Author Archives: Anton

transported by melody

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 05 by Anton

Honda Prelude; Hyundai Sonata; what other cars have musical names?

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so near and so far

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 05 by Anton

Culture clash comics.

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welcome Nishimu Labo

Posted on Monday, 2003 August 04 by Anton

The latest site to link to me is this Japanese POVRAY station. Thanks, whoever you are!

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Sunnydalish

Posted on Saturday, 2003 August 02 by Anton

Can you speak Buffy? Now the witty diction of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been accorded the academic respect that it deserves in Professor Michael Adams’s Slayer Slang (Oxford University Press). Under headings such as ‘The Attraction of Prefixes’ and … Continue reading →

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translation sought

Posted on Friday, 2003 August 01 by Anton

The log says נפגעי תקיפה מינית linked yesterday to one of my math doodles. Do you read Hebrew?

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The Wrath of Servalan

Posted on Thursday, 2003 July 31 by Anton

Is it too good to be true? Is it too true to be good? Watch out for Blake’s 7: The Next Generation — well okay it’s really called A Rebellion Reborn.)

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let’s not overreact

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 30 by Anton

Illinois Overhauls Death Penalty Law [Governor] Blagojevich vetoed a section that would allow a police officer to lose his badge if a review board found he had committed perjury in a homicide case. Why is this even a question? Why … Continue reading →

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