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Archive for November, 2003

kittens

10:16 am on the 30th of November, 2003

Sometimes the most popular links on the web are funny flash cartoons, sometimes they’re good articles from somewhere, othertimes they’re just a collection of photos of Kittens!

McDonald’s to sign the Colonel

4:13 pm on the 28th of November, 2003

Well not quite but it’d be a good headline if it were true wouldn’t it?

I saw this story on the metro yesterday and they had a much better photo. The story though is about a giant cow, weighing more than a ton and a height of 6 foot five inches!

“he doesn’t moo or nothing”

source : BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Weighty problem for farmer

Damn right he doesn’t! it more likely to be something like a roar at his size. (because of course anything big must be a meateater, mustn’t it? or I am I getting confused again?)

My essay

3:55 pm on the 28th of November, 2003

As I have said before, I had to write an essay. It’s all done and handed in now, so it’ time to post it up here.
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National Anthem

4:33 pm on the 27th of November, 2003

“God Save The Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, it’s not the national anthem of any of the individual countries,” said the Labour peer.

source : BBC NEWS | Scotland | Think again call over anthem

As far as I’m aware God Save The Queen is the anthem of all the individual nations and as such what should happen is Scotland, Ireland and Wales should sing it before their matches. No? Not that anyone pays any attention to what Mr Watson says.

some advice

3:09 pm on the 26th of November, 2003

It isn’t best to wait untill your flatmate gets a letter in the post saying that had he not applied for his exemption he would now be required to pay several hundred pounds in council tax before you get around to applying for yours

Gerbils don’t like egg cartons. When egg cartons are placed on potentially unstable ground, sawdust for example, they take on properties not unlike a beartrap and will envelop your gerbil over and over untill you free the poor beast and rip the two halves apart.

Don’t attempt to go Christmas Shopping. At any time of year. Unless you are armed with
a) strong body odour or
b) a big stick to catch peoples legs with

Don’t write lists of bits of advice when you have an essay to write instead.

neds, you gotta love ‘em

1:15 pm on the 26th of November, 2003

some absolutely hilarious Glesga Based Toys via little red boat

probably best not to look at them at work though

spreading myself about

10:00 pm on the 23rd of November, 2003

It’s been a while since I last mentioned my curent reading, I’ve added a few sites to my blogroll over on my links page without telling you.

Most recently is mmry who, it seems is also a student at Glasgow Uni.

Others are Bacon, Cheese and Oatcakes and The Flat At The Top Of The Stairs. I don’t think I ever mentioned snowgoon but I’ve ben reading that for ages as well, he runs the Scottish Blogs webring don’t you know?

Another recently discovered good ‘un is Autoblography.

All these new blogs but it seems vodkabird has fallen off the edge of the world, which is a shame.

does anyone know…

2:27 pm on the 23rd of November, 2003

…what a 3d ellipse is called? you know, like a sphere is to a circle?

What Should I Do If The Internet Goes Down?

4:00 pm on the 22nd of November, 2003

What Should I Do If The Internet Goes Down?

damn

11:30 am on the 22nd of November, 2003

I hate watching england’s rugby team. I hate them hate them hate them hate them.
useless commentators. impartial indeed. go away Will Carling, nobody likes you.