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I’m not sure whether to call this political correctness or a frightening attempt at sheltering children from reality, but it’s completely bonkers! Five girls were suspended from school and banned from going to their Grade 8 graduation, all because they…
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Every few months, I like to post some of the most unusual and bizarre Google searches that have landed people on my site. It’s a good laugh so I thought I’d share it. “turkey twizzlers nutritional breakdown” – 95% fat,…
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Play-Doh has a very unique scent, which we associate to so many childhood memories. To me, it’s a reminder of the salty homemade “pâte à modeler” my mom used to make instead of buying us Play-Doh. It did mean I…
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This Saturday will be the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Athens, Greece. It’s a unique event for so many reasons, but mainly, it’s the one time of the year where each country agrees to making a complete fool of…
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I’m not sure I mentioned before that one of my three lovely sisters was coming to England for 3 1/2 months this summer, hoping to get a job in Cambridge and enjoy a different lifestyle for a summer. I can…
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This afternoon, while walking around Cambridge, I saw an impressive bit of driving. Cambridge is filled with rising bollards, allowing only tagged vehicles (usually buses, taxis and emergency vehicles) to lower and cross the bollard. The unfortunate driver of this…
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The Google Labs area is always bubbling away with new ideas and great, or sometimes not so great, tools. (Nothing wrong with “not so great” tools, what benchmark for greatness would we have without average tools to compare them to?)…
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This weekend, I visited for the first time a part of the country I hadn’t yet seen – The Malvern Hills (somewhere between Worcester and Hereford). Such beautiful countryside, and the weather held up all weekend. Reason for such travel…
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This 4* hotel minibar leaflet is the perfect example of why one should never skimp on translators for things, as the impression left on customers will be a lasting one. It looks terribly unprofessional and leaves visitors wondering where else…
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Some “trucker mud” (instant coffee) to keep me awake til midnight: £2 A Lindor Dark Chocolate bunny leftover from Easter: £3 Using SkyPlus as intended for the duration of the first 2 episodes of Lost: Priceless!
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