Category Archives: Too good to miss

“…comes trundling in like an out-of-control wardrobe…”

Posted on 20 July, 2013 by jb

Best description of Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes I’ve heard. Almost as good as the FT’s description of Clarence Seedorf, the Dutch football player: A very fast concrete wall. With an enormous backside

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Bass instincts…

Posted on 19 July, 2013 by jb

And then with the rest of them……

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…it doesn’t hurt anything….

Posted on 18 July, 2013 by jb

 

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Finally! The Truth!

Posted on 18 July, 2013 by jb
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Waste not……..

Posted on 15 July, 2013 by jb

This knife is probably 30 years old. My father-in-law puts an edge on it when it gets blunt. It’s probably got another 20 years or so before you start measuring the width of the blade in microns….

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This is REALLY important….

Posted on 8 July, 2013 by jb
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Broken your arm?

Posted on 5 July, 2013 by jb

This is an exoskeletal cast from Jake Evill, a New Zealand designer. X-ray the limb. Scan the arm Print the cast. That clips on, fits like a glove, doesn’t need a plastic bag when you’re showering and is structured to … Continue reading →

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“You probably don’t know my name…..

Posted on 29 June, 2013 by jb

…but I bet you know at least one of my songs” That was Nile Rodgers from the BBC film “Nile Rodgers – The Hitmaker” He’s behind Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” Never heard of it? “Get Lucky” is the fastest … Continue reading →

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Pete Townshend’s grandad? (NSFW, btw…)

Posted on 29 June, 2013 by jb
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“And you can eat it with a SPOON…”

Posted on 27 June, 2013 by jb

Jack …er…Mr Bremner was my French teacher and hockey coach at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand in the 1960s. His son, Trevor, and I were in the same class from 1961 to 1964, lived less than a mile … Continue reading →

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