The organiser of Talk Like a Pirate Day in the UK lost a bet and has to run for Parliament as a pirate. His website and policies are all in pirate style. Favourite election promise:
Require Apple to rename the iPad in the UK. New name: the iPatch.
And a clue I liked from yesterday's crossword:
Being very poorly, go to a house (5)
( Answer )
It's ANZAC Day (complete with flyover), and we're recording Reach for the Skies as I type (about RAF air ace Douglas Bader, a great classic I saw on TV as a kid). There's a wonderful two-page pictorial spread on the Battle of Britain in yesterday's Herald which I'm keeping, and last night we watched Stalag 17.
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wolfma in a comment on a ficlet of mine in which Vila trained and raced rats. It was excellent; thanks for the rec! I agree that Sefton is quite Avon-like in his intelligence and rationality and deep affection for money--even in the currency of cigarettes--but sidekick Cookie didn't have Vila's wit. You can also see that Hogan's Heroes lifted whole chucks of this: the movable stove, the radio, even Schulz, the amusing German guard.
And now here's a very funny, clever, and surprisingly accurate* version of WW2 where the countries have Facebook accounts. :-D (Occasional swearing.)
* except for ignoring the participation of this part of the world
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linguaphiles linked to this [spoiler] in Latin! (You have to read the comments.)
How cool is this? Someone on linguaphiles linked to this [spoiler] in Latin! (You have to read the comments.)
A while back, people were doing a meme where you google "You know you're from [wherever] when" and post the results. There was only one for Auckland It was:
...you leave the house on a beautiful sunny day and think, "Oh shit, I forgot my umbrella!"
Which is very true. I did think up another one though:
...no matter where you're driving from or where to, at least one street will be dug up.
But this week there were a few in The Aucklander which had an article on how hated we are by the rest of the country. In fact we proudly call ourselves by their insult: JAFA: just another f-ing Aucklander.
( You know you're a JAFA when )
A while back, people were doing a meme where you google "You know you're from [wherever] when" and post the results. There was only one for Auckland It was:
...you leave the house on a beautiful sunny day and think, "Oh shit, I forgot my umbrella!"
Which is very true. I did think up another one though:
...no matter where you're driving from or where to, at least one street will be dug up.
But this week there were a few in The Aucklander which had an article on how hated we are by the rest of the country. In fact we proudly call ourselves by their insult: JAFA: just another f-ing Aucklander.
( You know you're a JAFA when )
Bwahahaha! linda_joyce sent me this German vid which turned out to be an ad. For those who don't speak German, here's a quick and dirty translation from me which won't spoil the fun and will improve your enjoyment.:
"What're you doing there, Giesele? Man, the camera's already running. Come over here! C'mon! ... So, haha! Now just you wait, wait, lad! ... You'll see, lad. You won't go through here again. ... Ach, man, Giesele, not with the flowers again. Here, over here! Yes, yes. ... Ah, here he comes, here he comes, let me have the camera!"
[grabs camera from Giesele]
"Boy, boy boy... cool!"
[shocked look from Giesele]
German DIY speed-bump vid
At the end FWIW: You have a better DIY idea? Make it with Toom Builders' Market and win 5000 euros.
Bwahahaha! linda_joyce sent me this German vid which turned out to be an ad. For those who don't speak German, here's a quick and dirty translation from me which won't spoil the fun and will improve your enjoyment.:
"What're you doing there, Giesele? Man, the camera's already running. Come over here! C'mon! ... So, haha! Now just you wait, wait, lad! ... You'll see, lad. You won't go through here again. ... Ach, man, Giesele, not with the flowers again. Here, over here! Yes, yes. ... Ah, here he comes, here he comes, let me have the camera!"
[grabs camera from Giesele]
"Boy, boy boy... cool!"
[shocked look from Giesele]
German DIY speed-bump vid
At the end FWIW: You have a better DIY idea? Make it with Toom Builders' Market and win 5000 euros.
Just for all you cat-lovers out there, here is a very funny little animation called 'Lap Dance', Despite the title it's quite innocent even though the cat reminded me of Servalan.
Just for all you cat-lovers out there, here is a very funny little animation called 'Lap Dance', Despite the title it's quite innocent even though the cat reminded me of Servalan.
Dirty Harry Potter
Freddy vs Kramer
Hulk Fiction
Indiana Jones's Diary
Fear and Loathing in the Matrix
A Fish called Nemo
Big Trouble in Middle Earth
Lawrence of Tatooine
2001 Dalmatians
and just for
Dirty Harry Potter
Freddy vs Kramer
Hulk Fiction
Indiana Jones's Diary
Fear and Loathing in the Matrix
A Fish called Nemo
Big Trouble in Middle Earth
Lawrence of Tatooine
2001 Dalmatians
and just for
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