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Mitchell & Webb are Fry & Laurie for the Noughties. Discuss.

Posted on October 21, 2006 by blogmywiki

Just been watching series 1 of ‘A Bit of Fry and Laurie’ on DVD and it struck me how similar it is to ‘That Mitchell and Webb Look’, although Fry & Laurie was aired almost 20 years ago. There was … Continue reading →

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Do the iPod Shuffle

Posted on October 9, 2006 by blogmywiki

So Steven Levy has written an article – nay a book – about how the random shuffle play on iPods doesn’t seem very random. I was a little peeved reading this, as I wrote an entry in this blog over … Continue reading →

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Andy Hill is a Dangerously Funny Man

Posted on October 5, 2006 by blogmywiki

This exchange took place in the newsroom today. Andy: Have you heard that new stuff by Robert Plant? Me: What THE Robert Plant? Andy: Yes, out of… Me: …out of Robert Plant Band? Andy: Robert Plant and the Seedlings. I’m … Continue reading →

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Journalists Drop The Craziest Things

Posted on September 29, 2006 by blogmywiki

Further to my previous post about Things Found Under Journalists’ Desks, here are today’s finds: * one pot plant (deceased) * a dozen rubber bands (perished) * one mobile phone (working)

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BBC1 Continuity Announcer Misses Trick

Posted on September 27, 2006 by blogmywiki

Just watched Who Do You Think You Are, in which Doctor Who actor David Tennant traced his family history and was a bit uncomfortable to find that some of his ancestors were Ulster Orangemen. Sadly it wasn’t back-announced with the … Continue reading →

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