almost witty

According to the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Hrm… I’m not married - but I’m not a genius either. I knew I was doing something wrong…

Vegoilmotoring.com. and it’s environmentally better too. Hrm…

At work I overheard a woman complimenting another woman unsolicitedly on having lost weight.

The question is, if I went around saying to someone “Hey, you’ve lost some weight, congratulations!” - would it be taken as a compliment or is it far more likely to lead to a thought process of “Hrm… I wasn’t doing anything… is he saying I was fat to begin with ?”

Someone give me some guidance! Oy vey!

BBC special on What The World Thinks of America - Andew Marr says:

“Today, the British sometimes seem more like strayed Americans, islanders who speak American, watch American, eat American, and increasingly think American too. “

Quite true if you ask me - although of course we also carry the burden of the whole “Been there, done that, couldn’t afford it” when it comes to the projection and enforcement of Britain’s “national” interests beyond Britain’s borders. Plus, of course, (I presume) we have a far greater understanding of our impact around the world, and why that might not be a good thing.

Then again, I’ve never been on holiday with a bunch of British louts in Spain! I do recall going to a similar enclave in the Dominican Republic and finding a bar that proudly poured bitter and showed British football matches. In the middle of the Carribbean.

Stupid quote of the day from my flatmate.

On watching a documentary about asteroids having the power of nuclear bombs - “Hey, does that mean they’re radioactive then?”