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Word association football

I was doing a bit of writing this evening and ended up at one point including the phrase ‘ee-ay-addio’ which had me wondering about its origins. Via Private Eye’s football reporter E I Addio, I ended up looking at football … Continue reading

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I love Steven Moffat

Who?! The man who is talking over Doctor Who from Russel T Davies. The seriously cool man who wrote the Best. Episode. Ever: “Blink”. He also wrote “The Empty Child” (‘are you my mummy?’) which is the SCARIEST. EPISODE. EVER. … Continue reading

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Bugger Bognor

Flickr is down, so I’m forced to blog. Ashes to Ashes is getting better and better. Two highlights this week: Gene Hunt looking at one point exactly like Martin Fry out of ABC (memo to self – get screengrab off … Continue reading

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Ha ha ha he he he

I’m still not quite sure about Ashes to Ashes, but as I had an idea for a prequel to Life on Mars – set in the 1960s, to be called The Laughing Gnome – I was pleased to see lots … Continue reading

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Flawless logic

My eldest son, 8, had picked up a bit on the TV show Smart being pulled off CBBC and the Mark Speight case and asked me about it – I said vague things about him just being in the wrong … Continue reading

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