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Posted by on November 20th 2008. 1 Comment.
You can eat the skin on kiwi fruit. It even tastes nice. Who knew?! - Spinelessness
Posted by on November 18th 2008. No comments.
The UK government has officially recognised China's claim over Tibet. An utterly cowardly sucking up to a violently unpleasant totalitarian regime. How pathetic. - The Bee Talls
Posted by on November 15th 2008. No comments.
Heres a rare moment when you can actually watch the Beatles on film. Its them on the top of a building in london, it's very famous, of course, but seeing the london people reacting is fun. enjoy Follow the parts and watch them all, its great! - Barack Obama via Adam Buxton
Posted by on November 7th 2008. 1 Comment.
The victory speech - The tooth is out there
Posted by on November 4th 2008. 1 Comment.
The National Archives, in Kew, has just released a fresh batch of hitherto-classified UFO files - BBC News
Posted by on October 24th 2008. 2 comments.
Have we now become immune to images of sad stock brokers and descending line graphs to represent the dull and depressing news of our recession? It looks as if the BBC are scraping the barrel with this news article's photo. Is that the economy shrinking? - How green was my valley?
Posted by on October 24th 2008. 2 comments.
This is the first article published about my expedition to the melting glacier in Kashmir in the summer. If you buy the print issue, it also has a lovely photo by Anna Gormley. Enjoy. - Atheist buses
Posted by on October 22nd 2008. 3 comments.
A great campaign on public transport to promote atheism! - Out of the ghetto
Posted by on October 18th 2008. No comments.
On BBC World Service they have recently re-aired a documentary by two 13 year olds in the projects in chicago in 1993. Harrowing, funny, and ultimately timeless. This is a documentary to follow this fascinating piece. A must listen, and sadly its on BBC Iplayer, so you have a 7 day time limit. Sorry guys! - Nature crunch
Posted by on October 14th 2008. 1 Comment.
The words 'economy' and 'ecology' both derive from the same Greek word, meaning a 'house' or 'dwelling.' There are very similar factors behind the crashing of both. - You Look Nice Today
Posted by on October 2nd 2008. 2 comments.
Audio recordings of three American men talking to humorous effect: You Look Nice Today. - Book Terrorism
Posted by on September 29th 2008. 1 Comment.
Random House cowardice and bombs near my house. Likelihood is the book isn't any good but that's not the point. - Emotion and Icon
Posted by on September 19th 2008. No comments.
On Sept 19 1982 Scott E Fahlman proposed using :-) and :-( to denote the tone of an electronic message. - GUST
Posted by on September 17th 2008. 1 Comment.
Gratuitous Use of Superfluous Technology. A technique the GUST team have obviously not applied to their website - Talking of Geneva…
Posted by on September 8th 2008. 6 comments.
Beware the GOD MACHINE. It's being turned on on Wednesday, and could create a black hole that will suck up the Earth. Farewell, friends! See you in the next dimension! - Oliver Stone: W.
Posted by on September 4th 2008. 1 Comment.
The trailer for Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic is out, starring Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men). Your thoughts? - Blitzkrieg Bop
Posted by on August 27th 2008. 1 Comment.
... played on Ukuleles. - Barry Norman’s Pickles Update
Posted by on August 24th 2008. No comments.Update to this post: I've finally tracked down Norman's pickled onions. They are definitely a 15 rating.
- George Orwell OMG ROLF!!!11
Posted by on August 15th 2008. No comments.
George Orwell's diaries are being published as a blog, each entry appearing seventy years after it was written. The diaries end in 1942. And 2012. - Insulate your House!
Posted by on August 13th 2008. 2 comments.
People are missing out on getting cheap insulation of their houses. If Rowetta's Article is anything to go by, we need everyone to take up this. - 100 of your words
Posted by on August 8th 2008. 4 comments.
Now this is really interesting: can you guess the 100 most used English words in five minutes? - Spongebob, Waterboarding
Posted by on August 7th 2008. No comments.
The New York Times reports on the new Waterboard Thrill Ride in Coney Island, New York. Adults are shocked, kids think 'it stinks'. - Another reason not to Marry
Posted by on August 7th 2008. 7 comments.
This article made me realise how horrible marriage and people are, and has helped me decide that I will never ever ever get married. Suck on that Jesus! - Scissors, Paper, Stone
Posted by on August 6th 2008. 1 Comment.
Some tips on how to win at an unfair game. - Pretty Bristol
Posted by on July 31st 2008. No comments.
Some memory-warming photos of Bristol, England c 1983.
