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The weekend coffee, cat armour and turtle sharks

August 14th, 2010 No comments
I would not be surprised if some of the readers of the Big Bad Blog immediately leave the site to check out the cost of plane tickets to New York, on discovery that there will be Doctor Who themed burlesque.
Some of the advice being given about being sensitive to the different customs of foreigners in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics is hilarious.

For instance, when speaking with Mexicans, avoid mentioning their war with America in 1845-6.

Why would I start a conversation with a random Mexican on that particular topic?

Science discovers what is being called a Life of Brian effect in the human brain. Not terribly interesting, other than the name being awesome.
Apparently having sexual relations with a mannequin in a public park is not legal in West Virginia.

Who knew?

A porn star showing pubic hair causing a backlash?

You wouldn’t think so, but apparently that’s what happened after Sasha Grey went nude on HBO’s Entourage

There’s been lots on baby names in our coffee this week — a trend that we’re continuing over the weekend.

Your name also has an effect on what you do and where you live. Denises become dentists, Louises tend to live in St Louis. And so on.

I’m generally not a fan of arguments that would not convince anybody. After all — the point of arguing something is to convince somebody (even if that somebody is yourself).

But I can’t help but enjoying the argument that gay marriage is good because it brings us closer to a Sci Fi utopia.

German radioactive boars are running amok.
Categories: Weekend Coffee

An after-work coffee

June 29th, 2009 No comments

The article below was this morning’s morning coffee, which failed to be published due to technical difficulties. Please accept it as an after-work coffee instead.

We begin this morning with a quick glance at serious news.

In Iran, British embassy staff have been arrested, as the authorities continue to blame Britain and the United States for voter anger at rigged election results.

In Honduras, President Manuel Zelaya has been exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup. Venezuela is threatening military intervention.

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(Photo by Mike Mawson)

Will art critics be replaced with pigeons? A recent study from Japan has shown that pigeons can be train to discern “good” art from “bad”.

Crop circles in the UK are apparently not made by visiting aliens or teenagers with too much time on their hands. Instead, they are indicative of the existence of 6,000-year-old tombs, which interfere with plant growth on the surface.

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