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Archive for March, 2010

Mash !

Now, you may not know this, but I’m a massive fan of TheDailyMash. It’s hugely funny and the writers have a happy knack of being bang on the money with their daily news items. Do give it a read. My favourite stories from today include this Lady GaGa story. The second paragraph is comedy genius. [...]

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Google file finding..

Here’s how it’s done. This is for getting (AHEM) backups if you know the filename. Just google for.. intitle:index.of FILENAMEYOUWANT Thus.. http://bit.ly/aMozGZ Results in.. http://bit.ly/agQRVr ..or there’s always http://www.jimmyr.com/mp3_search.php

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Proof – People are STUPID

Further proof, if it were needed, that people are f****n stoopid. Using Google Insight I’ve done a lookup on the most searched terms during the last 7 days. Here’s what people have been GOOGLING for.. (the link above may have changed since I typed this). Yes, people are going onto google and doing a search [...]

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Increasing prices, but keeping them the same

The people that host this server have just ramped up their prices. Prices are being increase “in line with inflation” and they’re using the Retail Price Index (RPI) to bump up prices by 3.7%. According to the email I’ve just had … “RPI shows prices for goods and services have increased by 3.7% over the [...]

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New Australian Road Safety Campaign

Hamilton got told off for his driving in Oz.. They’re being particularly hard on him because they’re launching a new safety campaign called “Don’t be a Dickhead”. No, seriously, that’s what the Australian Government call it..

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Further proof that our cat is utterly mental

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That’s it. I’ve seen everything now..

I can’t really explain this one properly. It’s footage of a lorry on a motorway in Yorkshire. It’s pushing a car along the A1(M) quite happily and, according to reports, the driver of the lorry knew nothing about the car wedged on the front. The video was taken by someone in a car that was [...]

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Google Street View, now with added coverage!

Hey UK! Check Google Maps Street View. Your house is probably now on, much greater coverage now LIVE – http://www.google.co.uk/maps I’ve checked my house, it’s weird – my wife is indeed on the image, just as I mentioned in my earlier blog post!

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Jelly Babies – Wobbly Lollies. Err….

Last night we were having dinner. Our son, Billy, wanted a lollipop and went over to the freezer to let us know. He loves lollipops, so we’d bought him these… We’ve never had them before, but after seeing him eating one it’s warped my tiny little mind. Me and Emily had one too – they’re [...]

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Tornado Tales

1 – Why are these houses still built from wood? 2 – Storm chasers. Nutters. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8557015.stm

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