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Man cold
November 7th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Lots of people seem to have colds and flu at the moment (not me yet, thank goodness), so I thought this video clip from the television serious “Manstokewoman” might amuse:
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A world of wheels
November 6th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The London Eye – which stands at 135 metres – is now an iconic feature of the capital’s skyline and I’ve been on it several times. On a recent visit to Manchester, I found that this city now has a Wheel of Manchester too, rising 60 metres. For a time, there was a wheel in […]
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Is Google God?
November 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
You’ll find nine so-called ‘proofs’ here. Although this is of course an amusing spoof, it encourages me to mention my essay on “The Trouble With Religion”.
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It’s Listopad – or is it?
November 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
This is the first day of the month that we in Britain call November. In Latin, ‘novem’ means nine and November was the ninth month in the Roman calendar. It is now the eleventh month in the Gregorian calendar which is the most widely used in the world. But, in the calendar of the Czech […]
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The World In One City – revisited
October 21st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Three months ago, I blogged here about a project called “The World In One City”. This is a project that Owen Powell (who posted a comment on my blog) and Alex Horne started on 24 October 2006 (United Nations Day), and which they hope to finish in just a few days’ time, on the same […]
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Is this a test or a trick?
October 12th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
However hard I look at this image, I can only see a clockwise movement – which apparently makes me totally right-brain. What about you? AFTER you’ve tried it, read this explanation.
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Bullshit Bingo
September 18th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
This is a game that you can play at any meeting or conference – check it out here.
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Renovated station on track
September 13th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I recently had occasion to use St Pancras station in London in order to visit my sister in Leicester. Now this station used to be one of the worst in the city but, in two months time, it will be formally re-launched and display the results of a mammoth renovation process. It’s going to look […]
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Not exactly Page Three
September 7th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
If you live in Britain, you’ll need no explanation for the reference to Page Three. However, if you live outside the UK (as many of my readers do), some explanation will be necessary. We have a Right-wing, populist, mass-circulation daily newspaper called “The Sun” which is infamous for featuring each day on its third page […]
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Male and female?
September 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
For a tongue-in-cheek look at gender stereotypes, check out this Italian cartoon.
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