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February Reading List

Here's what i read this month: If nobody speaks of remarkable things - Jon Macgregor A debut novel set in a suburban street in some northern town, revolving around the events of one sunday afternoon and the aftermath. the 'prose poem' moments most usually grate but

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The jetset lifestyle of the psycholinguist???

Just read the most bizarre opening paragraph of any academic textbook i've ever seen The Psychology of Language - Trevor Harley what sort of lifestyle do psycholinguists lead?

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ken-ya!

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/ completely fantastic!! http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/ :D

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anything but a quiet life

you know what they say: ~` live fast, die with your car wrapped round a tree '~ in the last three months Ade & eye have been doing exactly that, racing hell for leather to where-ever they'll let us in, (less places than you'd expect of the

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bowie, who he?

three people have independently told me I look a bit like Bowie; two lovely lady-friends of mine  who both happen to be big fans and a Glaswegian alcoholic on a no. 25 bus.. to be honest if hadn't been for the drunken Jimmy I wouldn't have

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tea time challenge

draw a fresh kettle of water, put it on to boil place a large mug on the worksurface (teaspoon optional) with one teabag in hand move to the other side of the kitchen the object is to throw the teabag into the mug before the kettle boils (for a more

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5 days to go..

just got into work about 30mins ago.. boss - why are you so late? me - mainly because i have no enthusiasm left. boss - (silence) me (inwardly) ha ha ha ha ha!

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tatt for two

i'm off to get another tattoo this afternoon, my girlfriend is coming to get the same design too. It is our 7th date! This may seem like exactly the sort of thing that one or both of us will live to regret but if you think like that

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quo vadis?

I have a funny relationship with Finnish wellington boot manufacturers Nokia, largely they make me happy but occasionally they do something to confuse or bewilder me. (Much like any other of my relationships.) I love their phones, but they can be quirky. I find that predictive text can be unpredictable.

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I wish i could rant like this

i'm just not angry enough

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how to call in sick for the second day running..

yes, eh eh cough wheeze, it's me.. i'm still not very well -- atchoo! atchoo! went a bit feint a few times yesterday, ehuh, ehuh. i think i'm getting bett.. oh errrr. oooo  _thud_ _click_ _brrrrrrr_

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Polish Lentil Soup

The nights are drawing in and there is a cold, wet chill in the air that penetrates to the very marrow of our bones. Walking the autumn streets is no longer fun; our easy dawdle replaced by determined strides, hunched shoulders, pocket-thrust hands, our former smiles now grimaces. The season

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how many toilet breaks can one man take?

i resigned last week and now have four tedious weeks of notice to 'work'. I am even less motivated that I was before and spend all day doing zip. The problem is that this just makes the day even longer. It feels like these four weeks may last

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the truth shall set you free

Had to write my annual review today, couldn't summon up the enthusiasm or imagination for bullshitting so I've just told the truth.. In the past year, by my own standards and by the bank's I have achieved very little. I have enjoyed it even

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kilgore trout for president

breakfast for champions is now my new favourite Vonnegut novel..   i'm laughing out loud while reading it. well.. more of a broad smile breaking through into a suppressed chuckle.. i am british, after all we don't laugh out loud in public unless we've previously

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Keep Britain Tidy

its just struck me what a terribly British thing 'Keep Britain Tidy' is. Keep Britain Tidy - you never know when we might have visitors! Keep Britain Tidy - what will the neighbours think? Keep Britain Tidy- or you won't get any pocket money.

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Evesdroppings

".. And he said I can play the spoons and the bagpipes.. "

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Mixing Rags?

This was posted on a drugs thread (here) but beyond that i'm as lost as you.

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the meaning of life

yay! the replies are coming in thick and fast.. you can see them here http://phil.onemonkey.org satisfyingly straight-forward reasoning and largely jargon free too.. good on you, philosophy dudes!

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John Haldane

Dear Mr Addyman, Thank you for your interesting letter. I hope the promptness of this reply may compensate for its brevity. Your question is 'what is the meaning of life, the universe and everything?' Noting that you describe yourself as an 'atheist' I am that the

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why is shakespeare so good?

Went to see Mark Rylance's Richard II at the Globe last saturday. It was a wonderful 'authentic' Elizabethan production and Rylance was mesmeric. This excellent production focused my attention, once again, on how remarkable Shakespeare is. Some poets have come close in terms of linguistic dexterity

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more rail haiku

some older versions.. A shower leaves pools and ducks swim past in laughter. How I love the spring! The sunlight bakes rails and tracks crack How I love summer! A single leaf falls and we pause to admire it. How I love autumn! The snowflakes look wrong, and they frighten

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This gave me a warm glow

Give a man a match and he'll be warm for a few seconds, set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. :)

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why bother?

At long last my philosophical inquiry is underway.. My letter has gone out to 300 philosophers today & the rest will get it just as soon as i've stuffed the envelopes.. 600+ letters to sign, stuff, seal & stamp..  i never realised the quest for knowledge was so

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Why bother?

At long last my philosophical inquiry is underway.. My letter has gone out to 300 philosophers today & the rest will get it just as soon as i've stuffed the envelopes.. 600+ letters to sign, stuff, seal & stamp..  i never realised the quest for knowledge was so