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Bizarre British quiz show answers

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

I’m not a fan of quiz shows at all, but someone at work sent this to me and I thought it was fabulous! Hopefully readers abroad will understand most of it.
QUIZMANIA (ITV)Greg Scott: We’re looking for an occupation beginning with ‘T’.Contestant: Doctor.Scott: No, it’s ‘T’. ‘T’ for Tommy. ‘T’ for Tango.Contestant: Oh, right . . […]

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Leapfrogging mayor bruises tomato

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

This must be the best news headline I’ve ever seen on the BBC News website, though the poor lady is obviously much the worse for such an enthusiastic stunt.
I think the Mayor’s little yellow plastic ducks are very fetching, though…
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A very lucky bear

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

A poor bear got stuck under a bridge in California. Luckily, rescuers managed to save him.
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The WeirdConverter

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Just found WeirdConverter, a wonderful site where you can convert completely unrelated items. How many NASCAR Winston Cup Tires in an African Elephant? How many kegs of beer in an Airbus A380? How many bathtubs in an average human stomach? How many dump trucks in an Olympic Swimming pool?
WeirdConverter has the answer.
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All in the name of art

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Ah, the things that performers at the Edinburgh Fringe get up to when preparing for the next show.
I’d suggest you don’t read this article in the Edinburgh Evening News if you’re of a nervous disposition. Or even just, uh, if you’re a guy.
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Insanity in the news

Monday, July 9th, 2007

The world becomes more bizarre by the day.
A man was arrested in Denver, US, and held on two counts of harassment for telling two women they were “extremely beautiful”.
NPR reports that the most popular guitar tutor on YouTube was accused of copyright infringement for showing his pupils how to play a Rolling Stones song on […]

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Excuse me, how many buffalo?

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Occasionally, I look at a random entry in Wikipedia. I fell on this one today, and it really got my brain itchy.
This English sentence is gramatically correct:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Yikes.
Which reminds me of an English joke (and definitely not a Scottish one, because the accents are so different!).
Question: What’s the difference […]

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