Monthly Archives: April 2007

Peckish?

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This comes from the label of a small jar of a local speciality. The hairs have been removed.

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Fortuitous errors

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Charles Lambert

In the following line from, I think, Letters from Iceland, ‘And the ports have names for the sea’, Auden originally wrote ‘poets’, but preferred the printer’s error and left it as it was. Similarly, in the previous post, I intended … Continue reading →

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The house above the cork forest (5)

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Charles Lambert

I admit it. I’ve been putting this off. At the end of my last post about the house, Joost wanted closure. We all did. When it came, or appeared to have come–when finally, after more than a year of delays … Continue reading →

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Arctic Monkeys

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

I’m a fan. If you are too,and you want to see the video of their new single Brianstorm, click here and then go to Arctic Monkeys. If you can’t be bothered, you aren’t a fan. If you can, you get … Continue reading →

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A man goes into a delicatessen…

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This interesting Japanese foodstuff (courtesy of engrish.com) reminds me of a joke I have no intention of posting (today…). It also brings to mind that scene in one of my favourite films, Christopher Guest’s Best in Show, in which the … Continue reading →

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Fuck dolls for dogs

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This may be too private to be shared, but my dog Toffee (actually, a sterilised bitch) expresses her displeasure by humping a cushion. Maybe I should get her one of these. A vet friend said this behaviour was ‘unusual’.

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Guess which one is gay!

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Now that Poland is attempting to ban discussions on homosexuality in schools and educational institutions across the country, with teachers facing the sack, fines or imprisonment, it might be worth reiterating the information in this article, written by Doug Ireland … Continue reading →

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Rosaries, punishment, the usual stuff

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Charles Lambert

The recently announced electronic rosary pictured here appears to do just what it says on the packet. You press a button for each Hail Mary and receive a short but satisfying buzz. When you’ve totted up enough HMs, the buzz … Continue reading →

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ROSENQUIST: THE F-111

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Lambert

A man has a contract from the company making the bomber A beam at the airport A man in an airplane approaching a beam at the airport A bug hitting a light bulb A light sky blue area The painting … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Finally, after the most extraordinary experience of being edited to the last comma by someone who really knows her job (thank you, Sam!), the final version of Little Monsters is ready for copy editing (just in time for the London … Continue reading →

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