What to read on hols.
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I meant to ask. Did you have a good time in Durham?
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Yes it wasn't bad considering we were there for work course. (the course was pretty sh!t) The hotel (Royal County) was ok, booze there was expensive, but didn't expect anything different for a hotel, also needed a satnav to find the room, it is like a rabbit warren, was a nightmare. Walked up town (over the elvet bridge), some seriously nice totty kicking around at lunchtimes, not as much folk around at night. Was in the swan and 3 cygnets, and found the taddys was alright, caught some sunshine in the Half Moon beer garden while waiting for others to appear for dinner. We managed to bag the large table infront of the telly in La Tassca for the Spain match which wasn't a bad night, place was mobbed. Couldn't believe the size of the Slug and Lettuce, must cater for the students when the uni is open. I ended up in the bar opposite also, but can't remember what it was called. There was also a club at the top of the Elvet Bridge road, i remember coming out of it at 2.30 in the morning, but when we went past the next lunchtime, nothing looked familiar so haven't a clue where that was, there was just a big black door???? The rest of them had called it quits at about 12.30, i went out for a smoke, and it was a fine night and just kept walking and ended up yapping to some locals up the town. don't remember much, but the hangover wasn't too bad the next day, otherwise the course would have been a nightmare (that was also the day i was driving home). On the way home managed 4 hours from Durham to Aberdeen, including a stop at Perth Railway station to drop off one of the guys to catch his train to inverness, and also a refuel. On the whole, couldn't complain, just expected a bit more sunshine.
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Waving? dave.m.auld[at]googlewave.commodified on Friday, July 16, 2010 11:17 AM
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I wouldn't expect very many Americans to get that pun, that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here.
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I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Beware the Sprouts of Wrath[^] (but you really should read the preceding three books in the trilogy first).
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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I was tempted to go back and put a hint in...
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I wouldn't expect very many Americans to get that pun, that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here.
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I wouldn't expect very many Americans to get that pun, that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here.
Nor did you by the look of it...it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
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Beware the Sprouts of Wrath[^] (but you really should read the preceding three books in the trilogy first).
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
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Beware the Sprouts of Wrath[^] (but you really should read the preceding three books in the trilogy first).
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
I have had brothel sprouts, they are fairly wrathful. From your good self I would have expected a recommendation for this.[^] :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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I have had brothel sprouts, they are fairly wrathful. From your good self I would have expected a recommendation for this.[^] :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Not come across that one; I tend towards comedy and sci-fi generally.
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
I've not read many of the recent ones (haven't had the time really - things are a bit mad). Rankin's books are just the right size to throw into a camera bag and dip in and out of, which is probably why I'm re-reading the Brentford Trilogy.
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy. Not sure if I can cope with all that now, although I would have loved it when I was younger.
viaducting wrote:
If you haven't been to Looe for ages be prepared to battle through a lot of cheap tourist tat.
Sadly true of most places nowadays. Very few remain as you remember them.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy. Not sure if I can cope with all that now, although I would have loved it when I was younger.
viaducting wrote:
If you haven't been to Looe for ages be prepared to battle through a lot of cheap tourist tat.
Sadly true of most places nowadays. Very few remain as you remember them.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Henry Minute wrote:
The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy
Some of it is. A lot of interesting stuff though if you find that sort of stuff interesting.
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Nor did you by the look of it...it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
viaducting wrote:
.it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
From the OP: "I really can't go to Looe without something to read." I rather think not... (I wasn't intending to refer to your pun, but rather to Henry's...).
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Rob Graham wrote:
that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here
Neither is the word 'lieu' it appears since that is the word he WAS punning with! :)
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
I was talking about Henry's pun, not viaductings poor follow up.
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I was talking about Henry's pun, not viaductings poor follow up.
I'm wounded. ;P
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5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
The Brentford Triangle books were pure genius, but Rankin started to become a parody of himself and he completely lost the plot; not a good thing for a writer to do.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.