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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:35:06 -0800

"You don't die when you're really old, you only die when you're really old." (my daughter)

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Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:00:40 -0800

"This is not a recession, this is a financial scandal." Graciela Chichilnisky

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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:35:57 -0700

I just ate half a kilo of coleslaw.

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Sat, 31 May 2008 14:35:23 -0700

1. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article you get is the name of your new band.

2. Visit http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the last quotation form your band's album title.

3. Visit http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third image is your band's album cover.

Thanks to B3TA and Chris5156

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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:10:40 -0800

The non-irony of children, part 94. Had the TV on in the classroom, just showing static. When the TV eventually switched into standby mode the kids then started complaining that I was wasting electricity.

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Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:53:29 -0800

Catherine was being naughty and I jokingly went through a list of possible punishments with her: Shall I smack you? Shall I make you sit on the naughty chair? Shall I give you a time-out? Shall I put you in your cot? Each time she shook her head, and then she said:

"You can't do anything to me."

LMAO

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Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:14:33 -0800

"Clever people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Stupid people talk about other people."

Or so my wife quoted to me this afternoon on the way home from Ikea. I've just had a quick scoot around the internet and have found various forms of this quotation but no info about the origin. Any ideas?

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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:04:50 -0700

When I went to collect C from the nursery she had something in her mouth that she was pretending was a cigarette. When I asked her what it was, she said "It's my blow."

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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:34:53 -0700

I'm trying to work through all the factors that will influence the outcome of a November 1st election... (I've used "+ve" to mean more Labour seats, "-ve" for the opposite.)

a. Gordon instead of Tony: +ve. Can he be attacked effectively during a campaign? There's plenty to attack, but the mood seems to be "Better the devil you know" rather than "It's time for a change." (And he is a change anyway.)

b. David instead of Michael: -ve. Although I'm not a great fan of the man, I think he's capable of a great campaign, or at least one that's better than the last shambles. Labour are merciless though, so the chances of getting through to November 1st with nothing going wrong are pretty slim.

c. Dark nights: -ve? Holding the election after the end of BST will cut turnout especially among carless voters.

d. Boundary changes: -ve.

e. Problems with the electoral roll: -ve. Actually I'm not sure. Most of the people currently missing from the electoral roll are potential Labour voters, but that hasn't stopped Labour winning huge victories. The problems this year may have more effect on the Tory vote, since people who've moved home (including students) are more likely to be potential Tory voters.

f. Going too soon: -ve? Gordon's bound to get some flak for wasting money on an election, but attacks based on such procedural matters usually bore the electorate so I don't think much breath will be wasted on this issue.

g. State of the Parties: +ve? The parties are virtually in the same state now that they were at the last election, so why shouldn't the result be the same? Labour still has its ultra-effective party machine while the Tories still have their aging, confused and lacklustre support.

h. Weak LibDems: +ve. Tories gain 15, Labour gain 5.

i. Other parties (England): -ve. Calling a snap election will seriously dent the vote for minor parties. This should help consolidate the Tory vote in marginals.

j. Other parties (Scotland/Wales): -ve. The SNP is likely to gain a bit, but almost entirely from the LibDems.

Changes to Labour majority:
a +60 b -40 c -10 d -20 e 0 f 0 g 0 h +10 i -20 j -4
total: -24

which gives Labour a solid 40-seat majority, so it's hard for Gordon to argue against going to the polls now.

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Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:34:25 -0700

"If you don't like the way you look, don't look."