It really is this quaint.
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Funny for money
That is part of one of the many catchphrases of Comic Relief. The organisation launched in the wake of the Ethiopian famine in the 1980s. And today is Red Nose Day, their biennial main fundraising event. As well as laughing at the jokes and sketches, and crying in sympathy with those who are hurting. What …
Year of the shoat
Or is that a geep? Whichever it is there is a problem. Because if this is the Chinese tear of the sheep, or year of the goat, or year of the ram ... the problem in English is that these are all translations of one Chinese word. So how do the Chinese deal with that …
Head transplant
I was thinking of titling this GET AHEAD or I AIN'T GOT NO BODY, but the NewScientist article has got a better one: It's heady stuff. The sensationalism aside, and the Daily Telegraph with its Frankenstein headline is as sensationalist as it gets, my first thought was, "Why?" Because where the muscle structure or nerve structure …
Education, education, education and memory
Improve your intelligence. Brain training, it is a way to improve your intelligence, isn't it? Well, no. The Association for Psychological Science thinks otherwise. It says that these programs and apps which are popular do not boost intelligence, only working memory. Not that that is a bad thing, improving your working memory is a good …
#QuiEstCharlie?
Qui est Charlie? Or in English, Who is Charlie? I am writing this in the aftermath of the terrible massacre of ten journalists and cartoonists in the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris. The slogan Je Suis Charlie has been used throughout the world. and the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has gone viral …
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 450 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 8 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the …
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the …
An open letter to Carphone Wareouse
Dear Carphone Warehouse, Thankyou for your concern in trying to contact me, one of your customers. However if you check your records you will find that I did speak to you, on December 2nd. Back then I told you I was not interested in your offer, but the calls have continued, up to four times …
Making an ass of myself 