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Entries from November 3rd, 2006

Prince Philip does it again

November 3rd, 2006 · 6 Comments · Life

The Queen descended on Crawley today (literally – she arrived by helicopter). Not only did she narrowly miss getting told where to go by our car park signs but she also avoided this sight – someone replaced the missing O a while ago. During the visit the royal party went into the County Mall to […]

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Have I Got News for Crawley

November 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Have I Got News for Crawley · Life

I see that everyone was taking the piss out of Crawley on HIGNFY tonight. I had not realised that the story of our car park signs being hacked had reached national newspapers. Apparently it was American hackers who were responsible for getting into the council’s car park computer and altering the message on the boards […]

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Maths quiz

November 3rd, 2006 · 3 Comments · Life

Spot the fallacious maths in this story from the BBC website. Hint: it is in this paragraph: So what’s causing such a change in behaviour – with hit and runs doubling in less than a decade? In London in the 1990s, hit and runs were 8% of accidents, now they’re 16% – with 25% in […]

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Botha

November 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life, Work

There are a couple of South Africans in my office, so I asked them what their reaction is to the news of PW Botha's death. They said it was roughly what my reaction would be to Thatcher's death but I don't believe them because they were not singing and dancing. By the way, its time […]

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Spizz.fm podcasts

November 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Spizz.fm podcasts · Music

It must be weeks since I last featured a blatant plug for Spizzenergi or anything else Spizz-related, so here is a link to his new venture – an experiment with podcasts. I listened to the first one and enjoyed hearing some music which was new to me (always a pleasure). i expect the new one […]

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