Used to be a Mexican American comedian who had a great riff on the way that people didn’t properly consider how the name of a product worked in other languages. One example was the Chevy Nova. To a Spanish speaker this could easily be taken to be Chevy No Va. And what’s the point of [...]
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On the naming of names
November 3rd, 2012 · 20 Comments
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An interesting aviation statistic
March 18th, 2012 · 8 Comments
since the last full-length runway was opened in the South East in 1946, And it seems that it’s true as well: Although a truncated runway capable of accommodating short-haul flights was opened at London City airport in the Eighties, all of the full-length runways in the South East that connect Britain to vital emerging markets [...]
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Want, want, want
October 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments
Yes, I am sufficiently geeky. Although $20 for a t-shirt? Has there been some inflation I’m unaware of?
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Dyslexic Blues Brothers
July 25th, 2011 · No Comments
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Snigger
July 7th, 2011 · No Comments
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Now to try it
June 22nd, 2011 · 8 Comments
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It Works!
June 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
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Tee Hee
June 12th, 2011 · No Comments
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Products that might actually work
May 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments
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It is a bank holiday after all
May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments
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The internet seems very quiet today: is there something going on?
April 29th, 2011 · 9 Comments
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For the professionals among us
March 26th, 2011 · No Comments
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Once a diva
March 25th, 2011 · No Comments
The start of Elizabeth Taylor’s funeral has been delayed after the film star left instructions requesting that her coffin should arrive 15 minutes late. Always a diva.
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Win!
March 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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We really should buy these you know.
March 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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couple drive 142,000 miles, visit 24 countries and have four children
March 12th, 2011 · No Comments
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Win!
March 9th, 2011 · No Comments
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Tee Hee
March 4th, 2011 · No Comments
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Possibly true but not very useful
March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments
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Snigger
February 25th, 2011 · No Comments
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