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After my previous experience of a call from someone claiming to be in London (but I suspect based in India) [see earlier post) it was Nicola's turn.

They called while I was out, but they left a number so I could call them back. So I did. Except this time I remembered to play dumb and try to find out where this was going.

I tried to get the webcam to record the conversation, but it messed up. It's a real shame because it was one of the most bizarre and surreal conversations I've ever had.

I meant to upload this ages ago - it perhaps needs an update to include new BeerXP and Windows Vista Beer...

DOS Beer
Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the directions carefully before opening the can. Originally only came in an 8-oz. can, but now comes in a 16-oz. can. However, the can is divided into 8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be accessed separately. Soon to be discontinued, although a lot of people are going to keep drinking it after it's no longer available.

Mac Beer
At first, came only a 16-oz. can, but now comes in a 32-oz. can. Considered by many to be a "light" beer. All the cans look identical. When you take one from the fridge, it opens itself. The ingredients list is not on the can. If you call to ask about the ingredients, you are told that "you don't need to know." A notice on the side reminds you to drag your empties to the trashcan.

I've seen this before, but not in a long time, so I thought I'd add it to the site!

Congratulations to all the kids who were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

Not posted anything from Al in a while as I've been too busy, but he sent this one that I'd not seen before:

• Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:
  "Dr. Jones, at your cervix."
• In a Podiatrist's office:
  "Time wounds all heels."
• On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon:
  "Yesterday's Meals on Wheels"
• At a Proctologist's door:
  "To expedite your visit please back in."
• On a Plumber's truck:
  "Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber."
• At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee
  "Invite us to your next blowout."

I was tidying up some stuff on the computer, and I found this link which I'd forgotten about.

If you ever had a ZX Spectrum, played Manic Miner, The Hobbit, Knight Lore or Jet Pac then this will bring back lots of memories!

We came in for a check this morning, and came back home for a few hours, but we're back at Stepping Hill now, and Podgkin is definitely on their way. Nikki is doing really really well :-)

Not a false alarm this time! Things are definitely happening so we'll be three some time very soon!

How camp? Are we talking one tent, or the entire site? Click the picture to view the movie!

Well, this is me on the train on my way in to INEOS for the last time! I'm getting the train as we're going out after work, so I don't have to do the nightmare drive around Sharston tonight :-)
Oh, and I just discovered I can browse the website via mobile phone, as well as post to it :-) that will keep me entertained on the way in!

To pass this quiz you just need four correct answers...

1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From which animal do we get catgut?
4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6. The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal?
7. What was King George VI's first name?
8. What color is a purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

Do you want the answers?