A related pair of weather words for enhancing your vocabulary and alienating friends at the dinner table. Mizzle: to rain in fine drops or mist. Imagine a misty drizzle. Grismal: A slang neologism and portmanteau formed from “grey” and “dismal”. Particularly worthy word for inclusion in the English language because of it’s (probably unintentional) nod [...]
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BBC News anachropost of the day
31Mar08Snake bursts after gobbling gator First posted: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 Currently: Number 1 most emailed story on BBC News website
Braindump from Saturday
21Aug07[Saturday, 18th August 2007] I have come to a coffee shop where I ordered an Americano with an extra shot. “But it already has two shots!” the Barista exclaimed. “I know, but I want three. And a mocha brownie. That one.” I pointed. The barista and the waitress have a collective nervous breakdown over the [...]
Much to the chagrin of my numerous enemies, I have been telephoned by the doctor and informed that my blood pressure is Entirely Normal. Fears of my early demise from bacon-implicated heart attack or a blood clot the size of an apple are to be dismissed now. Sadly this does mean I don’t get to [...]
Since I bought a new lens in Japan, I’ve been thinking of the need for a new bag. The new lens is a bit massive and has finally forced me to outgrow my little Crumpler thing I’ve used since I started out on this crazy gig. One of the chaps at work has a nice [...]
Death Row Pardon: LIVE!
29May07The title of this post was a program idea dreamt up by a friend of mine upon hearing that Dutch TV is on the verge of broadcasting “The Donor Show”, a reality TV program where a terminally ill 37 year-old woman gets to choose the recipient of her kidneys after she dies. These apparently insensitive, [...]
