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Article 13

Hi! Well, this is my first foray into the exciting world of blogs, and I must say I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining it just as everyone else has disappeared off to MyBook or FaceSpace or whatever...

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The reluctant blogger returns

I'd almost forgotten this blog site existed. I'm not generally a great lover of blogs, as I find you can't really hold a sensible discussion on them, and I always resisted setting up my own on the...

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Article 11

Oh well, doesn't look there's much hope of a response from Jocelyn any time soon. According to her latest blog post:"Yet again I seem to be months behind with my email, which is a bit ridiculous...

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Derren Brown's lottery illusion

I never thought I'd get sucked into all the hype about Derren Brown's "predicting the lottery" stunt last Wednesday. For one thing, I don't have a TV! However, I take part in quite an entertaining...

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"Been" as a past participle of "go"

IntroductionI've been involved in quite a protracted thread in the newsgroup alt.usage.english about my contention that the form been can be used as an alternative past participle of go in certain...

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The Stunting of the Snark

"Just the place for a Snark! This'll do,And I'll say it three times, so it's true." Thus the Bellman did cry With a glint in his eyeWhen he landed the rest of his crew:A Barrister, Broker and Boots,A...

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The shifted day

The shifted dayThere has been some discussion on the newsgroup alt.usage.english recently of the advantages and disadvantages of the 12-hour and 24-hour clock systems.  While the 24-hour clock is...

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A Story from the Tube

Once upon a time, a new camera was manufactured. This particular CANON SPARKed a lot of interest in the world of photographers.  The resulting fire from the spark KILBURNed everyone to death. But...

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A Story from the Tube (edited version)

This is an edited version of a story that was posted, in mostly brief instalments, on the Tube Challenge forum during 2012 and 2013.  The aim was originally to include a limited selection of terms...

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Hidden Underground

This is the second edited version of a story that was posted, in mostly brief instalments, on the Tube Challenge forum during 2012 and 2013.  The aim was originally to include a limited selection of...

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Hidden Underground (cryptic version)

The following story contains the names of all 270 London Underground stations exactly once each, with their letters in consecutive order.  No station name is contained within another one (so if there...

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Comments on hopeful traveller's version of the story at this site.  Title page: Is "On the Run" meant as a subtitle?  The plot summary doesn't say an awful lot and is a bit incoherent - it might be...

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Hidden Underground - restructured version

CHAPTER ONE - THE BIRDSWes Tacton was listening to the Paul Miller show on BBC Radio Kent.  On 96.7 FM, he could receive a strong signal in his part of London.  Paul had been discussing the launch of a...

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The Underground Can-Can

A setting of the names of all London Underground stations to the tune of Offenbach's Infernal Galop, better known as the Can-Can.  They're done line by line so interchange stations are repeated;...

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