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These are all the things in Siobhan's archives tagged as "quip". If you want to narrow it down, you can use more than one tag, seperating them with a space.
Opportunistic Sainsburys Conversations
"Hi Siobhan[1]. Need any help with your packing?"
Early Conditioning
All this week, quite understandably, my ever-so-excited brother has been emailing me photographs of my new nephew :)
Is It Just Me?
Or does anyone else have glorious flashbacks to 1997 when they hear Michael Portillo say his middle name is "Xavier"?
Note To Self:
At some point in the near future, write a post about the influx of new accounts on Second Life and the (seeming) trouble some are causing, and title it ... (wait for it) ... Griefer Madness :-D
Rubbish Pun
Not that I'm a fan of football or anything, it's just that I was walking past a discarded copy of The Guardian sports section and I saw the words "Henry poised to stay at Arsenal".
A Quip
Four Senior Lecturers are sitting on a train, discussing the lack of a 'doubleyou' sound in Swedish...
Hmm
Just bought a Nikon -> Canon lens adaptor off Ebay, and the following message from Paypal arrive in my inbox...
As Long As You Graft
I spent a fair portion of last night flicking between channels Four and Five, switching my attention lazily between a documentary about the Hindenburg, and a family of 'gangsters' in Manchester. I can't say, unfortunately, that my brain was particularly engaged by either - not because they're not interesting subjects, just because I was tired.
Spam
"What is conscious - what is knowing itself - is the ordered but hidden data coming at the brain from all around."
Ray Mears++
Siobhan and Marion and being terribly frugal, and making chicken sandwiches for the next day from the scraps left after their tea...
Soundbitten
One of the things that I really hate that I do, is chuck ideas out without really thinking through what I mean.
Things That Nark Me (Number 2846)
Just a quickie. This morning, on the way to Leeds, I stopped for petrol. I know - amazing eh? What a fantastically interesting life I lead.
Invasive Branding
Is it possible to eat too much salad?
Iffy
Do you have a friend called "Fiona" who sends you emails? Does you friend shorten her name to the first two letters? Does she, therefore, end all her emails thus: "fi"? Do you wonder why she doesn't therefore begin all her emails thus: "if". Are you a sad fuck like me who spends too long staring at code that it's started to take over your everyday language?
Very Quick Idea For A T-Shirt
"Nobody knows I'm wearing suspenders"
Siobhan's Top Driving Tips
Number 4294: Do not drive through London at 5pm.
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The permissions of the beast
I Should Not BlogWatch
Because when I do, I see referrers like this scrolling past my screen :blink:
Talk Like A Policeman
There's a certain language that you always hear policemen and women talk in whenever they're giving statements in court or to the press. Instead of saying "I followed the car down the street, then nabbed the twokker", they'll say something like:
Ever Wondered...
...why Kathy Sykes goes through a whole television programme in the same set of clothes?
Simultaneous Three-way Weblog Mind Experience
So I'm watching Richard Dawkin's documentary on Channel 4 just there now, and already I've got the discussion on Selina's blog in my head because of the content of the programme. And obviously I've got Joanna's blog in my head because if I hadn't read hers earlier I wouldn't have remembered that the programme was on tonight. But then, just in the closing moments - just before the credits - Richard Dawkins says something that makes me think of Becky's weblog as well...
Fun With Adverts
Just by sticking a small piece of black electrical tape at the exact right spot on your television screen, you too can spend the evening chuckling at the lack of foresight of some advertising executives...
Embarassing Sainsburys Checkout Moments #94
I have had a seriously unproductive day. I had (of course) high hopes - there's a million and one things needing to be done around here: walls needing painting, floors needing tidying, clothes needing washing, and bags needing packed. Plus my Super Duper New Work Role™ means that Ive got a shitload of code and formatting to be getting on with.
Tilt-Shift Clouds
Know what's really annoying me at the moment? Expedia.co.uk
You Know How It's All Windy And Everything Up North?
Well, see. I have my own hair. Ha!
Coals, Newcastle
A small snippet courtesy of The Register, in reference to the increasingly-irritating little robot, voiced by Matt Lucas, intent on patronising us all into getting Digital TV...
Wheaton Warning
When this popped up in NetNewsWire, I immediately thought "Ack, what's Wil done now?"
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