31 October 2006

One More Day


One of the funniest cartoon strips ever... more from the Perry Bible Fellowship here.

Why couldn't Shakespeare have written in a language we could all understand?

Click here for a useful round-up of user comments posted about classic works of literature at Amazon.com.

30 October 2006

Greg's 20th birthday


Arriving at the Midland.


The weekend starts here.


Flen sends a text.


Greg the pirate.

Referees are biased

Football refs are biased towards the home side, according to a study and a pile of stats from some researchers at Bath University. More here.

Bond-a-rama


Only 16 days until the arrival of the new Bond film... after three Bond actors and 14 films, there are still two Bonds and 6 films left to watch.

Invisible film stars


The latest Photoshop contest on Worth1000.com involves removing characters from film scenes, leaving only their outfits. Lots of entries here.

25 October 2006

Where is my mind?

The Pixies are recording a new album according to the NME... there's no better way to celebrate than to post a video of Pixies frontman Frank Black performing their song Where Is My Mind? with Placebo... "your head will collapse".

Boring football

"Manchester United and Arsenal are the only teams that I'd pay money to watch," says Chris Waddle, who famously missed a penalty to send England out of the 1990 World Cup. Read about his thoughts on the quality of Premiership football here.

People who complain they never appear on Voice of Harold


This week: Chewi.

Next week: Charlie Britten.

24 October 2006

Fly Guy

Take to the sky and meet some interesting characters here.

23 October 2006

Drawball

Join the rest of the human race (or at least the 3% with an Internet connection) in painting all over a big round virtual canvas. Laugh at what everyone else has painted then add something yourself by clicking here.

Coin balancing photos

"All you need is patience, time and steady hands" apparently - see the photos here.

Paul Scholes

500th game, 90th goal for United.

21 October 2006

Harry's 18th birthday


Crowd scene 1.


Crowd scene 2.


Jimbo and Graham enjoying themselves.


Upset to be nearly leaving for Australia for five months.


Dreaming of being 18.

20 October 2006

Excuses for not posting

Chewi may be interested to read a collection of the best excuses for not updating a blog here. Includes the classic "I got promoted to an officer in my World of Warcraft guild."

17 October 2006

Paintballing action


Focused on the mission.


"Enjoying" "lunch".


Everyone in the Dead Zone.

Photo of the week


Jack Ward the chimney sweep, voted 322nd funniest photo ever posted on MySpace.

16 October 2006

TV a-plenty

Links to lots of TV shows online, including every episode of The Simpsons and Family Guy here.

12 October 2006

Bond update

After three different Bond actors, countless Bond girls and five different Felix Leiters I'm up to Bond film number 8, Live And Let Die.

Line Rider

Draw out a landscape and then send a little cartoon man tobogganing down it... here.

06 October 2006

Nobody's home so nobody minds



The Arcade Fire performing Power Out live on Jools Holland.

05 October 2006

More Venice pictures from Amy


Jack, Dave, Greg, Amy, Jes and Pernilla waiting for some Italian pizza.


Jack Ward gets buried in the sand but still wins.


Reading.


Visiting Venice.


More drinks at our favourite campsite bar.


Italian public transport.