Monthly Archives: June 2004

More filth for Rupert

Posted on June 29, 2004 by acb

I can’t scan in all of _BSC,_ not least because the last few pages are missing from -my- the FWB’s tatty paperback of the _Faber Book of Parodies._ But the first few pages are below _this_ fold. Continue reading →

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Bond strikes camp

Posted on June 29, 2004 by acb

Cyril Conolly’s wonderful parody, _Bond Strikes Camp_ is too long to scan all the way in. But there is a fragment — four pages — below the fold. Bond, dolled up in full drag, has just been picked up by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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English summer

Posted on June 29, 2004 by acb

Or, why I find myself taking cloudscapes: Continue reading →

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outlines in OOo

Posted on June 28, 2004 by acb

One of the things that people miss most in Openoffice is an outline mode. In fact, there is a pretty good substitute, hidden behind a witless interface. By assigning heading level to text styles, you can then organise and manipulate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Death to veggies (2)

Posted on June 24, 2004 by acb

A “naturally decaffeinated”:http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/06/24/wcoff24.xml species of coffee plant has been discovered in Ethiopia. This disproves conclusively the argument from design. Continue reading →

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Death to veggies (1)

Posted on June 24, 2004 by acb

When is this less than reassuring? * %(loony) No Harmful chemicals.% * %(loony)Has not been tested on animals.% When you find these essertions on a bottle of “organic anti-nit goo.”:http://www.delacet.com/ I know perfectly well that it’s not going to work; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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the power of censorship

Posted on June 23, 2004 by acb

For the first few weeks there were never any ads on these pages except for hosting services. Suddenly there has been a rash of religious ads. This shows Google is checking the site. Unfortunately, two of them were from scientologists. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I’m never going to write anything

Posted on June 23, 2004 by acb

I don’t know whether it is depression or a sinus infection. I don’t know if it is both. but for the last fortnight I have been almost incredibly stupid, as if I were thinking through treacle, and looking at the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I’m never going to write these

Posted on June 23, 2004 by acb

I keep a scrap list in Ecco of things I really ought to blog about, or stick into a “wormseye,”:http://guardian.co.uk/wormseyeview or something. It has got out of control. So here are some things which provoked thought, without the thoughts I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Exterminate the brutes

Posted on June 22, 2004 by acb

I’m writing up a big piece for G2 about creationists and their attempts, helped by the government, to get a foothold in the British educational system. What makes it possible is the appalling state of many comprehensive schools: the one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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