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I have to smile and stop to watch for a minute every time that show is on. It’s such a feel-good show! They build amazing houses in so little time and with the help of so many people, it’s crazy!…
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The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take anyword from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year’s winners. 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a…
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So recently, we’ve seen someone sell his forehead for advertising, followed by a woman selling her rather large (and saggy) bosom. When another woman sold her pregnant belly as advertising space, we thought this madness would have to stop. But…
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One of the best inventions in the world: The Dyson Forget your old vacuum, what you need is a Dyson. We bought the DC04 today from Sainsbury’s, after thinking for a long time that we needed to get a Dyson…
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I’m willing to sell or part-exchange this brain for a working one, one that can reach some kind of calm and relaxation every once in a while. I’ve been dreaming (nightmaring?) of driving tests, of house purchases, of job interviews…
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The BBC Magazine brings up an issue that has been bobbing around quite a bit recently… Advertising has creeped into every part of our life. We don’t even blink anymore when a movie’s plot is centered around a commercial product.…
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Following Jamie’s School Dinners tv series, the British government is finally reacting to the needs for better food in school cafeterias. Chef Jamie Oliver has welcomed the government’s extra £280m to tackle the school meals “crisis” in England. At least…
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Ok this is going to be short and sweet because god knows where the evening’s gone (oh yeah Andrew spent it on the phone to the mortgage lender!) I just need to get this off my chest – I can’t…
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With the back-and-forth pull between the attraction to junk food some people have and the opposite movement to be healthy and free of toxins, a new name has been given to the more common than ever obsession with healthy eating.…
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Via the Canadian Expat blog, a cute discovery: The National Mitten Registry contains a list of mitts that were lost during the winter months so instead of buying another pair, you can try and find your mate! Unfortunately, at 40…
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