Month: December 2009
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Snow Day Like Today
Dan and Paul brave heavy snowfall to take a series of trains from Aberystwyth to Preston for Christmas.
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Snow Way Out
This year, my plan was that my friend Paul and I would head up to Preston to spend Christmas with my family there. My sisters even kindly offered to drive down and pick us up, which is nice , because the alternative for moving the presents I've got boxed up in my living room would โฆ -
SmartData Merry Christmas 2009
The singing and dancing elf talents of Simon, Dan, Alex and Gareth are back! Merry Christmas one and all!
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Pudd
pudd /pสd/ (verb, third-person singular simple present pudds, present participle pudding, simple past pudded, past participle pudd)
(transitive) to cause an observer to interpret meaning where none exists
"The beauty of the sunset pudds me into believing that it was put there specifically for me to enjoy."
"Interpreting the lyrics pudded Dan with ideas far beyond โฆ -
Mystery Hot Chocolate
The week before last, I received an unusual package at work. It contained a single-serving packet of organic hot chocolate, which I later consumed (and it was delicious).
There is, however, a mystery: from whom did this care package originate. The postmark is unclear, so I'm not sure which post office handled it, but โฆ -
Insanity Clause
This was one of my most-popular articles in 2009. If you enjoyed it, you might also enjoy:
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A dirty-looking calendar I found at work (2011).
My beliefs about why it's wrong to lie to children about Santa (2009), complete with pictures of naughty elves. โฆ -
Alice Cooper, Richard & Kathryn's Wedding, Etc.
A very brief summary of some of the things I got up to last weekend with Ruth:
Nottingham
Alice Cooper concert in Nottingham.
Absolutely spectacular: it's amazing that this over-60-year-old man can spend a couple of hours singing and dancing and leaping around and being executed - I was tired just watching him.
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Kiwi Evolution
A discussion at SmartData this morning:
Dan: (eating a kiwi fruit) So why are kiwis hairy?
Gareth: To give insects something to cling onto?
Dan: Like "kiwi headlice"? But to what purpose? How does that benefit the plant?
Gareth: Well, then maybe it's to make them look even more like gonads.
Dan: Heh. But again, to what purpose?
Gareth: To โฆ