#16,873 of an ongoing series.
Look. If you’re a German firm and want a, how would you say? ‘Cool’ English tagline to go under your company name, get a native speaker (who isn’t evil) to at least look at it. And not after it’s been printed over all your trucks. Yes, you’ve used different typeface strengths […]
The interview appears to be going well. Okay, as it’s with a woman and as my ability to tell what they’re really thinking is as close to non-existent as makes no difference, I can’t really be sure. But I think it’s going well. I trust I’ve managed to appear ‘confident, but not over-confident’. Of course, […]
I blame Channel 4. Well, I blame mid-80s Channel 4 with its remit to provide minority programming specifically designed to cause Mary Whitehouse’s head to explode. We couldn’t get Channel 4 at my house, but my best friend Matthew on the other side of the valley could and I’d often cycle over there and […]
In the future, BBC news online won’t put stories like this at the head of their “science” section. And, although the future for humans might sound attractive:
“..in the nearer future, humans will evolve in 1,000 years…women will develop lighter, smooth, hairless skin, large clear eyes, pert breasts, glossy hair, and even features. Racial differences will […]
It should probably have appeared in the Outbox of my e-mail program though…..
Dot, get a different username, or do you find the greeting that other people receive amusing?
Song playing as this was published: The Smiths - “How Soon Is Now?”
Schadenfreude: The feeling experienced after having spent years listening to your mother explain that ‘you drive like a maniac’, ‘you’re awfully close to the car in front’, ‘you’re not on the Autobahn now, you know?’ etc. etc. of getting to hear her describe how she’s driven her car into a wall because: “I wanted to […]