Archive for May 2006

Malawi

Wednesday, 31 May 2006

I didn’t know much about Malawi until today. Sum total of my knowledge was that Steve Harley once took a fancy to an ape there who kissed his head and his eyes went all starry and that was about it. As I say, until today.

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Piracy

Wednesday, 31 May 2006

Now this is scary and yet another good reason to back-up your PC at least once a week!

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Babies and Bathwater

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

I’m no scientist and never had the wit or application to become one, but I do have faith in science to do its best. That might sound odd until you look back and realise that far too many people think that scientists only exist as a conspiracy to do us harm.

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I Don’t Like Mondays

Monday, 29 May 2006

The one thing I hate most about Mondays is the lack of news. You pick up a paper on a Bank Holiday Monday expecting to be enlightened (hey, a cynic can dream) and what do you get:

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X-Factor

Sunday, 28 May 2006

When we first got connected to the internet in the mid-90s through Mrs P’s home office, I tried to demonstrate to my then four/five year old son what a marvellous thing it was.

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Famous Five

Saturday, 27 May 2006

If you have your health you have everything, or so they say. And if you want to keep your health, you should subscribe to the Five-a-Day rule. Easy if you’re into fruit and veg, but a bugger if you ain’t. If the latter, here’s my feelgood alternative: Cherry Lips Pineapple Chunks Fruit Salads Pear Drops Sweet Bananas Sweet-tooth and wellbeing sorted at a stroke.

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Japanese Banking Disasters

Saturday, 27 May 2006

According to inside contacts, the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of stopping. If anything, it’s getting worse. Following last week’s news that Origami Bank had folded, we are hearing that Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank plans to cut back some of its branches. Karaoke Bank is up for sale and is going for a song. Meanwhile, shares in Kamikaze Bank have nose-dived and 500 back-office staff at Karate Bank got the chop. Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank and [...]

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Flatter to Deceive

Friday, 26 May 2006

Thanks to Birdy, I had a go at this facial recognition website where you can upload a photo of your fizzog and it matches your features with those of celebrities. Apparently I’m a 64% match for Bing Crosby, 61% Anthony Hopkins, and an equal 54% Terence Stamp and Richard Gere.

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Havin’ a Laugh

Thursday, 25 May 2006

For me the best cartoonists are those who can combine two seemingly unconnected news stories and make them work together and there is no-one better at that than Matt in the Telegraph. I particularly liked this one the other that combined the Chelsea Flower Show and the cock-ups at the Home Office.

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