Monthly Archives: January 2010

Not the Bat Boat!

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Nell

My word. For those of you not in the know, every year around this time Japan’s “scientific” whaling fleet heads out into the Antarctic to do research. After each whale has been examined by dissection, there’s no point throwing it … Continue reading →

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Hobo Style*

Posted on 05/01/2010 by Nell

My boss has a new job in a new university which means moving to a new lab and a new house. I think it’s a good move, but it brings my stats up to 14 homes in 10 years[1]; I … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on 03/01/2010 by Nell

I don’t particularly like the slightly obsessive reviewing of the past 12 months[1] that we get from all the news media at this time of year, especially as 24 hour news broadcasting means everything is being reviewed and analysed to … Continue reading →

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Cinematic history meets modern-day ineptitude

Posted on 03/01/2010 by Nell

This is one of the first movies ever made and shows what is believed to be the first ever recorded slapstick gag: I am showing you this to aid with your imagining of the following scene… I needed to do … Continue reading →

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Complaints Choirs

Posted on 02/01/2010 by Nell

I had promised myself I was going to cut down on posts that were just the dissemination of You Tube videos I liked and write more personal posts, as that seems to be what people are more interested in. Then … Continue reading →

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