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The Long War: Laurie Lee and Alan Rickman

May 31, 2008 – 10:01 am

Here is everyone’s favorite velvet-throated thespian Alan Rickman, reading Laurie Lee’s poem The Long War for Peace Day, which was, apparently, September 21st. I wish they’d tell me these things ahead of time.
The Long War is a title which has been applied to any number of seemingly-endless conflicts, most recently used by the Bush administration [...]

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it’s never too late: Harry Potter spoiler generator

August 29, 2007 – 9:00 pm

No, really. It’s never too late. I still haven’t read the last one!

My Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom is:
Draco Malfoy becomes a billionaire in the software market by using Mooncalf dung
Get your Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom

Actually, anyone such as myself who PAID for WindowsME could tell you that this one came [...]

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the four Yorkshiremen

August 27, 2007 – 2:59 am

I’ve been meaning to steal this for some time, but have been holding off because the blogger from whom I stole it was threatened right off the Internet by that anal retentive egotist “Hitchens‘ little brother,” not to be confused with his more powerful and eloquent brother, nor with The Hitch, who is far more [...]

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123 ways to drive Voldemort insane

August 15, 2007 – 1:50 pm

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Stolen from Myspace, which stole it from Mugglenet. If anyone has the original link, I’d be much obliged if they’d put it in the comments so I can add it. Found it!
1. Ask him why he ‘doesn’t have such a cool scar?’
2. Laugh at him.
3. Wake him up by singing Beach Boys songs in [...]

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alternate ending: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

August 6, 2007 – 8:59 pm

I like it: how about you? Surely any fan of the immortal Indiana Jones should prefer this, rather tidier ending to the least terminable book in the series.

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US National Sandwich Month: what’s your dream sandwich?

August 3, 2007 – 8:39 am

Go on, you know how to use the Comments section!
UPI, in a healthy-eating initiative, has spread the word that August is National Sandwich Month in the US, if not in the land of the Sandwich’s birth. And indeed, the sandwich is an invention to be celebrated: you’ll note there is no such thing as “National [...]

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