If at first you don’t succeed…
Posted in digression, technology on Aug 8th, 2008
Because that’ll work.
wake up and smell the copy
Posted in digression, technology on Aug 8th, 2008
Because that’ll work.
Posted in digression on Jul 31st, 2008
I don’t know. In my day there were only two stupid things to do with a balloon: Let go of an inflated one at a family party so it blew a salivatory* raspberry, or untie a helium one and pretend to be a chipmonk.
It turns out there are at least two more stupid things to […]
Posted in digression on Jul 30th, 2008
Noun: When performed by a sub editor, the act of shattering a writer’s fragile ego by presuming to change A. Word. Ever.
(See Coren G. v Owen, Amanda and Ben - 2008)
Usage: I can’t stand it, I know you planned it
I’m gonna set it straight, this Watergate
I can’t stand rocking when I’m in here
‘Cause your crystal […]
Posted in blog, digression on Jul 29th, 2008
Posted in digression, politics on Jul 10th, 2008
Kestrel rescue at Downing Street!
Cute, but not quite what I was expecting. Where’s the rescue then?
Posted in digression on Jul 7th, 2008
Holy fucking crap.
I expect these words to be uttered by a legion of shell-shocked My Bloody Valentine fans today, as they nip out at lunch, pick up Kevin Shields‘ new album The Death of Patience, and lay back for a bit of easy listening.
I’ve just listened to the five minutes of No Good Deed Goes […]
Posted in digression on Jun 26th, 2008
I’m usually only moved to post about companies when they’ve annoyed me. I know I’m not alone in that.
But today I’d like to tip my hat to the Co-operative Bank, which exceeded my expectations during what could have been a tiresome phone call.
See, I was phoning to downgrade my current account, on which […]
Posted in digression on Jun 10th, 2008
I’d always thought of bananas as a delicious fruit. Little did I realise that I was in fact eating evidence of a supernatural creator.
(via Boing Boing)
Posted in digression on May 31st, 2008
Noticed this the other day - somebody in BBC Online has a sense of humour:
Incidentally, I was trying to get a screen grab of Brown doing his trademark goldfish gulp, but now I look it’s more like somebody’s licking his love pump.
I’ll never know how they did that with a straight face.
Posted in digression on May 29th, 2008
Noun: A news item so perfect that subsequent editors can find no fault and no room for improvement therein.
Usage: That’s newswang!