December 2009
8 posts
Scientific Proof for Santa Claus
On the Christmas cards, it all looks so effortless. Apart from the occasional slip-up with drunken reindeer, narrow chimney and blizzards, Santa Claus manages to deliver billions of gifts on Christmas Eve, maintaining his smile and benevolence all the while. His support team: a few reindeer and a handful of diligent elves. Clearly, only an innocent child would swallow the propaganda. Yet...
Rage Against The Machine make an appearance on...
via destructingdavid.wordpress.com The campaign to get RATM’s early hit single ‘Killing In The Name’ to number one ahead of the latest release from the X Factor production line is building up a nice head of steam. So much so that the band were invited on to Nicky Campbell’s afternoon show on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the phenomenon and to play the single. Evidently...
Silvio Berlusconi has a "John Prescott" moment!
via news.bbc.co.uk From BBC News: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan. Pictures showed Mr Berlusconi, 73, with blood around his mouth and on his face. Reports suggested he had either been punched or hit with an object. Posted via web from stephen hallam’s posterous | Comment »
All Dan, all the time
Perhaps there might be space for Jesse Ryder, to provide some firepower at the top. But mainly to lead the drunken celebrations. And for Ross Taylor. Just to keep things a little ethnic. But be in no doubt. The Black Caps should be at least 80% Vettori via cricinfo.com Cricinfo columnist Andrew Fernando discusses the optimum composition of the New Zealand test cricket team. Posted via...
BBC News - Flight of the Conchords will not return... →
Sad news today - Flight of the Conchords is no more! Hopefully Bret and Jermaine will tour again soon so we’ll be able to keep hearing some of their classic songs. I’ll post some of their best moments (the ones that I can find on Youtube anyway) to remind ourselves how good a series it was.
“Mike Atherton suffered this partially abominable fate at Lord’s in 1993, when,...”
– Cricinfo’s Andy Zaltzman on being run out for 99 in a test match, and offering a new insight into one of cricket’s most legendary near-misses.
“If it’s there to be hit, regardless of whether he’s on 299 or 399,...”
– S Aga on Virender Sehwag’s batting prowess.
Has there ever been another like Sehwag? | Cricket Features | India v Sri Lanka 2009/10 | Cricinfo.com