Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
How was I born?
November 10th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
A little boy goes to his father and asks “Daddy, how was I born?” The father answers: “Well son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and […]
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What IS Santa doing on that chimney?
November 7th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The “Mirror” newspaper today looks at the new Christmas stamps and wonders what is happening on the first class stamp. Is Santa spending a penny on a 32p stamp? Take a look and you decide. More controversially, there is a row going on about the secular nature of this year’s Christmas stamps (fine by me). […]
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How old are you?
November 5th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Well, in China, you could be a year or two older. How so? In China, according to tradition, when a child is born, it is said to be one. When the Chinese New Year arrives, whatever the interval since your biological birthday, you add a year to your age. This shows, that, even something as […]
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Keeping up with the Joneses
November 4th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The family name Jones means ‘son of John’ and it is especially common in Wales (13.5% of the population) because of the Welsh habit of naming themselves after their father. Indeed this week a new world record was established for a gathering of the most people with the same surname when 1,224 people called Jones […]
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“Touring Tomorrow Today”
November 1st, 2006 by Roger Darlington
My American friends Art & Lynn Shostak are working on a new book that they call “Touring Tomorrow Today”. It will highlight places around the globe where some aspect of a possible future – bright or harrowing – might be glimpsed by a perceptive and prepared traveller. On the bright side, they are already writing […]
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Tesco vs Denmark
October 30th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
From YouTube, this funny video.
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Sticky end not so great for Yarmouth
October 28th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Heard the one about the English town that ended up becoming a giant bowl of semolina? More information here.
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Wear it pink
October 27th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Today is
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No smoke without fire
October 25th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Heard the one about the fire station that caught fire? It happened at Arundel near to the home of my brother-in-law Derek who drew my attention to the incident. More information here.
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The best of wildlife photography
October 19th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Check out these pictures.
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