Archive for August, 2007
Charlie Daniels Band

I think it’s fair to say that my favourite country song based on an obscure biblical tale and set in a southern American state has got to be the Charlie Daniels Band’s smash hit single The Devil Went Down To Georgia. In this song, the lead protagonist (‘Johnny’) is challenged by the devil to a [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2007 under music.
Tags: demons, satan, tax breaks, time management skills, violin practice
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Astonishing African Animals: Hippos

There is one astonishing African animal that kills more humans than any other. What might that animal be, you might ask, if you hadn’t noticed the heading of this article. Is it the king of the beasts, the lion? Or possibly the lithe and solitary leopard? Or do the elephants and rhinos use their respective [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2007 under african animals.
Tags: badges of pride, criminal minds, factories, ghetto slang, nasal cavities, river horses, winnie mandela
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Project Runway

I must confess to watching Project Runway on a regular basis. Mostly, on the off-chance that, one season, baseball great Sammy Sosa will be a contestant and his needlework will prove to be not up to scratch. Then the following conversation will take place between Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and special guest judge C3PO: KLUM: [...]
Posted: August 25th, 2007 under television.
Tags: c3po, Heidi Klum, needlework, nina garcia, off chances, sammy sosa
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Ring Tones
Personalised ring tones for your mobile phone. They’re all the rage. Unless, of course, you’re in the USA, where personalized ring tones for your cell phone are the thing that’s summoning up all the fury. But let’s not get bogged down over the Americans and their amusing language quirks. There’ll be plenty of time for [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2007 under thoughts.
Tags: amusement, chit chat, language quirks, precious seconds, stalkers, telemarketers
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Elvis Presley

Most of the time I can see (or ‘grok’, if you stunningly prefer) where Elvis Presley is coming from. An unwillingness to befriend non-rabbit-catching dogs? Right on, King. Put that pooch in his place. Footwear that is both suede-like and of a blue-ish hue? Lead on in the fashion stakes, EP. An insatiable urge to [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2007 under music.
Tags: fashion stakes, letter writing, teddy bears, the fonz, victorian england, yackin
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Hairy Girlfriend
Dear Dr Dan, My girlfriend has a lot of hair on her arms and legs. She even gets hairs on her lip sometimes. How can I encourage her to look after herself better? I love her, but I don’t want to date a Yeti! – Furious About Follicles Dear Furious About Follicles, The good news [...]
Posted: August 19th, 2007 under ask dr dan.
Tags: bad news, hairs, himalayas, license to wed
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David Lee Roth

In his 1985 smash hit single, California Girls, renowned wallflower David Lee Roth revisited a political housing scheme originally proposed by The Beach Boys while stonked out of their minds on the Lucy. In essence, Roth was proposing that all girls in the United States – be they ‘hip’ ones from the East Coast, knock-outs [...]
Posted: August 16th, 2007 under music.
Tags: raging hormones, renowned gigolos, sociological ramifications, stonked
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The West Wing Analysis: Season One

Pilot Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc A Proportional Response Five Votes Down The Crackpots And These Women Mr Willis Of Ohio The State Dinner Enemies The Short List In Excelsis Deo Lord John Marbury He Shall, From Time To Time… Take Out The Trash Day Take This Sabbath Day Celestial Navigation Twenty Hours In LA [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2007 under west wing.
Tags: enemies, hickory trees, Latin, lee trevino, madness, terrorists, whose line is it anyway
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I Am Smarter Than You – The Autobiography of Dr Dan

Cost: $AU 22.95, by mail order only I Am Smarter Than You is the long-awaited autobiography of Dr Dan, the man with the PhD in Everything™. Relive the great man’s life, from his childhood in Kent, where he was smarter than his parents and older brother, to his school days at the Californian Institute For [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2007 under library.
Tags: badminton, carrot top, deodorant, film screenplays, inspirational handbooks, mischa barton, ryan sidebottom, stephen hawking
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Crisis on Infinite Earths: Issues One Through Four

Table of Contents #1 – The Summoning #2 – Time And Time Again #3 – Oblivion Upon Us #4 – And Thus Shall The World Die Issues Five To Eight Issues Nine To Twelve Issue One – The Summoning Okay, people. Let’s crisis it up! Allow me to set the scene: In 1985, DC Comics [...]
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under crises.
Tags: antimatter, blatant ripoffs, breaths of fresh air, fictional universes, hairstyles, kudos, moping, pinochle, tourist brochures
Comments: 4