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Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Friday 26th June 2009

You’d think, the way some people are talking, that we’re all unable to step outside our front doors without seeing someone dressed in a burka (a word I fear I may spell differently each time I use it on this post). The issue of the ubiquitous burka (or burkha) – or should that be the [...]

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Twitterings: 19th-25th June

Thursday 25th June 2009

Friday morning Pavement lyric #6: “Mandrake versus the snake. I got it on the camera for posterity.” [#] Shouting At Cows: on HD TV and ITV Sport in Mosaic-vision http://amplify.com/u/87u [#] RT @antonvowl: RT @bounder – Worst Daily Mail poll ever. Vote yes to skew the results and pass it on http://bit.ly/w4b6Q [#] Morning Quiz: [...]

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MasterChef Is Back

Friday 19th June 2009

We interrupt our weekly Twitter digests with a quick word from MasterChef HQ. Because if it is said that a picture paints a thousand words, how few words can you get away with writing if, rather than carefully scripting a post, you instead chuck up a quick animated video? A few weeks ago I came [...]

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Twitterings: 12th-18th June

Thursday 18th June 2009

Friday morning Pavement lyric #5: “Zürich is stained and it’s not my fault. Just hold me back or let me run.” [#] Come on you sparrows; those bullying starlings have buggered off from our bird feeder. Now’s your chance! [#] Too late. The starlings are back. You’ll have to be quicker than that. [#] It’s [...]

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Twitterings: 5th-11th June

Thursday 11th June 2009

Friday morning Pavement lyric #4: “Simply put, I want to grow old. Dying does not meet my expectations.” [#] Lost the KFC meal-deal showdown: capitulated, then defaulted to Coke when Fruit Shoot would’ve made more sense. At least I didn’t Go Large. [#] Just written a poem where I rhyme “fire” with “desire”, “higher and [...]

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