“You could do a cross-check against the spread of Mockney among people whose original dialect was RP and whose original games had been rugby and cricket, not football.”
Brunettes earn less than blondes? What’s that all about?
For the media anorak in me, pieces similar to this are the reason I continue to read the Indy.
I have been pretty bored by the battle of the Apples, but this is amusing.
Not sure if I have blogged this one previously. But the Man Who Fell Asleep never fails to enthrall me. If you are like me and are fascinated by other people’s conversations in public spaces then this will be right up your street.
Speaking of voyeurism, UK Big Brother is back for a seventh series on thursday. I am going to try really hard this year not to stoopp to that. He says.
I have not heard of anyone planning to blog from Germany’s largest exhibition of AT for blind people this year. Although I plan to keep a close ear on Blogsearch and Google News. You can at least click the link above for a list of exhibitor links.
For the reasons described in Jonathan Mosen’s post a couple of days ago, it is important the whole blind community make our voices heard about this. Even if, like me, you are outside the US, the implications of the seeming demise of Web Braille are very worrying indeed.
Naturally lots of coverage on this. I quite like this piece from the Beeb which is a decent sumation of the game itself.
It was a rollercoaster for everyone. With eleven million viewers on BBC One, plus however many were watching in pubs up and down the country, England is warming up for the world cup.
My condolences to West Ham fans for their team’s defeat in Saturday’s cup final. If I am completely honest the Hammers were probably the stronger team over the 120 minutes. The 2005 European champions were definitely stretched and the first half an hour was probably Liverpool’s worst of the season.
As an England fan I know only too well it’s always gutting to loose on penalties. But at the start of the season who would have tipped West Ham to even be in the FA Cup final at all? And in this year’s FA Cup tournament, Liverpool were the best side. So while I reckon West Ham won the Psychological battle on Saturday, Liverpool have been made to work hard over the tournament as a whole against the likes of Man U and Chelsea to take their 7th FA Cup back to anfield.
Stevie G was undoubtedly the difference. And if Liverpool are going to ever win the Premiership then they need to stop pinning their hopes on one player.
I wonder how Trev Brooking is taking it? I’ve not heard him since the final. 🙂