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Category Archives: Randamonium
Thème astral pour Dweezil ZAPPA
“When (the) Moon is in the seventh house” – then where is Dweezil? Oh yes, and what do the stars say about the ZPZ tour?… (If you prefer English instead of French, use this. By the way, if anyone finds … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Cult, Randamonium
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Hi Fritz!
Ha! I know one German who’s very happy to have searched Google for “frank+zappa+zurich+1979+bootleg” some ten minutes ago! :)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Randamonium
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Get Smarter!
Doing ‘brain exercises’ such as watching Countdown, playing Sudoku or taking a shower with your eyes closed can apparently make us all up to 40 per cent cleverer within seven days. I don’t get the “shower with your eyes closed” … Continue reading
Posted in Randamonium, Science
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Two Steaks A Day
As you might expect, vegetarians will have a somewhat rough time here. For most people in Argentina, a vegetarian is something you eat. Funny article on Argentina and its borderline obsessive preoccupation with steaks. From what I’ve witnessed while there … Continue reading
Posted in Randamonium
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Got Phobia?
Here, we present a selection of 20 of your fears – look away now if the mere mention of buttons, animal costumes or takeaway forks send you into a cold sweat.
Posted in Bizarre, Randamonium
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I’ll See Your * And Raise You A *
As you probablee know English isn’t my mother tongue, so when writing up a comment here, I did the following search on Google to verify the accuracy of the term I was about to use: search?q=”i’ll see your” “and raise … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Randamonium
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He Is An Ex-Chapman
If this service is really for me, just for starters, I want you to be the first person ever at a British memorial service to say ‘fuck’! . I’ve just found Graham Chapman’s eulogy, delivered by John Cleese (1989). With … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Randamonium
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A.Q.
This test which measures the extent of autistic traits in adults tells me my AQ is 23 whereas the average is 16.4. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m off to take the test again. :)
Posted in Personal, Randamonium
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Early To Rise
How to become an early riser. I don’t think I’ll ever become one — after 30+ years of existence, 8 am is still godawful early in my book. Which is why my jaw drops when I read Cory Doctorow: (…) … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Randamonium
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Have Something To Say?
Let’s have some fun, shall we? If enough people leave an audio message, I might just create a mashup in Garageband or something, and put it up for download.
Posted in Personal, Randamonium
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A Little Something About Palm Trees
Palms are really incompetent trees. They are a well suited metaphor for LA…Tall, attractive, skinny, but they’re no good for shade, shelter, forts, food or anything useful. Just like celebrities! What if trees were conscious of their issues?
Posted in Amusing, Randamonium
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Search Term Of The Day
Someone from the University of Maryland has way too much time on his/her hands. The enquiring mind wants to know: when was the blowjob invented? Well my guess is as good as yours Maryland person, but I bet you it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Randamonium, Sex
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Doorknob
Today’s Newsgroup Post of the Day comes from a drawing-group I subscribe to, that shall remain nameless: I’ve just added some posts to my blog. They may not be quite “on topic” but as Karen says, “draw whatever you want…” … Continue reading
Posted in Randamonium, Silly
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Cliché Finder
Just what the world needs: Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use? Are you searching for a cliché using the word “cat” or “day” but haven’t been able to come up with one? Just enter any … Continue reading
Posted in Randamonium, Silly
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Drinking The Kool-Aid
Time for our bi-monthly linguistic minute. “Drinking the Kool-Aid” — now there’s an expression I didn’t know the origins of! Wikipedia to the rescue: The idiomatic expression drinking the Kool-Aid is a reference to the 1978 cult mass-suicide in Jonestown, … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Cult, Randamonium
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