parking…

Posted on 26 July, 2009 by jb

> ..or “Fuck, I just tore up the parking ticket” MMTP, renowned for his razor-sharp intellect (honest, he’s really clued up) and for roasting his sister’s cat and incediarising fondues, has just outdone himself. We toddled off to the market … Continue reading →

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>Small Man Syndrome

Posted on 24 July, 2009 by jb

> That’s what my mate Gunter once said to me when we were discussing the CIO of one of the sister companies. A real little twerp (not Gunter – he’s as cool as they come and looks me straight in … Continue reading →

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