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A Ruck and a Charred Plaice (Popularity:  )
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We all do things in life that we later regret. More often than not; it involves pairing off with a tubster after a heavy night on the ale; or 'Lenny Henry syndrome' as it's known on the street.
I am particularly ashamed of my behaviour while on a family holiday in Greece. The hotel manager struggled to understand the wife's thick Glaswegian accent, and jumped to the conclusion that she was ...
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The Hack Writer Becomes War Movie Critic - Well, Not Really (Popularity: )
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The word critic (Greek, Latin) flashes back to the word judge. We know a critic as:
1. One who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter.
2. One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works: a film critic; a dance critic.
3. One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.
I know what a critic is because ...
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Cry Over Spilled Caviar (Popularity: )
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Whilst sitting in my Herman Miller chair, you know the one that adjusts to every conceivable position and has, of course, the optional lumbar pack, overlooking Central Park in my modest penthouse suite, pondering the plight of the ever-present poor, I was struck by a sudden urge; dare I say need, for a bit of caviar.
I make a great effort not to be elitist so I never, never buy the ...
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How Do You Know Your Medication Level Is Correct? (Popularity: )
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Two days ago, I noticed that my mouth was hanging open and drool was cascading into my cereal. This event caused me to question if my medication dosage was a tiny bit too high. My spit mixing with the oatmeal enraged me enough to smash the bowl in my sink. I made an appointment to see my doctor.
Thank God for the discovery of psychiatry. It makes me wonder how people ...
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Hate Days Are Weak (Popularity: )
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Smarter people than me, if such a group actually exist, have struggled to find a solution to the threat of terror. Islamic fundamentalists are often berated, but I have a certain amount of sympathy for their plight: if I couldn't have a bet or a bacon sandwich, I'd probably be suicidal myself.
I don't want to ram my own theories down anyone's throat (if I was to ram anything down somebody's ...
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Quirky Online Museums You Might Want To Visit (Popularity: )
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There is no doubt that the Web has transformed the way people use and perceive museums. From the casual collector with an oddball hobby to the professional curator, museums are exploiting tech. Extensive Web search of collections, podcasts and blogs from curators, and RSS feeds to update patrons on upcoming events have all made museums become more engaging and interactive.
For this story in PC Magazine, I have put together the ...
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The Greatest Parody Ever Seen (Popularity: )
I am not always a huge fan of parody as a means of comedy, but when my high school advanced drama class suggested to me that we create a parody of our high school and then perform it for the end of the year production, I had to take their idea seriously and consider it. It took me a few days to get through the details of the idea, but ...
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Two Classic Malay Dictionaries (Popularity: )
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Do you worship the dictionary as the ultimate authority? A story leading to birth of the first genuine Malay-English dictionary may be enlightening.
It was more than 200 years ago, a time when English colonialists needed the service of a bilingual dictionary in a Malay-speaking realm. They had one...full of spelling mistakes in the Malay version. Not all the spellings were wrong, actually, some were correct...by chance. By the way, the ...
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The Sky Is Falling Faster Than Ever Before Chicken Little (Popularity: )
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The sky is falling, the sky is falling and it is falling faster than ever before or so we are told by the mass media hysteria. Oh what is it this time? An asteroid will hit the Earth in 2036, the Mayan Calendar of 2012 or Social Security runs out by 2043? Oh no, oh my, oh me!
Indeed, indeed, that is if you are not blow to smithereens by an ...
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Laugh Your Way To Pain Relief (Popularity: )
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A man rushed into a veterinarian's office carrying his limp, lifeless dog. The vet examined the animal and told the man the dog was dead. The man asked if there was any way the doctor could revive the dog. The doctor left the room and returned with a cat, who sniffed the dog from head to tail then looked up at the vet and meowed.
"Sorry," said the doctor. "There's nothing ...
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