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Month: January 2003

TV: Graham Norton Separates Eggs

January 4, 2003
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[Graham Norton Egg Separator]Spooky! I sat down last night to watch an episode of V Graham Norton that I recorded at some point (I think it was actually Wednesday – but it could have been even further back) and what do I see Graham showing one of his guests? The Peter Petrie Egg Separator that I blogged about way back on the 23rd of November: whilst I’d like to think that the show’s researchers found it via my blog, I doubt they really did.

When Graham demonstrated it on the show, the look of repulsion from the guests (Rod Stewart and Rosanna Arquette) was good to watch – but unfortunately the egg separator didn’t quite perform as advertised. The yolk followed the albumen through the nose of the egg separator into a cup. Oh well.

Blogs: The 2003 Bloggies

January 4, 2003
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[Bloggies]It seems (according to Robyn who heard it off Bill) that it’s time for the 2003 Bloggies – the third annual weblog awards.

People have got until the 12th of January 3pm GMT to place their nominations – so if you can think of a nomination – make it! I nominated Blogrolling (which provides the ‘recently updated blogroll’ on my site) and Bloglet (which I’m trying out) for the category of “Best weblog directory or update monitor”, MovableType (which I use to maintain this blog) for “Best Web Application For Weblogs”, Google Weblog for “Best Computers Or Technology Weblog” and a few others (whose nomination is between me and the Bloggies for now).

Go ahead – nominate the blogs you like (my blog, hint hint, could be nominated for “Best European Or African Weblog”, “Best Kept Secret Weblog” – even though I’m getting around 200 visitors a day – and the “Best New Weblog” category). Just enter your nominations, your email address and away you go!

Poll: What Kind Of Attitude Is That?

January 4, 2003
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[British Attitude]According to the “What the Hell Kinda Attitude is That?” quiz at AKA Cooties, I have a British attitude (which is good, as I’m largely a Brit) which can be summed up by saying “Oy! Oy! Oy! You have a British Attitude! You’re a stout-slogging, fish-battering, monarch-having, mac-wearing, pastey-white, eccles cake eater”.

Well, apart from the fact that I dislike Stout (it’s more for the “older generation” and the Irish in my eyes – and, yes, Guinness is stout), I don’t like fish – battered or otherwise (but I do like pineapple fritters – pineapple slices fried in batter – doner-meat fritters and chips: and that’s what I had for dinner earlier), I don’t have a Mac (it’s kind of coat) and I’ve got no opinion about Eccles Cakes it’s quite correct.

Yes, we do have a Queen (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II) and I do think we are better having a monarchy than other countries (if the government of the day really messes up she can override their decisions and totally dissolve/break-up the government: its formal title is, I believe, Her Majesty’s Government) and I’m reasonably white – I did go down to beach around 9 months ago now and get a bit of a tan, but it’s beginning to fade. Oh, I’m sure quite a portion of the current inhabitants of the British isles would disagree with the “pastey-white” comment (Leicester, in fact, is the second largest Hindu city outside India according to the UK Asian Population Report – and the people that follow the Hindu religion only make up two thirds of Leicester’s Asian community).

Joke: The Wisdom Of Homer Simpson

January 4, 2003
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[Homer Simpson]Some words of wisdom from Springfield’s finest:

  • “Now son, you don’t want to drink beer. That’s for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs.”
  • “Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.”
  • “Maybe, just once, someone will call me ‘sir’ without adding, “you’re making a scene.”
  • “Marge, don’t discourage the boy! Weaselling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.”
  • “If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they’re about to announce the lottery numbers.”
  • “Don’t let Krusty’s death get you down, boy. People die all the time, just like that. Why, you could wake up dead tomorrow. Well, good night.”
  • “Son, when you participate in sporting events, it’s not whether you win or lose: it’s how drunk you get.”
  • “Lisa, if you don’t like your job you don’t strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way.”
  • “I want to share something with you — the three sentences that will get you through life. Number one, “Cover for me.” Number two, “Oh, good idea, boss.” Number three, “It was like that when I got here.”