Archive for July, 2004

Free Speech (US again)

Wednesday, July 28th, 2004

Here’s an example of free speech at its finest. In around 1994 (I think) Mattel tried and failed to sue a Utah artist, Tom Forsythe, for exhibiting a photo of barbie in a blender. And now July 27th is National Barbie-in-a-Blender Day. So here’s a site celebrating the fact with a collection […]

Things to read

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

A very nice neighbour just brought around my package from Cold Tonnage books. Everything is as expected and my copy of Adventures in the Dream Trade is numbered 1759. If you ever come across one and need to know: the first 10 were lettered a to j, the next batch were numbered 1 […]

One hundred and eighteeeee

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

Right then. Who’s up for some heavy drinking and World Professional Darts watching at the Lakeside Country Club (1st - 9th January)? Its £60 for the Thursday to Sunday (quarters, semis and final) ticket or £9 - £10 for a session ticket earlier in the tournament. What if I make it my […]

2 birds, 1 stone

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

John can never make decent tea and I’m off to the big chill festival this weekend and those 2 facts are linked by this frequently unanswered questions page which includes making tea amongst other useful things to know about chilling:
Q: How do I make a good cup of tea?
A: First, warm the pot by pouring […]

In an Emergency…

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

http://www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk/
Its probably about as much use as the real thing anyway.


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