Category: Confusion
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View from the window: Blurosaurus!
**WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SOME TERRIBLE IMAGES** Shocking view from the window today… absolutely terrible, in fact. I heard a strange rumbling noise outside, almost like a stampede, coming from the Grinds. I was on the ground floor, around back and I glanced out of the window, only to see dinosaurs running passed. Running in…
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Strange Things
Jean cautiously approached Athena, who was cradling the baby tenderly. “Could I have my child back, please?” Jean didn’t mean to sound as abrupt as she did. Athena stood, and reluctantly handed the gurgling bundle over. “He’s a lovely baby.” Athena said, “Maybe I was wrong about him.” Jean was confused. How could anyone be…
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The question
Why is a raven like a writing desk? What came first, the chicken or the egg? What is the sound of one hand clapping? When would when never happen? Why are some words the same but different? When can importance be irrelevant? At what point does new become old? How, when it’s warm, can you…
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One Minute Ramble: C-cold!
There’s a nursery rhyme that begins: January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow. It was warmer in January than it is now. I’m sure of it. The rhyme continues: February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. We have plenty of rain, so that could be true of any month. But…
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Chamaeleon: A Rogue Planet
You don’t really think of the early Seventeenth Century and connect it to a multi national corporation. Well, I don’t, and I find myself thinking of the early Seventeenth Century quite a lot! However, back in the day, there were one or two multi national corporations in existence. The British had the East India Trading…
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