Tweets on 2011-03-31

  • RT @TimHarford: "More or Less" can be rendered entirely in mathematical symbols: > ˅ < <<<<< isn't that the emoticon for "wince" ? #
  • RT @qikipedia: If you have things to do this afternoon, don't click this link: http://www.flashbynight.com/drench/ (Srsly, don't click it) #
  • New website for Notts Fire and Rescue – huge improvement on the old one! http://www.notts-fire.gov.uk/ #
  • @benrav they have to store securely the info you send them for a fair old number of years, no? #
  • @10anta no idea what you're talking about #
  • Putting bread in toaster, and – not for first time – humming "you've gotta pitta pocket or two, boys!" #
  • RT @dr_nick: RT @DavidGArnold: A man walks into a library and says

    "I hope you don't have a book on reverse psychology."? ? ? #

  • @10anta would that be the same @sarahbrown1984 who has protected tweets that I cannot read? #
  • @alixmortimer these days, don't have time to read them before I get fined 😦 #
  • @Alexander_Ball I hope you apologised for FiReControl! #
  • RT @StefJoynson: @alexfoster Try driving past Joe Lane every day. "Joe Lane, Joe Laaaane, I'm begging of you please don't take my man" #
  • Just finished watching "Silk" – liked it very much. #
  • After crashing every day for the last goodness knows how long, it looks like Shockwave has actually quit my PC, leaving only black boxes. #
  • I'm just drinking *one* ouzo and lychee juice before bedtime. #
  • @liberalteapot necessity. The drinks cabinet is an awfully long way away at this time of night and the ouzo was right there. #
  • RT @MitchBenn: Is it just me or does this guy look like a house? http://t.co/E3BIu1d #
  • Love the smell of Riso ink in the morning (@ Top Secret Lib Dem Print Cave) http://4sq.com/dWrgjL #

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Tweets on 2011-03-30

  • @madeupstats they are also responsible for 94% of decaff earl grey. #
  • @vivmondo well, it would obviously rhyme with Winsor. But not mincer or mintser. #
  • "Doctors dress like normal people apart from the stereotypes around their necks which detonate they're docs" #
  • @10anta yes but it made my eyes hurt. Did you miss the bigg 3DS tent in Market Square the other week? #
  • Avoiding caffeine this evening. How do people live like this? #

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Tweets on 2011-03-29


  • Not sure if @lfeatherstone is highlighting a pothole or summoning the devil. http://flic.kr/p/9tZ5P8 #

  • Arise Beelzebub! http://flic.kr/p/9tZ5P8 #
  • Saw my opponent get off a bus with a bulging bag full of hateful Lab propaganda. Thought "get a messenger bag, man, carrier bags cut hands!" #
  • @Meryl_F maybe 🙂 #
  • Just caught fascinating fragment of R4 prog about regional differences in English. #
  • Wandering around supermarket humming "health and safety, Dr Jones" thanks to @mitchbenn podcast. #
  • RT @popcap_games: Peggle fans! Ever wonder how Peggle was made? Read about the making of Peggle here: http://ow.ly/4nUyA #
  • Caused a disproportionate amount of confusion by asking supermarket cashier if he sold large stamps. #
  • Thinking about planting a hedge. #
  • YouTube – Banned University of Lincoln Advert http://bit.ly/eVTNcm #
  • Never quite sure which is which out of Fern Britten and Fern Cotton. #
  • @LloydieJL have you been singing at people in Gap again? #
  • @ceekayell well quite, have just found myself perusing Sun website and wondering who on earth all these people are and what is "cellulite" ? #
  • @ceekayell at one point it talked about Judge Simon Gardiner, but I eventually twigged he was some sort of celebrity dancing judge. #
  • @ceekayell it was, however, a piece about hair transplants, so you are pretty close. #
  • Decaff Earl Grey is exactly the sort of thing Elizabeth Pargetter would drink. #archers #
  • Playing with Analytics. "lemon polenta cake" has overtaken "pear crumble" as the top Google keyword that gets people to my personal blog. #
  • RT @qwghlm: Ha! http://textaligncentaur.com/ (via @teacup) #
  • @lordbonkers can barely contain anticipation 🙂 #
  • @lordbonkers @vivmondo what made you reject Minsor? #
  • RT @LOVEFiLM: So have you heard the one about Jennifer Garner as Miss. Marple? No, seriously… http://cot.ag/fsqhZb #
  • Well that's a new one: "Please wait while Opera Mini gathers information about your fonts. This might take a few minutes." #

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Tweets on 2011-03-28

  • @dr_nick @Meryl_f or http://www.spacekitchens.co.uk #
  • Ooh, interesting – the French have borrowed the word "fanfare" and made it mean "marching band" http://bit.ly/gcNYqn #
  • RT @Marthakearney: Do you know the really disgusting thing? I keep finding insect legs stuck in my teeth #
  • RT @facesake: I am going to brain scan people as they listen to pop music from early 1980s as part of my work into Neuromantics #
  • RT @ianvisits: OECD says Canada is lagging in enforcing anti-bribery laws. In unrelated news, BAE Systems to move HQ to Canada. #

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Tweets on 2011-03-27

  • @stephenbarker Bacon! #
  • Bizarre. PM & DPM visit Boots. "Activists" vandalise Jesse Boot statue. Eh? http://bit.ly/dR5MYG #
  • See also – Broken Dreams | Flickr – Photo Sharing! http://bit.ly/gIcfPa #
  • @qwghlm Anyone would think the other parties invest their resources in, oh, I dunno, actually standing for elections occasionally? #
  • @binny_uk ooh, nice hashtag #
  • RT @CharlotteGore: Uh oh. Someone's stolen a policeman's hat! Hope they don't take a poo in it and send it to his wife! #
  • RT @charltonbrooker: Attacking the Ritz? That's just crackers. #
  • RT @binny_uk: RT @RichNeville: Well of course the TUC would target the Ritz. Rival biscuits. #
  • @journodave wonder if they'll know more than one verse? #
  • @technicalfault comedy singer songwriter famous for being on the Now Show on Radio 4. #
  • Been watching @mitchbenn organising impromptu gig. Then laughed to see RT @technicalfault Who's @mitchbenn? He's having a free gig tonight #
  • Ensconced on balcony for Yes, Prime Minister (@ Theatre Royal) http://4sq.com/ezl31Y #
  • Good god, these "Cocktails Made with Ouzo" all look lethal. http://bit.ly/i4ecM7 #
  • @edfordham many happies Ed, and sorry not there. #
  • Wow, complete BSOD – haven't seen one of those for years. #
  • Breaking out the lychee juice. #
  • O. M. G. '69 Love Songs' by Magnetic Fields is now less than a tenner. http://amzn.to/ejTMrS If you've not heard it, you should. BUY IT NOW. #
  • @moviemistakes Archer the cartoon? Mad Men meets James Bond? #

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Tweets on 2011-03-26


  • Someone else's cat on the car port roof. http://flic.kr/p/9tb86p #
  • For when merely having an island in your kitchen isn't enough – and you need an iPhone controlled robo-island http://chzb.gr/hJv8GZ #
  • Grinding my teeth to Royal Centre's hold music from Sound of Music. Second time round for "My Favourite Things" now. #
  • @10anta it's been broken twice in last two months. Both times DDOS. #
  • Yay, cheap tix for @fentonstevens in Yes Prime Minister. #
  • @10anta maybe only the DINKYs can afford village life? #
  • @10anta or maybe you're the only straights in the village? #
  • @fentonstevens clocked it in brochure, thought it looked interesting, but your blog and tweets reminded me it was on. #
  • If there's anyone left out there who hasn't had a two month free Lovefilm.com trial, let me know, I have vouchers to give away. #
  • Hope I didn't misshear – really looking forward to all the latest arse muesli on Front Row. #bbcr4 #
  • @fentonstevens ps almost full house, only balcony seats left #
  • V tempted by this slightly fiddly but lovely looking Colomba Pasquale – Easter Dove Cake http://bit.ly/f4M6yk #
  • @Mighty_Booth 1997! #
  • More fun than reporting potholes to the Council http://chzb.gr/dYs8to #
  • @NGHodder nordic walking? #
  • @MadameNottm that was better in my mind. #
  • So, Earth Hour 2011 is later on Saturday? during Earth Hour 2010 we had a candle misfortune that left wax all over our front room 😦 #

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