An exchange elsewhere with katlinel put me in mind of this Ogden Nashery:
( Oft in the stilly night... )

Taken from trixieleitz

( Cat quiz - Told you I was Martin Blank )

Taken from yonmei: A web site that tells you about you, based on your birthdayWell, apparently, being born on 12th May means ( Read more... )

In honour of my new persona, a couple more classics from Ivanova:

• Mr Garibaldi, you're sitting at my station, using my equipment. Is there a reason for this, or should I just go ahead and snap your hands off at the wrist?
• Franklin: You're a pessimist.
  Ivanova: I'm Russian. We understand these things.
• Does the phrase 'No way in hell' ring a bell?
• Draal: ( Read more... )

The weather, combined with all the talk of LNR's tonsorial success, finally prompted me to address my own hair problems. A quick trip across town while out for a meeting, and it's all sorted for another while. This time, I only lasted 70 days between cuts. The last one was 83 days. And once, last year, I managed to go for 148 days ( Read more... )

Taken from yonmei and altariel1


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Well, if our exam results were a pile of 227 woolly jumpers, one for each student, they would be just about finished now, apart from the little labels describing their composition ( Read more... )

A while ago, someone told me that they'd received a card which went something like:

New Labour

I can't believe it's not better

If you happen to know where I could find one, please let me know...

While I was writing last night's (friends-only) rant, some words struck me:

First, a typo: 'bigotry' originally came out as 'big tory' (Sorry, altariel1Then I was reminded of two ironies: 'christian' as a general adjective meaning 'civilised, decent'; and 'catholic' meaning things like 'broad-minded' and 'tolerant ( Read more... )

Taken from yonmeiYour meme, should you choose to accept it, is to rank the following things in order, from "couldn't live without" to "couldn't care less". To add value to this process, you must also add one item to the list - which can be achieved by subdividing an old category if you like - before passing the meme on (including these instructions). You ( Read more... )