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  • The consumption of five or more drinks on a single occasion

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    Is (or appears to be, doubtless one, or more, of the itinerant, jobbing pedants who frequent this blog will clarify this if I am in error) the definition of binge drinking. I have a really bad feeling that I managed to go the whole of last year without once bingeing on alcohol. Hence my New…

  • Rant Of The Day

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    These are all from a quick scan of today’s news: Angloplat to inject up to $10 mln into new project Trust plans to axe up to 450 jobs SIA raises fuel surcharge by up to US$60 from May 15 Best practice procurement may save GLCs up to RM9b, says PM Father accused of lying to…

  • Web Site Of The Day

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    Ok, I know, MIU doesn’t have a web site of the day any other day, but I liked this one, wanted to share it with you and it is a nice sounding title. Anxiety Culture

  • Now they are at it on Radio 4

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    :rant: Can things get any worse? Over the weekend I read a set of estate agents particulars “in our opinion a 4 bedroomed detached house”. Good to know that your estate agent can recoginise a house when he/she/it sees one, I suppose. But no, gentle reader, the nadir has been reached, the ultimate low. On…

  • Weekend Stuff

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    Job Interviews Latest in flat screen technology Talking Mouse I only ever seem to post drivel on this blog. I feel guilty. Just not very much.

  • Quiet day

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    Home alone with two under the weather small people. Smallest of all is in bed asleep and Big is wandering aimless as a clould. She has decided she is well enough to eat fruit though – and pester me.

  • Toothcombs

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    Yes, didn’t you just know it, another :rant:. But honestly, do you comb your teeth? Do you know anyone who combs their teeth? I brush mine regularly, but not once in all my umptynumpty years have I once felt the urge to comb them. So. Pray tell me. What possible purpose could anyone have for…

  • DNA

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  • Unaccustomed as I am….

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    Our MP’s most recent speech in parliament: “Oh!” I have been thinking of getting a personalised number plate, TAN 1 is available for a breathtaking £36795 or TM 8 for £30795, but the news this week suggests to me that I could be missing a trick and there might be better ‘personalisation’ purchases available. So…

  • What 2007 Car Should You Drive?

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    You Should Drive a Ford Shelby Mustang Cobra You have an extreme need for speed, even when you’re not in a hurry. And while your flying by, you don’t want to look like every other car on the road! What 2007 Car Should You Drive? Now, I felt cheated. The range of available speeds in…