Monthly Archives: July 2013
Coming soon to a court near you …
Drumming up sympathy for lawyers is not a profitable occupation, but I invite you to share a little whistle at some news for them from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MIT reckons it has shown that false memories can … Continue reading
A modest idea for Mr Gove
Watching Michael Gove trying to Do Something Radical in education reminds me of seeing a Congregationalist youth leader trying to reason some teddy boys into letting somebody else have a go at the table tennis. You are half hoping to … Continue reading
Another Filofacts on Swimming …
to add to Filofacts on Wild Swimming from 50 Top Places To Swim Outdoors Adrian Tierney-Jones, Telegraph, 9.8.08 full at http://tinyurl.com/crfm7nd includes some coastal beaches and open-air pools for a full guide to open-air pools see http://www.lidos.org.uk/ for more Filofacts, … Continue reading
BURTON & TAYLOR & PORN TALK
OPINIONS OF THE DAY, 22.7.13 Get two mighty luvvies to play two mighty luvvies and it’s like making a ham sandwich with ham and ham – and there was a strong flavour of ham about Burton & Taylor, played by … Continue reading
Desperately seeking the blue-collar Tory
OPINIONS OF THE DAY Eric Pickles launches a movement to win back the hearts of working-class Tories and Len McCluskey says, rightly, that Ed Miliband is taking a big gamble if he thinks many union members will fork out to … Continue reading
filofacts on uk travel – festivals
Gdn 2013 festivals guides –big festivals – http://tinyurl.com/bwflswk “family” festivals – http://tinyurl.com/c7pqjjj small festivals – http://tinyurl.com/c4v6bn8 day festivals – http://tinyurl.com/d5jgrtz folk and world – http://tinyurl.com/ckoe7zw jazz blues & soul – http://tinyurl.com/clrzt9b
a filofacts on wild swimming
A FILOFACTS ON WILD SWIMMING Daniel Start, author of Wild Swimming, makes Yorkshire recommendations in Yorkshire Post Mag 13.7.13 … Grassington, Wharfedale: River meadows south of village or head upstream to Ghaistrill’s Strid, a series of cascades and rapids. Richmond, … Continue reading
a filofacts of lightbulb jokes
LIGHTBULB JOKES Which takes us into the archives for lightbulb jokes … According to Wikipedia, the first punchline, which was applied to Irishmen, Poles, Californians, trade unionists and politicians, was: “Ten – one to hold the light bulb and nine … Continue reading
a filofacts on cement etc.
A FILOFACTS ON CEMENT MIXES The Filofacts is a work in progress, or at least due to be in progress again soon, at http://tinyurl.com/oscthjf/ The original idea was to produce lists ready-made to fit your famous-brand personal organiser, but I … Continue reading
why cliff lost pink pride – and a tip from lou
ONLINE & OFF Would like to read Modernity Britain: Opening the Box by David Kynaston – described in The Guardian as “a gleeful and compassionate account of the 1950s that evokes the sumptuous messiness of human experience”. The review said: “He is … Continue reading
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