More on Kidney Donation
At the risk of stirring up the wrath (again) of those who want presumed consent in the UK, this story in the Observer tries to make […]
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General Bloggy Goings On
Anna Raccoon discusses blogrolls. That should keep Boaty & D amused. Meanwhile Mummy gets her knickers in a knot and comes over all contrite. Haven’t […]
I Write Like…
Via Nourishing Obscurity, this. Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and […]
More Feline Stuff
Tom Cox muses on the nature of felines and our relationship with them. Is there a more divisive animal on earth than the domestic cat? […]
The Cost of Chuggers
Apparently, charities are paying out to fundraising companies more than the donor the chugger signs up will pay in a year – or in some […]
Arguing with Mongs About Politics
…Well, language, actually. Vladimir recently wrote a piece with the above title, and as I’ve just had another experience of a silly argument, I thought I’d […]
The Cat Hater Myths
Following on from the cat in a bin Lady story, we see numerous cat-haters telling us that the sight of someone putting a cat into […]
Tight Fisted?
AlJahom comments on the reaction of Andrew Mitchell to the Pakistan floods. The article he links to is behind the Times’ paywall, but the gist […]
Learning From History
There’s an old cliché about those who don’t learn from history – they are destined to repeat it. This always assumes that they would not […]