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Anything amusing, or simply plain odd

Letter to Warner Brothers: A Night in Casablanca — Chilling Effects Clearinghouse

Letter to Warner Brothers: A Night in Casablanca — Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: http://www.chillingeffects.org/resource.cgi?ResourceID=31  “I am sure that the average movie fan could learn in time to distinguish between…

ryanair to branch out into toiletries and clothes ?

BBC NEWS | Business | Luggage ‘ban’ for Ryanair flyers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3878641.stm I can imagine their boardroom chats now: “If only we could ban those wretched customers, we wouldn’t…

how not to get rich quick

BBC NEWS | England | Essex | DVD pirate’s pitch ends in arrest: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3874417.stm Outstandingly dumb.

spamalot on broadway

CNN.com – Star names join Python on Broadway – Jul 7, 2004: http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/07/stage.montypython.reut/index.html Nice – the casting looks pretty good so far although I think I’ll wait to…

pretty shiny glowing things

UserFriendly Strip Comments: http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20040703&mode=classic Hmm, ok. Maybe my obsession with LEDs is simply a geek thing and not that odd afterall…

Disney Debuts New Safer, Quieter and More Environmentally Friendly Fireworks Technology

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040628/285741_1.html What a neat idea. I wonder how it works in terms of trigger tech – does a fuse get lit before the air launch ? What about…

os x 10.4

“My sources have told me that Apple will name Mac OSX 10.4 iOfTheTiger. The box will have a huge picture of BA Baracas with a huge golden X…

windows sickies

Computer ‘sick’ days revealed “Personal computers in Northern Ireland take more sick days than their owners” I’m sure it applies elsewhere, and whilst an amusing idea (what’s the…

a python take on child rearing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1239688,00.html Trust me, it is humorous, but only just, and only if you read the whole article…

now this is quality tv

http://www.uktvstyle.co.uk/WhatsOn/WatchingPaintDry.cfm I can’t decide if it’s far better than current TV, or a sadly accurate portent of what the huge number of Digital TV channels have in store…

artburn

http://www.martian.fm/artburn.htm “…existential nausea…” “…something with ‘phoenix’ in it.” Classic.

animals on the underground

This is totally worth a look, especially if you’ve ever stared dully at one of these things for >20mins each day commuting…. http://www.animalsontheunderground.com (Thanks for the link Duncan…

small sayings

head mystery teacher tukey == turquoise

out of context quote of the day

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3161354.stm “General Eberhart said the pilots were being trained to overcome a natural hesitation to kill civilians” Well, it’s only fair that non-combatants should ‘experience’ the joys of…

linking silliness

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