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Unintelligent Design

The MSF low frequency time-signal that drives ‘radio-controlled’ clocks is moving from Rugby to Anthorn in the Lake District. That sounds like quite a mad idea as Rugby feels like it’s in the middle of the country and anything in … Continue reading

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Good Science

I like Bad Science. Which is to say, I really enjoy the column of that name in The Guardian written by Ben Goldacre. I’m a sucker for anything that shows that the opposite of what most people think is, in … Continue reading

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Farewell, Mac, you ginger geezer

The excellent Channel 4 sit-com Green Wing has just finished its second series. I love everything about it. I love the casting, the writing, the editing, the music. It’s just about the only current British TV programme that can hold … Continue reading

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Having it Off

Whatever happened to ‘having it off’ as a euphemism for sexual intercourse? As a child there was nothing more guaranteed to induce fits of uncontrollable sniggering than someone using the phrase, especially innocently. The phrase “I’m having next Friday off” … Continue reading

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Crazy Lufthansa Humour

I just spent a rather odd day in Germany. You’d expect with the World Cup just round the corner that you’d find the country in the grip of World Cup fever, German flags flying from every shop window and car … Continue reading

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