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A job is not done until it is done

Kim Hollamby — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:49:14 +0000

If ever you want evidence that a job is not done until it is done, then look at this video and have a thought for goalkeeper Loris Angeli from Italian seventh division club Dro facing Termeno's Michael Palma.

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Be warned, shellfish contains shell

Kim Hollamby — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:11:45 +0000

One has to have sympathy with supermarkets that are forced into stating the blindingly obvious I guess - assuming this is a response to some legislative edict or other. But just for the avoidance of doubt shellfish contain shells, a natural extension to the usual statement on packets of nuts that they contain...errr...nuts.

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Chase me, chase me

Kim — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:04:40 +0000

Is it me, or does the 'Police follow this van' sign seen on the back of Group 4 cash trucks these days conjure up images of a Keystone Kops scenario in which the security wagon drives past, the boys in blue read the sign and immediately obey by running after it up the road, truncheons drawn at the ready?

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Toilet humour

Kim — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:17:03 +0000

It's a slightly odd business, trying to take a picture with an iPhone in the gents at Waterloo station in London. I contemplated the folly of it for a moment or two. But the new signage above the urinals got the better of me. Fortunately there was a lull in the steady flow of discharging vessels and so my snapping could not be overseen nor misunderstood ("it's for my blog!" he was heard crying when lead away by British Transport Police).

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Nanny state bans baked beans for underage eaters

Kim — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:01:11 +0000

As perverse as it might seem here is photographic evidence from our local branch of Sainsburys that the humble baked bean has been identified as a major threat for the British juvenile population. Proof of age will now be required to purchase.

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Jingle bells nuked

Kim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:56:04 +0000

Jingle bells on 49 microwaves

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