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>Don’t ask me… (about Fashion) #23

Posted on 5 September, 2007 by jb

>Of course I know nothing about fashion. I’m an old bugger and a bloke into the bargain. But if you want to know all there is to know about fashion, take a look at this clip from “The Devil wears … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Attack in Black) #22

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by jb

>Thank you, Quick Before It Melts Thank you, Come Pick Me Up Thank you for introducing me to a band as good as Attack in Black. Punk? Yes a bit.Alt.? A lot. Sounds (I know one doesn’t say this, but … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Air Traffic Control) #21

Posted on 22 August, 2007 by jb

>Just listen to this amazing tape of Air Traffic Control at JFK. “What happened? You’re all out of sequence…Hang on a second, guys…I don’t know how that happened… Now I’m all screwed up. Are you where I told you to … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Lighting Doodles) #21

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by jb

>I know why I am where I am. Interested in too much. Lack of concentration. Planning to drive overland to Europe in a Ford Falcon stationwagon in 6th Form Physics class with Graham Horne and Bruce Hales.Making a “Top 10 … 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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>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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>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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>Northland recovers after storm, PM visits

Posted on 11 July, 2007 by jb

>You’ll find that classic here on Fairfax Media’s Stuff, New Zealand’s Best Media Site 2007.(That’s what it says here anyway, Brian) Continuing in Oceania…. “Traditionally, most of Australia’s imports come from overseas.”– Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery and further … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me (about Psychedelic Spaghetti) #16

Posted on 28 June, 2007 by jb

> Clement Freud. Writer, broadcaster, and politician. That doesn’t even start to describe him He used to have a food column in the Observer magazine (I think) in the early 1970s and one stuck out. It was an instruction manual … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me (about "The Consumerist") – #14

Posted on 20 June, 2007 by jb

>“The Consumerist” is a useful website. It flags a wide range of shady, devious and downright illegal practices that seem more prevalent in the US than elsewhere and provides a forum for people a) to let off steam and b) … Continue reading →

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