Monthly Archives: June 2003

Men only want one thing

Posted on June 9, 2003 by acb

But it’s not the one you’re thinking of (if you’re a man): Personal ads are a potentially rich source of information on relationships, particularly mating strategies. Most research on personal ads has been limited to content analyses of naturally occurring … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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sin

Posted on June 3, 2003 by acb

This is the best time of year of xenobiologists, if they just knew it. The stuff that festers in my sinuses during the hay fever season could set a man up for life in their profession. So on Saturday, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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etymology: not major

Posted on June 1, 2003 by acb

One of the things I’m working on is an interview with Larry Trasque, a Bask specialist at the University of Sussex. From his writings, I have learnt that the Basque term for “old maid” is , literally `gray-cunt’. Continue reading →

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why these lies matter

Posted on June 1, 2003 by acb

There is a problem about lying over WMDs that is unique to Britain, and to Mr Blair. If the war was fought to advance democracy, and to overthrow a tyrant — and these would appear to have been Blair’s better … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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the SWOP problem

Posted on June 1, 2003 by acb

I prefer Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz to — say — Tony Blair and Jack Straw. They more honest and probably more intelleigent. They are also in a position to be more grown up, since the Blair and Straw cannot tell us … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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