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The Donaldson controversy (6)
The next day, I was expecting Wurlizer to tear my essay apart, but we were instead greeted by yet another lecturer. A woman this time. “Good...
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McCalliog and his hens (4)
I phoned Tilly straight away, as soon as I left Meirson’s. “The McCalliog?” she said. “What’s a McCalliog?” “The painting. The painting of ducks that...
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The Donaldson Controversy (5)
Watson’s position as best-in-class didn’t last, however. For the next lesson we were greeted by yet another change of lecturer. “Where is Prof...
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The Donaldson Controversy (4)
“Variable quality,” Prof Ambrose addressed the class. “Very variable quality.” He was feeding back on our first essays. “Watson, you’ve quoted large...
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The Donaldson Controversy (3)
“I think I’ll have a salad today,” said Miss Groves when we met for luncheon. “What about you?” “Jacket potato.” “And filling?” “I’ll wait to see...
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Autists seem to learn empathy
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Autists seem to learn empathy a different way to neurotypicals, and there is actually a lot of evidence now that adult autists are MORE empathetic than adult NTs. Which means that the diagnostic tools for autism, which allocate a number of points...
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I wrote this shortly after
Posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
I wrote this shortly after the death of Steve Sibleman, at the age of just 66 - I followed him on Facebook and had read a post from him just the day before he died.
This is the New York Times Obituary: ...
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We bought a new fridge today,
Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024
We bought a new fridge today, very modern, let's see what happens
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Thanks L
Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2021
Thanks L
Yes, very sad news. Nice Piece in the Liverpool Echo
Read full commentPosted in The Campaign for Terrence Oblong - Probe Plus Records
Find a nearby primary school
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Find a nearby primary school and gatecrash the science lessons.
Read full commentPosted in The darkness of the universe: Insufficient light or insufficient material?
Thanks David
Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022
Thanks David
I actually wrote this about 6 months ago (hence the reference to the Chancellor being richer than the Queen) - so there really is no excuse for the government doing nothing.
Read full commentPosted in True Tales from an Austere Kingdom - Inflation
Thanks David. I was shocked
Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2022
Thanks David. I was shocked into this by the recent poll of Express readers which showed that 91% of Express readers back water privatisation, at the same time Starmer has essentially ensured that anyone who backs privatisation of water will not...
Read full commentPosted in Statler and Thatcher (deceased) - the energy crisis
Many thanks Di. I had
Posted on Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Many thanks Di. I had problems logging in to my account just now, thought my story had come true!
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Thanks L. I would be torn
Posted on Sat, 12 Feb 2022
Thanks L. I would be torn between Gillam and the Coen brothers. I think the Coens would give more for Billy the Fish to do
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Thanks insert
Posted on Thu, 19 Aug 2021
Thanks insert
I've booked that day off work with a vague plan of going somewhere, I'll have to check with Mrs Oblong, I'll hopefully know later tonight
Read full commentPosted in Lordy Lordy - Quiz Night
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