I have a day off today and I thought I would go to the cinema this morning but then it struck me how there is absolutely nothing of any merit playing on one of the many, many screens at the local multiplex. I know I’m not the only one who thinks this and even genre… Continue reading When did Cinema become so infantile?
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Friday the 13th – Why is 13 the unlucky number?
The fear of the number 13 or even Friday the 13th even has a name, Paraskevidekatriaphobia – from the Greek words paraskeví (meaning ‘Friday’), and dekatreís (meaning ‘thirteen’). The fear of the number 13 itself is called Triskaidekaphobia. Partly this is due to the number 12 being seen as being a good number; a number of… Continue reading Friday the 13th – Why is 13 the unlucky number?
3 Quotation Challenge
Greetings! I’ve been nominated by Amy Reese to participate in the Quotations Challenge in which one provides three quotations over the next three days or all in one post. I choose three quotes in one day, mostly because I’m busy and can’t guarantee when I am next on my blog. I don’t normally do challenges,… Continue reading 3 Quotation Challenge
Every Game of Thrones Infographic You Could Ever Need
With Game of Thrones just around the corner for many and hopefully my year long belief that Jon Snow is not permanently dead about to be proven right, I thought that I would do a special post full of entertaining and informative infographics for all fans of this epic tale. I hope you enjoy it… Continue reading Every Game of Thrones Infographic You Could Ever Need
Funny 1-star reviews are humorous but are seriously not funny!
The last week or two, I have received two 1-star reviews on Amazon, which to say the least is a bit disheartening. Everyone is entitled to their opinion I don’t deny that…. unless their wrong, ignorant, jealous or vindictive of course. Often these people cover all four bases! I have never had anything less than… Continue reading Funny 1-star reviews are humorous but are seriously not funny!
Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?
It’s hard to be on the edge of a very comfortable sofa when watching television but for many of us, there have been two issues haunting us over the last year. The first being whether Jon Snow stays dead in Game of Thrones…. I did say right at the moment he died that despite the… Continue reading Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?
It’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him.
These days so many of us watch or have to watch people with little talent on a Saturday night trying to sing, dance or make us laugh. It wasn’t so long ago that our Saturday evenings were spent watching people with actual talent. Many of them could sing, dance, act and make us laugh. Few… Continue reading It’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him.
7 Songs to have a good cry with
Songs to have a good cry with.
Are British really obsessed with weather
Earlier this week I posted about whether the widely known stereotype of us British having bad teeth had any validity? In the end, it had none at all and we can rest easy knowing there are few with more healthy or well-maintained teeth than us. Today I’m going to deal with another stereotype, namely are… Continue reading Are British really obsessed with weather
Do the British really have bad teeth?
This week I thought that I would write a few articles regarding stereotypes of what others around the world think of us British. Some of them are well-founded and some of them are less so. Today, I’d like to get my teeth into the often repeated mantra that people in Britain have really bad teeth. It’s… Continue reading Do the British really have bad teeth?
Stephen Liddell 