Taking the bus to work because I was running late was a waste of money.
DH Lawrence had red hair.
In order to be acquitted for crimes committed while sleepwalking, the accused must prove a defence of "non-insane automatism".
Wokingham is officially the least deprived borough in the UK, and is therefore used to calculate local government funding nationwide.
Not only was Police Squad cancelled after six episodes, the last two apparently weren't even aired in the US at the time.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Saturday, 11 December 2010
What I've learnt this week (only one day late edition)
The famous Shito Sauce is not suitible for vegetarians. However, British Sea Power's fudge is.
Women are not (yet) allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines.
Home-made baked beans taste so much better than the tinned ones that even I like them.
The generic name for the game commonly known as Jenga is "tension tower".
Women are not (yet) allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines.
Home-made baked beans taste so much better than the tinned ones that even I like them.
The generic name for the game commonly known as Jenga is "tension tower".
Friday, 3 December 2010
What I've learnt (on time edition)
Any time it snows south of Birmingham, it will be the lead story on the news in Britain.
Nicholas Sarkozy once had to chase a dog and a rabbit around his ministerial office in front of the US ambassador.
Apparently I have seen the film Airplane!.
Nicholas Sarkozy once had to chase a dog and a rabbit around his ministerial office in front of the US ambassador.
Apparently I have seen the film Airplane!.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
You know my name, look up the crime number
A few days ago, I heard a couple of familiar names in a news bulletin. As I learnt on listening more carefully to the next update, two people with the same names as people I knew from school had been convicted of a reputationally damaging crime (for reasons which should be obvious, I shan't go into specifics here). Inevitably I found myself having to go online just to check they weren't the same people, despite a faint trepidation if they had been.
Fortunately they weren't, I find myself typing, although of course that's a pretty self-centred way to look at things - the victims of the actual crime aren't going to care who the perpetrators might or might not have been at school with. It's fortunate for me and my classmates that there were even differences of spelling, although again that only makes things worse for people who do use the same spellings of their names. Anyway, I'm not sure what I would or could have done about it had these people proved to be criminals, but it did help to remind me that one of the advantages of having a common name is that you're less likely to be associated with anyone else who happens to have it. Though I was still a little cautious when I came to write this post on my other blog.
Fortunately they weren't, I find myself typing, although of course that's a pretty self-centred way to look at things - the victims of the actual crime aren't going to care who the perpetrators might or might not have been at school with. It's fortunate for me and my classmates that there were even differences of spelling, although again that only makes things worse for people who do use the same spellings of their names. Anyway, I'm not sure what I would or could have done about it had these people proved to be criminals, but it did help to remind me that one of the advantages of having a common name is that you're less likely to be associated with anyone else who happens to have it. Though I was still a little cautious when I came to write this post on my other blog.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
What I've learnt this week (slightly less late edition)
Gary Numan is, in fact, older than Gary Oldman.
Only about 75% of ginger cats are male.
Andrew Marr used to write the Bagehot column in the Economist.
Bernard Matthews, the most famous man in the British turkey industry, died on Thanksgiving.
Honesty is only for poor people, apparently.
Only about 75% of ginger cats are male.
Andrew Marr used to write the Bagehot column in the Economist.
Bernard Matthews, the most famous man in the British turkey industry, died on Thanksgiving.
Honesty is only for poor people, apparently.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
What I've Learnt (very late edition)
It can be very difficult to stop eating freshly-roasted pumpkin seeds.
Some people think Catherine Of Aragon might have had an eating disorder.
The reason I only like carrots when they're cooked certain ways might be to do with the sugar content. This also applies to many root vegetables.
The least-downloaded Beatles song last week was 'What Goes On' from Rubber Soul
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It was possible to take very vivid colour photos as far back as the 1950s, at least if you had the lighting conditions of Morocco.
Some people think Catherine Of Aragon might have had an eating disorder.
The reason I only like carrots when they're cooked certain ways might be to do with the sugar content. This also applies to many root vegetables.
The least-downloaded Beatles song last week was 'What Goes On' from Rubber Soul
.It was possible to take very vivid colour photos as far back as the 1950s, at least if you had the lighting conditions of Morocco.
Friday, 5 November 2010
What I've learnt this week
The association of red with the Republicans and blue with the Democrats in the US only seems to date back to the year 2000.
JML direct stands for John Mills Limited.
Japan has no daylight saving time.
e-books are subject to VAT, whilst of course printed books are not.
A colleague of mine once applied to become a firefighter. He didn't get the job.
JML direct stands for John Mills Limited.
Japan has no daylight saving time.
e-books are subject to VAT, whilst of course printed books are not.
A colleague of mine once applied to become a firefighter. He didn't get the job.
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