Category: Diversions
quizzes, puzzles and tricks
Dear Lord
Lord T goes all religious on Sunday: So far this year you have taken away my favourite celebrity Jade Goody, you have also taken away my favourite musician, Michael Jackson, my favourite dancer, Patrick Swayze, my favourite chef, Keith Floyd,…
My next car – Rolls Royce ghost
Well, it’s age you know. Maybe I’ll need to trade in [part ex] the Vanquish. Here are some pics of the new marque, courtesy of The Age: And here are some specs. Now, I’ll have to nip down the bank…
Never trust a creature that grins all the time.
Guestpost from the inimitable Lord T: Never trust a creature that grins all the time. It’s up to something. – Terry Pratchett Well it appears that it doesn’t apply to just Blair and his clone Cameron. It also applies to…
Joseph Wiseman – east or west, both as stupid as each other
Joseph Wiseman [1918 – 2009] I missed this on Monday. Though a bit dated now, Dr. No was certainly a classic and Wiseman was quite a chilling villain first up. Here’s a little quiz about Dr. No: 1. What was…
Thought for the day – Tuesday
Gallimaufry this evening: I’ve blogged before that one should never argue with an idiot as bystanders might not be able to tell the difference.
Pernickety quiz
What is: 1. the dot over an “i” 2. the white of an egg 3. the curved shape of the water surface in a glass 4. the physics of the apparent bending of a stick in water 5. the only…