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Month: October 2004

  • Instructions On How To Clean Your Toilet


    Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
    Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
    In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to …

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    • Article
    • posted 19 October, 2004
  • The Gender Genie

    The Gender Genie is quite remarkable. Copy-paste a heap of your journal entries (and state that journal entries is what they are) and it will attempt to guess your gender, based on the language used (and partially explain it's reasoning).

    I'm apparently male, with a two-thirds certainty. Not bad.

    Read more (49 words)

    • Note
    • 7 comments
    • posted 18 October, 2004
  • Story I Heard This Morning

    There's nothing worse than a snotty doctor's receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it.
    An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded doctor's office. As he approached the desk, …

    Read more (220 words)

    • Article
    • posted 11 October, 2004
  • BBC Seeks Geeks For Open-Source Codec Work

    There's a story on The Register: The BBC are looking for eager open-source hackers to help them develop their new Dirac video codec project. Looks fascinating, and with the weight of the BBC behind it, it could have a bright future.

    Read more (41 words)

    • Article
    • posted 7 October, 2004
  • Nightmare Before Halloween

    Despite all the fun last night brought, the alcohol evidently went to my head somewhat and I had a particularly awful nightmare. I dreamt that, later this month (on the 29th, in fact), Claire dies of a terminal illness. I don't remember much of it; only that we were making preparations for Halloween when she …

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    • Article
    • posted 7 October, 2004
  • A Very Happy Unbirthday, To Andy

    Dan plays Twister at Andy K's "unbirthday" party.

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    • Article
    • posted 7 October, 2004
  • Apathetic Journal Entry Generator

    Generate apathetic journal entries automatically. This tool revolutionises blogging for those sad fucks who only uses their weblogs to say that they haven't done much and that they haven't had time to update, sorry (in case anybody's reading it). I mean, really - do you actually have nothing to write about?

    Read more (51 words)

    • Note
    • posted 6 October, 2004
  • Things That Have Been Happening

    I've had a couple of moderately hectic days, and somehow haven't found time to tell you all about them yet. Let's see what I can remember:

    The Tale Of Troma Night 50
    Troma Night 50 was a success: a chance to re-watch some of the films that made Troma Night's 1 and 2 so... bizarre. And it …

    Read more - about 4 minutes (879 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 6 October, 2004
  • Primary School Permits β€œConkers” Only With Protective Goggles

    It's a funny old world. A primary school in Carlisle is insisting that pupils wear industrial safety goggles while playing conkers, in order that they don't end up with shards of horse chestnut in their eyes.

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 4 October, 2004
  • Optical Illusions

    Barely blogworthy, but I found several particularly impressive optical illusions while browsing the web. Download them as a powerpoint presentation if you're bored at work or something.

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    • Note
    • posted 4 October, 2004
  • Which β€œLabyrinth” Character Are You?



    The "Which 'Labyrinth' Character are you?" quiz was at http://quizilla.com/users/highwaytokel/quizzes/%22Which%20'Labyrinth'%20Character%20are%20you%3F%22/, but has long-since died.

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    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 1 October, 2004

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