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Slogans both new and old
An excellent article from Chronicle.com on corporate slogans.
http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=zxl637vqlkvf9dmgj0g301fwn0bm2x32
Apparently Stanford University's slogan is "The wind of freedom blows"
I can't remember my University's motto ("The lecturers are all biased, but they're shit so it probably doesn't matter" captures it rather neatly ( Read more... ) -
Magic: Gathering Speed
About a month ago I announced in this forum that I was going to try to master Magic the Gathering, via the excellent (free) downloadable tutorial.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/magiconline
I'm confident that only your instinctive respect for my privacy has kept you from bugging me daily for updates on my progress and demanding I ( Read more... ) -
Good news everyone!
It's world toilet day!
http://news.uk.msn.com/world-toilet-day.aspx
I think we can all make a contribution to this. . .
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Pirate ghosts aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
I'm watching South Park. I've just seen the Korn Ghost-Pirate ep.
Not one of my favourites.
But I *love* the conversation amongst Korn about whether they're being chased by "Pirate-ghosts" (pirates who died and became ghosts) or "Ghost-pirates" (ghosts who decided to become pirates). These kinds of issues simply aren't address enough on -
My housemates
My housemates suck. Kate, to whom I won't even give the courtesy of he nick-name, is being particularly obnoxious.
More to come when I'm less furious.
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Is there no beginning to this man's talents?
Oh my dear sweet God.
Gordon Brown is holding a competition to find a national motto for Britain. Patriot Idol, if you will.
http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2007/11/i-want-comment-.html
I'm half tempted to suggest the phrase my great-uncle used whenever he encounted some irritation or obstacle in his otherwise idyylic retirement in Taunton.
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Pretty much disbarred from being the mother of God
I've just taken the sexual purity test on Facebook.
I'm not pure.
In fact, I'm less pure than 100% of my friends (though it doesn't say how many of my friends have taken the test, which I think is a little unfair).
This is not good news. I even parsed some of the answer (I've never used alcohol to get someone drunk for the purposes of sex, but ( Read more... ) -
Memeage stolen from, most immediately, niamhotoole
[ ] You love hoodies
[x] You love jeans.
[ ] Dogs are better than cats.
[ ] It's hilarious when people get hurt
[x] You've played with/against boys on a team.
[ ] Shopping is torture.
[ ] Sad movies suck.
[ ] You own an X-Box.
[x] Played with Hot Wheels cars as a kid.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You own a DS, PS2 or Sega.
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Musings in early November
Apparently it was halloween last week. I almost managed to not notice. Then my cousin invited me to join him, his wife and their two "adorable" children in assorted halloween activities - pumpkin carving, watching scary movies and, horror of horrors, trick or treating. I responded in much the same way Ebenezer Scrouge would have responded to ( Read more... ) -
Good times with politics
I've just been part of a conversation between two of my housemates about a potted history Russia from 1980 to the present.
On one side Yvonne, German, and a Eurocommie to her core.
On the other Pavel, Russian, who grew up under Yeltsin and thinks Putin is the best thing to happen to Russia since the storming of the winter palace.