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Monthly Archives February 2007

Zenbomb

Out of sheer aesthetic generosity, I would like to draw your attention to the photographic work of zenbomb.

Posted 26 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Eye for an eye in the land of the blind

Local violence on our estate seems to be back in action. Since September, when a kid was stabbed to death in front of a bloodthirsty mob, things seemed to have been business as usual - just the normal gangs of teenagers hanging around, stealing bikes, the odd mugging… just the typical low-level discomfort. Press reports […]

Posted 25 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (2) °

Ash Wednesday

As a practicing Catholic, this year I will be giving up cocaine and armed robbery for Lent.

What will you be doing to honour Jesus’ suffering?

Posted 20 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Wow! Fact #278

Did you know?
The word elegant derives from the French, elle a gants. This translates literally as “she has gloves”.
In the golden age of the European aristocracy, only women who wore gloves were considered “elegant”. And the French were considered to be the very summit of propriety and manners. It was only later that they started […]

Posted 16 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Ant Swindler Gets Stung!

Chinese businessman Wang Zhendong, also known as “The Ant Swindler”, has been sentenced to death for his long-running and hugely profitable schemes based on making wine and tea from black ants. Wang convinced unwary “associates” that the packages of ants he sold them could be used to breed millions of the little buggers, […]

Posted 16 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Wow! Fact #277

Did you know?

“Salami” is derived from the ancient Arabic, meaning “the peaceful sausage”.

Posted 13 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Little Johnny, International Man of Affairs


Posted 12 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Orbit

We are now gaining an extra four minutes of daylight every day, here in London.
That means that for every week that passes, the days get longer by half an hour. But it’s as cold now as it has been all winter - cold and sunny and sharp the last few days. Weathermen are predicting that […]

Posted 07 February 2007 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °