it’s only a sitcom — it’s only a sitcom —

Last night I watched Red Dwarf series VIII, and was struck by an injustice that nobody seemed to notice: Captain Hollister blamed Rimmer and Lister for the dinosaur, created by Kryten’s clumsy use (encouraged by Kochanski) of the time-wand – of which Rimmer and Lister were entirely ignorant until after the fact.

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sun go away

NASA map of total solar eclipses through 2024

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it’s all a game anyway

Wincanton (Somerset) twins with Ankh-Morpork (Discworld). (Relayed by Richard Alexander on anarchysf.)

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for the many who have sought here in vain

. . a story that legitimately contains the phrase “Harry Potter nude”.

2006: daisygrrl.com has died, but this appears to be the same fanfic.

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bleak, with scattered hail

In the shower this morning I was reflecting that the temp agencies haven’t called me in ages, and wondering what I ought to do. And I thought, if they’d just tell me “Go away already, you’re a fuckup and we’re never going to use you,” at least I could forget about them. And then I thought, the same goes for life in general. If an angel were to appear and say, “You already know you’re never going to get laid again, right? Well, you’re also never going to hold a job for more than a day,” that would simplify things enormously. For me anyhow.

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not black enough II

Natalie Solent looks at pusillanimity.

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was it a blur for you too?

Eighties Trivia – without looking, I’m sure of the answers to 27 of the 106 questions. It might help if I had watched television.

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