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What d’ya know. (Link from J-Walk, i think) Note that the rating applies only to this entry.

My grandmother always said that she took after her father in lacking a sense of humor. Now I learn through a distant cousin that said ancestor was born on the first of April 1858. Perhaps that’s not so funny in … Continue reading →

My housemate, uncharacteristically awake before dawn, complained that she could not reach her mailbox (which is on this site). Thinking quickly I guessed (accurately) that, being hosted in Virginia, ogre.nu was temporarily knocked out by the hurricane.

Wired News: Turn Back the Spam of Time

These pix, while appealing in an odd way, raise a number of questions.

Nobody looks at credit card signatures. (Vectored in alt.fan.cecil-adams, by way of Jo.) My One True Ex writes SEE I D in the signature strip of her card, and hands over her internal passport non-driving license along with it. Waitresses … Continue reading →

Statesman or Skatesman? I found a fantastic picture of Enoch Powell MP on a pogo stick, and so decided to write to a load of MPs and Peers, to see whether any of them had ever been on other forms … Continue reading →