I think I've been overdoing it with regards to watching Stargate:SG1. Shouting at the television is one thing, hitting pause on the DVD so you can continue to berate the characters is another ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm a wuss ( Read more... )

From sollersuk via m31andy

Ten Top Trivia Tips about
Cuvalwen!

1. Cuvalwen can clean her ears with her tongue,
   which is over thirty-nine inches long.
2. A cuvalwenometer is used to
   measure cuvalwen.
3. Cuvalwen is the world's largest
   rodent!
4. Americans discard enough cuvalwen to rebuild their entire
   commercial air fleet every 3 months!
5. If your ear itches, this means ( Read more... )

After an early summer over the weekend, it's back to rather more March-like weather outside. But you can tell that it's Spring and not Autumn because of all the green leaves and white blossoms being shaken under the grey skies ( Read more... )

I didn't think about Jade Goody much, and when I did I generally thought that she was appaulingly ignorant, which is more a reflection on her education than on her, and more on the vulgar side than the classy. Although I've also noticed that the upper and working classes tend to be quite similar in some ways in terms of behaviour and even speech ( ( Read more... )

In 1738, according to records from the Old Bailey, a woman yclept Honour Penery was accused of theft, and it was said that she was aided in this by another woman who was apparently her girlfriend. The pair had claimed to be apprentices of Sir Isaac Newton’s, in Turnham Green- this would have been quite a feat since he had died some ten years ( Read more... )

My turn to be in work early today- Hellfiend has a Vet's appointment this evening so I'm in early to leave early.
Still, it means that I get to put my iPod on, and I've just introduced the few who are also in this early to Voltaire's 'Zombie Prostitute'!

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Am I the only person who reads 'Planned network outages' as 'Planned network outrages'?

What would a 'Planned network outrage' be, anyway? One of m31andy's ever-popular anonymous pornfests ( Read more... )

Spring is at least in the process of springing, even if it hasn’t totally sprung yet. Snowdrops and crocuses (croci?) are out, daffodils are gearing up to be ready for the first of March and it’s not quite so parky out there- even my South African workmate has observed that it’s a lot warmer ( Read more... )