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Bloglists From GilraenH ^Pro in Help (5 hours old)

Is there any way to make more than 10 of your bloglist list entries appear on your blog? There doesn't seem to be an option to extend it from the design wizard widget settings. … more

I had to laugh... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

Rupert Murdoch is threatening to stop all his publications appearing in Google News. That will raise the quality of Google News. The bias in his rags does this Australian dinosaur no favours.… more

Fish Tank review From IanPeterHall in Ian @ the movies (1 day old)

Life’s a bitch, and then you die Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank takes a voyeuristic glimpse into the life of unhappy ASBO teen, Mia. The film discreetly exposes and dissects the largely overlooked and… more

Strangeness on eBay From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

I was about to list some of my old computer science books on eBay, but they wanted me to list them with free postage. I have asked for that in the Post Office before now, but they just laughed. Pre… more

The "Cowell Plot" thickens... From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (1 day old)

Now, I should point out that I found this on the Metro website so I can't vouch for it's accuracy. Quite possibly it has no accuracy whatsoever. Interesting if it's true though... http://www.metro.… more

A planet I visited today. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

I'm building up to an intellectually stimulating post, by playing a little Spore in between putting stuff on eBay. As you may be able to see, I just terraformed this place to T1 for its inhabitant… more

"I never allow myself to look tired..." From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (1 day old)

That skin cream advert with Matthew McConnagay in it is a hoot. It's clearly been done in the time-honoured tradition of shaving adverts dating back to the Seventies. "Grr! Manly! Yes it is! Honest! B… more

Mustard and Marjoram Salad Dressing From GilraenH ^Pro in BCUK Recipes (1 day old)

As some of you may know I can't stand vinegar, so have a problem with most salad dressings, although this one is lovely and I got to break the seal my my new latest herb: marjoram. Shake up all the … more

X Factor is getting crappier every week From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (2 days old)

You could argue that it serves me right for watching it but hey, I like trash tv sometimes and X Factor is surely the best in that category. I love the pompousness of it, and the fact that those invol… more

Marathon dreams From Edinburghbound in The long road ahead (2 days old)

So this was the reason for writing the blog - the journey to Edinburgh and yesterday that journey began quietly and with relatively little fuss at the Lancaster Half Marathon. Before the race Bu… more

Beware of this one! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

This scam looks quite realistic, and could potentially be VERY nasty indeed. The clickable link goes to somewhere in Russia, that will attempt to run a PHP program on your computer. Avoid!… more

Naptime was successful!! From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (2 days old)

Thanks for your comments - and yes, I did manage to have a nap, for like 45 minutes! Tremendous! I had to go and wake Logan up for his tea, he was spark out. (Yes, he is napping as I type this!!… more

Lamb Dopiaza From GilraenH ^Pro in BCUK Recipes (3 days old)

Ingredients: One large Spanish onion1 large green pepper 300g Fresh lamb, cubed For the dopiaza sauce: 1 small onion, finely chopped2 cloves of garlic, crushed1 teaspoon ginger powder or a 1 inch p… more

My first stab at a Christmas Menu for 7 From GilraenH ^Pro in BCUK Recipes (3 days old)

Updated... Any suggestions welcome, it is a work in progress - needless to say I will blog all the recipes...I'm particularly looking forward to making the Tiramasu... L'Apperitif Hot Spiced A… more

Spicy Sweetcorn and Chorizo Soup From GilraenH ^Pro in BCUK Recipes (3 days old)

Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon of olive oilHalf a large Spanish Onion, chopped1 garlic clove, crushed1 small time (165g or so) of sweetcorn1/4 pint of chicken stck100ml of milkHalf a red chilli, finely … more

Break From GilraenH ^Pro in Musings From The Chair (3 days old)

Hi I'm having a blog break for a while, but please stay tuned to the BCUK Recipes Blog in the meantime where I will be posting some culinary delights. TTFN!… more

More dadness From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (5 days old)

OK, so I've started working part-time this week so I can spend more time looking after Logan. It's brilliant, and I love it, but where the hell does this kid get all that energy from?? He's only 11 mo… more

I'm keeping this simple for Alan. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (5 days old)

I'm going to keep it simple because Alan Johnson has problems understanding science, evidence, truth, and above all he seems to have enormous difficulty understanding classifications. Or perhaps he is… more

Die Hard: The Greatest Christmas Film Of All Time From Edinburghbound in The long road ahead (5 days old)

If you ask someone in the street what their favourite Christmas film is; they will no doubt reply with 'The Grinch', 'Miracle on 34th Street'... The stereotypes I love the movie Die Hard - And wh… more

The fuss about tags. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (6 days old)

I'm a bit baffled, I must confess, at the fury that has broken out here. On occasion, I have pointed out to people that they have forgotten to separate their tags with commas, resulting in a huge tag … more

Strippers! From Edinburghbound in The long road ahead (6 days old)

I love strippers; well what guy doesn't and let me tell you why... Confidence Strippers ooze sex appeal because of their confidence - it's that eat you alive and make the boys kiss your feet swag… more

How do you write a blog? From Edinburghbound in The long road ahead (7 days old)

Well if it doesn’t become apparent quickly - I am very much new to this. I have facebook (who doesn’t?!) and pride myself on witty statuses; but how do you engage other people with tales from your… more

A sorry waste of a vast quantity of alcohol From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (7 days old)

I assume his P45 is in the post... http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/6338139/16440695 8|… more

Mad eyes, part 94. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (9 days old)

It is clear now that Alan Johnson wants to be our next mad eyed prime minister. We already know that he does not believe in science, or actual truth, or evidence, preferring rather the views of th… more

Nice helpful comment... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (10 days old)

Here, you could have seen a comment I left on a spammer's blog page, but blog.co.uk have sensibly deleted the blogger who did it. May they rot in the bit-bucket!… more

Government sacks scientist for telling the truth. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (11 days old)

The BBC version naturally makes more sense than the Daily Mail version. All we need to know about the Daily Fail's reporting is the biased and incorrect headline "Sacked: Drug tsar who claimed Ecst… more

Remind me, why should I obey the law? From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (11 days old)

After all, our government ignores it, time after time, quite blatantly. Take for example the Phorm scandal, where BT spied on its customers. The government was told quite clearly to make BT stop doing… more

Might this be too good to be true? From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (12 days old)

A recent message... Hello, Greetings Sirm // From the Desk of Mr. Pascal Gorkoffi, Jr. Auditing Department in (FINANCIAL BANK TOGO) Lome- Togo ; West Africa . -------------------------------… more

Well done, the Terminator! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (12 days old)

Arnie has not been getting much help form his state legislature, apparently, and got a bit naughty about it. I remember being told off for doing the same thing on Prestel, a while ago...… more

Any Motorhead fans? Your assistance please. From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (13 days old)

OK, so I've been a fan of Motorhead for many moons now. But like a lot of people who call themselves Motorhead fans, it's mainly the early stuff I have in my collection. The last album I actually boug… more