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Know your position
Posted in fun stuff on Wed, 21st Dec 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gixen sniper
Posted in fun stuff, tagged auction ebay, auction sniper, ebay, ebay sniper on Mon, 19th Dec 2011 | 4 Comments »
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The beauty of the teacup
Posted in fun stuff on Sun, 11th Sep 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was recently drinking a cup of tea from a modern style teacup. It struck me how uncomfortable it was and how useful the English style teacup in fact is. The wide brim makes it easy to tip the cup without hitting your nose-bridge. Besides, tea should be poured boiling hot for the tea to [...]
the effects of alcohol
Posted in and so said..., fun stuff, tagged alcohol, effect of alcohol on Sun, 7th Feb 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Porter: Drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things. Macduff: What three things does drink especially provoke? Porter: Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes; it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. Macbeth: And it’s prose, not verse. William Shakespeare, 1605 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Macbeth
