Category Archives: Geriatric rantings

What part of “No” don’t you understand?

Posted on 30 October, 2011 by jb

Looking for a snazzy rotary peeler from JosephJoseph in a cookery store in Mainz. Ask someone who looks as if they could be in charge whether they stock the JosephJoseph line. “No” Not “We don’t, but maybe I can help … Continue reading →

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Why is it….

Posted on 26 October, 2011 by jb

..so difficult to buy more memory for my iMac? Go to MediaMarkt (where I bought it). The guy knows what he’s talking about, but doesn’t have any in stock and can’t place an order. Which he finds as strange as … Continue reading →

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1&1 abducted me….

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by jb

I signed up with Tiscali for DSL way back in 2007-ish. Phone stayed with Telekom Tiscali got swallowed by Freenet. At some stage, I migrated my voice traffic to Freenet. Freenet got swallowed by 1&1. Abjucted Didn’t have any dealings … Continue reading →

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How about Swahili, then?

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by jb

Parafujo wewe

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日本を行く！

Posted on 17 July, 2011 by jb

それらのアメリカ人をねじ込む！

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>Being polite is one thing….

Posted on 30 March, 2010 by jb

> Age discrimination is something quite different Standing in the check-out queue at the supermarket, carrying a carton with some plants – no sweat, hardly noticing the weight – and the cashier says: “You can put them down here if … Continue reading →

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>This is frightening

Posted on 18 January, 2010 by jb

> This is the Supervisory Board of Germany’s largest public health insurance organisation, the BEK. The one that I’m covered by, in fact. Look at all these old farts mature gents. They all look like me. And I CERTAINLY wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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>Just sod off. Please.

Posted on 1 September, 2009 by jb

> Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, has big plans. It’s going to be 150 in 6 years’ time and they’ve set up the Capital City Initiative to give the city a make-over. The most important of these projects (I assume … Continue reading →

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>Shouldn’t that be "Sail"…?

Posted on 30 August, 2009 by jb

> Bloody education system’s going to pot….

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>Give ’em what they want

Posted on 21 August, 2009 by jb

>http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=17152457,t=1,mt=video Bernard Hickey (who – together with Gareth Morgan – makes more economic sense than all the financial gurus you’re likely to stumble across put together. OK, Clive Crook, too) tweeted (yes, I know – even at my age…) the … Continue reading →

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