As the chap in the off licence just said to me, I wouldn’t mind being the guy who’d put ten quid on Senegal to win… Just the start we wanted for the World Cup — current holders and favourites France, beaten 1-0 by the complete underdogs, appearing in their first World Cup. To make the [...]
Just popped over to the Guardian’s web site for a quick browse of the latest headlines, when I noticed a tiny link right at the bottom of the page — Style guide. Curious, I clicked and found it was a writing-style guide for the paper’s writers and editors, full of rather interesting stuff. For example:
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This makes for a scary read: majority of simulations involving armed conflict between India and Pakistan end in nuclear war. On a related note, we’re now at Seven Minutes to Midnight on the ‘Doomsday Clock’. Just in case this has left you feeling depressed, discover how it was that pupils at Marlborough College in Wiltshire [...]
Want a quick giggle? Why not Poke Homer! Then test your knowledge of the Simpsons — you may want to start off gently with the Simpsons Trivia Quiz for Idiots before progressing on to the Space Monkey Mafia Simpsons Trivia Quiz. I scored 90%:
A- You are a Simpsons geek. You know a lot about the [...]
My pirate name is Mad Davy Bonney:
Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate’s life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!
Last week I discovered that I am 36% gay; now, according to the what sex is your brain? test, I have learnt that I have the brain of a girl (and if I don’t get down the gym more often, I’ll soon have the breasts of a girl too). I did well at the tests [...]
Just watched a fantastic Japanese film on TV called Ring. Definitely the creepiest, most original horror film I’ve seen for years.
Very funny photo from the May Day protests in London.
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