Month: December 2006

Verizon bad maths

Verizon bad maths

This guy seems to be struggling to get through to his wireless provider (Verizon) that there’s a difference between .002 cents and .002 dollars. It goes on for a while, but it’s amazing that even the supervisor doesn’t get it. Verizon bad maths

Unknown widgety things

Unknown widgety things

Whilst having a bit of a clearup at home, I found a small bag of these widgety things and I have no idea what they are. (Obviously, I know what the fifty pence piece is. That’s included just for scale. D’oh.) The long cylindrical one I’ve shown from both sides to show how each end …

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Medieval Total War II

Medieval Total War II

I’ve been a Total War addict ever since Shogun Total War. Medieval Total War was the first one I really played end to end, although I only played and completed one campaign (as the Italians) before Rome Total War came out. The improvements were so great that Rome Total War was just astounding. I never …

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Snakes in China ‘predict quakes’

Snakes in China ‘predict quakes’

When an earthquake is about to occur, snakes will move out of their nests, even in the cold of winter. If the earthquake is a big one, the snakes will even smash into walls while trying to escape. This sounds quite labour-intensive since it depends on someone sitting there watching the snakes to see what …

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Telegraph Fantasy Football password

Telegraph Fantasy Football password

The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 27th December is CHARLES. With games coming up on Saturday and Monday, John Terry injured, and so many players getting rotated there could be a lot of transferring to be done. Telegraph Fantasy Football log in

‘Mourinho faces defensive concerns’

‘Mourinho faces defensive concerns’

“We sold William Gallas and Robert Huth in the summer. We don’t have enough cover so at this moment in time we are having problems,” said boss Mourinho. I don’t think anyone is going to be feeling much sympathy with Mourinho claiming that Chelsea don’t have enough good players. BBC SPORT | Football | My …

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Marksman called in to kill Kingston’s pigeons

Marksman called in to kill Kingston’s pigeons

The article in the Surrey Coment is quite entertaining, but the comments are where it’s really at. I was once saved from certain death when a pair of woods grasped me by the shoulders and flew me from the path of an oncoming car. Now these feathered heroes follow me everywhere and they often speak …

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