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Wallet Top Trumps
Ever play Wallet Top Trumps? The rules are simple: you have to be in the pub having already consumed one too many ales and already talking shit. Then you start pulling random shit out of your wallet. Best shit wins....
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Views from above
How come you hear people going on about everyday views, like the view of Killiney bay from the dart, yet no one ever talks about the absolutely amazing views you often see from a plane. I sometimes think everyone tries...
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Off his trolley
Damien says he loves this photo by Katherine Kenny but I just had to see what it looked like without the trolley.
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Stop thief!
Is plagiarism the sincerest form of flattery? I've come across that article on lots of sites over the years and that's great, I'm very flattered. But none of them have a link on their homepage that says "Click here to...
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Teabagging
I'm very proud to discover that I'm top of the list on google.ie for the phrase teabagging. Had a look around to see could I find anything amusing myself. The Wikipedia entry is tame enough but it's alightly amusing to...
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Perry Bible Fellowship
The Perry Bible Fellowship, BY FAR my favourite comic strip, has finally gone to print. Pre-order one now. I've got two on the way. Christ, that's definitely the earliest I've bought a "that'll-be-a-good-christmas-present-for-someone-better-buy-two!".
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Bunnies!
Two of my favorite things share a common theme - bunnies! Donnie Darko and a book by Bill Drummond called 45. Ok, they're called Echo and the Bunnymen, so the link to Donnie Darko is pretty obvious. But another subtle...
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Wacom Tablet
I've wanted one of these things for years but just never felt I needed one enough to splash out. So thanks to Liz, my very generous sis-in-law, sharing a bit of a windfall in the form Amazon vouchers I finally...
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Flip up side ya head.
Random computer thingy: Discovered this a while ago by accident and then forgot about it. But it just happened again. I think it's because I have a dodgy keyboard with sticky keys. I probably should clean it - but the...
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Rice Krispie dust
I've always loved Rice Krispie dust, so I love the last bowl in the box where all the dust is. Only recently did I discover a use for that mortar and pestle in the kitchen. Actually you don't even need...
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