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Big in Latvia

It turns out that gruts, in Latvian, means hard or rigid.

Published 16-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: gruts, latvia

Rewriting movie history

Call to restrict smoking scenes in films.

Published 16-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: bigots, films, movies, smoking

Rather fishy

Is how I imagine dolphins smell.

Published 16-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: dolphins

OK, I've been biting my tongue for weeks, but finally I can reveal ALL…

Stense has just won a sodding BAFTA!

Published 14-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: art, stense

A New Day Has Come

Relief in sight for sufferers of constant erections.

Published 13-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: sex

Libri Prohibiti

Ban anti-Catholic books in schools, says bishop.

Published 13-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: books, censorship, religion

Tapir alert

Interesting post re. tapirs.

Published 12-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: tapirs

Feminist plot

MPs back artificial sperm for childless.

Published 09-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: feminism

I am kurious… orang?

How orang-utans and oranges have totally different derivations.

Published 09-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: derivations, orang-utans, oranges, words

Googled

Carolyn's niece hits the auntielode.

Published 09-Mar-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: carolyn

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