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04 Nov 09

Kai Rooney berates midwife for failing to add extra womb-time | newsarse.com

What sort of stupid name is Kai? The ridiculous notions that stupid parents inflict on their poor children under the mistaken impression that it's classy or exotic

And how many Kais will now emerge from other parents wanting to emulate the Rooney taste. I had a taxi driver the other week whose daughter is called Liberty. Liberty Giggs works, Liberty 'daughter of a taxi driver who copied Ryan Giggs' doesn't.

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20 Jun 09

Willy or Won't He?: Lunedi Lunacy

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100%?

willyorwonthe.blogspot.com/...lunedi-lunay.html - Preview

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16 May 09

The Classical BRIT Awards 2009

The 2009 Classical BRIT Awards Magnificant as Ever

English Fail via Black Dogs

www.classicalbrits.co.uk/189 - Preview

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04 May 09

YouTube - Yo Comments Are Whack!

Come on, admit it, we'd all have liked to have come up with this video!

www.youtube.com/watch - Preview

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22 Apr 09

AR RE-SE

Naming fail.

If you were setting up 'the first all-female record label' abn decided to give it a Breton name, wouldn't you run it by someone with a working knowledge of the world's most widely used language...?

www.arre-se.com - Preview

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06 Apr 09

Translation of some German musical terms to English

Langsam Slowly
Schleppend Slowly
Dampfer auf Slowly
Mit Dampfer Slowly
Allmahlich in das Hauptzeitmass do not look at the conductor

and so on

listserv.bccls.org/...wa - Preview

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17 Jun 08

BBC NEWS | Magazine | 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate

more bollocks from the over-promoted not very bright corporate arse lickers

news.bbc.co.uk/...7457287.stm - Preview

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16 Jun 08

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Are you going forward? Then stop now

Trouble is, when someone highlights an annoying (to them) business buzzword, I start noticing it and feeling annoyed for my own sake...it's a perfect storm

news.bbc.co.uk/...7453584.stm - Preview

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29 May 08

Automatic translator from Catalan

Probably more useful than a Welsh translator ;-)

traductor.gencat.net/...go2url.jsp - Preview

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29 Jun 07

Demotivators®

also snagged from rr at frizzy logic

www.despair.com/viewall.html - Preview

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13 Apr 07

Ne'er cast a clout till May be out

we discussed 'clout' recently, but were stricken by CBATG

www.phrases.org.uk/...till-may-is-out.html - Preview

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22 Dec 06

Ho Ho Ho

A list of quotes, some great, most of them good, all of them worth at least a read

wolftrapopera2006.blogspot.com/...ho-ho-ho.html - Preview

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