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SS Gairsoppa

6th May 2021 Going Postal 2070 Comments

The SS Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship launched in 1919 and built in Jarrow by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd at the request of the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd. Initially [more…]

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Postcard from Romania – Part One

5th May 2021 SharpieType301 3223 Comments

Almost the first question we are asked whenever we mention that we’ve visited Romania on several occasions is ‘why on earth would you want to go there’? That’s often followed by ‘isn’t it really poor [more…]

Computing

Cnuteneering, Part Fifteen

29th April 2021 El Cnutador 2611 Comments

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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In Praise of Dogs

27th April 2021 Columba Palumbus 2172 Comments

I’m sure many of you will have seen the occasional pictures I post in the comments that nobody reads, and the articles I have written make reference to them , and one was even about [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Fourteen

22nd April 2021 El Cnutador 2427 Comments

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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This and next …..

21st April 2021 rattuscatchus 3110 Comments

It was a fine Thursday evening as Mr. and Mrs. RC were out for their daily perambulation as permitted by Reichmarschall des Grossdeutchen Reiches Johnson. They were discussing arrangements of when relatives were to visit. [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Thirteen

12th April 2021 El Cnutador 2624 Comments

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

Computing

Cnuteneering, Part Twelve

1st April 2021 El Cnutador 2921 Comments

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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The White City Flasher

30th March 2021 Going Postal 2205 Comments

The recent hoo-ha about the level of harassment / male attention endured by the other gender (assuming two here, despite the controversy that may cause) got me thinking about a particular form of said harassment.  [more…]

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