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The Official God FAQ.

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Provocation: Marks and Spencer quotes, comments and opinions from people I like Marks and Spencers, and so do a lot of my friends and colleagues, though not all of them. The prevailing opinion is that they get a bad rap, but perhaps my local area’s viewpoint is skewed by having Britain’s – and therefore probably…

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Every so often I post articles that detail some of the weird and wonderful stuff which turns up in my logfiles. After a nod towards [spamusement.com] for inspiration it struck me that although many of the search qureies are mundane, pertain to porn, or to celebrities about whom I know nothing – some of them…

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Muffett’s Near-Perfect Hot Chocolate: 1/2 mug, cold organic semi-skim milk 3 level tablespoons, Charbonnel Et Walker 1/2 level tablespoon, Green & Blacks 1 level teaspoon, fine unsweetened cocoa powder 1 square, Lindt 85% 2 or 3 twists of freshly ground pepper (ie: less than 1/4 teaspoon) Into a small, small saucepan, warm over a low…

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Well. From [www.cynthia.boxerman.co.uk]

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[news.bbc.co.uk] Dr Robert Moog, the inventor of the electronic synthesiser, has died of brain cancer aged 71. His synthesiser, which bears his name, revolutionised music from the 1960s onwards, and was used by bands like the Beatles and the Doors. (continues)

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I tried this from Jim‘s hip flask when last in Aberystwyth; it’s superb stuff: [www.welsh-whisky.co.uk]

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Bridget‘s back in town, briefly returned from the Italy she now calls home in order to manage some photoshoots to illustrate a book upon which she is working. There now follows an extract from our evening’s conversation back in her supposedly four-star hotel room, after a decidedly mediocre-to-poor hotel meal and our respective glasses of…

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I was popping down the pub last night, early evening, and hearing what sounded like a cross between a two-stroke scooter engine and a microlight, saw a biplane flying over the village. My home’s close proximity to Farnborough means that we get a lot of odd aircraft, but this one looked older than most –…

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Ding, dong, …

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Ok, so let’s get this straight – the US Government is suppressing more of the material from Abu Ghraib, apparently including videos of buggery by soldiers of prisoners, and the ACLU are having to bring a case against the US Government, because the latter’s rationale for not releasing the material (and thereby bringing people to…

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I’ve seen some right berks who get “surprised” by a GATSO in roadworks, and the result can be terrifying, so the following does not surprise me very much: [groups.yahoo.com] PR233: Hidden report reveals serious speed camera dangers News: for immediate release TRL report number 595, commissioned by the Highways Agency and delivered in early 2004,…

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