Yes. I know. No need to say it. I’m well aware that the plural does not take an apostrophe. But I don’t think anyone told the ad designers for Mexico’s tourist campaign as plastered across many many of Dublin’s buses is the slogan “There are many Mexico’s”.
Oh, and in case you were wondering the “clickie” category idea is gestolen from here and here. Basically it is a collection of links that I either think are interesting, or that I want to read at a later date. So I’m bookmarking them with del.icio.us and that then automatically posts them here once a day. How much fun is that[2]
Linknotes:
- Im also aware that I am the last person that should be pointing out such flaws as there are probably a billion similar ones on this blog. But then again, I dont get paid for this ↩
I’m late for this week’s association fun but you know, weekend in Sligo, Bank Holiday weekend, all that malarky. Plus I’m often late, you really should have gotten used to it by now.
And I’m about to delay it even more by rambling about other stuff. First Damien’s fluffy links bring news of NowILiveHere.com. It is a wiki where you[1] can tell the world what there is to do in the place that you live.
Second, I so agree with this post, so I’m I crazy that the first thought that popped into my head when I saw the trailer for Bee Movie was but he’s a male bee. Their only real role in bee society is to mate with the queen.
Drones never exhibit typical worker bee behaviors such as nectar and pollen gathering, nursing, or hive construction.
I’m sure ya’ll remember the issues I have with male cows so really, you shouldn’t be surprised by this annoyance.
I’m also thinking I just might purchase the box set of My So-Called Life. It probably won’t be as fun as I remember, but what the hell, nostalgia deserves to be indulged, don’t you think?
And finally I get around to copying and pasting in this week’s words
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So[1] I’ve started back up the auld quotes site, because, sure why not. I’ve also moved it over here, and so lost[2] everything that was over there. But *shrug* whatever.
If you are thinking of rereading the Harry Potter books before the last book[3] comes out you might want to check out DeadOn
Harlequin mightn’t be too happy with Sean Bean[4] as he is all set to moan lead a delegation to Parliament in support of Sheffield United’s plans to have West Ham docked points. On account of their cheating. Okay, not cheating, just irregularities. And to be honest, the players were only resting at West Ham…
Have you seen London’s logo for the Olympics? Don’t know what is is supposed to be? According to some people it is Lisa Simpson giving someone a blow-job. C’mon now! That’s just nasty.
Also Soupy Norman is one of the greatest ten minute over-dubbed things on de’telly. I haven’t spotted anything up on YouTube yet, but the people who did the dubbing also did Time Trumpet
You may not have noticed, but I’ve updated the blogroll[1] a little and one of my favourite new sites is The Book Inscriptions Project. It does exactly what it says on the tin, it lists book inscriptions, like this:
“Miss E. Frances
With my dear love.
It is forbidden to laugh
at Royalty.�
A 1935 copy of Victoria Regina: A Dramatic Biography by Laurence Housman.
Linknotes:
yes I have noticed that I have listed at least one blog twice, I will get around to editing it in a year or so ↩
I’m feeling a tad lazy today, so you get thirteen links. Most of these are from my library-related sites I’m subscribed to, but there are a few others added as well.
Fair Trade Certified; everything and anything Fair Trade related. That is a bit US centric, what with it being Fair Trade USA and everything, but there is also an Irish version, aBritish site, a German one, and probably a few others too.
Wattpad - a site where you can download books onto your mobile. Haven’t tried it out yet but it could be interesting. There is also Mobipocket but you gotta pay there.
Japanese Revolutionary Fascist Toyama Koichi - this you have to watch to appreciate. How often do you see someone running for office who proclaims that he wants to “annihilate everything that exists”?
Library Use Value Calculator ; this does pretty much what it says. You enter in how much you use the library and it figures out how much it would cost you if you had to pay for it yourself.
Religous Holiday Calendar; wanna know when any religious holiday falls in the next 5 years? Then off you go to this site. I don’t know why, it might prove useful I suppose.
Science Research for when, you know, you want to research Science. Plus, it is free.
IMPAC - the short list has been announced. I have read precisely none. But I do have Sebastian Barry’s A Long Long Way waiting for me, and McCarthy’sNo Country for Old Men is one I will read at some point.
O’Reilly Radar’s Blogging Code of Conduct - While the larger sites may need some sort of guidelines to explain to commenters, for the most part blogs should be uncensored and everything under the control of whomever it is that runs it.
Kirigami this just sounds cool. But a lot of work.
Giles the Donkey. The blog of Giles the Knitted Donkey. What more needs to be said.
Slate on Ali G An old article at this stage. How Ali G keeps getting famous guests on his show.
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