As far as I know, at least according to my year 9 science teacher, or was it woodwork? Anyway, I think PVA Glue, eg Aquadhere and Super Glue were both by-products of research into artificial skin for burns victims, major injuries etc. Evidently that research has achieved something, cos Connor fell over and [...]

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Went to see the traditional pre grand final TISM gig, and catch up with Coxy as we do each year at this time. Our hosting provider has just installed Gallery which generates albums from a folder full of photos, so you can now go and look at the photos from the gig laid out in [...]

Apparently children can tell the difference between fictional violence and real violence according to this BBC article. Quote : “The report said they accepted far-fetched TV dramas and cartoon-like film violence more easily because they knew they were made up…
But big stories, such as 11 September, war in Iraq and the killing of schoolgirls [...]

Regular readers (both of you) might remember a link I posted a few months ago to Create Your Own Catholic Schoolgirl Doll and my subsequent disappointment that it was far more innocent than it sounded. Well, those of you who shared my disappointment can now enjoy everything that phrase promised but never delivered, at [...]

From an email…
I am passing this on to you because it has definitely worked for me this
past week. By following the simple advice I read in an article, I have
finally found inner peace……..
The article read:
“The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you’ve
started.”
So I looked around the house to see all [...]

Avast, ye scurvy dogs! September 19 be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, yarrr!!! We couldn’t be waitin’ that long, so we be talkin’ like pirates here already. Time for the lads to get loaded to the gunwhales, I be reckonin’!
Yarr!

Apparently we are to be graced with a whirlwind visit from the world’s worst warlord. Do what you must

Talking to a friend who is currently working 15 hour days in a mind numbing job. One of her tasks is palletising boxes, like the ones A4 paper comes in. It’s probably as exciting as it sounds, evidently her mind is wandering.
She has an idea to call Enraged Weasels ‘R’ Us, and order [...]